Recover, renew, reform – how do we support the Welsh economy after Covid-19?
Helen Mary Jones, Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for Mid and West Wales
PLANET 238 : May-August, 2020
The new May – August issue of Planet is now launched! Scrutiny of Welsh Government policy in an era of pandemic, possibilities for a post-pandemic society, and features that remind us of all the other aspects of culture, politics and the arts we can immerse ourselves in, beyond the current crisis.
Adieu Assembly, hello Welsh Parliament: All you need to know about the Senedd’s name change
From tomorrow onwards the National Assembly of Wales will be no more – it will be known as Senedd Cymru, or the Welsh Parliament. In practice, most politicians, the public and media outlets (like this one) are likely to call it just ‘the Senedd’, as has been the custom for some time. Why is the […]
Wales should come out of lockdown ‘at different rate to England’ says medical specialist
Wales should come out of the lockdown at a different rate to England, one of Wales’ leading medical specialists has said. Professor Judith Hall, a Cardiff-based consultant anaesthetist, said that the circumstances in Wales were sufficiently unique to need to require a different lockdown timetable to England. “I don’t think we should act at the […]
Senedd roundup: Minister plays down leaked testing targets report
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home
While the world burns, Wales seems to be obsessed with bullshit
Mike Parker
Carwyn Ellis Releases EP ‘Ti’ to raise funds for PPE in Wales

Colorama frontman and Welsh Music Prizeshortlisted Carwyn Ellis releases an EP ‘Ti’ this week. The three songs, title track plus ‘Gair O Gysur’ and ‘Drudwen’, follow single ‘Cherry Blossom Promenade’ as Carwyn’s contribution to the effort to raise funds for personal protective equipment (PPE) for Welsh health and care workers. The songs are available via artist to fan platform Bandcamp only. […]
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“Mynd fel bom!”: Cyfweliad Myfanwy Alexander am ei nofel ddiweddaraf
Cyhoeddwyd pedwaredd nofel yr awdures o Faldwyn, Myfanwy Alexander, fis Ionawr. Nofel dditectif ydyw, fel ei gwaith blaenorol, yn dilyn helyntion yr Arolygydd Daf Dafis ym mwynder Maldwyn.
Yn y nofel hon, mae ffrwydrad ar reilffordd fechan Llanfair Caereinion, ac mae’n rhaid i Daf ymchwilio i’r honiadau fod terfysgwyr ISIL wedi targedu’r ardal. All yr amseru ddim bod yn waeth – mae teulu Daf yn brysur gyda pharatoadau munud olaf Rali’r Ffermwyr Ifanc sydd i’w chynnsal ar fferm gyfagos, ac mae Chrissie Berllan, sy ddim yn cuddio’r ffaith ei bod â’i bryd ar fynd â Daf i’r gwely, eisiau ffafr fawr ganddo …
Yn anffodus, canslwyd lansiad y nofel hon oherwydd stormydd drwg Chwefror, ac unwaith eto ar ddechrau’r pandemig Covid 19. Dyma hi’r awdur, felly, yn cael ei holi gan Ann Lowther o Fenter Maldwyn, am y nofel.
Senedd Roundup: First Minister Reassures Parents Over School Return
First Minister Mark Drakeford has played down speculation that schools in Wales could reopen early next month. Speaking on Sunday’s Andrew Marr show Mr Drakeford said: “Well our advice from the trades unions and the local education authorities is that it will need three weeks as a minimum from the point that we decide to […]
Guardian bashed over ‘Wales is part of England’ claim
The Guardian newspaper has been criticised for claiming that Wales “is officially part of England”. The newspaper ran a ‘travel picture quiz‘ on its site which included the question ‘Why isn’t Wales represented on the Union Jack?’ Despite offering three alternatives the correct answer according to the Guardian was: “Because officially it is part of […]
Just 16 care home staff tested for Covid-19 in Wales last week
A new survey by the Royal College of Nursing has revealed that just 16 completed tests for COVID-19 were conducted on care home staff in Wales last week, according to the Welsh Governments own figures. More than half of RCN members working in care homes in Wales reported they had requested testing but only 16% of […]
Brexit Party MS the only publicly declared Freemason parliamentarian in Britain
A Brexit party Member of the Senedd is the only parliamentarian in Britain to have publicly declared membership of the Freemasons despite a new transparency push historically shadowy organization, Nation.Cymru has found. The youngest ever ‘grand secretary’ of the Freemasons in Wales and England, David Staples, “plans to bring greater transparency to the secretive society”, […]
Scale of financial support that may be needed by universities ‘beyond’ Welsh Government budget
Wales’ Education Minister Kirsty Williams has said that the scale of financial support that may be needed by universities in Wales as a result of coronavirus “is beyond devolved administration budgets”. Analysis by the University and College Union had estimated that Welsh universities could face a £98m drop in income in 2020-21 as a result […]
Rhagflas – Lliw a Llun yn Llys Llywelyn
Mared Wyn McAleavey, Prif Guradur Ystafelloedd Hanesyddol Amgueddfa Cymru
Clawr Rhifyn Dwbl Haf 2020
Newyddion cyffrous iawn gyda’r Wawr!! Yn anffodus oherwydd yr amgylchiadau ni fydd rhifyn yn cael ei brintio erbyn y 1af o Fai oherwydd y sefyllfa bresennol. Er hyn rydym wedi penderfynnu creu rhifyn dwbl erbyn mis Medi a dyma ragflas o beth sydd i ddod yn y rhifyn hwnnw. Dyma clawr y rhifyn, felly os […]
Graduate Showcase Interview: Lauren Ellis-Stretch

Many Welsh or Wales based arts graduates are finding this current period especially difficult. Their usual opportunities to meet agents, prepare for final year exhibitions or productions may take place later in the year or sadly not at all. To raise awareness of the diverse talent graduating this year GTC is offering any Welsh or Wales based graduate the opportunity to be showcased on our website. If you are interested, please do get in touch.
Wales isn’t England and Ceredigion isn’t Cardiff – we need a localised approach to lifting the lockdown
Ifan Morgan Jones
Covid-19 death rate almost twice as high in deprived areas of Wales
The latest analysis of COVID-19 deaths released by the Office of National Statistics has revealed that the most deprived areas of Wales recorded a mortality rate involving the virus which was almost twice that of the least deprived areas. The study, which looked at recorded deaths up to 18th April, shows the poorest areas in […]
Plaid Cymru taking Electoral Commission to court over name of McEvoy’s Welsh National Party
Plaid Cymru are preparing to take the Electoral Commission to court over their decision to register the name of former Plaid AM Neil McEvoy’s new Welsh National Party. Plaid Cymru are calling on the commission to revoke the registration of the name Welsh National Party or complete a further review of the registration process. In […]
Coronavirus is a chance to rethink our work-life balance – and spend less on roads
Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
We can build a better Wales for all – our reaction to the coronavirus disaster proves it
Rhys Thomas, Barrister and Mediator
First councillor in the north of Wales joins Welsh National Party
The first councillor in the north of Wales has said that he is joining Neil McEvoy’s Welsh National Party. A Gwynedd Councillor, who represents Pwllheli North ward on Gwynedd Council, has announced he will sit as a WNP Councillor. Dylan Bullard becomes the latest councillor to join the party after Cllr Martyn Peters on Neath […]
Senedd roundup: Chief medic warns ‘this virus is not finished with us yet’
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home
After the EU: How do we distribute funding in Wales?
Edward Sumner, Chief Operations Officer for the Centre for Welsh Studies
Age should be just a number – but the coronavirus crisis threatens to undermine this
John Williams, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University
11% of people in Wales think they’ve already had coronavirus
11% of people in Wales think they’ve already had the coronavirus, according to a survey by Public Health Wales. 679 Welsh residents aged 18 years and over were interviewed between 20th and 26th April for the survey. The full results can be read here. Other results include: 8% of those who reported thinking they had […]
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Y Wawr – Rhifyn y Gwanwyn 2020
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Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience gave us a timely insight into the quiet heroism involved in care
Jon Gower
Madi, Dewi Wyn Williams

Dewch i gael blas ar Madi gan Dewi Wyn Williams, un o’r llyfrau ar restr fer Gwobr Tir na n-Og uwchradd 2020.
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Ein Canolfan yn Ugain Oed
“Canolfan o dan ei do, A man inni ymuno”.
Coronafeirws: Llyfr i Blant

Addasiad Cymraeg o lyfr gwybodaeth am ddim sy’n egluro’r coronafeirws mewn ffordd syml i blant.
Y Ddinas Uchel, Huw Aaron
Dewch i gael blas ar Y Ddinas Uchel gan Huw Aaron, un o’r llyfrau ar restr fer Gwobr Tir na n-Og cynradd 2020.
Iolo’s Tips for Connecting with Nature
TV naturalist Iolo Williams shares his suggestions for ways we can connect with nature during lockdown.