RIP Paul Flynn – whose service to Labour in a crisis was an example
The sad death of Labour’s veteran Welsh MP Paul Flynn was announced on Sunday by his local party. Flynn had last year announced his intention to retire from Parliament after […]
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‘Tear down homeless tents’ Tory councillor suspended
On Friday, the SKWAWKBOX reported the case of Tory councillor Kathryn Kelloway, who posed a picture of herself in front of the tents of homeless people in Cardiff city centre […]
Questions over Gething campaign as ‘research company’ gathering Welsh member data
Questions have been raised about the campaign of Welsh Labour leadership candidate Vaughan Gething after the activities of a ‘research company’ came to light. The company has been calling Welsh […]
Corbynism unites West Wales
By Maria Carroll Last week, guest author Maria Carroll wrote movingly about her own experiences as the daughter and mother of soldiers and the state’s abandonment of veterans to […]
Not a single mention of Wales or Scotland in May’s whole ‘deal’
Among the many problems with May’s dire Brexit ‘deal’, its issues relating Northern Ireland and its border with the Republic loom large. But the issues and wishes of Wales and Scotland do […]
Drakeford launches manifesto for Welsh Labour
Welsh Labour leadership candidate Mark Drakeford has launched his detailed manifesto for Welsh Labour – and the Welsh government – if he succeeds in his election bid. The forty-page document […]
Drakeford: “power to the Welsh people”/”Grym i Bobl Cymru”
Welsh Labour leadership and First Minister contender Mark Drakeford – whom the SKWAWKBOX exclusively interviewed last month – launches his vision for reform under a socialist government in Wales at […]
Exclusive part 2: interview with left Welsh leader candidate Drakeford
On Friday, the SKWAWKBOX published the first part of a two-part series on an exclusive interview with Welsh Labour leadership – and First Minister – candidate Mark Drakeford. In part […]
Exclusive: first of two-part interview with Welsh Labour leadership hopeful Mark Drakeford
The contest for the leadership of the Welsh Labour Party – and the position of First Minister of the Welsh Assembly – is well and truly underway, with many union […]
By-election to come as left veteran Paul Flynn announces plans to step down
Veteran Labour MP Paul Flynn – one of a small band of genuine parliamentary left-wingers representing the party in Wales – has announced that he will step down shortly from […]