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Where next for Wales?
Communist Party general secretary ROBERT GRIFFITHS asks what policies and constitutional arrangements are best fought for to secure socialism in Wales
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On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
WHOEVER is the next prime minister of Britain, we in Wales will continue to suffer under the heel of policies for which we have not voted.
To some degree, our Parliament, the Senedd, in Cardiff can counteract the consequences of policies decided in the Westminster Parliament.
But the reality is that the government in London retains the main powers over the economy, the environment, education, housing, the NHS, the welfare state and foreign and military affairs.
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