All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
PHASE two of the National Assembly for Wales’s commission for electoral reform is beginning to take shape, with welcome reforms from phase one winning wide support on issues such as lowering the voting age to 16 and the piecemeal reforms to the title of the assembly to Senedd.
The Welsh labour movement now welcomes the debate surrounding the number of Assembly members Wales needs, how they are elected and how to ensure the assembly fully reflects the communities and people it serves in the 21st century.
However, within this debate we, the Welsh left, must seek to grasp this opportunity to offer an alternative view to the contemporary political system and constitution in order to combat the dramatic rise in public support for Welsh independence as demonstrated by the recent All Under One Banner Cymru march which saw thousands of supporters take to the streets of Cardiff in favour of independence.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
The historic heartland of anti-fascist resistance and mining militancy now faces a new battle — stopping Nigel Farage. ANDREW MURRAY meets ex-Labour MP Beth Winter and former Plaid leader Leanne Wood, the two socialists leading the resistance


