CP slams Electoral Commission on descriptions ban for May 6 elections
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POWER FOR WALES
Now we have post-Brexit opportunities although determination of LibDems and Greens (and many on Welsh Labour) to defend EU policies and reverse Brexit means these are not being fought for. As a direct result of Brexit, at least 70 new … Continued
A REAL VOICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Communists welcome the votes and the voice of young people in this election. These Senedd elections will be the first in which 16- and 17-year-olds (and legally resident foreign nationals) are allowed to vote in Wales, and some 65,000 citizens … Continued
POWER AT WORK
True democracy extends beyond the ballot box and concerns the power that working people desire over their everyday lives. The positive measures in the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 show how the Senedd can legislate to improve the rights of … Continued
FINANCIAL POWERS
The Welsh Parliament needs the powers to raise funds and invest in local and regional economies. Too many of our communities have suffered decades of neglect. This cannot continue. The Senedd and local authorities must have greater freedom from central … Continued
CP condemns Israeli violence against MK Cassif
The Communist Party of Britain extends its solidarity to comrade Ofer Cassif MK, of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash, who was assaulted by the police during a peaceful demonstration against the Israeli occupation, in East Jerusalem on … Continued
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL POWERS
Unemployment fightback! In Wales, we know as much as anyone how mass unemployment devastates lives and local communities. It produces anxiety and fear, economic distress, family disruption, debt, poverty, malnutrition and homelessness. People are demoralisation as they lose their confidence … Continued
We’ve seen the government’s post-Covid strategy. It’s not good for the working class
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EMERGING FROM COVID
The Welsh Communist Party understands that people are feeling battered and bruised by the Covid-19 crisis. Many are bereaved. It’s a tough time – and tougher for some than for others. We also understand that important lessons have been learned. … Continued
Sewell Commission falls at first hurdle
Tony Conway, convenor of the Communist Party Anti-Racist Anti-Fascist Commission writes, “The Sewell led Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities which reported on 31 March one day prior to the traditional April Fools’ Day was always likely to be a … Continued