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The Electoral Commission must reform to protect democracy

We need more rigorous regulation of our electoral system, not less, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Homophobia might be less prevalent today - but only so long as you're the 'right' kind of gay | Joe Ali

"It doesn't take a genius or historian to understand what linking grooming and sexualising children to LGBT+ people means"

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How England's Euros 2022 triumph is just the start for women's football everywhere

It just goes to show that football is a beautiful game and it belongs to us all...

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'What’s the point of Labour if it fails to support striking workers?'

The sacking of Labour’s Shadow Transport Minister Sam Tarry for supporting striking rail workers raises questions about the kind of government Sir Keir Starmer would lead, argues Political editor-at -large Martin Shipton

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‘We should restore dog licences and monitor owners’

A child has been killed by a dangerous dog. Such animals have been involved in 200 incidents across Wales within the past six months. Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, argues it is time to act

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Why giving pedestrians priority over cyclists is just stupid and dangerous

It's around six months since the Highway Code was changed - but I think it's made things worse for everyone

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'Let people travel on trains for free to help with the cost of living crisis'

Other European countries are offering cheap and even free train travel as a way of helping people cope with the cost of living crisis. Why can’t we do the same here, asks political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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'Liz Truss seems ill-prepared, wooden and with no convincing narrative'

Liz Truss is the favourite to win the Tory leadership contest and take over as Prime Minister. What has happened to the Conservative Party, asks Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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'Supermarket workers are heroes one minute, in poverty the next'

From the Western Mail letters' page: Reader David Wood says supermarket workers are struggling

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I tried the viral cool water bottle trick and I've never had a night in the heat like it

There's a reason people across the UK are recommending it

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Governance in Wales is a convoluted mess that needs to be fixed

'What we have now isn’t fit for a developed country in 2022. This isn’t something that we can blame Westminster for. This is something that can be fixed by people in Wales right now'

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Rail travel, the missing billions and devolution: Why it matters to us all

Wales is being heavily short-changed when it comes to its transport system

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Boris Johnson's successor must not treat Wales and devolution with such contempt

It's time for a change in direction from the Westminster government

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I've forgotten what it's like to have a Nan — and the simple joy of being spoiled by one

Having such powerful memories to cherish in the first place is a privilege in itself

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Business Editor Sion Barry: On the Swansea University dismissals and employment tribunal ruling

Swansea University

Prof Marc Clement and Steven Poole have had their unfair dismissal claim rejected at an employment tribunal

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I got Covid and it felt like my head had turned into a lava lamp

It was my first experience of coronavirus having managed to avoid it for most of the pandemic - it was no picnic

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Carolyn Hitt's beautiful farewell letter to the readers of the Western Mail and WalesOnline

Carolyn has written for the Western Mail and WalesOnline for more than 30 years but is to take up a new role at the BBC

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'Rail workers represent us all in their struggle'

What our readers said in this week's Western Mail letters pages about the rail strike

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'Rail workers represent us all in their struggle'

What our readers said in this week's Western Mail letters pages about the rail strike

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'The age when we feel at our sexiest is 53'

Columnist Carolyn Hitt finds a survey finding women feel at their sexiest at 53 amusing but worrying about how women are perceived

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'We should be a country that provides a home to as many migrants as is practicable'

Conservative member of Cardiff Council, Joel Williams, has broken ranks with his party and opposed the UK Government’s plan to send some migrants to Rwanda while their applications to remain in the UK are processed. He explains why he believes this policy is inhumane and wrong

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Carolyn Hitt: 'Technology has no room for sentiment'

'Even though in the realms of digital accessories my Kindle is positively antique, I can’t bear to replace it'.

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We're the Land of Song - and yet we don't have our own spot in Eurovision | Carolyn Hitt

Couldn’t we bung the home nations in separately to demonstrate not just our musical but our linguistic diversity?

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Barry M v Urban Decay: 'I compared budget lipsticks and some held their own against brands four times the price'

Is it really worth splurging over £20 on a designer lippy? I decided to put some brands to the test and find out

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