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How the Welsh Labour left can be at the forefront of constitutional reform
A debate is opening up about the need for greater economic and political power for Wales. LOGAN WILLIAMS explains
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
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ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
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.
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