A growing coalition, Cymru Together, is challenging traditional politics – calling for practical plans that connect climate action with economic justice, writes BETHAN SAYED
THE coming of Storm Ali this week brought a sense of deja vu upon me.
Moving up to Glasgow from London at the start of this year, I had been caught up in the Beast from the East — leaving me first stranded at Carlisle, then aboard an untimetabled staff special that rescued other passengers from a broken-down train just south of Glasgow, then dragging a suitcase full of books through the snow drifts, like a sledge.
I’d been intending, for my sins, to report on the Scottish Conservative conference in Aberdeen that weekend. But the cancellation of all trains north was quickly followed by the Tories ditching their conference altogether — and I was marooned in the Gorbals.
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
PAUL W FLEMING is unequivocal that Labour’s unpreparedness and resulting ambiguity on copyright in the creative industries has to be reined in with policies that will reverse the growing abuse by Big Tech AI



