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The council elections in Wales were completely overshadowed by the impending general election which was called two weeks before. The mainstream media confidently predicted Labour losses in the local elections and a victory for the Theresa May in the general election but the Tories have not been forgiven for the damage they have done to Welsh working class communities. So ...

8 June general election Tories out! Defeat the millionaires’ government Jeremy Corbyn must fight the election with socialist policies Theresa May has called for a general election for one reason – not the reason she gave – but because of the government’s weakness in face of a rising tide of anger in British society. Workers are suffering the most prolonged ...

By Alec Thraves The announcement that Tata Steel and the leaders of the steel unions have potentially reached an agreement to stop the closure of the Port Talbot works and the other Welsh and UK plants has understandably been greeted with enormous relief by the local community. It has been politically impossible for governments in Westminster and Cardiff to stand ...

Welsh Labour holds on, Tories lose, but UKIP gains By Dave Reid On the surface there has not been a huge change in the political complexion of the Welsh government – Welsh Labour lost just one seat and will be able to hold on as a minority government with the opposition split between three parties. But under the surface the ...

By Alec Thraves According to some commentators, the multinational Tata Group has a reputation of being a paternalistic and caring corporation that takes into consideration the wellbeing of its workforce. Try telling that to the 4,000 steelworkers in Port Talbot and the tens of thousands across the rest of England, Wales and Scotland who either work for Tata Steel or ...