Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett reviews Alys Conran’s hotly anticipated second novel
A modern mythology
What can contemporary Welsh theatre offer to social critique? Merlin Gable speaks to Chelsey Gillard and Jac Ifan Moore.
Cyfarthfa – a crucible again?
Geraint Talfan Davies outlines ambitious plans to reassert the importance of the industrial heritage of Merthyr Tydfil
‘Jasmine Park’: Housing and the eradication of place in north east Wales
Simon Gwyn Roberts reflects on how Welsh identity looks and feels different in different parts of Wales and argues that in Anglo-Welsh border areas we might do well to celebrate cultural diversity at a micro scale, where it becomes about locality and what makes that locality distinctive.
Reflections on ‘How to be an MP’
In the wake of the sad news that Paul Flynn MP has died, Adam Somerset revisits an earlier review of his book, ‘How to be an MP’.
Culture and heritage are at the heart of resilient communities
As the National Lottery approaches a milestone birthday, Richard Bellamy introduces the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s future framework for Wales
Libraries Gave Us Power: A Letter to Llandrindod, from Medellin
With news that Powys will close ten libraries, Dylan Moore writes from Medellin, Colombia, where libraries form the heart of civic regeneration
Clifford Bunford 1919 – 2018
Richard Elfyn Jones plays tribute to Clifford Bunford and his career as a singer, singing teacher and choral conductor.
A monument to the communal
Merlin Gable meets Owen Sheers to discuss the poet’s televisual engagement with social issues