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OPINION: ‘The pint is the pilot’, Kirstie Logan-Townshend on proving your age with your phone
Swansea-based communications consultant Kirstie Logan-Townshend, a former senior government press officer for AI, on digital proof of age at the…
‘Never sell tomorrow to fund today’: A fan’s view on selling the Principality Stadium
Rob Thomas returns with a verdict on Mike Hall's idea of selling the national stadium and leasing it back: not…
‘Don’t fight each other. Not yet’: A fan’s view on the WRU and the west Wales licence
Rob Thomas, who wrote for Swansea Bay News in February warning that Welsh rugby could not shrink its way to…
OPINION: ‘That is the line in the sand. The work now is on the lines that follow’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the under-16s social media ban
Swansea-based communications consultant Kirstie Logan-Townshend, a former senior government press officer for AI, welcomes the under-16s social media ban, and…
OPINION: ‘It was about as close to a strategy as padding a pillow with iron filings’ — Kirstie Logan-Townshend on the Online Safety Act
Swansea-based communications consultant Kirstie Logan-Townshend, a former senior government press officer for AI, argues that the Online Safety Act was…
OPINION: ‘A victory for the Ospreys, a victory for Swansea, and a victory for everyone who stood up to be counted’ — Torsten Bell MP
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell reflects on the campaign to save the Ospreys — and the lessons it holds for…
OPINION: Torsten Bell MP — Britain must stay out of the Iran conflict while protecting households from the fallout
Swansea West MP and Pensions Minister Torsten Bell writes exclusively for Swansea Bay News on the conflict in Iran, the…
Opinion | Torsten Bell MP: ‘It’s time to stop talking Swansea down – the city’s future is bright’
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell argues that despite years of underinvestment, the city is on the cusp of a new…
Opinion | Torsten Bell MP: Reviving Swansea’s Civic Centre must be the city’s next big regeneration step
Swansea West MP Torsten Bell argues that redeveloping the Civic Centre should be the city’s next major regeneration project –…
‘We can’t shrink our way to greatness’: A fan’s view on the Ospreys, the WRU and Welsh rugby’s crossroads
Bridgend‑based rugby fan Rob Thomas argues that Welsh rugby is facing the wrong direction — warning that the Ospreys crisis…
Opinion | Torsten Bell MP: How Swansea should spend its Pride in Place funding
Torsten Bell, MP for Swansea West, sets out how he believes the city’s Pride in Place funding should be used.