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Will Hayward

The Guardian

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Wales is the land of song. Now it’s being silenced by cuts that threaten our culture

10.02.2025 5

The Guardian

Will Hayward

Will the next Senedd election see an end to Welsh Labour’s winning streak?

20.01.2025 10

The Guardian

Will Hayward

A brimming biscuit tin and a warm welcome – this is how an Englishman found his home in Wales

I remember pushing open the wooden doors of Dyffryn chapel feeling a little apprehensive. I had driven up to the village of Caerau as a trainee...

30.12.2024 40

The Guardian

Will Hayward

The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it

When you come to Wales, one of your first impressions is of how delighted people here are to be Welsh. Even those who have left feel a strong pride...

30.11.2024 60

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Will Hayward

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield?

Imagine you’re a politician running a country. In front of you there is a proposal that in just nine months would save your society more than £45m,...

18.11.2024 100

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Will Hayward

Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn HS2 scandal happening in plain sight

Everyone can agree that the delivery of HS2 has been shambolic. The high-speed line from central London (ish) to the north of England, has for a...

15.10.2024 100

The Guardian

Will Hayward