As Wales enters a new political chapter following the Senedd elections of 7 May, there is a growing sense that incremental change is no longer enough, writes the team from Co-op Wales. https://www.thenews.coop/comment-a-new-era-for-wales/
Communities are tired of seeing wealth leave local areas, public services diminished, and everyday decisions made far away from the people affected. People voted for Plaid Cymru because they wanted change, just as a minority voted for the false promises of Reform UK Ltd.
The question facing the new Plaid government is not simply how to grow the economy, it’s what type of economy, and who it’s for. There is a compelling argument that Wales now could take a different path; one rooted not in extraction and centralisation, but in democracy, community ownership and shared prosperity.
