WELSH IN THE MORNING STAR
Wednesday 18. August 2010
Welsh communist, Catrin Ashton, tackles the recent criticism the Morning Star received for carrying Welsh language articles during Eisteddfod week.
This dialetics took place in the letters pages of the Morning Star with Catrin's letter 'SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH WELSH EYES' responding to an earlier letter, 'STAR'S WELSH LANGUAGE MISTAKE' by Tony Simpson from Honiton. (Letters in full below).
REAL MEN DO JOIN CHOIRS
Sunday 15. August 2010
Tim Rhys Evans, conductor of the award-winning Only Men Aloud choir, embarked on a challenge to the somewhat fusty image of Welsh male voice choirs.
He and 10 members of OMA set out to convince 200 boys aged 14 to 19 years old to sing in a choir called Only Boys Aloud at this year's national Eisteddfod.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SICKLE
Thursday 05. August 2010
In this article Gareth Miles seeks to answer the question, just why did literary giant Islwyn Ffowc Ellis's later work fail to deliver? (English synopsis below article)
Er nad yw Cysgod y Cryman heb ei brychau, mae hi'n chwip o nofel gyntaf dda. Mae'r awdur yn storïwr tan gamp ac yn meddu arddull lefn a darllenadwy ddihafal. Llifa cerrynt ideolegol pwysicaf canol yr ugeinfed ganrif drwy'r nofel o gylch ymwthiad oesol, anorfod y gwrthdaro rhwng cenedlaethau, rhwng tad a mab mor benderfynol ac mor beniog â'i gilydd. Trasiedi Islwyn Ffowc Elis oedd mai hon yw ei nofel orau. Ni sgrifennodd ddim a ddaeth yn agos et ei hefelychu weddol ei oes. Dilynwyd Cytgod y Cryman (1953) gan Ffenestri tua'r Gwyll (1955) a ddisgrifiwyd gan ei hawdur fel rhywbeth diddorol fel arbrawf er nad yw'n fawr mwy, rwy'n ofni, na pastiche o Henry James a sgrifenwyr llai.
A TALE OF RURAL COMMUNISM
Wednesday 04. August 2010
As part of the Eisteddfod series of articles, Gareth Miles provides an insight into the Welsh language novel Cysgod Y Cryman (Shadow of the Sickle). (English synopsis below article)
Dod o'r babell fwyd yr oedd o ac yn ei gwneud hi am y pafiliwn, pan glywodd lais wrth ei benelin, "Esgusodwch fi."
PROPOSALS DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH
Monday 02. August 2010
With Eisteddfod week in full swing, Osian Jones discusses the new Welsh Language Act (English Synopsis below article).
Braf iawn o beth ydi gweld yr Eisteddfod yn dod i Flaenau'r Cymoedd unwaith eto, ardal sydd a hanes anrhydeddus o hir o ymladd anghyfiawnderau, ac ardal sydd wedi chware rhan allweddol yn hanes radical Cymru dros y degawdau.
LEWIS JAMES FORGOTTEN BROTHER
Monday 02. August 2010
As part of the Morning Star's Eisteddfod week Gwyn Griffiths brings to life Evans James forgotten brother. (English Synopsis below article).
Yn ei ddydd yr oedd Lewis James yn ?r amlwg ym Mlaenau Gwent a Morgannwg - amlycach, bryd hynny, na'i frawd iau Evan, a anfarwolodd ei hun drwy sgrifennu geiriau, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
Future of Wales - Cymru'r Dyfodol
Monday 02. August 2010
To mark Eisteddfod week the Morning Star is running a series of Welsh language articles commencing today with Cynog Dafis examining law-making powers for the National Assembly. (English Synopsis below article).
Rwybryd cyn Mai 2010 fe ddaw cyfle i etholwyr Cymru fwrw pleidlais mewn refferendwm ar roi pwerau deddfu go-iawn i'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol.
Digwyddiadau Seren y Bore yn yr Eisteddfod / Morning Star Events at the Eisteddfod
Wednesday 28. July 2010
The Morning Star will have a campaigning and cultural influence at this year's Eisteddfod (31ain Gorffennaf – 7fed Awst 2010) in Ebbw Vale.
As well as having a stall on the Maes the Morning Star will also be organising a number of political, cultural and fun events, full details below:
WELSH LEFT RALLY TO SAVE SERVICES
Sunday 25. July 2010
Over 50 delegates attended the second all Wales Morning Star conference in Pontypridd over the weekend, from a broad spectrum of the Welsh Left including representatives from the trade union movement, Labour Party, Welsh Communist Party, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and Socialist Party.
The successful conference was the first opportunity for the Left in Wales to analyse the post general election situation and begin to plan the sort of strategy that will be needed to defeat the ConDem's cuts agenda and provide a progressive alternative (see below the Morning Star's coverage of the event). During the lunch break the conference heard from Ross Williams, a local ex-soldier, who had served in Afganistan and Iraq and is now part of a growing ex-services campaign against the war and for the troops to be brought home (see picture).
BRIAN WILLIAMS PREVIEWS SATURDAY'S ALL WALES MORNING STAR CONFERENCE
Tuesday 20. July 2010
As the Con-Dem coalition government prepares the most savage cuts in public services for decades, trade unionists and socialists are meeting in Pontypridd this weekend at the second annual Wales Morning conference.
Welsh Assembly government health minister Edwina Hart will lead an important session on 'SOS - Saving Our Services'. The Labour AM will be joined by UNISON Wales head of local government Dominic MacAskill, Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans and Morning Star political editor John Haylett.
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