Which Way for Wales? Developing progressive policies
Inaugural conference setting the progressive agenda in Wales to combat the far right ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections.
Saturday 15 February 2025
Roger Bevan conference suite, UNISON House, Custom House Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AP
10.00 am – Registration
10.20 am – Welcome and introduction to the day – David Nicholson
10.30 am – Keynote speaker – Ben Chacko, Morning Star Editor
11.00 am – Trade Unions setting the agenda – chaired by David Nicholson
- Jess Turner (UNISON Wales regional secretary);
- Shav Taj (TUC Cymru general secretary);
- Pasty Turner (Unite Wales political officer) &
- Steve Skelly (RMT Regional Organiser)
12.00 pm – A Welsh economy that works for the majority – chaired by David
Morgan
- Luke Fletcher (Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd);
- Rob Griffiths (Communist Party general secretary);
- Anthony Slaughter (Wales Green Party leader);
- Beth Winter (former Member of Parliament for the Cynon Valley)
1.00 pm – Lunch break
1.30 pm – Wales for peace and anti-imperialism – chaired by Dominic MacAskill
- Betty Hunter (PSC Honorary president);
- Roger McKenzie (Morning Star foreign editor);
- Jim Scott (PARC against DARC campaigner);
- Dylan Lewis-Rowland (CND Cymru national secretary);
- Keith Bennett (Friends of Socialist China)
2.45 pm – Promoting Equality – chaired by Sian Cartwright
- Hussain Said (Black Lives Matter);
- Jo Galazka (Unite Wales Equality Officer);
- Jenny Rathbone (Welsh Labour Member of the Senedd);
- Mairead Canavan (NEU national executive member for Wales)
3.45 pm – Feedback and closing remark