Life in Timor-Leste means power cuts, food shortages and pricey cheese – but behind the daily grind lie lessons for independence movements | Emlyn Phillips

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Immigration has been in the news for what feels like forever. However, our hosts feel like there's a missing voice from these discussions, the voice of the immigrants and the people who help them. We talk to Charlotte Khan from Care4Calais about the this so called 'crisis'. shorturl.at/GQcjc

The art of settling: a Chinese researcher’s journey of return In post-Covid Wales, Chinese papercutting and Tai Chi became my way to help communities – and myself – slow down, listen, and quietly heal ✍️ Wenxia Jia @bylines.cymru

The art of settling: a Chinese researcher’s journey of return In post-Covid Wales, Chinese papercutting and Tai Chi became my way to help communities – and myself – slow down, listen, and quietly heal ✍️ Wenxia Jia

Is Wales short of housing or do too many of the 'wrong sort' have access to property? Could we in Wales continue innovating policies and start building homes from materials other than bricks and mortar? I argue, 'yes!' to both these questions. Read on @bylines.cymru #housing #wales #homeless

Sam Locke – 28 Years Later Valleys-born actor Sam Locke brings heart, grit, and his Merthyr accent to the spotlight in 28 Years Later – and he’s just getting started By Michael Harvey @bylines.cymru

Sam Locke – 28 Years Later Valleys-born actor Sam Locke brings heart, grit, and his Merthyr accent to the spotlight in 28 Years Later – and he’s just getting started ✍️ Michael Harvey bylines.cymru/community-cy...

@northeastbylines.co.uk is giving prizes to the best artists from the Newcastle Fringe Festival. Dozens of shows seen all to find four outstanding pieces of work. Please join our livestream to find out who won. 5 pm Friday 15 August on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@bylinesnetw...

Yes yes - all this. A vision for the High Street that sounds completely sensible and desirable to me.

The Next Crisis: Danny Dorling, optimism and the future of Cymru Inequality, not climate, drives global fear says Danny Dorling – and the UK’s growing divides are a political choice, not an inevitability ✍️ Neil Schofield-Hughes @bylines.cymru

How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children” We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”

Cats landing on their feet isn’t magic – it’s physics. And NASA used this knowledge to train astronauts. Read more on International Cat Day! 🐱🌌

The Next Crisis: Danny Dorling, optimism and the future of Cymru Inequality, not climate, drives global fear says Danny Dorling – and the UK’s growing divides are a political choice, not an inevitability ✍️ Neil Schofield-Hughes bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul...

Local. Make the effort. You reap what you sow.

A plebiscite is not the answer When a representative democracy resorts to a referendum to resolve a question, it is abandoning the keystone of its own system. A view on Welsh referendums @bylines.cymru

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Could AI revolutionise Welsh healthcare? AI offers Wales a chance to rewrite NHS history – this time not with gadgets, but with real transformation in care, culture, and outcomes By Dr Martin Crilly @bylines.cymru

Could AI revolutionise Welsh healthcare? AI offers Wales a chance to rewrite NHS history – this time not with gadgets, but with real transformation in care, culture, and outcomes ✍️ Dr Martin Crilly

How does Wales make more of its farming and care for its wildlife? Read my views here @bylines.cymru Others with ideas on farming and the future of agricultural in Wales; @newwales.bsky.social @calvjones.bsky.social

It may not be Main Street USA they're writing about, but we face this issue all over the world. What happens when Walmart and Amazon leave your town's Main Street a deserted place instead of the bustling hub it was 30 years ago. Let's put these spaces to use for all of us!

The circular economy starts on the high street Railing against internet shopping and retail parks isn’t getting us anywhere; how can we revive our high streets in a way that might last? By Liz Silversmith @bylines.cymru

July signalled Labour's first year in charge since winning the election. And despite a major majority, some good domestic bills, and securing trade deals, it's been a very mixed bag to say the least. Our hosts discuss why, from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the latest episode shorturl.at/TfHvv

The circular economy starts on the high street Railing against internet shopping and retail parks isn’t getting us anywhere; how can we revive our high streets in a way that might last? ✍️ Liz Silversmith @lizsilversmith.bsky.social

Murdoch and Trump: A fight to the end? Trump sues Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein letter story, escalating his war on mainstream media ahead of his second term ✍️ John Jewell @bylines.cymru

Murdoch and Trump: A fight to the end? Trump sues Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein letter story, escalating his war on mainstream media ahead of his second term ✍️ John Jewell

✍️ 'Behavioural’ responses to DWP policy: weaponising the need to survive Minister suggests benefit cuts will spur ‘behavioural change’ – a claim critics describe as cruel, ignorant, and deeply stigmatising to people with disabilities By Maria Rosewood

If u missed the news, voting age in UK lowered to 16. Greens here in Australia want same. As parties like One Nation want to raise voting age to 21 (from 18 here) yes, you'd be right if you wondered if lowering the voting age would benefit leftist and Greenish parties. Far Right know this. #auspol

AI and journalism: the greatest challenge of our time? NUJ backs call for AI ethics guidelines as fears grow over job cuts, plagiarism, and newsroom pressure driven by artificial intelligence ✍️ Martin Shipton @bylines.cymru

VOICES FROM GAZA – READ NOW. 10 articles. 21 stories. Not polemic. Nor propaganda. Just parents, children, workers, neighbours, survivors telling the truth about their personal experience. Citizen journalism at its most powerful. Read it. Share it. bylinesnetwork.substack.com/s/voices-of-...

Votes at 16 work – Cymru shows young people are ready, but real engagement needs support, not scepticism ✍️ Neil Schofield-Hughes @neilschofield.bsky.social

A special episode in our Bylines Reports series, bringing you a debate recorded live at the Byline Festival 2025. Join Ben Dickenson, interviewing a panel including, Alexandra Hall Hall, Stephen Kinsella, and Louise Houghton. All asking - can citizen journalism change the world? shorturl.at/0o7ze

2,000 citizens. 380 articles a month. 19m reads in five years. No oligarchs. No corporations. No political paymasters. Read Dr. Pam Jarvis' history of journalism and citizen power to find out why Bylines Network matters, and why we need your help: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/byli... 1/2

On our (rather late) Pride episode, Julian sits down with Zoe Perry and @natacha.bsky.social, two Trans Writers for the Network to discuss the hotly talked about Supreme Court Ruling. In this episode, we talk about the current state of trans Rights and what can be done to help. shorturl.at/aDsYL

AI and journalism: the greatest challenge of our time? NUJ backs call for AI ethics guidelines as fears grow over job cuts, plagiarism, and newsroom pressure driven by artificial intelligence ✍️ Martin Shipton

Danny Dorling's new book, The Next Crisis, talks about the growing wealth gap between rich and poor, among other things, is a fascinating read. The editors-in-chief of @bylines.cymru and @westenglandbylines.co.uk had to interview him and talk about it. open.spotify.com/episode/1T0d...

Inflatable water park sparks fury at Welsh nature reserve Locals rally to halt the opening of a water park at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, highlighting the dangers to wildlife and lack of public consultation By Nicola Rose-Ludvigsen @bylines.cymru

Inflatable water park sparks fury at Welsh nature reserve Locals rally to halt the opening of a water park at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, highlighting the dangers to wildlife and lack of public consultation ✍️ Nicola Rose-Ludvigsen

Protecting devolution – need for entrenchment Devolution in Wales remains fragile – there is a need for stronger legal protection, based on proposals from Gordon Brown’s UK constitutional review ✍️ Dr Huw Evans

Levelling down: the impact of austerity on Cymru Evolving from Bylines Cymru’s austerity month, Levelling Down is a powerful new book exposing austerity’s deadly toll – and lifting unheard voices ✍️ Neil Schofield-Hughes

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Why closed list voting is a mistake – and why alliances won’t save us Welsh Lib Dems reject the suggestion of a joint list under new D’Hondt system, urging clear voter choice and standing strong on liberal values alone By Brendan Roberts @bylines.cymru

Why closed list voting is a mistake – and why alliances won’t save us Welsh Lib Dems reject the suggestion of a joint list under new D’Hondt system, urging clear voter choice and standing strong on liberal values alone ✍️ Brendan Roberts

Wales must turn promises into rights for its children Despite decades of promises, too many Welsh children still lack basic rights – now a bold new law aims to turn rhetoric into reality ✍️ Jane Dodds @bylines.cymru

Wales must turn promises into rights for its children Despite decades of promises, too many Welsh children still lack basic rights – now a bold new law aims to turn rhetoric into reality ✍️ Jane Dodds bylines.cymru/politics-and...

Lessons in nationhood from the Land of Heroes Timor-Leste’s long and bloody path to independence offers stark lessons – and hope – for those who dream of a sovereign future for Wales ✍️ Emlyn Phillips @bylines.cymru

Are you worried about equality and diversity in media and journalism? With mainstream press facing an uncertain future, perhaps it’s time for us to shape it. Come and hear our brilliant panel's thoughts on turning the pyramid on its head and giving us all a voice www.tickettailor.com/events/bylin...

“Must do better” – glimmers of hope and gaping holes: Wales’s care crisis Wales’s first Care Policy Scorecard reveals a mixed picture of progress and urgent need for action across unpaid care, paid care, and childcare ✍️ Rob Simkins @bylines.cymru

Lessons in nationhood from the Land of Heroes Timor-Leste’s long and bloody path to independence offers stark lessons – and hope – for those who dream of a sovereign future for Wales ✍️ Emlyn Phillips

Ahead of the publication of the first ever Care Policy Scorecard for Wales, check out our @bylines.cymru piece giving an overview of why - despite good intentions and pockets of good practice - there's so much more to do to get our approach to care course-corrected in Wales.