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How can we convince Welsh universities theology is worth teaching?

How can we convince Welsh universities theology is worth teaching?
Gwilym Tudur
Gwilym Tudur

Opportunities to study theology at Wales’s eight universities are getting rarer.

Cardiff University’s announcement on 27 May that it will go ahead with its cost-saving plan to scrap theology means that the subject will move towards the periphery of Welsh academia.

You're fired? Not in God's kingdom

You're fired? Not in God's kingdom
Gwilym Tudur
Gwilym Tudur

The nineteenth series of the BBC show The Apprentice continues to captivate audiences across the UK. Hosted by the business magnate Lord Sugar, The Apprentice does what it says on the tin: 18 entrepreneurs compete against each other to become his next apprentice.

The programme’s premise is simple: prove to Lord Sugar that you’re the best. If you succeed, you will become his next business partner, earning a six-figure salary. Fail to do so and you will hear those unforgiving words: "You’re fired." You will then be removed from the boardroom and taxied back to obscurity.

Faithfulness and treachery: Why ‘The Traitors’ grabs us
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Faithfulness and treachery: Why ‘The Traitors’ grabs us
Gwilym Tudur
Gwilym Tudur

The first day of 2025 saw the launch of a new season of the hit BBC television show The Traitors. In this psychological game show hosted by Claudia Winkelman, 22 contestants are sent to a Scottish castle to compete against each other for a prize of £120,000.

It is, however, a game show with a twist: some contestants are ‘Faithfuls’ while others are ‘Traitors’. Each night, the Traitors figuratively ‘murder’ a contestant, while the Faithfuls seek to ‘banish’ a Traitor. With its unexpected twists and colourful characters, the third season of The Traitors promises to be gripping.

Mission among Welsh speakers: an urgent need

Mission among Welsh speakers: an urgent need
Gwilym Tudur
Gwilym Tudur

In mid-October, Wales held its annual Shwmae Su’mae Day. Translated roughly as ‘hi there’, both shwmae (pronounced shoe-mai) in south Wales and su’mae (pronounced see-mai) in north Wales are colloquial greetings used to start a conversation.

Held since 2013, the purpose of Shwmae Su’mae Day is to encourage people to begin conversations in Welsh and promote its use in everyday discussions. Now in its 11th year, Shwmae Su’mae Day has become a national occasion as businesses, workplaces, and universities host events to motivate employees and students to practice the language.

Can the new First Minister bring stability to Wales?

Can the new First Minister bring stability to Wales?
Gwilym Tudur
Gwilym Tudur

Can the new First Minister bring stability to Welsh politics? This question was asked in August when members of the Senedd were summoned from holiday to confirm Eluned Morgan as the sixth First Minister of Wales.

Following Vaughan Gething’s resignation in July, only Morgan – or Baroness Morgan of Ely – sought to replace him. After making headlines as the youngest member of the European Parliament in 1994, Morgan makes history again as the first female First Minister of Wales.

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