Articles By: Jonathan Edwards MP

Jonathan Edwards is the Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. He is a former strategic adviser to Plaid Cymru and previously worked as Public Affairs Officer for Citizens Advice Cymru. His political interests include social justice and foreign affairs

Regional pay is no way forward

Regional pay is no way forward

Introducing regional pay in the public sector will slash pay and would simply be a race to the bottom of the economic pile

30-30 re-vision

30-30 re-vision

Labour is muddying the electoral reform waters with a big lie strategy that offers nothing to voters in Wales

Vote for change – change for voting

Vote for change – change for voting

Far-reaching constitutional change proposed by the coalition Westminster Government reaches the House of Commons today. Here, a Plaid MP outlines his concerns about the consequences of this bill

The next road lies before us

The next road lies before us

Should the latest YouGov figures on voting intentions in Wales have Plaid in a panic? Far from it. Instead, on the third anniversary of the One Wales agreement, the party is extremely well placed to deliver on a fresh programme of government – with or without Labour

‘One of the greatest failures of government is that people make daily choices between heating and eating’

‘One of the greatest failures of government is that people make daily choices between heating and eating’

In the second of the maiden speeches given to the House of Commons we have published today, Jonathan Edwards pays tribute to his predecessor and calls for renewed action on fuel poverty

‘We now have a skewed election which favours a discredited political elite’

‘We now have a skewed election which favours a discredited political elite’

As the new political year starts, Plaid Cymru PPC Jonathan Edwards reflects on how there has never been a time when the political and economic establishment has defending its own interests at the expense of Wales and working people

No more socialism for the super rich

No more socialism for the super rich

With over £1.4 trillion of personal debt still in the UK, the CAB remains in the frontline of supporting people during the recession. Now it is putting forward a series of radical proposals to help turn around our fortunes