When we talk about the housing crisis, it is easy to disappear into spreadsheets, percentages and policy jargon. But behind every number is a life, a family, a set of choices made under pressure. Consider a simple question: where do you live, and how did you get there? For people born in Wales, the answer to that question looks very different from the answer for people who arrived from outside the UK, according to Senedd research. The census found that a higher proportion of people born in Wales live in social housing than those born outside the UK: 17.9% compared…

Picture a bright-eyed eight-year-old sitting at a kitchen table, tablet in hand, asking an AI assistant to explain the news of the day. The technology answers instantly, confidently, and with a tone that sounds completely trustworthy. What that child may not yet know is that the answer could blend fact, fiction, and clever manipulation all in one smooth paragraph. According to a recent report, 55% of primary school children aged eight to twelve are already using AI in some form. That means more than half of Ireland’s younger pupils are navigating a digital world that their parents could never have…