As the NHS turns seventy-five, Nye Davies gives his perspective on the original transformative vision of Aneurin Bevan. To what extent does the Welsh Government adhere to these principles, and could they be deployed to counter a new crisis of deprivation?

Artist Jane Fox draws on her years working for the NHS to describe her extraordinary work with probiotic microbial cellulose, creating sculptures which explore the boundaries between ecology and health.

Llinos Anwyl draws on her experience with Unite Community Cambria tenants’ union to argue that learning from examples of autonomist community projects around the world can make a difference to our current housing crisis, and to future climate crises.

This is the forty-seventh contribution to our Welsh Keywords series – inspired by Raymond Williams’ Keywords – which offers perspectives on words in Welsh and how shifting meanings continue to shape our society. Three poets explore the silences of ‘tawaf’ from different cultural perspectives.

A poem by Rufus Mufasa, Hanan Issa and Mererid Hopwood

In an article celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the South Wales Miners’ Library, Siân Williams and Steven Lovatt reflect on this remarkable institution. They argue that it is especially valuable in light of widespread neglect of working-class history, adult education and librarianship itself.

Peter Stevenson recalls the day ‘Yma o Hyd’ was sung in Welch, West Virginia during his visit to these old coal-mining areas. He uncovers hidden histories and discusses contemporary struggles – and in the town of Jenkinjones some deep and troubling connections to Wales.

Nia Edwards-Behi sets this distinctive film genre in its historical and international contexts, and calls for new explorations of its compelling potential in Wales. Why does folk horror have such resonance for small nations and repressed languages?