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Ruth Mosalski

Political Editor

Based inCardiff

Topic ExpertisePolitics, the Senedd, Welsh Parliament, Wales in Westminster, Welsh elections and councils
Local ExpertiseCardiff

Ruth is WalesOnline's political editor, covering the decisions that affect Wales made in Cardiff Bay and Westminster and looking at their impact on people and communities. She completed her journalism training in Cardiff, before starting her career at the Halifax Courier then returning to Wales as the South Wales Evening Post's court reporter in Swansea. Ruth joined WalesOnline in 2014, starting as a general reporter then turning to politics, first covering councils, then the Senedd and Westminster.

'My dad campaigned for justice for decades – now it's my turn'
People
Teacher David Edwards was infected with HIV as well as hepatitis B and C and campaigned for justice throughout his life
The pretty village pub with great-value food which just demands to be visited
Food and drink
A former chef at Heaney's in Cardiff has taken over a village pub in Pembrokeshire and its sandwiches alone make it worth a visit
Welsh Government's 'botched' bus promise will only help some teens
Welsh Government
The pilot scheme announced as part of a deal with Lib Dem MS Jane Dodds will not currently apply to those aged 11 to 15
Public body to be set up to protect people in Wales from dangers of coal tips
Politics
A series of concerns have been raised about the law
Final moments that led to head-on train crash in which man died revealed
Transport for Wales
A man died in the head-on collision between two Transport for Wales services at Talerddig in October, 2024. A report on the crash has now been released
Big change planned for mental health services in Wales
Mental health
People will get 'non-clinical support' and could access same-day services in a bid to focus on early intervention
Sugar tax 'to be extended' to these drinks in Wales
Health
The proposals would come into place in Wales
'That's a daft question if ever I heard one' First Minister Eluned Morgan snaps in Senedd clash
Politics
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has told Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth when questioned about welfare cuts in Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth asked her whether she, as Welsh Labour leader, or the Prime Minister, would determine how Welsh MPs would vote when the hugely controversial measures go to a Commons vote. Mrs Morgan told him it was a "daft" question.
A 13-year-old boy had cancer. The treatment he received on the NHS ruined his life
Politics
Brian Langford has a long list of resulting health conditions after his cancer treatment
What next for Julie Morgan, a woman who shaped Welsh politics for 40 years
Julie Morgan
The Cardiff North MS, one half of a famous political couple, is preparing for a new chapter after a lifetime of frontline politics
Good news on NHS waiting times in Wales but thousands still wait years for treatment
Health
There was a rise in the number of life-threatening calls made to the ambulance service
'My mum always said our brother had been murdered, she was right'
Health
Alan Jones was just 25 when he died
Animals being 'burnt alive' in 'devastating' wildfires in Wales
Fires
Senior firefighters have been battling 'extraordinarily levels of fires' for this time of year and say they are causing 'indiscriminate destruction'
The 10 places where the most sewage was released into Wales' water in 2024
Welsh Water
Surfers Against Sewage has released its annual report
Former journalist and politician named as likely new chair of S4C
S4C
The former journalist is the UK Government's preferred candidate
Museum to close for months for essential repairs
Ceredigion
The Grade 2 listed building will be closed to the public until next spring
Four mouthfuls of seawater put a man in hospital with lump 'the size of a tennis ball'
Ceredigion
Ian Gowan ended up being admitted to a high dependency unit and is permanently scarred after the incident
Wales has the biggest problem with sewage in our rivers and seas in the UK
Welsh Water
Sewage discharges are rising everywhere and Wales' biggest water company, Dwr Cymru, had the most discharges of any water firm
The staggering number of people waiting for a home in Wales
Politics
The Welsh Government had promised to deliver 20,000 social homes in Wales by next year
New political poll shows which party people in Wales rate highest
Senedd election
The poll by Beaufort Research will be difficult reading for one of Wales' biggest political parties
Spat continues between two of Wales most senior Labour politicians
Eluned Morgan
The pair have seemingly disagreed over welfare changes
Former Welsh MP and current Senedd member charged with gambling offences
Politics
Former Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams was a close aide to Rishi Sunak
The best places to eat with kids in Wales
Food and drink
From tapas, noodles to sushi and pizza, our list also includes somewhere where a kid's meal is just 95p
People in Wales 'aren't ignoring' 20mph law
20mph speed limit
More than 100,000 drivers have now been caught breaking Wales' 20mph default speed limit