Mike Hedges questions why Wales is being treated differently to Scotland and Northern Ireland on borrowing powers
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Mike Hedges questions why Wales is being treated differently to Scotland and Northern Ireland on borrowing powers
Simon Thomas argues for greater regulation of the Welsh examination market
Rachel Francis celebrates Wales’ record in incubating a treasury of sustainable enterprise
Mark Barry reports on the latest state of play in the campaign to bring rail electrification to Wales
John Osmond asks whether a British federation is more than just a hypothetical possibility
Stephen Doughty looks back at a week that has highlighted the redistribution potential of a levy on financial transactions
Geraint Talfan Davies assesses yesterday’s announcement of the Welsh Government’s infrastructure investment plan
Peter Finch says the loss of historic Cardiff watering hole is only partly compensated by its finding a home at the National History Museum
Leighton Andrews AM Minister for Education and skills
Institute of Welsh Politics Aberystwyth, 14 May 2012