Jenny Randerson challenges a claim that the absence of league tables is the cause of relatively poor Welsh attainment
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Jenny Randerson challenges a claim that the absence of league tables is the cause of relatively poor Welsh attainment
Alan Trench looks at the impact of the UK government’s higher education policy on the Welsh Government’s budget
Rhys David reveals how a portfolio of Welsh shares has fared in the turbulent market of the past year
John Osmond hears First Minister saying Whitehall attitudes to Welsh devolution are driven more by contempt than respect
Hywel Meredydd Davies reports on a recent visit to Ethiopa
Ann Meikle reports on progress with embedding One Planet Wales in the Welsh Government’s policies
Tehmina Goskar looks back at a day celebrating the heritage of Swansea’s Copperopolis
Gwion Malik argues that the Coalition government’s aim is to dismantle the welfare state rather than tackle the deficit
The Coalition might agree in principle over the Freedom Bill but they can’t produce an overall constitutional strategy. Anthony Barnett says the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties are fundamentally at loggerheads over the destination of democratic reform