Alan Trench explores the Holtham Commission’s view that a devolved government needs to be more than an elected spending agency.
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Comment, analysis and debate on the issues that matter for Wales, by writers from diverse sectors and political perspectives.
Alan Trench explores the Holtham Commission’s view that a devolved government needs to be more than an elected spending agency.
The development of ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ in west Wales comes under fire in a lecture by Angharad Mair
Angharad Mair
Lewis Valentine Annual Memorial Lecture
Bethel Chapel, Llanelli
13 July 2010
Rebecca Evans explores the value that cross party groups are bringing to politics in Wales
Gwion Owain explores Welsh broadcasting’s ‘Celtic informational twilight of things that are known but not known’
Rhys David reports on an IWA conference on the issues and dilemmas arising from Wales’s four main parties having a share in governing the country
David Melding reports on a visit to Germany to discuss European futures
By John Osmond
Cohabitation between the Taff and the Thames conference, IWA and Wales Governance Centre, 9 July 2010
Denise Lovering asks how long we will have to pay more than £76 million a year to cross into England