These Isles is an essay by Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, presented in four weekly parts on Click, subtitled Mapping the Union, Plotting a Course to Confederal Federalism, Navigating Fiscal Decentralisation and Charting a Constitution. This is part three.
Is Wales really too poor to be independent?
John Ball unpicks the economic arguments against Welsh independence
Digital is not about tech, it’s about culture
Lee Waters AM introduces the work of a new Welsh Government panel on Digital Transformation, and invites views
Public spending in Wales: a squeeze without end?
Eurfyl ap Gwilym and Gerry Holtham reflect on the outlook for public services in Wales
Welsh Labour should embrace the low tax alternative to prove Wales is open for business
At the start of the new tax year, Nick Ramsay AM considers the implications of the Welsh Government’s taxation decisions for Welsh businesses.
The reorganisation of the Welsh Government funded Welsh public sector – Part 2
Mike Hedges continues his consideration of how the scale of delivery impacts local authority’s delivery of services.
Is a Welsh vacant land tax a half-measure?
Peter Black weighs up the implications of the Welsh Government’s proposed vacant land tax
Independence Debate
Dr John Ball analyses the main economic issues associated with an independent Wales.
The Case for a Land Value Tax in Wales
Rhys ap Gwilym makes the case for the Welsh Government to prioritise utilising Land Value Tax