Harry Thompson analyses the Welsh Government’s budget, highlighting its demonstration of the weaknesses in the devolved fiscal settlement.
IWA Analysis: Mini-Budget: A Generational Missed Opportunity
Harry Thompson, the IWA’s Economic Policy Lead, responds to the UK Government’s mini-budget and subsequent events.
IWA ANALYSIS: Trade Unions Can Re-balance an Unequal Economy
Harry Thompson takes a closer look at the current rise in industrial actions across the UK, and examines the role of trade unions.
Local Elections: The State of Play in Wales
Harry Thompson takes a look at the current landscape of Welsh politics, and where the main parties stand in the wake of the local elections.
IWA Analysis: Can Wales truly be radical?
The IWA’s Economic Policy Lead Harry Thompson takes a look at whether Wales’ fiscal framework truly allows transformative policy-making.
IWA View: Spring Statement: A Confused Response to the Cost of Living Crisis
The IWA’s Economic Policy Lead Harry Thompson examines the 2022 Spring Statement.
IWA Analysis: Our View on the Welsh Government & Plaid Cymru Co-operation Agreement
Will Henson and Harry Thompson look at the potential implications of the Welsh Government’s Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru.
IWA Analysis: What do we want from Wales’ land, and why does it matter?
Land is one of the most precious resources a country has. Although countries are defined by their people, culture, heritage
Basic Income Pilot: Mark Drakeford’s Controlled Experiment
Harry Thompson argues that the First Minister’s recent plan to trial a Basic Income Pilot has the potential to offer groundbreaking, real-life insights into the effects of the policy.