This paper asks why Scotland was afforded full legislative powers at the start of the devolution process while Wales has

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This paper asks why Scotland was afforded full legislative powers at the start of the devolution process while Wales has
This document is a survey of media in Wales – across print, broadcast and online and in Welsh and English
Cultural consultant Anthony Everitt reflects on a series of seminars that explored the place of culture in the development of
“The new Government of Wales Act 2006 shakes the historic relationship between England and Wales to its roots …The new
At various times in the fraught two months following the May 2007 election each of the four parties in the
IWA Response to the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee Call for Evidence Click here to download the Evidence for
This book, arising from a series of lectures organised by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, examines the way myths, memories
This book examines policy options for Wales during the third term of the National Assembly. What will be the in-tray
The author argues that centralisation in Cardiff is harming communities elsewhere in Wales. Click here to download Planning the Destruction