The author argues that centralisation in Cardiff is harming communities elsewhere in Wales. Click here to download Planning the Destruction

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The author argues that centralisation in Cardiff is harming communities elsewhere in Wales. Click here to download Planning the Destruction
In this bilingual publication the author calls for the Welsh Assembly Government to take urgent action to save the Welsh
Tom Nairn’s highly polemical lead essay takes forward arguments that he has developed since the 1970s. With responses from a
An account of Expressionist painter Josef Herman’s life from his birth in Poland in 1911 to his formative years in
The theme of this publication is a contribution towards Creu Cyfle – Cultural Explosion, a year-long project led by the
This book arises from a conference organised by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the ESRC Devolution and Constitutional Change
Carwyn Jones, Minister for the Environment, Planning and the Countryside in the Welsh Assembly Government, offers a wide-ranging survey of
Phil Williams explores the cross currents of a fractured sensibility that challenge our policy-makers in the Assembly Government. Click here