Autumn 2009
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Opinion
Nationhood and Common Humanity
Barry Morgan explains why Christian values have propelled him to the forefront of Welsh politics
News
New IWA Research Officer / Critical Mass in the Assembly / Inspire Wales Awards/ Cardiff and Valleys Branch launch
Obituary
Patrick Hannan
Outlook
Welsh Labour’s Leadership Election
Jeff Jones
Paddling in a Shallow Gene Pool
Geraint Talfan Davies
Taking Control of Our Own resources
Madoc Batcup
Adapting to Climate Change
Alan Netherwood
Time for Welsh Journalism to Fight Back
Nicola Porter
Politics
Fresh Air in Cathays Park
John Osmond hears how the new Permanent Secretary Dame Gill Morgan is dealing with Whitehall arrogance
Good Timing
Dafydd Wigley outlines the options for when to hold a referendum on extending the Assembly’s powers
Assembly Special
Infant Parliament
Adrian Crompton provides an insider’s view of law-making in the National Assembly
Legislative Fog
Marie Navarro and David Lambert probe the boundaries of the National Assembly’s powers
Clearing Lines of Communication
Peter Hain says the Assembly’s new powers are delibering much more than their critics allow
Economy
Spending Trauma
Eurfyl ap Gwilym says the Welsh Government should look for alternative sources of funding to plug cuts in its budget over the next four years
Road To Resilience
Peter Davies puts the spotlight on the Welsh Government’s Green Jobs Strategy
Coal in a Warm Climate
Gordon James says coal use must be reduced if we are to stand a chance of combating global warming
Questioning The Nuclear Option
Hugh Richards reveals uneasiness inside the Assembly Government about the next generation of nuclear reactors
International
Putting Citizenship Centre Stage
Roger Thomas asks what our public services can learn from Denmark and New Zealand
Helping a Small Economy Punch Above its Weight
Dylan Jones-Evans on a new initiative to bring global talent to Wales
Airconditioning for the Planet
Ru Hartwell reports on an initiative to sustain an area of tropical rainforest ‘The Size of Wales’
Science
Garlic’s Secret Weapon
Andrew Shearer on why garlic is a Cardiff company’s new secret weapon to combat climate change
Environment
Life Source
David Culshaw reports on the decline of the honeybee
Landscape Special
Spiritual Resource
Ruth Williams finds much to applaud in a new IWA report on the Welsh landscape
Grand Canyon of the Industrial Revolution
Berry Coffman describes a project that is making a Regional Park out of the Valleys
Living With Our Ancestors
Paul Sambrook and Jenny Hall on a 25-year project to record the heritage of our uplands
Education
Stressed, Burnt and Dropping Out
Dave Egan argues that we need a new approach to educating our 14-19 year olds
Combating the Culture of Numbers
Stevie Upton advocates a broader approach to knowledge exchange in our universities
Health
Lifestyles Health Epidemic
Dyfed Wyn Huws says Assembly Government proposals to reform the organisation of public NHS provision need a health warning
Social Policy
Beating the Crunch
Katija Dew describes how a Welsh financial movement is benefiting from the credit crunch
The Kafka Brigade Comes to Wales
Andrew Davies describes an innovative approach to improving public services
Culture
Capturing the Soul
Peter Finch sits for Wales’s most successful portrait painter David Griffths
A New Presence in the Creative Landscape
Meic Llewellyn profiles a Welsh cultural entrepreneur
Underpinning the National Psyche
Michael Houlihan outlines how National Museum Wales is responding to the recession
Amlwch and Mynydd Parys
Bryan Hope explores the history and development of Wales’s copper kingdom
Last Word
Our Tribal Prejudices
Peter Stead