…agenda. The Commission has recommended the establishment of an expert advisory panel to oversee a new strategy for democratic innovation, community engagement and civic education. It has also called for…
Sharing power, spreading wealth: Towards an equitable energy transition
…of its wealth, devising a way to an equitable transition that boosts the Welsh economy? From the current provision of Community Benefit Funds to increased investment in community energy and…
Sharing power, spreading wealth: Towards an equitable energy transition for Wales
…developed with a commercial developer the Welsh Government must ensure the developer provides best practice CBFs. Recommendation 3: Accelerate community ownership on commercial projects, by compelling all new commercial renewable…
Review: Mr Jones, Theatr Soar ★★★★
…profound exploration of the Aberfan disaster of 1966, a tragedy that reverberated through the valleys of South Wales. Set against the backdrop of the catastrophic spoil tip collapse in the…
Welsh Government to establish a Broadcasting and Communications Advisory Body
The IWA welcomes the announcement that Welsh Government will set up a dedicated body to ‘provide guidance on broadcasting and communications, to inform policy in Wales as well as navigating…
Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership
…social enterprises and community ownership models in tackling local economic challenges. Across Wales, local authorities and Community Councils are on a financial tight-rope, struggling to keep assets and facilities running,…
IWA Analysis: Vaughan Gething: The First 100 Days
…closer to a Senedd election, with a new electoral system, competing visions for what comes next will come into view. Gething and his Government will need to act fast to…
Finding nature, community and identity in Mid Wales
…that ground and comfort our spirit while we try to navigate an increasingly precarious world. Despite the invaluable and promising work of these community-led groups and NRW’s commitment to ‘Reconnecting…
Welsh Culture is in danger of being ‘overlooked or dismissed’
…in opera, and it is always the sheer force of WNO’s wall of sound that leaves the most profound impact on them. Beyond the iconic compositions of Mozart or Puccini,…