…“settlement” onwards – the Richard Commission, chaired by Ivor Richard. That commission recommended primary legislative powers for the Assembly, a change to the “reserved powers” model enjoyed by the Scots,…
Agroecology in Action: the Land of our Future
…forms has great potential in Wales, to ensure farming is at the heart of our communities and produces high quality food, whilst helping to restore biodiversity, tackle climate change and…
Beauty Queens and Identity Politics: Exploring what it means to be Welsh today
…Twitter. I also noticed the other girls had more positive comments whereas I had a lot of comments on the way I looked different compared to the others.’ Robust debate…
Increased investment in vocational and technical education vital for a sustainable and more equal Wales
…and equally as valuable. Decision makers need to understand the distinctive needs of vocational and technical routes in the same way they understand academic pathways. In reality, there is still…
Building Bridges: Wales’ democracy – now, and for our future
…co-created and participatory in order to be effective. Low election turnout is only the tip of the political participation iceberg. Many people in Wales are invested in their community, and…
IWA Summer Reception: ‘People need the tools to figure it out for themselves’
…politics chaired by James Williams (BBC) with panellists Miguela Gonzalez (Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales), Professor Gerry Holtham and Auriol Miller. The first part of the discussion…
From Settled to Unsettled: how the 3 million fought back
Wiard Sterk explains how necessity became the mother of invention for communities who suddenly found their rights under threat after Brexit…
Why is Wales missing its tree planting targets?
…was Coed Hen Ffordd, Talgarth, with Jed Needs, the director of the Green Valleys community interest company. Coed Hen Ffordd was a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), community-centred planting project…
The Politics of Richard Price
…believe that this began with Edmund Burke and his Reflections on the French Revolution, but in fact it was Price who started it all – compelling Burke to respond both…