…or Barry, you can borrow a bike for free from one of the e-bike libraries being trialled by Sustrans and funded by the Welsh Government for up to three months….
Unlocking the Potential of Swansea Bay City Region
…provides a business incubator platform for students, young entrepreneurs, and investors. There is a centre that advises start-up companies, provides office space, and helps start-up companies overcome the challenges they…
Review: Lloyd Robson, cardiff cut
…as well as differences. There’s an identifiable youthful individualism; even where other characters are concerned they exist as tribes rather than communities. There are the ‘girls on chocolate come downs,…
Tackling the Engagement Gap: The Importance of Community Engagement in Shaping our Places
In 2020 Welsh Government committed to review the Senedd Cymru Public Accounts Committee Report on the effectiveness of local planning authorities. Recommendations include strengthening how developers consult with local communities…
Paying the Price of Care
…existing economic model simply isn’t working. It’s valuing the wrong things, and grossly rewarding the wrong people. And it’s women and other marginalised groups who stand to pay the highest…
Don’t Be Mistaken: Fake News Does Pose a Threat to Welsh Democracy
…as well, as Professor Stephen Cushion explained to the Fifth Senedd’s Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee. Of course, in Wales we have the added problem that so much of…
Gwent’s Non-Places
…newly-untethered polity. As a result, the social formation of contemporary Gwent is defined by the displacement of industrial communities by that totem of post-Thatcherite precarity: the commuter town. As ever,…
IWA Analysis: Where Next for the Foundational Economy?
…comes to an end, this short article will share some of our reflections and illustrate some next steps for anyone who is interested in building on this policy agenda. There…
Turning Rhetoric into Reality: Decarbonising the Foundational Economy
…in research and innovation, which may limit economic opportunities stemming from net zero with Wales likely to repeat historical patterns of reliance on foreign investment. To enable the growth of…