…Committee on community access to local assets alongside Casey Edwards, Community-led Housing Advisor at Cwmpas. Harry Thompson argued that communities should be empowered to reshape their areas through being granted…
Shaping A Distinct Wales Brand through SMEs
…new place-making, and that we need to trust our people to identify those and share them with passion. Telling stories is at the heart of how we present ourselves to…
A New Mecca: The Story Behind the Temple of Peace
It’s sometimes described as Cardiff’s best kept secret. You might have walked past it; you might recognise it from Doctor Who or His Dark Materials on the BBC. You might…
‘The miasma above Cardiff’: Notes on Wales’ Book of the Year
…commensurate skill to say that the book’s most moving passage comes not within the first substantive 365 pages of what Michael Donkor, writing in the Guardian calls Mohamed’s ‘delicate and…
IWA in the Media: July 2022
Our work to highlight the changes needed to make Wales better continued in July with appearances across BBC Wales Our Policy & External Affairs Manager, Will Henson, appeared on Politics…
After the Eisteddfod
…new stone circle by the road to Pontrhydfendigaid. I’m a tenuous Welsh speaker – one of those people who’ve learned Welsh to a reasonably competent conversational level, but not to…
How Far is the Eisteddfod, Really?
…comes at a cost that we rarely consider when we complain about poor public transport or higher food and petrol prices, and outrageous ‘out of area’ delivery fees – because…
Our Response to the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales’ Call for Evidence
…In June 2022, we were pleased to announce that our Director, Auriol Miller, had been appointed to the Commission’s Expert Panel. In July 2022, the IWA responded to the Commission’s…
How Effective Was the Early Voting Pilot?
…were open for advance voting on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the election. A new polling station was also created in Cynffig Comprehensive School where eligible students could cast their…