…commended. It is, I write, a wake-up call, not only for Wales’ politicians – but for all of us – journalists, academics, commentators; anyone who contributes to the virtual public…
Review: The Welsh Way: Essays on Neoliberalism and Devolution
…writer excoriates the Western Gateway project that has seen the UK and Welsh Governments, and local councils, ‘complicit in… granting the residents of Gwent the freedom to devote all their…
What Wales Could Do with a Community Food Strategy
…by local communities, and again, a Welsh Community Food Strategy could allow for that. Another approach would be to follow Scotland’s example of the community right to buy, so that…
Student Mental Health : A Hidden Pandemic
…of exam boards provide in this country, the rigour and tradition of exam season and the myriad of leading universities. The whole process begins for most with the arrival of…
How Can Welsh Business Help End Homelessness for Young People?
…(and some further afield) public, with a number of businesses coming forward to express their interest in offering work placements for the young people we support. Objective achieved? “Young people…
‘Social Value’: Small Words with a Big Impact
…the community and commercially, by aligning their social strategy to their commercial strategy. This approach is critical and means not only achieving business growth, but also giving a company’s staff…
Basic Income Pilot: Mark Drakeford’s Controlled Experiment
…perhaps been some misunderstanding of the factors at play behind the scene here, and it is worth examining what exactly the Welsh Government—and, vitally, Mark Drakeford—are hoping to achieve. The…
Disinformation: Is Wales at a Greater Risk?
…US Presidential election that were removed by Twitter; and most recently detecting a series of ‘political clickbait’ Facebook groups and pages, mimicking the identities of political commentators, that were de-platformed…
The Ties that Bind Us: Nurturing Community after the Pandemic
…funding enabled community groups to befriend, shop and collect food and prescriptions for those most in need. The Building Resilient Communities Programme in Bridgend, for example, has brought together volunteers,…