…commercial radio and the decline of local newspapers. We will establish a Welsh Media Commission to review the current provision of Welsh news and information provision and to explore ways…
Media Priorities for the Next Senedd
…for a thriving media economy, which tells stories of Welsh life in all its diversity. The Senedd should: retain a committee with a remit over communications policy ensure this committee…
Senedd 2021 and Tax Part 2: What the Manifestos Have to Say
…the paradoxical promise to ’empower local communities’ by imposing a council tax freeze on local government. ‘Emasculate local communities’ would have been a more apt heading for that particular section….
One Wales Two: Are Labour and Plaid’s Manifestos on the Same Page?
…the establishment of a Community Bank for Wales. Plaid state that they will support the creation of a Community Bank to help domestically owned businesses grow their market share, help…
Roads to Nowhere?
…organisations to highlight other important economic issues, particularly tackling poverty and inequality, and the impact of Covid-19. We asked the parties standing in the 2021 Senedd elections specific questions around…
Economic Priorities for the Next Welsh Government
…other organisations to highlight other important economic issues, particularly tackling poverty and inequality, and the impact of Covid-19. Energy Economy Priorities 1. Low carbon stimulus, focussed on: Decarbonisation of…
The Big Questions: Economy
…in active and green travel will help to address health inequalities facing too many of our communities, and investment in climate resilience and greener communities can help to protect communities…
Why Newport Needs Novelsย
…in 1950s Malaya, a crime novel set in Palestine and a teenage romance set in a Californian high school. Nothing wrong with those, of course, but I did find it…
The State of Play
…until April. What both examples highlight is that Welsh sport remains intrinsically dependent on commercial interests which in turn greatly disadvantages women. Deep gender inequities thus prevail and plenty of…