…infrastructure – including the cost it has on our climate, biodiversity, equality and society? What if, enabled by technological advances and free and reliable digital infrastructure, many of us were…
Imagining Wales in 2100: An introduction by David Clubb
…hope to imagine the needs of somebody born in 2104, for example? This introduces a significant tension; many public bodies in Wales, after more than a decade of austerity, may…
Health and the economy: Why devolved health is relevant in this UK General Election
…At a UK level, research by the IPPR highlights areas with high levels of sickness associated with areas of low productivity, high poverty and persistent unemployment. Investing in better health…
The UK Economy and Wales: different levers, shared fates?
…fail to highlight where the money would come from to reach their spending commitments (Labour and Conservative manifesto analysis). The Conservatives pledge to continue to roll out the Shared Prosperity…
Wales and the UK: settling the settlement
…highlighted by the Thomas Commission Further powers to regulate trade unions The transfer of some functions over broadcasting to Welsh Government or an independent commission. There are other key ways…
‘Dismissed’ and ‘patronised’: Campaigners report being ignored by Welsh Government
…a desire to do what is right for their local communities. Yet, the conduct of the Welsh Labour Government has now forged an unusual sense of unity and purpose amongst…
Issue 72: Wales rises up
You can now access your members-only free issue of the welsh agenda on this page. Members wishing to access past digital copies of the welsh agenda for free can email…
In search of Welsh cinema
…Wales via these big-budget productions, it is remarkable how little we see coming back into domestic production. But the British film industry is still beset by precarity. For many, freelancing…
Through a Welsh lens: IWA General Elections Explainers
…that affect Wales. For example, Wales’ journey to net zero is highly dependent on the pathways put forward by UK Government. Likewise, policies which set the direction on the economy…