Adam Johannes argues Welsh Government has not shielded libraries from austerity and urges a Wales Libraries Act to stop future budget cuts
Seven Years of the Future Generations Act
Sophie Howe looks back as she reaches the end of her term as Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Wales’ Role in the War in Yemen
Rhun Dafydd examines Wales’ role in the arms trade fuelling the war in Yemen
Moving on from the Myth of the Unsophisticated Cambrians
Joanna Lambert disentangles the truths from the myths that pervade representations of the Cambrians and the people who live there
Essential Skills for a 21st century Wales
Bethan Jeffers and Eleanor Collard outline the Welsh curriculum reforms, making a case for developing the country’s transferable essential skills.
IWA Analysis – Welsh Budget Highlights Devolution Weakness
Harry Thompson analyses the Welsh Government’s budget, highlighting its demonstration of the weaknesses in the devolved fiscal settlement.
A £100 Million Legacy for Wales’s Rich and Diverse Heritage
Baroness Kay Andrews OBE looks back at and celebrates at her time as Chair of the Wales Committee of The National Heritage Lottery Fund.
Review: The Great Welsh Auntie Novel by John Geraint (Cambria Books, 2022)
D.J. Howells enjoys an authentic evocation of 1970s Rhondda in John Geraint’s The Great Welsh Auntie Novel.
Wales: a Place and Nation with a World-leading Reputation for Research and Innovation
The UK government has recently reaffirmed its ambition, as outlined in its Innovation Strategy, of making the UK the most