IWA members in west Wales highlighted transport as a key issue for the 2008 programme, especially given the publication of
Pluralism in Welsh local politics
Following the local election earlier in May 2008 most of the UK-wide media have shifted their attention to the upcoming
Assembly Bwletin Cynulliad May 2008
May 2008: Olympian struggle: Wales ‘operating on an uneven playing field’ –
Welsh Local Government Elections 2008: Testing times for the Labour Party in Wales – Health of the Welsh NHS: Change is in the air again for the Welsh NHS.
European Dialogue
In Europe the notion of homogeneous cultures neatly separated and parceled within state boundaries always needed qualification. Today it is
Wales’ media
The National Assembly has established a Broadcasting Committee to investigate and report on: “The future of public service broadcasting in
Assembly Bwletin Cynulliad April 2008
April 2008: Spring Forward: Plaid and Conservatives end – Welsh conference season – Lessons Learnt: Assembly audit report and its implications – Licence To Cull: latest bid to halt the spread of bovine TB.
Taking stock
The IWA has just published, A Strategy for the Welsh Economy, by Dr John Ball of Swansea Metropolitan University. One
The future of Welsh services
John Osmond links the debate on big salaries to Welsh approaches to public service.
Assembly Bwletin Cynulliad March 2008
March 2008: Welsh Conferences: Labour and Lib Dems hold their Welsh conferences – Energy Future: The future of energy in Wales and the UK considered – Welsh Powers: Shifting authority from London to Wales.