Lydia Godden summarises the IWA and Bangor University’s recent event about the role of social enterprises and community ownership models in tackling local economic challenges.
Laura Anne Jones MS: Labour’s education reforms must be reviewed
Following the publication of a new report on education in Wales from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Laura Anne Jones MS outlines her concerns about Wales’ widening attainment gap.
IWA Analysis: Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth: The green transition must deliver greater economic benefit for communities in Wales
Lydia Godden outlines the need for Welsh communities to benefit from a greater share of the income generated through Wales’ natural resources and explains our recommendations.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Constitutional change is a case of ‘when’, not ‘if”
Rhun ap Iowerth urges for the recommendations of the the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales to be taken forward.
Review: Mr Jones, Theatr Soar ★★★★
Tom Kemp praises Mr Jones, a new play about the Aberfan disaster now touring in West and North Wales.
IWA Analysis: Vaughan Gething: The First 100 Days
As Vaughan Gething wins the campaign to become next Welsh Labour Leader, and First Minister for Wales, Joe Rossiter sets out what comes next.
Finding nature, community and identity in Mid Wales
Maeve Moran interviews individuals from Mid Wales – Wales’ most sparsely populated region – who have worked to connect people with nature and their wider community.
Welsh Culture is in danger of being ‘overlooked or dismissed’
In a challenging context for the arts, Yvette Vaughan Jones, chair of the Welsh National Opera, stresses their importance to Wales’ culture and history.
Forced Marriage and so-called Honour-Based Violence
Too often, women who are most likely to be subjected to violence and forced marriage are excluded from research on the topic: this needs to change.