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Trade unions and collective bargaining are an important economic tool to redress power imbalances, according to Harry Thompson.

IWA ANALYSIS: Trade Unions Can Re-balance an Unequal Economy

Harry Thompson takes a closer look at the current rise in industrial actions across the UK, and examines the role of trade unions.

30th June
  • Politics and Policy
A production shot of Circle of Fifths, a new production from National Theatre of Wales. Credit: Jorge Lizalde.

Review: Circle of Fifths

Dylan Moore praises Circle of Fifths, a brand new production from the National Theatre of Wales exploring our experiences of loss and grief.

27th June
  • Culture
The photograph shows a meadow, which can be a key site for the preservation of biodiversity. Protecting and enabling nature to thrive and restore itself is one of the key ideas embedded in the concept of 'Nature Positive'.

Can Wales become Nature Positive by 2030?

Meriel Harrison argues that Wales must set ambitious Nature Positive targets to reverse the curve of biodiversity loss

27th June (23rd June)
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The cover of issue 68 of the welsh agenda, titled 'Ukraine: What can we do'. It portrays two women, one young and one older, hugging at a charitable event organised in solidarity with Ukraine in Cardiff.

Issue 68: Ukraine: What Can we Do?

The latest issue is currently available to IWA members. If you would like to join the IWA, and receive your

21st June 2022 (21st June 2022)
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A five pound bill covered with coins. Dr John Ball argues that the Welsh Government's proposed Universal Basic Income (UBI) falls at the first hurdle without major changes.

Rethinking Wales: Community Sport and Inequality

27th May
  • Video

Time for Healing After a Decade of Hostile Environment

On the occasion of Refugee Week, Hayley Richards reflects on the impact of a decade of hostile environment in the UK.

22nd June (21st June)
  • Voices
Full fibre broadband has potential to support Wales' move to Net Zero.

From Full Fibre Broadband to Net Zero

Steve Cooper explains how real fibre broadband can help shape our sustainable future and achieve Net Zero targets.

20th June (20th June)
  • Politics and Policy

Childcare through a Child’s Eye

On Father’s Day, Professor Michael E. Lamb, Duncan Fisher and Miriam Fisher look at childcare from the perspective of a child.

19th June (20th June)
  • Politics and Policy

IWA Professional Training: Decision Making in Wales

IWA Professional Training courses (Decision Making in Wales and Influencing Political Outcomes) are designed by the IWA. Please note that

18th October, 09:30 am
  • Events
The IWA's media and democracy lead Dylan Moore launches a new project on Welsh media, which will be looking at all dimensions of Wales' creative economy. Pictured is a TV producer looking at several monitors.

A New Public Square: For a Welsh Media that Serves People and Communities

Dylan Moore says we must urgently recognise the public interest nature of our Welsh media, local and national.

15th June (15th June)
  • Politics and Policy
Black Mountains College bases its pedagogy on education about nature. The picture shows a hand holding a leaf in front of a path, revealing the symmetry between the pointed leaf and the horizon.

The Radical Approach of Black Mountains College

Ben Rawlence and Dr. Natalia Eernstman argue that education on climate adaptation starts with a new story about ourselves.

10th June (10th June)
  • Voices
An old photograph of Cyfarthfa Castle near Merthyr.

‘O Arglwydd, dyma Gamwedd – Oh Lord, This is an Injustice’: Remembering the Merthyr Rising

As the event’s anniversary celebrations draw near, Adam Johannes remembers the Merthyr Rising of 1831, and says its spirit lives on today.

9th June (9th June)
  • People and Places
A field of buttercups

Usage and Abusage: A Bad Case of Hiraeth

Merlin Gable reviews Pamela Petro’s The Long Field, a memoir about her connection to Wales and the much discussed notion of ‘hiraeth’.

8th June (8th June)
  • Culture

Re-energising Wales Cited in Committee Report on Renewable Energy

A new report on renewable energy from the Climate Change Committee draws on Re-energising Wales and evidence given by the IWA.

31st May (1st June)
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