Issue 76 Spring/Summer 2026
the welsh agenda

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We are delighted to bring you another issue of the welsh agenda magazine, funded by the Books Council of Wales, with exciting and insightful pieces from new and emerging voices across the country. This issue focuses on the future of Wales, and you will also find a plethora of other current affairs and cultural articles.
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What you can look forward to in this issue
ARTICLES

- What next for Wales Joe Rossiter
- A Senedd that works for future generations Derek Walker
- Squeezed from both sides Owen Derbyshire
- Changing Course: nature and the future of decision making
in Wales Elspeth Jones - What can we learn from nine centuries of Welsh Muslim history?
Azim Ahmed - Extractive capital, extractive patriarchy – two sides of the same
harmful coin? Kirsty Davies-Warner - Our approach to improving Wales’ mental health
Ewan Hilton - Access to politics in Wales Kat Watkins
- The development of the social economy will be one of the
stories of the Seventh Senedd Bethan Webber - Interview: The Queer Emporium Kaja Brown
- Wales’ hearts need more: prioritising cardiovascular disease
Bronwen Morgan-Jones - The future of Welsh theatre Maisie Allen
- Should Wales adopt the Argentinian rugby model?
Evan Wall - Democracy and journalism – where next for Wales?
David Nicholson - Why productivity should be at the centre of the next
Welsh Economic Strategy Professor Melanie Jones - Imagining a neuro-inclusive Wales for future generations
Jamie Green
REVIEWS
- Who Cares about Wales: Why the Welsh need to get angry
Joe Rossiter - The Waters That Raised Us Jade E Bradford
- It Might Not Be True Regina Beach
Happy reading!
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