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.
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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.