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LONG READ: Devolution and Constitutional Reform: towards a stable and efficient democratic parliamentary structure
Mick Antoniw MS argues that a constitutional reform and further devolution for Wales are urgently needed in order to settle the longer term democratic framework for the UK.
IWA Analysis: Setting Wales’ economic course – the Spending Review from a Welsh lens
Yesterday’s UK Government spending review is a vital milestone which sees the government setting out its spending priorities for the
From Erasmus to Taith and back again: why a return to Erasmus+ can’t mean the end of Taith
Kirsty Williams, former Welsh Education Minister, Taith Board member, and Chair of the Taith Advisory Board, tells us about Taith, what the programme has achieved, and why it has done so much more for Wales than simply act as a stopgap for Erasmus+.