Gary Howells explores what a practical industrial strategy might look like for stronger productivity, better jobs and greater economic resilience
Stepping Up: How Covid-19 Tested the Resilience of Welsh Places
Since 2018, the IWA has convened a consortium of experts and, together, we have been developing the Understanding Welsh Places
A call to action for care-experienced learners in Wales
Sir Alasdair MacDonald, Dr Emily Lowthian, Deborah Williams and Michael Bettencourt call for an implementation strategy to scale up support for all care experienced learners across Wales.
Wales could lead the UK on teachers’ working time – if it finishes what it started
Dr Alastair Smith looks at the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body’s recommendations, what delivering it could mean, and what overlooking it could risk.
Returning the beaver to Wales: A briefing on co-existence
James Hitchcock explains how the reintroduction of this keystone species can restore wetlands, reduce flooding, and benefit both people and planet.
Lessons in identity politics from the Welsh Marches
As Andy Burnham’s place-based agenda takes over Westminster, Deiniol Brown argues that Wales’ borderlands show the power and dangers of identity politics.
The ‘blueprint’ for an asylum system that works
Nathan Phillips argues that having a humane approach to refugees benefits everyone.
Forest fires and food shortages: two sides of a deadly coin
Kaja Brown discusses the recent heatwaves and what Wales can do about the climate crisis
The true cost of Wales’ machinery of accountability
Leah Brown examines whether the £67m Wales spends reviewing its public bodies is repairing institutions or merely creating compliant ones.
Government launches legislative plan – let us pull up a chair
TUC Cymru’s new General Secretary, Laura Doel, argues that trade unions need a seat at the table
Reflections on chairing the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Dr David Clubb reflects on five years of chairing the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales