Dr Mair Hopkin explains why life expectancy and mental wellbeing is poorer in deprived communities and why having the same health services across Wales won’t address these issues.

Reflections on life as it is lived in all parts of Wales, and stories of Welsh lives across the world.
Mae the welsh agenda yn gylchgrawn Saesneg sydd yn cael ei hariannu gan Gyngor Llyfrau Cymru. Mae erthyglau’r cylchgrawn yn Saesneg ond mae’r tudalennau am waith y Sefydliad Materion Cymraeg ar gael yn ddwyieithog.
Dr Mair Hopkin explains why life expectancy and mental wellbeing is poorer in deprived communities and why having the same health services across Wales won’t address these issues.
Looking through the lens of Covid-19, Chisomo Phiri outlines what the latest statistics about women in Wales mean for gender equality.
Dr Judith Thornton argues that technological advancement and the green agenda can pave the way for a new agricultural vision.
Frances Williams probes different understandings of place and how these might jointly be brought together to inform policy making.
Wales’ lack of journalistic resource is structural injustice, writes Dylan Moore
Wellbeing Economy Alliance Cymru argue that the run-up to the 2021 Senedd elections is the crucial time to put wellbeing economics on the agenda.
Nick Speed calls for an ambitious move to a full fibre Wales – but policy changes by the next Senedd will be crucial.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been approved for use in the UK but the hurdles of logistics and communication still need to be overcome writes Dr Anthony Hill MBE.
A pilot where care workers are upskilled to monitor the health of patients shows considerable potential.