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Home » The Welsh Agenda » Politics and Policy » Page 10

Politics and Policy

Comment, analysis and debate on the issues that matter for Wales, by writers from diverse sectors and political perspectives.

Joe Rossiter argues budgetary pressures in Wales are here to stay following the announcement of a budgetary shortfall

IWA Analysis: Budgetary pressures in Wales are here to stay

Joe Rossiter writes that Wales’ next First Minister will need to act boldly in the face of systemic challenges, following the announcement of a budget shortfall

10th August (10th August)
  • Politics and Policy
Picture by Polly Thomas - Darren Hughes argues we need a national conversation on the NHS. The picture features people walking on the Footbridge in Newport.

NHS at 75: We need a national conversation

Any major anniversary is a time of anticipation, celebration and reflection. 5 July, 2023, the 75th anniversary of the National

26th July (25th July)
  • Politics and Policy
Line of sheep standing on a ridge on a mountain.

Agroecology in Action: the Land of our Future

Ruth Lawrence highlights how Welsh agricultural policy can help to support a sustainable, agroecological future for Welsh farming.

24th July
  • Politics and Policy
Group of three people in a classroom, learning with laptops.

Increased investment in vocational and technical education vital for a sustainable and more equal Wales

David Hagendyk argues that sustained investment in vocational and technical education in Wales is more important than ever for a sustainable and more equal Wales.

20th July (20th July)
  • Politics and Policy

From Settled to Unsettled: how the 3 million fought back

Wiard Sterk explains how necessity became the mother of invention for communities who suddenly found their rights under threat after Brexit

13th July (14th July)
  • Politics and Policy

Why is Wales missing its tree planting targets?

Caitlin Lewis visits woodland creation projects in South East Wales in a bid to discover what factors are limiting the Welsh Government from reaching its tree-planting targets. 

10th July (13th July)
  • Politics and Policy
Y Siambr / The Chamber in the Senedd, Cardiff, Wales (a large, circular room)

A step forward for democracy in Wales

Following the announcement of the Welsh Government’s legislative programme, Jess Blair looks back on the history of the Senedd and devolution

3rd July (3rd July)
  • Politics and Policy
Joe Rossiter unpacks the UK Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) report on Wales’ net zero progress and what it means for the crucial decade ahead

IWA Analysis: Turning rhetoric to reality: this decade’s race to net zero

Joe Rossiter unpacks the UK Climate Change Committee’s report on Wales’ net zero progress and what it means for the crucial decade ahead

16th June (26th June)
  • Politics and Policy

Political Accountability and Popular Sovereignty

Glyndwr Cennydd Jones calls for a constitution that will codify the relations between the four nations in the UK.

12th June (16th January)
  • Politics and Policy
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