Jonathan Edwards says Plaid’s challenge is to convince the people of Wales that Welsh democracy is better rather than changing the ruling clan at Westminster

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Jonathan Edwards says Plaid’s challenge is to convince the people of Wales that Welsh democracy is better rather than changing the ruling clan at Westminster
Mary Kaldor asks whether global emancipatory movements can coalesce to create a critical mass for progressive change
Wales: The State of the Nation; Assembly Member Controversy; Sweeping Gains for Welsh Labour in Local Government Poll; Global Democracy and the War on Terror
John Osmond finds that a National Assembly investigation into the future of the media in Wales closely follows recommendations from the IWA
Peter Black finds that a deliberate abstention by voters to make a point cost his party the election across many parts of Wales
Mark Drakeford says the challenge for all parties is to drag democracy into the world which today’s voters occupy
Gerald Holtham argues that income tax powers should enable us to change higher and lower bands differentially
Isobel Lindsay suggests that developments in Scotland could open up unforeseen opportunities for Wales
Jim Gallagher explains the significance of the Scotland Act that was passed into law last week