Philip Dixon challenges Gerry Holtham’s case for measuring school performance to drive up standards

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Philip Dixon challenges Gerry Holtham’s case for measuring school performance to drive up standards
Gareth Hughes says that despite another set of dismal economic indices Wales should be aiming for the premier league
Rhys David says correcting wrong impressions of British manufacturing cannot mask serious underlying problems
Gareth Hughes suggests that Carwyn Jones has become a prisoner of his backbenchers as he goes into reverse gear
Meri Huws discovers why more monolingual parents are sending their children to Welsh-medium schools
John Osmond reports on a major survey into the Welsh electorate’s constitutional attitudes and aspirations
John Osmond reports on today’s announcement of the Assembly’s new committee structure which combines policy development with scrutiny
Gerald Holtham says the Welsh Government should publish a value-added league table of school results
First Minister Carwyn Jones set out his views on financial reform in a statement to the Senedd today