Rhys David looks at how a selection of Welsh shares performed in December as the UK continues its slow recovery from recession and finds a mixed picture.
Winter Planning
Simon Nurse, Head of Operations at Capital Coated Steel and Editor of IESME (Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Business) asks should we planning for harsher winters ahead?
Too many polls?
Geraint Talfan Davies outlines the IWA submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s investigation of referendums.
Sovereignty Matters
Tom Nairn questions Canon Kenyon Wright’s claim that there is a route to establish Scottish sovereignty short of independence.
Assembly Bwletin Cynulliad December 2009
December is a busy month in the Bay: “The king is dead, long live the king” – Carwyn Jones, the new First Minister; Mohammad Asghar crosses the floor – The first Assembly defection; Out with the old and in with the new? – The new WAG cabinet
Scottish Sovereignty
Canon Kenyon Wright examines how the principle of popular sovereignty asserted by the Scottish Constitutional Convention can be realised in today’s Scotland.
Whitehall Ignores Case for Fairer Welsh Funding
Eurfyl ap Gwilym unpacks the UK Government’s response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Barnett formula
£2.8 billion Cuts Over Next Four Years
Eurfyl ap Gwilym assesses the impact of the 2009 pre-budget report on the Welsh Government’s spending plans
The Referendum Debate
John Osmond discovers a device to halt the forward march of Welsh aspirations hidden away in a recent speech by Justice Secretary Jack Straw