John Osmond unpicks the way Cameron’s London Conservatives were made to face up to Welsh reality
Bruising Encounter in the Senedd
John Osmond finds National Park Authority members dismayed by their reception in the National Assembly
Towards a Greener Future
John Osmond takes a look at the man who is leading Wales towards sustainable development
Micro-broadcasting – a broadcasting or arts model?
Geraint Talfan Davies
On 4 November 2009 the Institute of Advanced Broadcasting at Newport University held a conference on the future of broadcasting. The emphasis was on new media, particularly the IAB’s micro-broadcasting pilot in Blaenau Gwent, carried out in partnership with the Wesley Clover Corporation and Move Networks and using Inuk technology. Geraint Talfan Davies saw a possible parallel between micro-broadcasting and the arts.
End of the Squirearchy
John Osmond looks at two new books that explore our constitutional future
National Assembly Should Debate Lisbon Agenda
Hywel Ceri Jones says Wales should be alert to the opportunities from more co-ordinated European Union economic and social policies in the wake of the Irish Yes vote on the Lisbon Treaty
What is the BBC’s game?
Anthony Barnett probes the political agenda behind the BBC’s invitation to BNP leader Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time
Bi-Focal Wales
John Osmond listens as Rhodri Morgan reflects on why he decided he was a perfect fit as First Minister
All They Want Is a Job
Howard Williamson examines the government’s engagement with young people who are not in work, education or training.