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Home » The Welsh Agenda » Politics and Policy » Page 42

Politics and Policy

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

What now for Wales?

The Welsh and UK governments will remain at logger-heads for the foreseeable future as Brexit will continue to weaken Welsh Labour, write Professor Dan Wincott and Jac Larner

4th February (4th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales’s nature crisis requires the same attention as the climate crisis

30% of Wales’s terrestrial mammal species are on the verge of extinction. We risk losing Welsh nature if our response to the climate crisis doesn’t include supporting biodiversity, argues Jessica McQuade.

4th February (3rd November)
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Making homelessness everybody’s business 

Our response to homelessness needs to extend beyond public services to include businesses and the general public, writes Tamsin Sterling. 

29th January (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

The forward march of labour halted, again

Labour’s failure in the general election will lead to more needless suffering. Merlin Gable explains why the party cannot give up hope.

27th January (27th January)
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The economics of an independent Wales pt.2

The challenges held up as a barrier to an independent Wales are easily surmountable and our economy could be just like any other country’s economy, writes Dr John Ball

23rd January (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

The economics of an independent Wales pt.1

Worries about the economics of an independent Wales are overblown – if we look to the rest of the world we can see countless possibilities, writes Dr John Ball

23rd January (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

How to solve a ‘problem’ like rough sleeping?

Our response to homelessness must be compassionate on a political and human level, writes Lindsay Cordery-Bruce

16th January (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Housing needs to be at the frontline of our climate strategy

Retrofitting, an upskilled construction workforce and a rigorous inspection regime can ensure that our housing stock is fit for a zero-carbon future, writes Mike Hedges.

14th January (27th February)
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Teaching an old dog new tricks: Cross Party Groups

The reputation of the Assembly’s Cross Party Groups is often quite poor but organisations need to take the initiative to maximise their usefulness, writes Matthew O’Grady

13th January (6th January)
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