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Home » The Welsh Agenda » Politics and Policy » Page 46

Politics and Policy

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

From necessity to invention

Mark Drakeford talks to Steve Howell about child poverty, the crisis in social care and how best to reboot Wales’ economy.

13th November (12th November)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales’s remarkable sporting success is an international foot in the door

Creating a sport diplomacy strategy could leverage Wales’s sporting success into trading and tourism opportunities, writes Owen Hathway

12th November (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Turning Wales into a compassionate nation

Public policy needs to embrace the concept of kindness for us to be a truly healthier society, writes Dr Rachel Hughes

6th November (5th November)
  • Politics and Policy

A liberated curriculum risks entrenching inequality

More freedom for teachers is no bad thing but losing national consistency could lead to generations of learners falling further behind their peers, writes Gareth Evans

5th November (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Welsh wellbeing – where we need to go from here

Citizens must be brought into the discussion if we are to move towards a sustainable Welsh economy, writes Duncan Fisher

1st November (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Wellbeing worldbeaters: New Zealand, Scotland and Iceland

Duncan Fisher explores how New Zealand’s, Scotland’s and Iceland’s approach to the economy is attempting to make their citizens happier.

30th October (20th August)
  • Politics and Policy

Beyond GDP – welcome to wellbeing

Duncan Fisher argues that measuring Gross Domestic Product is flawed and we must embrace a new economics by adopting the ‘doughnut’

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

Unhappiness threatens our democracies: the data proves it

We will see the continued rise of populism unless we ditch the GDP obsession and change tack to wellbeing economics, argues Duncan Fisher

28th October (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Withering Welsh towns need a new approach

It’s time for the Welsh Government to match England’s efforts and for us to embrace creative solutions to our towns, writes Joshua Miles

25th October (27th February)
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