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Home » The Welsh Agenda » Politics and Policy » Page 8

Politics and Policy

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

Cerith D. Rhys Jones believes the creation of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research offers a real opportunity for Wales to think differently about education.

The future is flexible, the future is open

Cerith D. Rhys Jones believes the creation of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research offers a real opportunity for Wales to think differently about education.

1st November (1st November)
  • Politics and Policy
Students in a classroom. The picture is used to illustrate the idea of lifelong education to global citizenship.

Global citizenship education: a truly lifelong framework

Cerith Rhys-Jones says that the new body which will oversee all post-16 education across Wales is the perfect vehicle through which to implement a coherent strategy for the lifelong learning of global citizenship in Wales

31st October (20th October)
  • Politics and Policy
The picture shows children looking towards a whiteboard in a classroom. They seem to be listening intently. The picture serves to illustrate an article about global citizenship.

Building a Wales of Active Global Citizens

Susie Ventris-Field outlines the importance of global citizenship to a thriving Welsh democracy, and argues that we need a roadmap for global citizenship education that goes far beyond the school gates

30th October (12th October)
  • Politics and Policy
A wind farm in the hills above Rhayader in mind Wales

Future Energy Wales: How I got hooked on wind

Ahead of the Future Energy Wales conference, Abi Beck interviews Jess Hooper, Director of RenewableUK Cymru, taking us through her career and Wales’ potential for net zero

18th October (20th October)
  • Politics and Policy
A picture of the Senedd Siambr seen from the inside. The article describes the work of the Reform Bill Senedd Committee and explains the importance of legislative scrutiny.

Senedd Reform: How do committees work?

David Rees MS, Chair of the Reform Bill Committee, examines how better representation and scrutiny can lead to a healthier democracy in Wales

11th October (17th October)
  • Politics and Policy
Alastair Cope discusses the positive impact of Welsh Government’s plan to eliminate profit from the care of looked after children.

Foster care should not be for profit

Alastair Cope discusses the positive impact of Welsh Government’s plan to eliminate profit from the care of looked after children.

9th October (24th November)
  • Politics and Policy
Rishi Sunak holding a Net Zero press conference. He is standing at a lectern stating 'Long-term decisions for a brighter future' in front of a blue background.

IWA Analysis: Prime Minister’s net zero rollback is damaging to the UK and damaging to Wales

Joe Rossiter writes that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s rollback of key net zero policies will have devastating effects for the UK and Wales

22nd September
  • Politics and Policy
A steelworks company at work - The loss of 3,000 jobs at Tata Steel Port Talbot shows how a failure to prepare for the necessities of a just and fair transition to net zero will have devastating effects, says Joe Rossiter.

IWA Analysis: Tata Steel Port Talbot – A lesson in how not to deliver a just and fair transition

The likely loss of 3,000 jobs at Tata Steel Port Talbot shows how a failure to prepare for the necessities of a just and fair transition to net zero will have devastating effects, writes Joe Rossiter.

21st September (21st January)
  • Politics and Policy
Ken Moon examines the 'Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK)' and the possible impacts of this legislation on the right to boycott in Wales.

Protecting the Right to Boycott in Wales

Ken Moon examines the ‘Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK)’ and its possible impact on the right to boycott in Wales.

21st September (22nd September)
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