Noreen Blanluet finds solace in these troubled times by encouraging kindness as a daily practice

Noreen Blanluet finds solace in these troubled times by encouraging kindness as a daily practice
To break the disadvantage and distress cycle in our communities we need to start to think of it as a social issue not as a problem for individuals, argue Jen Daffin and Dr Sarah Brown.
Wales’s biggest community experiment shows that trusting local people to run local services works, writes Chris Johnes
Mae’r arddangosfa ‘Ni yw’r Newid’ yn taflu goleuni ar y cyfraniad rhagorol a wneir gan staff a gwirfoddolwyr at yr elusennau a’r mentrau cymdeithasol hyn. / The ‘Being the Change’ exhibition throws a spotlight on the wonderful contribution made by staff and volunteers to these charities and social enterprises.
Tamsin Stirling considers how the concept of the foundational economy can add value to work already going on in the housing sector in Wales
With news that Powys will close ten libraries, Dylan Moore writes from Medellin, Colombia, where libraries form the heart of civic regeneration
Adam Johannes argues that with no socialist First Minister on offer, a new socialist movement must be built in Wales.
Simon Pickthall argues that it’s time to challenge and transform Wales’ public service
Welsh local authorities need to be more entrepreneurial argues Cllr Dimitri Batrouni