The Business Awards for Wales are an initiative of the IWA and the Western Mail, in association with PwC
Getting ahead together – Connecting Cardiff and the Valleys
Note on the IWA Conference held at Cardiff City Hall on the 4 November 2011, prepared by Cardiff Civic Society
Postcode pressures undermine democracy
John Dixon discovers a contradiction with the devolved Cardiff Bay government taking the whip to local authorities
Giving culture its rightful place
Geraint Talfan Davies reflects on the election of a new Irish President
Welsh civic engagement 6: Stuck with the media giants
Martin Shipton says the blogosphere is no substitute for professional journalism
Riot Reflections 1: Why Wales escaped
John Osmond examines some underlying reasons why last week’s contagion of violence was stopped at the Welsh border
Building a social enterprise economy
Mark Drakeford finds grounds for optimism in the spread of co-operative ideas in today’s Wales
Children inherit the cities their parents deserve
Geraint Talfan Davies assesses the Welsh capital’s plan for a new central business district
Whip cracked above heads of local authority leaders
John Osmond hears Education Minister Leighton Andrews threaten a root and branch shake-up of the county councils’ role in education