Yesterday’s UK Government spending review is a vital milestone which sees the government setting out its spending priorities for the
From Erasmus to Taith and back again: why a return to Erasmus+ can’t mean the end of Taith
Kirsty Williams, former Welsh Education Minister, Taith Board member, and Chair of the Taith Advisory Board, tells us about Taith, what the programme has achieved, and why it has done so much more for Wales than simply act as a stopgap for Erasmus+.
We need to talk about homes
Cwmpas held its Communities Creating Homes conference at the beginning of May. The event, held at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff, celebrated the progress made so far with community-led housing in Wales and also discussed future challenges and opportunities.
IWA Analysis: The decade ahead towards net zero for Wales
Joe Rossiter examines the latest report from the UK Climate Change Committee and what it means for policymakers and the public alike.
The politicisation of NHS Wales: how ideology risks compromising patient care
Gary Howells questions whether NHS Wales’ reluctance to form private-sector partnerships will lead to worsening clinical performance.
Child strip searches in Wales: the urgent need for transparency, justice, and devolution
Yasmin Begum and Saqib Deshmukh explore the issue of racial injustice in child strip searches and what it says about our justice system.
A trainful of lives
Post-20mph, Cycling UK’s Tomos Owens discusses what’s next for transport policy in Wales.
“We have never seen a greater day than this” – VE Day, May 8th, 1945
80 years on, IWA Fellow Roger Lewis reflects on VE day, 8th May 1945.
Climate change: a healthy ageing problem
As we start to see the effects of climate change more prominently, Age Cymru reflect on why they have greater impact on older people, and what we could do to help.