Issue 69: The Economic Challenge

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Highlights

Stepping out of the shadows Lleucu Siencyn on football and the arts

Profile: Vaughan Gething The Economy Minister talks to Dylan Moore

I’m Welsh But Yasmin Begum on Welsh South Asian identities

Wales in a time of disunion David Melding on our constitutional situation

Every town should have a talking shop Yvonne Murphy on creating space for dialogue

Articles

A dream job Dawn Bowden on the arts and sports portfolio

The future isn’t a faraway place Shirish Kulkarni on community and imagination

The economic challenge Vaughan Gething talks policy with the IWA’s Harry Thompson

The beating heart of our labour force Shahinoor Alom on why young people need a better deal

The audacity of helplessness Noreen Blanluet looks for hope in a dark world

Is all well with the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act? Ceri Jones is a critical friend

The powers that be Jessica Laimann on equalities and constitutional change

‘Reframe, rethink, reimagine’ Julie Finch on the future of Hay Festival

More than neighbourhood news Dylan Iorwerth on the future of papurau bro

How to run an independent publication Richard Gurner on the award-winning Caerphilly Observer

Culture

Lights, camera, call to action Hannah Watkin on opportunities in Wales’ screen industries

A thriving scene? Saoirse O’Connor runs the rule over the animation scene in Wales

Weapons we had to use to get out An exclusive extract from Daryl Leeworthy’s Gwyn Thomas biography

On the jagged edge Robert Jones and Richard Wyn Jones on the Welsh criminal justice system

The Impact of Devolution in Wales Dan Edwards on Jane Williams’ and Aled Eirug’s assessment

Causes in Common Marine Furet on Welsh women and the struggle for social democracy

Takeaway Rhys Richards enjoys Angela Hui’s stories from behind the Chinese counter in Beddau

Connective Tissue Rajvi Glasbrook-Griffiths praises Jane Fraser’s new collection of stories

Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas Dylan Moore reviews a book about another Two Dylans

Q&A Darren Chetty talks Raymond Williams and Welsh culture with Russell Todd