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A picture showing a handful of sand, containing small bits of plastic. The article examines the harmful effects of microplastics.

Tackling microplastics – what more can Wales do?

Present in our oceans and soils, microplastics are a harmful and pervasive phenomenon. But what can be done in Wales? Kirsty Luff investigates.

29th January (29th January)
  • Voices
Friend's Life Twenty20 Cricket Final - Hampshire v Yorkshire - SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. The article discusses the potential for a national Wales cricket team.

Why doesn’t Wales have a national cricket team?

Andrew Cecil considers the opportunities and practical challenges that would face a national Welsh cricket team.

26th January (22nd January)
  • Culture

Review: Cymru & I

Gwilym Hubbard reviews Cymru and I, a collection of essays exploring the many narratives that inform Wales today.

25th January (25th January)
  • Culture

LONG READ: Death of the high street – the solutions are already here

Ani Saunders and Ed Thomas Jones investigate the so-called death of the high street and what can be done to revive Welsh town centres.

23rd January (26th January)
  • People and Places
A picture of the UK Parliament under a blue sky. This images is used to illustrate an article about parliamentary sovereignty.

The illusions of parliamentary sovereignty

Gareth S. Williams, Chair of the Expert Panel to the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, unpacks the history of parliamentary sovereignty in UK institutions.

19th January (12th January)
  • Politics and Policy
A picture of the members of the Constitutional Commission during an event chaired by IWA director Auriol Miller at Hay Festival.

Wales: A work in progress

Auriol Miller, IWA Director and member of the Independent Commission’s Expert Panel, on the Commission’s final report, and where we go next.

18th January
  • Politics and Policy
The Gundestrup Cauldron; exterior plates - Gundestrup, Denmark.

Y Pair Dyfodol – A new cauldron for Welsh Innovation

Calvin Jones calls for an institution to accelerate innovation, in the form of a Future Generations Lab for Wales.

16th January (15th January)
  • Voices

Review: The First XXXmas: A Very Naughty-tivity, Wales Millennium Centre ★★★★

Kaja Brown enjoys The First XXXmas – A very naughty-tivity, the third in the Wales Millennium Centre’s XXXmas trilogy.

21st December (21st December)
  • Culture
As the Welsh Labour leadership campaign commences, Joe Rossiter considers some of the key issues which could shape the debate around who the next First Minister should be. A picture of Mark Drakeford in the siambr in September 2023.

IWA Analysis: View from the starting line: Key issues in the race to become First Minister

As the Welsh Labour leadership campaign commences, Joe Rossiter considers some of the key issues which could shape the debate.

15th December
  • Politics and Policy
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