The Ford crisis has been pushed to the sidelines by the unedifying contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party, says Geraint Talfan Davies

How Cool is Now?
Two decades on, Rhian E. Jones revisits ‘Cool Cymru’ to consider the role of cultural production in shaping the Welsh political agenda

Extending the vote to prisoners could help to tackle social exclusion and deprivation
Leanne Wood calls for an informed debate about extending the vote to prisoners

Open government
Jess Blair reviews the Welsh Government’s new commitments around transparency, accountability and participation

Politics at the Hay-on-Wye Festival 2019
Adam Somerset reviews Rule Britannia: Brexit and the End of Empire and reflects on a discussion about the book at this year’s Hay Festival

The economic arguments for the M4 relief road don’t add up
New roads don’t deliver for the areas the road is supposed to benefit, argues John Ball

Facing the climate change challenge in housing
Sarah Scotcher reflects on how the social housing sector can meet its own pledge that all homes are at a near-zero-carbon standard by 2036

Lessons of the European elections
Geraint Talfan Davies calls for Remain-backing parties to collaborate on a cross-party referendum campaign

Curriculum reform offers lifelong learning a life-line
David Hagendyk spots a political window to act on lifelong learning