Guest Column
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Changing Relationships by Keith Robbins |
News
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Strong case made for Objective 1 funding; IWA publishing success;
WelshBac missing in Welsh Office report; Devolution genie out
of the bottle; why Welsh schools perform better; Gregynog Paper
calls for arts strategy; language act should embrace utility
services; IWA on the web; news from the branches.
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Europe
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Putting Wales at the heart of Europe
Hywel Ceri Jones chairs the Welsh Office European
Strategy Group which reported to the Secretary of State for
Wales last December on the Assembly’s relations with the
EU. Here he provides the background.
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Ty Cymru – a new Welsh home in Brussels
Caroline Turner suggests ways the Wales European
Centre can be developed. |
Politics and Policy
National Assembly Agenda Special
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I. Now the Agenda is Political
Rachel Lomax surveys the processes underway
in establishing the National Assembly.
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II. A Journey with no known Destination
Gerald Holtham says the IWA’s National
Assembly Agenda is short on rhetoric, but long on hope for improvement.
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III. A Trajectory Too Far
John Osmond looks at Ron Davies’ career
and his latest intervention, the IWA’s Gregynog Paper
Devolution: A Process Not an Event.
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IV. Wales in Whitehall
Huw Roberts says top civil servants hold a
key to our future.
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A New Political Geography
Dafydd Trystan polls the polls and comes up
with predictions for the first National Assembly elections.
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Peering into an Uncertain Future
Isobel Lindsay charts the complex territory
of contemporary Scottish party politics. |
Economy
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Highways to Prosperity
Gareth Jones says that three new reports on the
economy ask the right questions, but have few concrete policies
to offer.
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Lessons from the Celtic Tiger
John Osmond examines the Irish success story
and asks what we can do to follow suit.
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Fun and Innovation in Gwynedd
Osborne Jones says new ways should be found for
enticing graduates into leading-edge technology.
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Computer Bugs and Gremlins
Helen ap Derwen Yewlett warns that a shortage
of information systems expertise is threatening economic development. |
Environment
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Work from Waste
Nigel Blewitt describes a major new IWA project
which is looking at ways of creating employment in Wales through
increased waste recycling.
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Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad
Ben Hamilton-Baillie outlines progress with
the Cycle Network in Wales.
Transport Special
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I. Transport or Traffic?
Stuart Cole puts two recent Welsh Office roads
policy documents Driving Wales Forward and Transporting Wales
into the Future under the microscope.
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II. A Long, Winding Road
Gareth Wyn Jones explains why the IWA has commissioned
consultants WS Atkins to study north-south road links within
Wales.
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III. WalesRail needed to ensure an Integrated System
There will be a chance to capitalise on the potential of Welsh
railways when the present franchises finish in 2003-4, argues
Rhodri Clark. |
Social Policy
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Health: the Key Policy Challenge
Bruce Napier says the Assembly will bring NHS
Wales opportunities but not a pain-free future.
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A Competitive Edge
Gareth Elwyn Jones looks at the results of
the IWA’s examination of the effectiveness of Welsh-medium
education. |
Culture and Communications
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Citizenship and the New Wales
Hywel Francis and Rob Humphreys
argue that Lifelong Learning represents a policy opportunity
for Wales.
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Our Digital Destiny
Eurfron Gwynne Jones describes plans afoot
to establish a Digital College in Wales.
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Art for Art Sake
William Wilkins reviews the IWA’s Gregynog
Paper State of the Arts.
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Cwl Participating Cymru
Margaret Minhinnick tunes in to a new Welsh
mood music. |
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Endpiece by Peter Stead |
