Editorial
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Europe's Crossroads
Hywel
Ceri Jones assesses what input the National Assembly
should make to the Convention on the future of the European
Union launched by the Council of Ministers in March. |
News
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Quangos Corralled Says New IWA Book; IWA Appoints Financial
Times Executive as Development Director; Immediate Returns
From Basic Skills Spending; IWA and University Boost Research
on Wales; New Chairs for IWA Branches; Forthcoming Events |
Culture & Communications
Cover Story
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Three Million Feet of Film
lestyn Hughes profiles the new National Screen
and Sound Archive.
Welsh Language Special
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I. The Living Dead
Simon Brooks sets out the case being put by
the new Welsh community pressure group Cymuned.
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II. Constructive Subversion
John Lloyd Jones injects a note of optimism
into the language debate.
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III. Future of the Language
Rhodri Williams takes up where Saunders Lewis
left off, 40 years ago. |
Social Policy
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How To Cut The Waiting Lists
Morton Warner and Tony Beddow
argue that contrasting performance between Health Authorities
across Wales provides the basis for a major improvement.
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Enriching the Learning Experience
Teresa Rees explains why learners in Wales will
soon be better resourced and better informed about their entitlement
than learners in the rest of the UK.
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A Qualification Whose Time is Nigh
Ken Spours analyses the steps that have led to
the current phase of the Baccalaureate debate.
Higher Education Special
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I. University Snakes and Ladders
Phil Cooke assesses the outcome of the latest
Research Assessment Exercise and its impact on the future of higher
education in Wales.
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II. Ten Years from Now
Geraint Talfan Davies takes a look at the Assembly
Government's plans for our Universities.
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III. Making Learning Work
Grenville Jackson outlines the strategic approach
of Wales' biggest public body ELWa
Social Policy.
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IV. From Opportunity to Obituary
Alistair Cole and Alan Storer
put the role of the Community Consortia for Education and Training
under the spotlight. |
Politics
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Welsh Scrutiny For Welsh Bills
Jon Owen Jones says we should revive Lloyd George
procedures to deal with Welsh legislation at Westminster.
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Creating Legal Wales
Winston Roddick QC examines the National Assembly's growing
impact on Welsh legislation.
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Oiling The Usual Channels
Looking at the way the Assembly operates Glyn
Davies calls for a bar to be installed.
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Local Government To Measure Itself
Steve Martin unpacks local government 'Best
Value' and explains why the Welsh system is beginning to diverge
from England. |
Europe
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A View from the Foothills
Desmond Clifford argues that to get our voice
heard in the enlarged European Union of 450 million people we'll
have to be clever.
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To Euro or Not ... ?
Nick
Randall reports on a new survey into attitudes to the
European single currency amongst Assembly Members. |
Economy
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Cardiff Gene Park to be Centre for Welsh Network
Julian Sampson reports on an advance for Wales
in harnessing genetic technology.
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Highway of the Future
Paul Twamley explains the rationale for establishing
an Internet DataCentre in Cardiff Bay.
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Making the Most of our own £3 Billion Market
Michael Quayle argues that the war on terror
is altering global supply chain priorities and calls for the establishment
of a Welsh Procurement Agency.
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Partnership the Key to Success
Christine Chapman, Chair of the Objective I Programme
Monitoring Committee, provides an update on progress. |
Environment
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Translating Good Intentions
Meirion Thomas and Martin Rhisiart
outline a new programme to make Wales a sustainable, knowledge-based
'Region'.
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Connecting the Local with the Global
Haf Roberts calls for Wales to make its mark
at the Johannesburg summit this August.
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Consensus Breaks Out in West Wales
Edward Holdaway reports on the Pembrokeshire
Coastal Forum.
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Changing to Stay the Same
Cathy
Owens says proposed improvements to planning regulations
are just tinkering with the present system. |
Endpiece
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The Age of Anarchic Consensualism
Peter Stead |
