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Upfront
Destination unknown
In the wake of France and Holland’s rejection of the Union’s
forward march, Chris Harvie asks: whatever
happened to regional Europe? |
News
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Culture and Communications
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Cover story I: Dyfodol yr Iaith / Future of the Language
Welsh in the Family
Elaine Davies describes the work of Twf in
building a bilingual Wales.
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Cover story II: Dyfodol yr Iaith / Future of the Language
Conversing with English
Margaret Deuchar argues that we have every
reason to be confident about the co-existence of Welsh with
its dominant neighbour.
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Welsh Art
Ivor Davies weighs in on the debate over a National
Gallery.
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Venetian Odyssey
Wiard Sterk reports on a visit to the 2005 Biennale.
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Politics and Policy
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Virtual Parliament
John Osmond unpacks the recent White Paper extending
the Assembly’s powers.
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The New Centralism
Kevin Morgan and Stevie Upton query
whether merging the Quangos into the Assembly Government will
achieve the desired results.
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Reality Cheque
Teresa Rees argues that an evidence base should inform
student funding decisions.
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Geography of Opportunity
Bruce Katz describes the evolution of American neighbourhood
policy and what it could mean for Wales.
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Gwynfor
Dafydd Wigley looks at the career of ‘the greatest
Welsh statesman of the 20th century’. |
Economy
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Buzz factor
Yvette Vaughan Jones says culture is the driver of
the new economy.
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Labour Flexibility
Eurfyl ap Gwilym examines the case for and against
regional pay differentials. |
Social Policy
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Out of Reach
Nic Wheeler offers policy options to deal with the crisis
of housing affordability in the National Parks.
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Learning how to learn
Shan Richards outlines the main features of the new
Foundation Phase early years curriculum being developed for
Welsh schools. |
Environment
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Climate change
Faced with crushing global threats Paul Flynn
says we need a paradigm shift to change the way we run our economy.
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Cherished heartland
Peter Midmore on a search for a vision for the future
of upland Wales. |
Science
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When sugar is not so sweet
Anthony Campbell and Stephanie Matthews
reveal the startling discoveries they have made about lactose
intolerance.
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Blue Sky Research
Marc Clement explains how Swansea University
is getting to grips with Life Science, the most fertile source
of technology transfer in the world. |
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The Last Word by Peter
Stead. |
