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Guest Column: Birth of a Nation
by Anthony Barnett. |
News
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More members needed to make National Assembly effective; Setting
an Agenda for the National Assembly; Capital responds to IWA
call for a study on its future; WelshBac compared with world
best practice; Action plan to tackle rural crisis; new Roads
Study launched; National Botanic Garden conference; IWA appoints
Research Officer.
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Politics and Policy
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How we Voted on Wales’ Future
Richard Wyn Jones and Dafydd Trystan
report on the 1997 Welsh Referendum Survey.
Candidate Selection Special
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I. Creating the ‘New Politics’
Andrew Davies explains how Labour is tackling
the ‘Jobs for the Boys’ problem.
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II. ‘Twin to Win’?
Chris Roberts puts the case for ‘twinning’
to ensure gender balance in the Assembly, approved by 51.59%
at Labour’s Swansea conference in May.
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“It’s the Economy Stupid”
Nigel Blewitt sets out his priorities for
research into the Welsh economy. |
Economy
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The Assembly’s Economic Hurdles
Jonathan Evans explores the influence the National
Assembly can have over Welsh economic development.
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Downside of an Economic Miracle
Wales needs to learn from the Irish economy’s skills suppply
problem, says Lila Haines.
Strategic Approaches to Globalisation Special
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I. Going Global
Garel Rhys says SMEs must live or die in the
global marketplace.
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II. Exporting can be fun
Richard Cuthbertson says to stay ahead companies
continually have to get smarter quicker.
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Addressing the Welsh jobs dilemma
Gareth Jones says Information Technology
holds a solution to the dilemma of whether we should be increasing
the number of jobs or raising our GDP per head. |
Environment
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An Integrated Approach to Transport Policy
Richard Livsey argues that north-south road and
rail links should be the Assembly’s priorities.
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Sustainable Wales
Margaret
Minhinnick argues that if the green movement is to
have a future it must embrace social and cultural concerns. |
Social Policy
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Democracy can free Health Service logjams
Laser transparency will replace virtual secrecy in health decision
taking, says Rhodri Morgan.
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An Agenda for education
Cynog Dafis calls for an Education Council
for Wales.
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Wrestling with the WelshBac
John Osmond reports on the latest twists
in an IWA campaign of persuasion. |
Culture and Communication
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The Future of the Word
Peter Finch welcomes a new National Literature
Promotion Agency.
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Image and Power
Ned Thomas reviews the latest Gregynog Paper,
The Welsh Image, by John Smith, MP for the Vale of Glamorgan.
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De-politicising the Language
Alys Thomas asks whether the Assembly will
want to take the language out of politics. |
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Endpiece by Peter Stead |
