Guest Column
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Campaign of the Spin Doctors by David
Williams. |
News
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Setting an agenda for the Assembly; The Economic Impact of the
Assembly; Tackling the myth of the ‘Satanic Mills’;
overwhelming support for the WelshBac; Biotechnology: the Job
Creation industry of the 21st century; Report calls for a radical
traffic management scheme for Snowdonia; Making the CAP Fit
for Rural Wales; West Wales Branch has new Chairman; the Utilities,
Consumers and the Welsh Language; IWA Conferences to mark Wales
Euro Summit.
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Politics and Policy
Assembly Special
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I. Assembly Poll revealed unity amidst diversity
Looking behind the referendum split Denis Balsom
finds room for consensus.
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II. Making the Assembly Work.
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III. Voting for the Assembly
Iain Byrne analyses what the results of the
first Assembly elections might look like.
Welsh Conservatives' Future Special
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I. A Direct Route to Brussels
Lord Roberts welcomes the IWA’s new report
Wales in Europe: The Opportunity presented by a Welsh Assembly.
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II. Choice between a New Start or More Misery
Conservatives must work with the Government to create a stable
constitution, says David Melding. |
Economy
Wales and the Global Economy Special
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I. Matching the intelligence of the Irish
Lyn Arnold suggests a way forward for the new
Welsh ‘Economic Powerhouse’.
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II. Growing from Within
Wales needs a business birth-rate Action Plan – and it
needs it NOW says Dr Gareth Jones. This should
be a priority for the new Economic Power House.
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III. Local Sourcing key challenge for car suppliers
Competing in the global economy means climbing up a supply chain,
as Penny Mitchell explains.
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IV. En Route to the Euro
Although it is a gamble Brian Morgan argues
that the Single Currency presents great opportunities for Wales.
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V. Technology Transfer Opportunities in north Wales
Nigel Peacock casts a north Wales eye on
promoting growth in high-technology small firms.
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Environment
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Can we eat our Landscape?
Gareth Wyn Jones explores environmental concerns
that have been preoccupying the Institute in north Wales.
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Giving a voice to Rural Wales
The new ‘economic powerhouse’ should include a Policy
Centre devoted to the needs of rural Wales, says Alun
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Social Policy
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A Different Vision for NHS Wales
The Assembly offers the prospect of radical new thinking in
the way we run the Welsh health service, argues Dr Dewi
Evans.
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The WelshBac and the Government’s proposals compared
Eirlys Pritchard Jones and John David
contrast the WelshBac with the Government’s policy Qualifying
for Success. |
Culture and Communications
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Beyond the Millennium
Geraint Talfan Davies reports on a new era for
Welsh arts provision in the wake of the Wales Millennium Centre’s
success.
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Playing on the World Stage
Yvette Vaughan Jones outlines the role of the
new organisation Wales Arts International.
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Beyond Europe
Alan
Burge argues that a more sophisticated international
outlook is necessary as a part of the maturing of Wales. |
