NHS Wales : The point-scoring has to stop

Playing political football with the Welsh NHS is likely to be as damaging as the political football which has led to topics like immigration becoming "third rail" issues. (Pic : reddit.com) I wish politics was based on the strength of arguments and how good ideas are, debated rationally in language everyone can understand....

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Mythbusting the TTIP

A valuable, and long-overdue, economic partnership? Or handover of power to a shadowy corporate understate? (Pic : euintheus.org) What is the TTIP?Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership - a proposed free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union that's currently under negotiation. There's...

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Should Wales target the UEFA U-21 Championship?

We're getting used to hosting one-off games, but should Wales consider bidding for a whole tournament? One we might stand a realistic chance of hosting. (Pic : Football Association of Wales) The Football Association of Wales (FAW) took a slap to the face when Cardiff was overlooked to host Euro 2020 games.Although Cardiff hosted...

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Hart Bypass returns to the Assembly

The issue of the Newport bypass has returned to the Senedd, and the Environment Committee had a few choice words for Edwina Hart and the CBI. (Pic : Wales Online) Welsh Government's reprioritised National Transport Plan (7.12.11) M4 Newport consultation and rail upgrades in Gwent (11.3.12) A Cunning Infrastructure Plan...

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Building a better Wales from the bottom up

Leanne Wood's "Greenprint" idea has been developed further into  wider reforms of how our communities and neighbourhoods tick. (Pic : Rhondda Plaid Cymru) Earlier this week, Plaid Cymru unveiled the latest in a series of discussion and policy papers, this time a comprehensive report (pdf), which was jointly launched...

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Human Rights on the Assembly Agenda

Earlier this week, the National Assembly debated the high-minded issue of human rights in Wales. (Pic : Amnesty International) Human rights is an area that's strictly non-devolved, but the Welsh Government and Assembly have a duty to monitor it in relation to devolved areas (like access to health services or discrimination...

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