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Representation without taxation?
The question of how democratic governments should raise revenues from their citizens is central to the business of constitution-building. An entire academic field known as Fiscal Federalism has grown...
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Taking ourselves seriously
Back in March for St David’s Day the Empire State Building was lit once again with the Welsh colours, and the Google doodle featured daffodils. Each year the Western Mail seems to report these American...
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Showdown across the Severn
This week, a high-level meeting between Welsh Finance Minister Mark Drakeford and UK Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke fired the starting gun on a multi-billion pound negotiation round that...
View ArticleThe Single Market of the Mind
For many of those who voted to Remain, as well as those from other EU countries who were not eligible to vote, the referendum result was a moment of emotional rupture. It was a blow to their sense of...
View ArticleCan Wales fill the social care funding gap?
The funding of adult social care has moved centre stage. There is wide agreement that more money is needed and various figures are quoted. But how do we get a fix on exactly how much and whether this...
View Article‘Never Waste a Good Crisis’: plugging the infrastructure funding gap in a...
The day to day conversations people are having on the subject of Brexit are set to continue for many weeks, months and, probably, years. Everyone is considering the impacts these dramatic changes will...
View ArticleThe aftermath of the Welsh local government elections. Part 1: Policy context
Tomorrow, the votes will be counted and the results will be known. The changes in political control that will take place in Wales will be largely established. The key question is what happens next? One...
View ArticleThe aftermath of the Welsh local government elections. Part 2: Policy options
As already noted in part 1, austerity started in 2010/11 and, in many ways, after years of funding growth, it is amazing that public authorities in England and Wales have coped with the challenges of...
View ArticleA Future for Public Service Television in Wales
A Future for Public Service Television (Des Freedman and Vana Goblot, (eds), A Future for Public Service Television (London, Goldsmiths Press, 2018) ISBN 978-1-906897-0) stems from the work of an...
View ArticleThe chance of a lifetime? The opportunities and challenges of a new...
The new Curriculum 2022 is filled with hope for the education profession. Will it provide a chance to deliver a great education for children and young people – the future generations – of Wales? With...
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