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The UK General Election and Wales; What’s going on with the referendum?; The short straw for women in Westminster; How can Welsh businesses thrive and grow?

Four manifestos in one week – it must be a General Election. The fallout from the Welsh Leaders Debate, Peter Stead’s take on how Dave Cameron lost the 2010 General Election and John Osmond thinks about the seats that could be up for grabs on the 6th May 2010.

The long-awaited Welsh language Measure; The Welsh Energy Revolution; John Osmonds take on First Minister Carwyn Jones’ first 100 days in office; Peter Davies, the Sustainable Development Commissioner for Wales and his views from ‘down under’.

Grayling’s take on the run-up to the UK General Election, after a month of speculation on dates and declarations; Grayling’s observations on the Welsh Liberal Democrats after a weekend in Swansea at the party’s spring Conference; The Director of the IWA, John Osmond, discusses education in Wales; The Chair of the IWA, Geraint Talfan Davies ponders on the changes afoot in the Welsh news broadcasting world.

December is a busy month in the Bay: “The king is dead, long live the king” – Carwyn Jones, the new First Minister; Mohammad Asghar crosses the floor – The first Assembly defection; Out with the old and in with the new? – The new WAG cabinet

A Welsh Labour leader election special: Edwina Hart AM – “A leader for the whole of Wales”; Carwyn Jones AM – “A time to lead”; Huw Lewis AM – “Let Labour be Labour”

August 2009: Out with the old, in with the new: a wave of AMs to stand down at 2011 election – Welsh laws for next year announced: Assembly Government unveils its programme – Assembly Government to consult on tighter GM controls: crop growers to be liable? – Funding Wales: reports’ pressure to re-examine funding formula.

June 2009: European elections: the results in Wales – Powers over the Welsh language: bid to devolve further powers to Wales continues – Olympic rowing: report by MPs suggests no significant benefit for Wales in 2012 – Hain’s call: new Welsh Secretary calls on colleagues to heed Euro election drubbing.

May 2009: Welsh Labour Party Conference, Gordon Brown: “We will grow not cut our way out of recession.” – Plaid Cymru Party Conference, Elfyn Llwyd: Prime Minister “Did nothing” to prevent the country’s current financial woes. – Welsh Conservative Party Conference, David Cameron: Increased Devolution? “Let’s make what we have now actually work”. – Welsh Liberal Democrat Party Conference, Kirsty Williams “Wales deserves better leadership”.

April 2009: Devolution, independence and constitutional navel gazing? – “Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s just too much fraternising with the enemy” – Fee for all top-up fees scrapped – Welsh patients to “top-up” healthcare.