Director's blog archive

May
16

Putting Wales at the heart of Rio+20

John Osmond reports on the Welsh Government’s aspirations to make sustainable development its central organising principle

May
12

Dealing with the crisis in Welsh press and broadcasting

John Osmond finds that a National Assembly investigation into the future of the media in Wales closely follows recommendations from the IWA

May
05

Hunt’s regard for process wasn’t evident on S4C

John Osmond outlines the IWA’s response to Jeremy Hunt’s consultation on the small print

May
02

Silk Commission split on referendum about tax powers

John Osmond reports on Welsh attitudes to what we should be asking the voter about

Apr
30
Apr
12

When white water becomes white gold

John Osmond explores the arguments for charging for Welsh water and finds that, as with devolution itself, the genie is out of the bottle

Apr
08

Lessons from a secular rabbi

John Osmond reviews Leo Abse’s last collection of essays, Old Testament Stories with a Freudian Twist

Mar
31

Carwyn Jones calls for written constitution

John Osmond reports on a speech by the First Minister in which he predicted a radical shake-up of Wales’s relationship with the rest of the UK

Mar
30

The symbolism and practicality of Welsh sovereignty

John Osmond says we need a Welsh jurisdiction to penetrate the pea soup that is preventing devolution from working properly

Mar
27