Economy archive

Apr
09

What south Wales wants from the Great Western franchise

Professor Stuart Cole spells out the background to the race for a crucial rail franchise

Apr
07

Michelin stars and farmers’ markets end Wales’ food desert image

Economic and health benefits will flow if changes taking place in the way we think about food are followed across Wales, says Rhys David

Apr
06

Lifting the Treasury straitjacket

Mike Hedges says the Welsh Government urgently needs devolution of borrowing powers

Apr
01

When £300 gets you a city

Derek Jones says Wrexham should begin an authentic conversation among its citizens about the feeling and identity of the town

Mar
26

Boost needed to push our international profile

David Rowe-Beddoe says inward investment policy is confused and poor performance is the result

Mar
24

Football clubs that face oblivion

Ken Skates recalls the painful memories of humiliation that confronted Wrexham FC

Mar
19

Business succession time bomb ticking under Welsh economy

Derek Walker says policy makers should give company management exit strategies as much attention as start-ups and inward investment

Mar
15

Science mainstreamed into Welsh economic policy

Geraint Talfan Davies welcomes two major announcements that will strengthen a new Welsh Government focus on strategic capital investment

Mar
08

Rowing back on women’s independence

On International Women’s Day Kirsty Davies unveils a new Welsh organization that is campaigning for equal opportunities

Mar
05

Cutting back on disabled people

Rhian Davies says that a quarter of the Welsh population are threatened by the Westminster Government’s welfare changes