Institute Of Welsh Affairs

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Wales' leading independent think tank. We are a charity that acts as a catalyst to generate an intelligent debate about Wales' future

Episodios

  • the welsh agenda - Living and Working in the Welsh Language - Episode 2: Victoria Kioi talks to Gabin Kongolo

    27/07/2024 Duración: 51min

    In this episode, Victoria Kioi, editor in residence at the welsh agenda, talks to actor Gabin Kongolo about the creative sector in Wales, learning Welsh later in life, his Congolese heritage, and navigating the creative industry. Gabin Kongolo is a poet and actor. His work includes film-poem Ndako and he was recently featured in Bariau (2024).

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 7: the Review of the UK Constitution, with Steph Coulter

    30/05/2024 Duración: 37min

    In the seventh episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Steph Coulter from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

  • 20240319 - Building from the Bottom - Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership

    20/05/2024 Duración: 01h46min

    This is a recording of Building from the Bottom: Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs in partnership with Bangor University. Despite our best efforts, we apologise that part of the recording is unintelligible due to equipment issues on the day. A transcript of the episode is available here.

  • 25/03/2024 - Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth: Report Launch

    02/04/2024 Duración: 01h39s

    You can now listen to the launch of our latest report, Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth. Read the full report here: https://www.iwa.wales/our-work/work/sharing-power-spreading-wealth/

  • the welsh agenda - Living and working in the Welsh language - with Matthaus Bridge, Sion Jones, Leila Navabi, and Efa Gruffudd Jones (Welsh and English)

    05/02/2024 Duración: 54min

    Welcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school. A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like it can be hard to reconcile both. In this podcast, I spoke to researchers, government officials and artists.' In this podcast, Matthaus speaks to Dr Sion Jones, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, stand up comedian Leila Navabi, Professor Martin Johnes, and Welsh language commissioner Efa Gruffudd Jones. This podcast includes Matthaus's conversation with Dr Sion Jones in its original Welsh version.

  • the welsh agenda - Living and working in the Welsh language - with Matthaus Bridge, Sion Jones, Leila Navabi, and Efa Gruffudd Jones (English only)

    05/02/2024 Duración: 54min

    Welcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school. A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like it can be hard to reconcile both. In this podcast, I spoke to researchers, government officials and artists.' In this podcast, Matthaus speaks to Dr Sion Jones, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, stand up comedian Leila Navabi, Professor Martin Johnes, and Welsh language commissioner Efa Gruffudd Jones.

  • 24/01/2024 - Event: Rising to the Challenge: Wales' Pathway to Net Zero with Derek Walker and Chris Stark

    31/01/2024 Duración: 01h27min

    The IWA are delighted to bring you a discussion between Chris Stark, CEO of the UK Climate Change Committee (UKCCC) and Wales’ Future Generations’ Commissioner, Derek Walker. In this conversation we will touch on where Wales stands on its net zero journey, how we compare to other nations, and how we can accelerate our transition and adaptation to the climate emergency.

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 6: Transport, with Mark Barry

    19/12/2023 Duración: 41min

    In the sixth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Professor Mark Barry about the future of Wales' transport networks. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. Episode notes You can read Mark's report A Metro for Wales' Capital City Region here

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Event recording: Social Security Spotlight, with Mairi Spowage

    16/11/2023 Duración: 57min

    This week, we release the recording of our recent event Social Security Spotlight with Mairi Spowage.  Mairi is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. In this event, she and Auriol Miller discussed Scottish Government's policy on social security. Scotland has a significantly larger package of powers devolved in this area compared to Wales. The Scottish Child Payment, a new devolved benefit, is particularly pertinent in this discussion, displaying different ways of managing welfare spend. This session was an enlightening discussion of the complexities of funding devolved policy, and of the lessons Wales can learn from Scotland in this area. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our countr

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Event recording: Devolution across the UK, with Akash Paun

    02/10/2023 Duración: 58min

    This week, instead of an episode, enjoy a recorded version of our recent event with Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Akash came to speak to the IWA's Director Auriol Miller to discuss his recent paper, submitted to the Independent Commission for Wales' Constitutional Future. In it, Akash proposed a comparison of the UK nations' settlements. In this event, Akash discussed:  What the gaps are in Wales’ current settlement What we can learn from other parts of the UK Where does the evidence suggest Wales needs more powers to improve delivering for the nation? Where do we go from here? Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to diff

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 5: The Talking Shop: An Experiment in Democracy, with Yvonne Murphy

    13/09/2023 Duración: 37min

    In the fifth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Yvonne Murphy, the mind behind the Talking Shop, an innovative space created for people wishing to learn more about their institutions in order to become more active in their communities. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. Episode notes: - You can find out more about The Talking Shop and Omidaze here - Yvonne Murphy's article about the Talking Shop for the welsh agenda is available on our website

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 4: Our Media and Democracy, with Dylan Moore

    06/09/2023 Duración: 25min

    In the fourth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to the IWA's own Media and Democracy project lead Dylan Moore. Dylan discusses the aims of his research on media and democracy, the causes and impact of the media and information deficit in Wales, and what can be done to address it. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. Episode notes: You can find the reports mentioned in this episode on our website: - Citizens' Voices, People's News: Making the Media work for Wales (in collabora

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 3: Dialogue and Democratic Renewal, with Anwen Elias and Jennifer Wolowic

    30/08/2023 Duración: 48min

    Welcome back to Wales: A Work in Progress. In our third episode, we tackle dialogue and democratic renewal. The IWA's director Auriol Miller speaks to Dr Anwen Elias, a member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales and a reader at the University of Aberystwyth, and to Dr Jennifer Wolowic, Principal lead at Aberystwyth University's Dialogue Centre. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

  • Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 2: Federalism (Part 2), with David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones

    19/06/2023 Duración: 27min

    Welcome to the second episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we continue our in-depth exploration of federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. In this episode, you will hear the second part of the IWA's director Auriol Miller with David Melding, Conservative MS for South Wales Central from 1999-2021, acting as Deputy Presiding Officer from 2011-2016, and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, advocate for a UK-wide constitutional convention.

  • Wales: a Work in Progress - Episode 1: Federalism, with David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones

    12/06/2023 Duración: 24min

    Welcome to the first episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we explore federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. In this episode, the IWA's director Auriol Miller discusses all things federalism with David Melding, Conservative MS for South Wales Central from 1999-2021, acting as Deputy Presiding Officer from 2011-2016, and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, advocate for a UK-wide constitutional convention.

  • Wales: a Work in Progress - Intro Episode

    05/06/2023 Duración: 06min

    Today, we kick off a new podcast series to accompany our new project supported by the Legal Education Foundation: Wales: A Work in Progress. In this series, we will explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why. In this episode, Policy and External Affairs Manager and Project lead Joe Rossiter and IWA Director Auriol Miller give a whistle stop tour of the work already underway to look at what the constitutional future for Wales should look like, and outline some of the issues the podcast series will discuss.

  • 9/03/2023 - IWA Report Launch: Broadcasting Regulation in Wales: What can we learn from Europe?

    21/03/2023 Duración: 56min

    This is a recording of the launch of our report 'Broadcasting Regulation in Wales: What can we learn from Europe?', which took place on 9 March 2023.  This event was chaired by the IWA's Director Auriol Miller and included a presentation from the authors of the report, Dr Marlen Komorowski (Media Cymru), Dylan Moore (Media and Democracy Policy Lead, IWA) and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (Media Cymru). The devolution of broadcasting is under active consideration, with an Expert Panel set up as part of The Co-operation Agreement between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru tasked with developing plans for a new regulatory framework that works for Wales. But what does ‘devolution of broadcasting’ actually mean? And in the current political context, how can Wales’s voice in the broadcasting landscape be strengthened? This event launched the second and third parts of the IWA’s research on legislative and regulatory frameworks for broadcasting in Wales. Our paper outlines four case studies from countries across Europe,

  • The Role of Trade Unions in Wales - Featuring Harry Thompson in conversation with Hannah Blythyn MS and Nisreen Mansour

    22/02/2023 Duración: 56min

    Hear from Harry Thompson, author of the IWA's report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to support Trade Unions in Wales, which was launched on 16 February 2023. This podcast is a recording of a discussion about the role of trade unions. Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead, spoke to Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, and to Nisreen Mansour, a Policy Officer at the Wales TUC.

  • 16.02.2023 - IWA Report Launch: Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions

    20/02/2023 Duración: 57min

    This is a recording of the launch of our report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions in Wales, which took place on Thursday 16 February 2023. This event was chaired by the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter and included a presentation and Q&A delivered by Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead and author of the report. As part of our work towards a fair economy for Wales, we have undertaken a short study into the trade union movement in Wales, and its potential to structurally re-balance Wales’ economy in favour of low and middle earners. We want to ensure that any growth in overall prosperity is distributed across society and across the economy, rather than being disproportionately absorbed by those at the top. We find that there is a high scope for empowered trade unions to help restructure Wales’ economy in favour of those on low and middle incomes, additionally ensuring that any new attempts to grow and rebuild Wales’ economy are systematical

  • Fiscal Firepower: Effective Policy-Making in Wales, featuring Harry Thompson, Rebecca Evans and Llyr Gruffydd

    18/10/2022 Duración: 34min

    In the IWA's report Fiscal Firepower and Effective Policy Making in Wales, our Economic Policy Lead Harry Thompson argues that reforming the Welsh Government’s borrowing powers is a key option to better enable transformative policy making in Wales. In this podcast, you can hear Harry in conversation with Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government, and Llyr Gruffydd MS, about the challenges of fiscal policy in Wales.

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