Institute Of Welsh Affairs

With funding falling and pressure from the Welsh Government to do more to engage with disadvantaged communities how should the cultural and heritage sector respond? Heritage Lottery fund Chair, Manon Antoniazzi, discusses with IWA Director Lee Waters, RSPB Cymru, Director Katie Jo Luxton, and Karen Dusgate, Chief Executive of the Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, discuss ahead of the Heritage Exchange held with the IWA in Cardiff on May 7th 2014

Following the publication of the IWA Senedd Paper on a new Citizen's Service for Wales report author Andy Bevan discusses next steps with Youth Cymru CEO, Helen Mary Jones, and Cardiff Council's Community Education Officer, Lee Patterson

In the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University. This is the recording of the debate. The opening statements which preceded them is posted seperately

In the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University. This is the recording of the opening statements. The debate which followed is posted seperately

Prof David Reynolds discusses the report into the Welsh education system by the OECD with the IWA's Jess Blair

The fourth in a new series of podcasts analysing the latest developments in Welsh politics. In this edition the regular panel reflect on Labour's response to the Silk Commission report

The third in a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics. The regular panel discusses the budget, the publication of the Wales Bill and the position of Labour in Scotland on tax powers, as well as the spat between Carwyn Jones and Ann Clwyd

IWA Fellow Gerry Holtham's tour de force of the economics and politics of the debate about devolving tax and borrowing powers to Wales. Recorded at IWA Masterclass on the Silk Commission on March 6th 2014

The Chair of the UK Government’s Commission on Devolution in Wales, Paul Silk, explains the recommendations of the cross-party group at an IWA Masterclass on March 6th 2014

The second of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics

The first of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics

Part on of an 'in conversation' with Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones, held at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre on 28th June 2013. Interview by IWA Director Lee Waters