Institute Of Welsh Affairs

IWA Director Lee Waters offers his analysis of speech by Welsh Secretary on future of devolution

The audience discussion from the IWA's debate on whether enough is being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or whether the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? The debate held on October 23rd 2014 was to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - former CEO, Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales (CREW), Prof. Max Munday, Director, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff University and Chris Sutton, Chairman, CBI Wales.

Is enough being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or is the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? On October 23rd 2014 the IWA held a debate to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - former CEO, Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales (CREW), Prof. Max Munday, Director, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff University and Chris Sutton, Chairman, CBI Wales. This is part one, the discussion follows

A debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. Chaired by Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Wales environment correspondent. The issues of Peak Oil, Fracking and energy security are debated by Prof. Hywel Thomas, Professor of Civil Engineering, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University and Prof. Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School. The sound quality is poor in parts

A debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit, chaired by IWA Director Lee Waters, on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. The panel included Dr. Carol Bell, Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Sector Panel; Colin OrrBurns, General Manager, Dragon LNG; Jane Davidson, Member of the Silk Commission, and Director of INSPIRE, UWTSD; Alice Hooker-Stroud, Communication Officer, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Please note the sound is poor in parts

The third and final part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the first part here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528621-fascists-fascists-plaid-and-the-charges-of-extremism-part-one

The second part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the final part here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528643-fascists-fascists-plaid-and-the-charges-of-extremism-part-two-of-three

For decades Plaid Cymru have stood accused of sympathising with Fascism during the 1930s. The publication of Richard Wyn Jones’s book on ‘Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism’ in English earlier this year challenged the charges against Plaid. But in a new essay for the IWA Tim Williams, one of the leaders of the No campaign in the 1997 referendum, offered a robust rebuttal: http://www.clickonwales.org/2014/09/know-a-hero-by-his-heroes-saunders-lewis-beyond-apologetics The IWA has publishing a series of essays and held a discussion on the charges and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell at an event in the National Assembly on October 1st 2014. This is the first part of three - Part two is here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528643-fascists-fas

The day after the Scottish vote IWA Director Lee Waters spoke to Prof Roger Scully, Plaid Chair Dafydd Trystan Davies, and political consultant Cathy Owens to reflect on the campaign and the outcome

IWA Director Lee Waters discusses the potential fallout from the Scottish referendum campaign with Lord Jeremy Purvis of Tweed, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary group on Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution.

Prof Richard Wyn Jones discusses the result of a major survey of English public opinion on attitudes to the Scottish Referendum with IWA Director Lee Waters

The rise of UKIP, concern about migration and a growing feeling of Englishness in response to the Scottish independence debate, pose challenges for Wales, Simon Brooks argued in this Welsh language IWA Eisteddfod lecture in Llanelli, 'The rise of English nationalism- friend or foe?' Recorded on August 7th 2014

In the aftermath of Alun Davies' sacking as Minister for Natural Resources the regular panel of pundits discuss the consequences. IWA Director Lee Waters, Positif MD Daran Hill and Director of Deryn Cathy Owens reflect. Recorded on July 9th 2014

The discussion which followed speeches by Labour's Shadow Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland, Owen Smith and Margaret Curran. IWA Director Lee Waters chairs a Q&A session with IWA members at an event in the National Assembly for Wales on 19th June 2014

Speech by Owen Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Welsh Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.

Speech by Margaret Curran MP, Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.

Part two of conversation between IWA Director Lee Waters and Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014

IWA Director Lee Waters in conversation with Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014

As the dust settles, what is the significance of the Euro election? Election expert Prof Roger Scully from Cardiff University joins Lee Waters, Cathy Owens and Jess Blair.

A panel of AMs and a distinguished audience debate Gerry Holtham's IWA Senedd Paper at an event in the Senedd on 14th May 2014