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Today, I'm revisiting "vices" and independence, combining previous posts on pornography and prostitution. There's nothing explicit in this, so it's...

After drugs, alcohol and tobacco/vaping, it's time to return to another vice. "Gambling" - in the context of this post...

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Following neatly on from last week's look at alcohol policy and independence, it's time to look at one old vice...

Does Wales have a drinking problem? If so, what can be done about it? Is the problem fixing itself? Having...

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If you were unkind or cynical, you could describe politics as a marriage of convenience between the science of government...

The previous two parts in this mini-series looked at sport more generally – including how to boost participation amongst as...

The second part of this mini-series on sports policy and independence looks at how Wales can boost sports participation more...

With 2024 being an Olympics and Paralympics year – the latter having just finished – it's a good time to...

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Now, onto the meat of drug policy - what an independent Wales could do differently. Let's assume that recreational drugs...

We'll all have our views on the necessity (or not) of the "War on Drugs" and whether prohibition works (and...

As you've probably noticed, there won't be one big series of posts on independence this year. Instead, there'll be shorter...

A significant portion of Wales' total land area – around 20% (or 4,100sqkm) – is designated as National Park1. It's...

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The final part of this mini-series on democracy and independence focuses on raising standards of political conduct and making politics...

The third part of this series on democracy and independence looks at one of the more important elements: elections and...

After looking at democracy, attention turns to the star teams in the sport of representative democracy: the parties. Party Politics...

This four-part mini-series follows on from 2020's series on the constitution and independence, taking a more in-depth look at the...

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The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales - the latest installment in the Welsh Constitutional Universe franchise -...

Some may think Wales is a classless, egalitarian paradise - or at least should be. Everyone is a salt-of-the-earth stiff...