Housing Associations – which fall under the legal banner (in Wales) of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) – provide just over...

State of Wales returns in 2024 with a look at an often debated element of the planning system – Local...

Today I look at "The Brain Drain" – the net loss of skilled people to out-migration; particularly the under-40s –...

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In 2019 – not long after the first AUOB Cymru march in Cardiff – I wrote "Five Steps to Independence"....

You've probably all seen this. You've probably all said this. When spending decisions are debated or announced – whether it's...

Last week, the Senedd (Members & Elections) Bill was tabled. It comes after the best part of 20 years of...

Last but not least, this "Wales on the Move" transport series ends with air transport. It's a transport sector that...

The penultimate piece in this series looks at maritime transport. While it's not the most commonly discussed transport method in...

Now, onto what I'm expecting to be the most popular post in this series: the rail network. This was a...

The previous piece looked at roads and independence. This time, it's buses (including community transport). The current situation (though arguably...

The first half of this series focused on general transport issues - not only those that need to be addressed...

Having looked at some of the strengths and weaknesses of transport policy for Wales things now turn to geography. In...

After looking at some of the  blunders and missed opportunities when it comes to transport, it's time for the "good...

The next two pieces in this series on transport will be a bit meatier, looking at where Wales might be...

Having looked at how transport is currently managed in Wales, this piece looks at transport use and transport's social and...

The latest (possibly final) in-depth examination of policy options and independence – chosen by Twitter followers towards the end of...

Now that the world's most expensive game of musical chairs is out of the way, it's worth picking up on...

This is a re-write of one of the most popular and regularly recurring questions brought up on social media and...

This final look at the 2021 census focuses on some of the factors that determine an individual's life chances. Other...

The penultimate part of this look at the 2021 census focuses on the home. This includes marital status, tenure and...

Crossing the halfway point in this look at the 2021 census, things move to a category that revealed some of...

The next set of key results from the 2021 census covers identity. That includes national identity, ethnicity and – for...

Next in my look a the key results from the 2021 census is language – always one of the more...

Over the next fortnight, I'll be taking a look at some of the key findings from the 2021 Census and...