Tag: Public Health

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

It seems a year doesn't go by without some sort of crisis or demand for action in the Welsh NHS ...

Next, a look at some of the major challenges police forces in Wales (and the UK more generally) continue to ...

Climate change will be one of the dominant topics of the Sixth Senedd. There are plenty of related issues which ...

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the most persistent claims made by Labour is that the Welsh Government's business support ...

(Title Image: Plaid Ifanc via Twitter) Next in my look at the Welsh Government's delivery record, it's the environment and ...

(Title Image: fullfact.org) Before starting full coverage of the 2021 Senedd election at State of Wales, over the next fortnight ...

(Title Image: NHS England) We're all familiar with the big long-term challenges facing Wales (and, in some cases, the rest ...

Following a look at the achievements and all the associated back-slapping, it's time to look at the....not so glorious moments ...

All this week, I'll be posting articles on State of Wales to mark the 20th anniversary of devolution, looking at ...

(Title Image: via Pinterest) To be a good nationalist you need to be self-critical. You have to acknowledge the flaws ...

(Title Image: via Pinterest) Wealth inequality & Classism It can be argued that your social class, household income and personal ...

(Title Image: scarfolk.blogspot.co.uk) It was only fit to pick this date to address another issue regarding public policy and independence ...