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UBI in Wales: An Economic Mess Waiting to Happen
An opinion piece written by Edward Sumner, Chief Operations Office at the Centre for Welsh Studies: During the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen an array of new ideas of how to combat the economic fall out that we face on the other side of this lockdown. In Wales and...
Covid-19: Why isn’t the Welsh Government listening to North Wales?
An article written by CWS Board Member Cllr Adrian Mason: Let me start off by saying that I like the idea of devolution. To have decisions made by local people for local people is a much more focused type of government and, in theory, very sensible. Unfortunately, in...
Covid-19: Our Civil Liberties Must Remain
Blog piece written by Matthew MacKinnon, Director of Centre for Welsh Studies. Looking back throughout our countries history, it’s hard to imagine draconian, anti-democratic legislation being implemented here. I often think this could never happen in the United...
Broken China: Is there an Alternative?
CWS Board Member Cllr Adrian Mason: There is much disquiet over China at the moment. How these emotions play out in our attitudes to trade in the coming months and years may determine the future of our international trading policies. Questions are being asked as to...
COVID-19: The return of the nation state?
An article written by Myles Power former EU Policy Adviser for Constitutional Affairs, Legal Affairs and Transport: After years and years of pushing for more and more integration from such members as Germany and France, the European Union is facing disintegration from...
Will 2021 be the start of a new pro free-market chapter for Wales?
An article by Dr Stephen Morris, Policy Spokesman for Gwlad: Even the most ardent free-marketeer would concede that the actions of the government in the current COVID-19 crisis are on the right track. We who most lament the excessive involvement of government in the...
Free trade: A quintessentially British idea reinvigorated
An article by the former Secretary of State for Wales the RT Hon David Jones MP: Boris. What a breath of fresh air. No, scratch that. What a glorious gust of bracing ozone, dispelling the dismal, grey timidity of the past three...
Cardiff Congestion Charge High Stakes Gamble
An article written by Cardiff Councillor and Prospective Assembly Member for Cardiff North - Joel Williams: So. Labour-run Cardiff Council have outlined plans for a congestion charge on all motorists coming into the City. Let me start by saying that we all want to see...
North Wales is being left behind by the Cardiff Bay establishment
Article written by Rob Roberts - Businessman and Conservative Candidate for Delyn in North Wales: The strangle hold in Cardiff has left North Wales lagging behind in inward investment. The transport links between the North and the South are appalling, the North...