The Welsh NHS: a leadership opportunity for Wales Labour

Outside NHS staff, few people here understand or even recognise the profound differences opening up between the NHS in Wales and in England, since Edwina Hart announced in 2009 that Wales Assembly government would return to the NHS as…

The true cost of bad housing

There is a growing body of evidence to demonstrate the spend-to-save benefits of investment in housing.  According to research recently funded by Shelter Cymru and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Trust, the costs to the NHS in Wales of…

There is a crisis and there’s no silver bullet solution

I’m not a natural pessimist so I’ll rid myself of all negative baggage upfront.  Record waiting lists, demand for affordable housing overshooting supply four times over, less public money available and fewer homes delivered through planning gain. Add what…

Something in the air

This isn’t a typical blog post, offering opinion. It’s trying to think something through.

Three years ago, I was invited by Cynnal Cymru to write an article for a publication about the consequences of the credit crunch for the…