41% worried about next fuel bill

Worrying new research from from Citizens Advice reveals that 41% of people in Wales are now worried they can’t afford their next fuel bill, and more than one in two (56%) say energy bills will put…

Changing Relationships

Wales’s relationship with England could be radically reshaped in the next few years, irrespective of what the people of Wales might want. As Carwyn Jones has rightly pointed out, the departure of Scottish MPs from Westminster could…

Still committed to children’s rights?

As a new year dawns and once again there is time for reflection on the year just gone, there are many contenders for events that shocked, delighted, amused, disappointed or just made me sit up…

An alternative route

I highlighted back in November that the fall in Welsh domiciled university applicants can be seen as unexpected, given that the changes in tuition fees for English students does not affect young people living in Wales.  Welsh domiciled university…

Contenders ready?

Two sets of all-Wales elections mark the end of a marathon run of voting: but how will women fare when the votes are counted?

2012 will mark the end of a marathon set of all-Wales elections.  Since 2007, the people…

Resolutions to Keep Wales Tidy

Environmental campaigners Keep Wales Tidy urge you to make a new year’s resolution that can really make a difference….

We all know that Wales is a beautiful country but look around and you can’t always see it. Whilst…

Sensory loss & health

One in five people in Wales have some form of sensory loss. Many are heavy users of health care services, with a significant percentage being older people with other health conditions, and yet their experiences of accessing services…

Wales, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice

The conviction of two of the members of the gang that killed Stephen Lawrence has once again raised the issue of the experience of violence and the treatment by the police of people from ethnic minority groups, and their…

What about winter fuel payments?

Scarcely a day goes past without news about the wastefulness of benefits. As well as the stories about benefit fraud, particularly Incapacity Benefit, there is a steady stream of coverage exposing the consequences of universal benefits. Over and again, stories are…

2012 outlook

An outbreak of unanimity has occurred amongst economic forecasters – and the outlook for Wales and the UK in 2012 is not good.

The Treasury’s summary of the many forecasts made by city…