Broadcasting regulations in Wales: Part 1
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs maps out current resources available to regulators and policy-makers in Wales. The project will be published in full in early 2023, and include three sections: Part 1 aims to provide an overview of the current legislative and regulatory frameworks governing broadcasting in Wales. Part 2 will...
Citizens’ voices, people’s news: making the media work for Wales
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs looks at how improving access to the media, news and information in Wales, especially in an era of ‘fake news’. We wanted to understand where people get their news and information from, how much they trust it, and how it makes them think and...
Fiscal firepower: effective policy-making in Wales
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs argues that reforming borrowing powers is key to better enable transformative policy making in Wales. Despite having fairly strong powers and a budget in the tens of billions, our research finds that the Welsh Government only has a limited ability to kickstart major projects to improve...
Putting businesses at the heart of levelling up in Wales
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs argues that businesses in Wales need clarity and flexibility to help make Levelling Up a success. Over six months on from the release of our first paper, What Does Levelling Up Mean for Wales?, the rollout of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda has increased...