Institute of Welsh Affairs
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January 2015: The IWA Podcast: David Torrance on the role of the UK
January 30, 2015 10:54 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBJess Blair meets Writer and Broadcaster David Torrance to discuss the role of the UK post #Indyref.
January 2015: Is the UK doing the job it should?
January 23, 2015 18:47 - 7 minutes - 5.33 MBKatie Dalton and Richard Wyn Jones join the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss the role of the UK. But is the UK doing what it is supposed to well enough? And what do we do about it if it's not?
January 2015: What is the UK for?
January 23, 2015 09:59 - 3 minutes - 2.66 MBFor the opening phase of the IWA's Constitutional Convention we asked Cardiff Business School Professor Calvin Jones and former Labour Special Adviser Cathy Owens what UK-wide level of Government is for
January 2015: Where next for Welsh Public Service reform? Panel Debate.
January 22, 2015 11:09 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBThe panel react to Leighton Andrews' speech from the #IWADebate and discuss their views on Welsh Public Service reform.
January 2015: Leighton Andrews' full speech on the next steps for Public Service reform
January 22, 2015 11:03 - 28 minutes - 20.6 MBOn Tuesday 20th January 2015, Leighton Andrews made a key speech about the future of public service reform in Wales to the #IWADebate. Listen to the full debate here.
January 2015: Leighton Andrews on Public service reform
January 22, 2015 07:23 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBThis is a short extract from Leighton Andrews' contribution to the IWA Debate on the future of Public Services. The Welsh Government Minister discusses the forthcoming White Paper on Local Government and how he expects Councils to respond.
December 2014: Uninformed Wales?: Broadcasting in the Changing Union
December 03, 2014 20:03 - 24 minutes - 14.7 MBThe final panel at the IWA Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd 2014 The governance of Wales has changed significantly since 1999, but the way the Welsh public consumes news content hasn’t. The vast majority of people in Wales read London based newspapers whilst the majority of their news consumption on TV and radio is not Wales focused. This is an opportunity to discuss the way Wales is portrayed, to discuss the way the broadcast sector in general covers the issues that matter to Wales an...
December 2014: Q&A with BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson
December 03, 2014 18:14 - 59 minutes - 34.5 MBQuestion & Answer session with Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, from the IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd chaired by the media commentator Maggie Brown.
December 2014: Ben Stephenson in conversation with Maggie Brown: The impact of a new BBC commissioning model
December 03, 2014 17:28 - 37 minutes - 22.1 MBThe BBC has developed radical proposals to transform its approach to commissioning and production which could have far-reaching implications for the BBC itself and the independent sector. At this Q&A at the IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd the media commentator Maggie Brown interviewed Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, BBC Television, about the proposals and their implications. The Q&A with the audience follows
December 2014: Commissioning Change - the panel discussion from IWA's Cardiff Media Summit
December 03, 2014 16:40 - 42 minutes - 24.5 MBThe IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd 2014 held a discussion on the way that current commissioning models work across the broadcasting industry and the way they serve UK audiences in general and Welsh audiences in particular. What works well at present and where does Wales succeed? What are the issues that need to be addressed and what are the barriers in the way? Are we doing as much as we could to portray Wales and are we maximising the economic benefit? Panel members: Chair - J...
December 2014: Finding Wales' voice in the broadcasting debate - Ken Skates Speech to Cardiff Media Summit
December 03, 2014 16:00 - 13 minutes - 8.58 MBSpeech by Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism to the IWA Cardiff Media Summit on Wednesday 3 December
November 2014: IWA Podcast - Smith Commission
November 28, 2014 09:41 - 14 minutes - 8.19 MBLee Waters, Cathy Owens and Ed Poole join the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss the recommendations of the Smith Commission in Scotland, which look to set the pace for further devolution of powers in Holyrood.
November 2014: Stephen Crabb speech to IWA on devolution vision
November 17, 2014 13:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWelsh Secretary Stephen Crabb addresses the IWA at the offices of Acuity Legal in Cardiff Bay on 17th November 2014 setting out his long-term vision of devolution
November 2014: Analysis of Stephen Crabb speech
November 17, 2014 12:39 - 4 minutes - 2.7 MBIWA Director Lee Waters offers his analysis of speech by Welsh Secretary on future of devolution
October 2014:The IWA Debate - Inward Investment: A fresh push or a fresh approach? (Part two)
October 24, 2014 08:45 - 48 minutes - 32.6 MBThe audience discussion from the IWA's debate on whether enough is being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or whether the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? The debate held on October 23rd 2014 was to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - forme...
October 2014: The IWA Debate - Inward Investment: A fresh push or a fresh approach? (Part one)
October 24, 2014 08:27 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIs enough being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or is the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? On October 23rd 2014 the IWA held a debate to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - former CEO, Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales (CREW), Prof...
October 2014: The end of cheap oil – what next?
October 16, 2014 10:30 - 42 minutes - 28.3 MBA debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. Chaired by Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Wales environment correspondent. The issues of Peak Oil, Fracking and energy security are debated by Prof. Hywel Thomas, Professor of Civil Engineering, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University and Prof. Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School. The sound quality is poor in parts
October 2014: Wales’ energy future: fossil or no fossil?
October 16, 2014 10:09 - 57 minutes - 38.2 MBA debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit, chaired by IWA Director Lee Waters, on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. The panel included Dr. Carol Bell, Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Sector Panel; Colin OrrBurns, General Manager, Dragon LNG; Jane Davidson, Member of the Silk Commission, and Director of INSPIRE, UWTSD; Alice Hooker-Stroud, Communication Officer, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Please note the sound is poor in parts
October 2014: Fascists! Fascists? - Plaid and the charges of extremism (Part 3 of 3)
October 02, 2014 08:49 - 27 minutes - 19.8 MBThe third and final part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the first part here: https://audioboo...
October 2014: Fascists! Fascists? - Plaid and the charges of extremism (Part Two of three)
October 02, 2014 08:41 - 27 minutes - 20.3 MBThe second part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the final part here: https://audioboom.com/boo...
October 2014: Fascists! Fascists? - Plaid and the charges of extremism (Part One)
October 02, 2014 08:20 - 43 minutes - 30.6 MBFor decades Plaid Cymru have stood accused of sympathising with Fascism during the 1930s. The publication of Richard Wyn Jones’s book on ‘Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism’ in English earlier this year challenged the charges against Plaid. But in a new essay for the IWA Tim Williams, one of the leaders of the No campaign in the 1997 referendum, offered a robust rebuttal: http://www.clickonwales.org/2014/09/know-a-hero-by-his-heroes-saunders-lewis-beyond-apologetics The IWA has...
September 2014: A Scottish referendum results special - IWA Podcast - number 10
September 19, 2014 16:29 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBThe day after the Scottish vote IWA Director Lee Waters spoke to Prof Roger Scully, Plaid Chair Dafydd Trystan Davies, and political consultant Cathy Owens to reflect on the campaign and the outcome
September 2014: Will the Scottish referendum settle the issue? - IWA Podcast - number 9
September 02, 2014 14:24 - 16 minutes - 12.1 MBIWA Director Lee Waters discusses the potential fallout from the Scottish referendum campaign with Lord Jeremy Purvis of Tweed, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary group on Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution.
August 2014: An English backlash? - IWA Podcast - number 8
August 21, 2014 10:08 - 10 minutes - 7.65 MBProf Richard Wyn Jones discusses the result of a major survey of English public opinion on attitudes to the Scottish Referendum with IWA Director Lee Waters
August 2014: IWA 2014 Eisteddfod lecture - Simon Brooks
August 08, 2014 17:40 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBThe rise of UKIP, concern about migration and a growing feeling of Englishness in response to the Scottish independence debate, pose challenges for Wales, Simon Brooks argued in this Welsh language IWA Eisteddfod lecture in Llanelli, 'The rise of English nationalism- friend or foe?' Recorded on August 7th 2014
July 2014: A sacking and its consequences - the IWA Podcast - number 8
July 09, 2014 08:48 - 12 minutes - 9.83 MBIn the aftermath of Alun Davies' sacking as Minister for Natural Resources the regular panel of pundits discuss the consequences. IWA Director Lee Waters, Positif MD Daran Hill and Director of Deryn Cathy Owens reflect. Recorded on July 9th 2014
June 2014: Labour & the Union - Q&A session
June 20, 2014 13:06 - 38 minutes - 27.4 MBThe discussion which followed speeches by Labour's Shadow Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland, Owen Smith and Margaret Curran. IWA Director Lee Waters chairs a Q&A session with IWA members at an event in the National Assembly for Wales on 19th June 2014
June 2014: Owen Smith MP speech on Labour & the Union
June 20, 2014 11:05 - 15 minutes - 12.1 MBSpeech by Owen Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Welsh Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.
June 2014: Margaret Curran speech to IWA
June 20, 2014 10:47 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBSpeech by Margaret Curran MP, Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.
June 2014: Mark Drakeford Prudent Healthcare Q&A - Part Two
June 13, 2014 12:06 - 26 minutes - 20.7 MBPart two of conversation between IWA Director Lee Waters and Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014
June 2014: Mark Drakeford Prudent Healthcare Q&A - Part One
June 13, 2014 11:55 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBIWA Director Lee Waters in conversation with Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014
May 2014: IWA podcast - number 7
May 29, 2014 14:52 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBAs the dust settles, what is the significance of the Euro election? Election expert Prof Roger Scully from Cardiff University joins Lee Waters, Cathy Owens and Jess Blair.
May 2014: Holtham Senedd Paper - panel reaction
May 14, 2014 17:02 - 45 minutes - 26.7 MBA panel of AMs and a distinguished audience debate Gerry Holtham's IWA Senedd Paper at an event in the Senedd on 14th May 2014
May 2014: Holtham Senedd Paper - panel discussion
May 14, 2014 16:55 - 45 minutes - 25.8 MBA panel of AMs and a distinguished audience debate Gerry Holtham's IWA Senedd Paper at an event in the Senedd on 14th May 2014
May 2014: Holtham on tax reform
May 14, 2014 16:05 - 15 minutes - 9.47 MBGerald Holtham launching his IWA Senedd Paper on how tax powers should be used in Wales
May 2014: IWA Podcast - number 5
May 08, 2014 13:45 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBWith funding falling and pressure from the Welsh Government to do more to engage with disadvantaged communities how should the cultural and heritage sector respond? Heritage Lottery fund Chair, Manon Antoniazzi, discusses with IWA Director Lee Waters, RSPB Cymru, Director Katie Jo Luxton, and Karen Dusgate, Chief Executive of the Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, discuss ahead of the Heritage Exchange held with the IWA in Cardiff on May 7th 2014
May 2014: IWA Podcast - number 6
May 08, 2014 13:15 - 8 minutes - 7.09 MBFollowing the publication of the IWA Senedd Paper on a new Citizen's Service for Wales report author Andy Bevan discusses next steps with Youth Cymru CEO, Helen Mary Jones, and Cardiff Council's Community Education Officer, Lee Patterson
April 2014: IWA Debates - Should the cap on tuition fees be lifted? Part 2
April 11, 2014 11:39 - 41 minutes - 29.8 MBIn the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University. This is the recording of the debate. The opening statements which preceded them is posted seperately
April 2014: IWA Debates - Should the cap on tuition fees be lifted? Part 1
April 11, 2014 11:14 - 27 minutes - 20.3 MBIn the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University. This is the recording of the opening statements. The debate which followed is posted seperately
April 2014: David Reynolds on OECD results
April 10, 2014 10:52 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBProf David Reynolds discusses the report into the Welsh education system by the OECD with the IWA's Jess Blair
April 2014: IWA podcast - number 4: Labour's devolution announcement
April 01, 2014 16:24 - 12 minutes - 9.19 MBThe fourth in a new series of podcasts analysing the latest developments in Welsh politics. In this edition the regular panel reflect on Labour's response to the Silk Commission report
March 2014: IWA Podcast - number 3: Budget, Barnett and a barney
March 20, 2014 14:00 - 11 minutes - 9.26 MBThe third in a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics. The regular panel discusses the budget, the publication of the Wales Bill and the position of Labour in Scotland on tax powers, as well as the spat between Carwyn Jones and Ann Clwyd
March 2014: Gerald Holtham IWA Masterclass on tax devolution to Wales
March 16, 2014 19:01 - 41 minutes - 27.1 MBIWA Fellow Gerry Holtham's tour de force of the economics and politics of the debate about devolving tax and borrowing powers to Wales. Recorded at IWA Masterclass on the Silk Commission on March 6th 2014
March 2014: Paul Silk explains the findings of his Commission
March 10, 2014 20:04 - 30 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Chair of the UK Government’s Commission on Devolution in Wales, Paul Silk, explains the recommendations of the cross-party group at an IWA Masterclass on March 6th 2014
March 2014: IWA podcast - number 2: The Silk Commission
March 04, 2014 11:24 - 11 minutes - 8.97 MBThe second of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics
February 2014: IWA podcast - number 1 : tensions in the unionist parties
February 20, 2014 11:54 - 14 minutes - 10.7 MBThe first of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics
June 2013: Carwyn Jones interview
June 29, 2013 12:12 - 2 minutes - 1.7 MBPart on of an 'in conversation' with Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones, held at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre on 28th June 2013. Interview by IWA Director Lee Waters