Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Wales. It remains a devastating condition for individuals and families and is one of the most urgent health challenges facing our nation. And t...

Following the second in our Ways Forwards for Wales series of webinars in partnership WCPP (available to watch back here) I’m going to discuss some of the key policy themes raised and some of the considerations for the next Welsh Government regarding poverty.

Shared powers...

Following the publication of our landmark report Our Land in 2022, the IWA, in collaboration with a host of organisational partners, have been at the forefront of calls for community empowerment reform in Wales.

In the report, we ident...

Social disturbances, hostile demonstrations, and even riots have punctured much of our sense of living in a peaceful stable country in recent years. Even where there have been no physical disturbances, media headlines suggesting “the country is ready to explode” have become much more common. Recently, more sober voices on the Senedd’s Equalities and Social Justice Committee h...

The Middle East has been pushed into a dangerous new phase. The unlawful attack on Iran by Israel and the United States on 28 February, and Iran’s response, has pushed a region already on the brink into even deeper crisis and an ever-expanding arc of violence. Homes have been obliterated, children are being killed, the death toll climbs relentlessly, and millions are once aga...