Institute of Welsh Affairs

Across Wales, increasing numbers of older people remain in hospital despite being medically fit to leave. Political debate often treats delayed discharge as a question of operational efficiency or NHS bed management. In reality, it exposes something much deeper: Wales has not yet built the community-based care infrastructure required for an ageing nation. This is precisely wh...

This is a difficult article for me to write, but in light of the recent disastrous election results for Welsh Labour, and Labour across the UK, it is time for the sort of honest and ruthlessly frank analysis and assessment of these results and what they mean for Wales and UK Labour. Despite all the longstanding omens and warning signs over the past decade, I am not yet confid...

With the dust beginning to settle on 7 May’s momentous election, the attention of the new Plaid Cymru government will quickly turn to delivering against their First 100 Days pl...

Our communities are demanding that our leaders and politicians make bold decisions to solve the challenges they face, including the cost-of-living crisis, climate and nature loss, and the rise in health inequalities. It is essential that the Senedd has the right people and structures to enable collaboration and generate creative solutions that work for current and future gene...