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In this bonus episode, we took some crowdsourced questions (How bleak is the Welsh economic outlook? Can Wales afford to be independent? ... and more) and asked the experts from the Wales Fiscal Analysis team who have been studying the Welsh economy and public finances in detail since 2015. Answers range from comprehensive to speculative - hope you enjoy :) Our full episode with the Wales Fiscal Analysis team: User-144128765 – Minding-the-welsh-fiscal-gap WFA Reports: Wales's Fiscal Future: Wales' Fiscal Future: A path to sustainability?: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Future_FINAL.pdf Welsh Government Budget 2020: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…efing_slides.pdf Wales and Covid19: The Welsh Budget: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…-Budget-2020.pdf Wales and Covid19 Update 1: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Budget_FINAL.pdf Higher Education and Covid19 in Wales: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…/Covid_FINAL.pdf You follow the latest from our guests on Twitter: Cian Tudur: @CianTudur Guto Ifan: @GutoIfan Wales Fiscal Analysis Team and other research @WalesGovernance And, of course, us @golau_podcast If you're enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.
Ed Poole from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre explains Welsh finances and the various ways in which we are financially disadvantaged by the system. Welsh poverty is structural. Ed demonstrates how the financial picture for Wales is worsening and how the status quo is unsustainable. He also outlines the real fiscal challenges that would be faced by an independent Wales. With big changes afoot in both Scotland and Ireland, a clear, sober and honest assessment of Welsh finances is essential to enable us too to make plans for our future. This report is essential reading for anyone interested in Wales' future https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1767424/Wales_Fiscal_Future_FINAL.pdf
Our coverage of Senedd Elections 2021
Season 3 Continues with Chris chatting with Joel Williams; Conservative Councillor and Prospective Senedd Representative In Cardiff. They'll be discussing reducing Wales' carbon footprint, calls for additional support for business owners and what an M4 relief road would do for the Welsh Economy.
In this bonus episode, we took some crowdsourced questions (How bleak is the Welsh economic outlook? Can Wales afford to be independent? ... and more) and asked the experts from the Wales Fiscal Analysis team who have been studying the Welsh economy and public finances in detail since 2015. Answers range from comprehensive to speculative - hope you enjoy :) Our full episode with the Wales Fiscal Analysis team: https://soundcloud.com/user-144128765/minding-the-welsh-fiscal-gap WFA Reports: Wales’s Fiscal Future: Wales' Fiscal Future: A path to sustainability?: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Future_FINAL.pdf Welsh Government Budget 2020: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…efing_slides.pdf Wales and Covid19: The Welsh Budget: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…-Budget-2020.pdf Wales and Covid19 Update 1: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…Budget_FINAL.pdf Higher Education and Covid19 in Wales: www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pd…/Covid_FINAL.pdf You follow the latest from our guests on Twitter: Cian Tudur: @CianTudur Guto Ifan: @GutoIfan Wales Fiscal Analysis Team and other research @WalesGovernance And, of course, us @golau_podcast If you’re enjoying Golau please leave us a review in your podcast player of choice.
Guests include economy minister Ken Skates, Welsh Conservative MP David Jones, barrister Mona Bayoumi, Oxford economist - Professor John Muellbauer, plus Mark Whitehead - Professor of geography at the University of Aberystwyth - and volunteer water miller Sarah Andrews from Talgarth.
The Welsh Economy grew by 2.3% in 2018 making Wales the fastest growing nation across the UK. Why is the Welsh Economy so resilient and is Wales ready to compete on the international stage? What are Welsh Government priorities in regards to the renewables industry, social enterprise and of course the M4 relief road alternatives?
In this week’s Podcast, we spoke a variety of business leaders across Wales including: Heather Myers from the South Wales Chamber encourages business to apply to become part of the Supply Chain for Hinkley Point. Monmouthshire Council have reported another surplus for the year of 2018/19. Councillor Phil Murphy joins us to tell us more. A recent survey by KPMG has looked into how businesses view digital transformation. We spoke to Director of IT advisory at KPMG, Derek Kay to find out more. The importance of a Social Media policy in the modern workplace is of critical importance in this digital era. Caryl Thomas of Cardiff Based HR Dept spoke to us on the subject. We spoke to David Elsmere of Superfast Business Wales who is encouraging Business to use their Digital support programme. Emelyne Burkhard of the Celtic English Academy spoek to us on why Wales should aim to attract more international students. BITC Cymru have held their 'Waste to Wealth' summit this week. We spoke to BITC Cymru Director, Matt Appleby, to learn more. and finally Chase de Vere, who have offices in Cardiff, have announced their best year and Ben Staniforth talks to us about their performance and the Welsh Economy.
In this week’s Podcast, we spoke to Councillor Rob Stewart on the latest developments within the Swansea Bay City Deal. Tom Denman of The Principality explains why house prices in Wales are falling, and what this means for the market. We also have interesting interviews with Rhian Edwards (Wales Co-operative Centre) Rowena O'Sullivan (Atradius) Mark White (Robert Owen Community Banking) Professor Dylan Jones Evans, who talks to us about SME's and their importance to the Welsh Economy.
Hey there friends! This week we solves the Welsh Economy (again) with Tegid Roberts. Hope you enjoy!
Check it out brah! it's another episode on the Welsh Economy! This time feat. Calvin Jones.
Oh dip! This week we speak to Mark Hooper in his underground bunker about Wales and the Economy. Better listen to his one, broh!
IWA Director, Lee Waters, asks Cambridge Professor Ron Martin at The Learned Society of Wales / Bangor University International Symposium on Economic policies for peripheral countries at Portmeirion in Gwynedd
The IWA's recent report, An economic strategy for Wales?, calls for increased ambition and risk from the Welsh Government in order to boost the economic from its current mediocrity. Here, Professor David Blackaby argues against this approach.
Louise Harris, CEO of the Big Learning Company and Chair of the IWA Education Group, discusses how we can improve the education system as a way of bettering the Welsh economy.
Wesley Clover Chief Executive Simon Gibson sets out his critique of the Welsh economy at the IWA's annual Economy Conference on March 23rd at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. He drew on his experience ReNewport task force which set out to develop an economic regeneration strategy for Newport city
Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt; Former Bank of England MPC member Marian Bell and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss the prospects of the Welsh Economy at the IWA conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre
Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss whether the Welsh Government should insist on a share of companies they back or simply give them a grant. The discussion took place at the IWA's annual Welsh Economy conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre
Media Wales Business Editor Sion Barry shares his one idea to improve the Welsh economy as part of the IWA's Constitutional Convention - You can take part in the debate on Twitter #IWAConvention