by agorawales | May 9, 2021 | BLOG
BY JONATHAN BRADBURY … The territorial integrity of the UK remains in question following elections across England, Scotland and Wales. In each nation or region there is a continuing debate over identity, values and/or resources, and the government of Boris...
by William Kelly | May 9, 2021 | WALES BUSINESS
Just 5% of mechanics in the UK are qualified to work on electric cars, leaving the industry struggling to meet the 2030 deadline to transition from petrol and diesel to fossil-free, zero-emission travel. The Welsh College’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham is planning to...
by William Kelly | May 9, 2021 | NEWS, WALES POLITICS
Welsh Labour is looking poised to go it alone and form a government without help from other parties. Thursday’s Senedd election left Labour with 30 seats – one short of an outright majority. But a senior figure said the party could continue to run the...
by Joseph Kelly | Mar 17, 2021 | WALES ARCHITECTURE
Developers have unveiled designs of a proposed 29-storey apartment tower on a controversial city centre site where a music venue and restaurants once stood. Guildford Crescent in Cardiff was mostly demolished despite a 20,000-name petition and a protest march by...
by William Kelly | Mar 15, 2021 | NEWS, WALES ARCHITECTURE
Cities, towns and villages must be redesigned to improve access to nature in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, campaigners have said. The future generations commissioner wants everyone to have a public green space within four minute’s walk. During the...
by agorawales | Mar 4, 2021 | NEWS, WALES POLITICS
Guest blog by Professor Toby James The scene was set for May 6 2021 to be a historic day for democracy in Wales. It would be the first time that 16 and 17 year olds would be able to vote in an election.It still might be. Although the pandemic has forced the...
by William Kelly | Mar 4, 2021 | NEWS, WALES BUSINESS
Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn, has today (04 March 2021) announced a £15.2 million ‘placemaking’ funding package to help Wales’s town centres build back better. It’s all part of a wider £110 million investment through...
by William Kelly | Mar 4, 2021 | NEWS, WALES POLITICS
The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on traffic patterns should be considered in detail before a decision is made about proceeding with the proposed A55/A494/A548 Deeside Corridor Improvement, the so called ‘Red Route’. This is one of the recommendations set...
by William Kelly | Mar 4, 2021 | NEWS
Hi, my name’s William Kelly. I was born and live in north Wales and am currently studying Politics and International Relations at Liverpool Hope University. Agorawales.com is my effort to bring the debate on the future of Cymru to the fore, just as in the Agoras of...
by William Kelly | Feb 26, 2021 | BLOG, NEWS
Can the United Kingdom survive Brexit? This remains one of the great unanswered questions of our time. Politically, two major narratives have dominated. The first is that the UK is on a break-up trajectory. Brexit has revived the Scottish independence movement and...
