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Essay 40. Targets must be Take your new partners 24. Wales needs long- accompanied with for the dance of death term investment freedom in our schools Dafydd Glyn Jones responds in education and Stevie Upton reports on to Education Minister Leighton infrastructure the IWA’s study of pupil Andrews’ injunction to Welsh Gerald Holtham says attainment at Key Stage 3 universities to ‘adapt or die’ to achieve it the Welsh Government will have to Agenda 43 42. Bro Teifi’s all-through 9. Outlook deploy joined-up thinking to school would raise After the referendum set new cross-departmental Spring 2011 standards –Alun Davies priorities Cynog Dafis puts the case –Jonathan Edwards for educating the entire 3 to –Jenny Randerson 27. Robust response to 19 age range on single sites –David Melding the recession from in rural Wales Welsh business Rob Lewis provides 3 44. Akan to Zulu a snapshot of Politics Lowri Angell-Jones PricewaterhouseCoopers’ describes a school in the 1 Welsh Economic Barometer 32. Nation takes another Welsh capital which is home Wales rail unveiled at the IWA’s historic step to 54 languages connectivity National Economy Richard Wyn Jones argues conference in March that the 2011 referendum 14. Running our own has given an unforeseen railroad 28. Accelerated impetus to constitutional Stuart Cole argues that Development Zones change Network Rail’s devolution could plug Welsh 5 of its Welsh operation funding gap 34. End of the Imperial Health should be good news for Gronw Percy advocates romance electrification a new model to finance Peter Stead examines an 46. The serpent inside capital projects account of how the British England’s health 17. Wales’ rail future constitution has clambered reform John Rogers suggests the 30. Despite the cuts some out of the footnotes and up Marcus Longley asks Welsh Government should re- of us are doing well the agenda whether Wales can learn nationalise Welsh railways James Foreman-Peck from Andrew Lansley’s explores Welsh pay 36. Reorganisation radical experiment with 20. Swansea’s nine lines differentials between the can damage the NHS Mike Smith puts the case for public and private sectors front-line services connecting the Amman Valley and increase costs 49. We need a whole with Swansea and Mumbles Rhys Andrews wonders system approach to create a light rail transit whether a reduction of to health care system for Wales’ second city Welsh local authorities will Ceri Phillips and Mansel achieve the desired results Aylward summarise 22. The easiest, and the work of the Bevan fastest route 38. No silver bullet in Commission Mike Joseph advocates a service delivery revival for Wales’ first high Jon House questions whether speed line outsourcing can save money

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54. Challenges facing Coffee Shop Debate: foster carers The Live Music Scene in Wales Judy Hutchings and Tracey with Paul Carr, Head of the Musical Academy, Bywater report on a new University of Glamorgan. initiative to help looked after Tuesday 5 July 2011, 6.30pm – 7.30pm, children in Wales Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff (Entry free) National Conference 70. The intimate circle Future of Welsh broadcasting of a writer’s life Friday 8 July 2011 Katie Gramich takes a for details see www.iwa.org.uk, click on events. look at the unknown, Darlith yr Eisteddfod Lecture 7 glamorous Kate Roberts Wrecsam / Wrexham Environment Gwleidyddiaeth y Gororau yng 75. When he wore Ngogledd Ddwyrain Cymru / 58. Carbon dioxide is not a cloth of gold Border Politics in North East Wales the only problem Rhian Davies chronicles 2 Awst/August, 11 to 12 y.b /noon – Pabell y Gareth Wyn Jones explains the mid 19th Century Cymdeithasau why we urgently need to adventures of Orlando Aled R. Roberts, Arweinydd /Leader, Cyngor reduce the greenhouse Parry and Franz Liszt Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam / Wrexam County gases produced in our Borough Council countryside 80. Reviews +HYWLYPYJ`ÄLP[O\HY`WY`K How to be a Welshman :PT\S[HULV\Z[YHUZSH[PVUWYV]PKLK 63. Cutting back on Daniel G. Williams Trafodaeth IWA Debate yn yr Eisteddfod hypermobility A poet of loud Wrecsam / Wrexham James Shorten and Roger desperation Rhagolygon ar gyfer y pedwerydd Cynulliad. Levett say we should pay Peter Read Outlook for the fourth Assembly more attention to the low L.G. as viewed through 4 Awst/ August 11 to 12 y.b /noon –Pabell y carbon transition challenge the prism of high Cymdeithasau facing rural Wales Westminster politics Enwau siaradwyr i’w cyhoeddi nes ymlaen J. Graham Jones Speakers t.b.a. 65. Learning by design A penchent for Haf Roberts examines the bad news +VTU1VCMJTIFE design principles behind John Osmond Rogiet’s new primary Making a Difference at Key Stage 3 – Learning from ﬁve successful schools school in Monmouthshire By Stevie Upton £10 88. Last Word Peter Stead Unique Paths to Devolution – Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland By Arthur Aughey, Eberhard Bort and John Osmond £7.50

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Education Minister Leighton Andrews (centre) at the launch of the Welsh-medium Federal College’s undergraduate scholarship scheme, at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff late last year. To his left is Geraint Talfan Davies, Chairman of the College’s Implementation Board, and to his right, Dr Ioan Matthews, Director of the Centre for Welsh Medium Higher Education.

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Train crossing Pont Briwet at Penrhyndeudraeth returning from Pwllheli and heading to Aberystwyth. A dusting of snow can be seen on Moel Hebog to the north.

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Swansea’s nine lines

Disused track on what used to be the Abernant branch line in the Amman Valley.

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A coal train at Ammanford.

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Swansea Nine Lines

Map of the rail system that could link Swansea with its hinterland.

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The easiest, and fastest route

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Rail map for southern Wales showing Great Western’s express boat train line that bypasses Carmarthen, Swansea and Neath.

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Weekly wages in Wales relative to UK and other regions for selected occupations 2010

Percentage excess of Welsh wage over UK Scottish North East wage wage England wage Health Professionals 9 19 9 Teaching and Research Professionals 1 -1 -3 Health and Social Welfare Associate Professionals 7 15 6 Caring Personal Service Occupations 1 -6 -3 Protective Service Occupations 4 16 10 Corporate Managers -25 -20 -11 Culture, Media and Sports Occupations -16 -10 14 Skilled Metal and Electrical Trades 1 -7 7 Customer Service Occupations 8 -4 2 Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 0 -2 -8 Elementary Trades, Plant and Storage Related Occupations -2 -3 -4 Elementary Administration and Service Occupations -8 -11 -1

Source: Ofﬁce of National Statistics, 2010 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/ashe-2010/2010-gor-pps.pdf

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Reorganisation can damage front-line services and increase costs

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Whitehall Health Minister Andrew Lansley meets NHS medical staff at the Centre for Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology at University Hospital Birmingham, the ﬁrst of its kind in the UK to focus on both military and civilian trauma care. A partnership between with the Ministry of Defence , University Hospital Birmingham and the University of Birmingham, would it be more efﬁcient if it were privatised?

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Learning by design Haf RobertsFYBNJOFTUIFEFTJHOQSJODJQMFTCFIJOE 3PHJFUTOFXQSJNBSZTDIPPMJO.PONPVUITIJSF

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Box 1: Key environmental features at Rogiet school

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The Ystalyfera drama group in 1917 - Kate Roberts is bottom left, with her two collaborators, Betty Eynon Davies and Margaret Price, to the right. They were known locally as ‘Y tair BAs’.

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