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Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This is the first in a series of articles that attempts to describe some of that change. It has been prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark twenty years of devolution.
- How is the economy performing? This measure looks at how much money is generated per person per year through goods produced and services delivered. The most recent regional gross value added (GVA) figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show Wales had the lowest GVA per head of UK nations and regions at £18,002.
- Poverty affects nearly a quarter of households. Tackling poverty in Wales has been a constant theme over the last 20 years from both ministers and charities.
- Progress in tackling 'the biggest killer' Heart and circulatory diseases - grouped together as cardiovascular disease (CVD) - are responsible for more than 9,000 deaths in Wales a year.
- We smoke and drink a bit less. The smoking ban in public places came into force in Wales in April 2007 a few months ahead of England - with hopes it would encourage more smokers to stub it out.
Jan 4, 2020 · Since the turn of the millennium, Wales' capital city has changed massively, with parts of it unrecognisable to how they were 20 years ago. Lifestyle. By. Ruth Mosalski Political...
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May 3, 2019 · Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This is the fifth in a series of articles that attempts to describe some of that change. It has been prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark twenty years of devolution.
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Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years that have passed since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This series of articles, prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark 20 years of devolution, describes some of that change.
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As devolution in Wales turns 20 another "d" is also marking its second decade - digital media. Digital has overwhelmed and reconfigured the media's formally comfortable and traditional existence....
May 7, 2024 · In fact it took almost 20 years for the pro-devolution forces to re-group and overturn the referendum result. As with many other Welsh political developments, the catalyst was the 1984-85 miners ...
