PUBLIC-SECTOR efforts to tackle the nature emergency in Wales have failed, the public spending watchdog revealed today.
In a bid to to reverse a decline in biodiversity, the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 placed an enhanced duty on public authorities to protect biodiversity and the resilience of ecosystems.
But a report by Auditor General for Wales Adreian Crompton, published today, finds that many public authorities, including the Welsh government, have not complied with key biodiversity requirements.
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered


