Dr Gillian Bristow is Reader in Economic Geography and Deputy Head of School at the school of City and Regional Planning, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies (CASS), both at Cardiff University. She holds a BA (Hons) First Class in Economics and a PhD, both from Cardiff University. She is a member of the Centre for Local and Regional Government Research and her research interests include regional economic development, devolution finance, fiscal federalism and the territorial distribution of public expenditure, regional economic change and restructuring, and the evaluation and analysis of UK and EU public policy in relation to regional and rural development objectives.

Smile though your heart is aching

Cardiff’s failure to win promotion to the Premiership is regarded both as a lost chance for glory and an economic missed opportunity. Here, a Bluebirds fan assesses how the city has really lost out

When the party’s over – adjusting to the public spending squeeze in Wales

What is the true scale of the public sector cuts we need? A lot bigger than our politicians would admit. Time to stop celebrating the election and roll up sleeves