…its commitment to ‘Fair Work’, commit to bolstering voluntary accreditation schemes and make access to public funds conditional on progress to achieve this. Making carers the visible and valued engine…
Why a Universal Basic Income Could Tackle Domestic Abuse
…I made a personal commitment to continue his work. I am proud of our record in Wales in tackling domestic abuse and as a Minister, dad lead the way by…
Cancer Doesn’t Stop for a Pandemic – Neither Can We
…can, and must, do better. International studies, like the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, continue to see Wales perform poorly in comparison to similar nations. If we could catch up with…
Why it’s Time to Embrace Uncertainty Politics
…a little under six months out, the themes and messages are now being road tested for next May’s Senedd elections. Complex issues of real importance are likely to be sidelined…
Lifelong, Flexible Learning Needs to be Central to Our Recovery
…the most of our existing infrastructure. One way of doing that we’ve suggested is investing in community libraries as Community Learning Hubs, where people could go to study, access advice…
A New Apprentice Framework can Deliver a More Equal Wales
…for a credible vocational qualification, more easily comparable to traditional awards such as A-Level. Surveying the Welsh policy landscape, we see exciting developments both in terms of foundational economy and…
The Eye of the Beholder: Why Wales Needs a New Approach to Tourism
…the recently arrived Isle of Inishmore (www.dstreetphoto.com) What is clear is that we need to do tourism differently, but the solutions proposed so far are mainly restrictive including a cap…
Skills and Knowledge Should Make Wales a Climate Leader
…to be retrofitted if Britain is to become a net-zero carbon country.” Sharing this work through free to download reports and training provides technically robust evidence for how the UK…
The Future Calls for Inclusive Growth – Part 2
…capital could usefully be focused on: strengthening Welsh research and development and innovation (which in Welsh companies is an early victim of Covid-19); the commercialisation of our intellectual property; a…