…and educators, do not have a sound basic understanding of our UK democracy. Generally, citizens in Wales and the UK do not understand how local government (Town, Community, County, City…
Understanding Welsh Places Festival / Gwyl Deall Lleoedd Cymru
…the models and toolkits on offer’. ‘Community Wealth Building in Wales‘, Ellie Radcliffe from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) examines approaches to community wealth building and how we…
Empowering the Senedd and Resisting Attacks on Devolution
…did we get to this historic package of reforms being passed? Julie James MS: “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been working on the bill through successive ministers for…
What’s Welsh for ‘Economic Policy’?
…March 2020, increases in employment that compared favourably with other parts of the UK. However, even before COVID-19 this approach was starting to look outdated. Competing on cost with manufacturing…
Poverty Shouldn’t be the Consequence of Caring
…Government’s national plan should outline clear expectations on employers to provide a supportive environment as part of its commitment to ‘Fair Work’, commit to bolstering voluntary accreditation schemes and make…
Why a Universal Basic Income Could Tackle Domestic Abuse
…in need and delays are commonplace. The Trussell Trust began their campaign #5WeeksTooLong to highlight that it takes a whole 5 weeks for women in need receive their first Universal…
Cancer Doesn’t Stop for a Pandemic – Neither Can We
…has yet been forthcoming. A new comprehensive cancer strategy, with the Single Cancer Pathway as a central component, is essential to drive this transformation agenda forward. Our report, and its…
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…