…recall the days when a young man or woman would leave school to immediately embark upon an apprenticeship with a local rag. There are those in Merthyr Labour club who…
The Eye of the Beholder: Why Wales Needs a New Approach to Tourism
…impacts are also significant. Tourism drives up house prices and high levels of second home-ownership drain the life-blood from communities. Two-fifths of the properties sold in Gwynedd during 2019/2020 were…
A Sporting Chance at Improving Wellbeing and Mental Health
…inequality gaps have widened, and this should be of concern to all policy makers as we come to grips with what the legacy of the pandemic will be on our…
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…
The Future Calls for Inclusive Growth – Part 1
…long-standing focus on growing high-skill, high-tech jobs in sectors that all countries are competitively seeking to maximise, better to close the gross value added (GVA) gap. Wellbeing becomes the heart…
Understanding Our Places is the First Step to Regeneration
…and was part of the creation of the ‘Preston model’, probably the most high-profile example of this new approach to local economic development. Robust debate and agenda-setting research. Support Wales’…
Challenging Poverty from Day One
…children in Wales living in poverty (a statistic that has remained “stubbornly high”), not only is this role still vital, it also tells us that something has to be done…
Digital Technology Must Be for EveryoneΒ
…People’s Commissioner for Wales highlighted that “[Exclusion] has been a particular issue for older people who are not online, and the pandemic has highlighted a stark digital divide in Wales”….