…short-changed by the future is reflective of the current uncertain moment, when the devolution settlement itself is being brought into question.” Proponents for a ‘Foundational Economy’ urge we favour the…
Cellular Agriculture: Time for Wales to Get Ahead of the Competition
…varieties at low stocking densities and high quality nutrient dense organic grasslands and other crops providing environmental benefits aligns well with providing the gene stock and feedstock for cellular agriculture….
Wales Cardiac Care at Risk of Falling Behind
…pandemic is serving to highlight health inequalities and regional variation – feeding the postcode lottery for patients accessing services and treatments. In 2017 the Wales Cardiac Network implemented a plan…
What’s Welsh for ‘Economic Policy’?
…has invested £5m in ‘foundational’ firms in social care, housing and food, to explore new ways of capturing more value – social and economic – within Wales. Funded by CREW,…
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 Future Calls for Inclusive Growth – Part 2
…a Covid-19 induced economic downturn. The foundational economy highlights the principle – ‘stickability’ – anchored growth that maximises the multiplier effect. Indeed, prioritising this in Wales suggests the need to…
The Future Calls for Inclusive Growth – Part 1
…inclusive growth has to be pursued nationally, by region, but also at the local, place-based level. With Covid-19 the Foundational Economy’s time has come. It pinpoints the significance of local…
Understanding Our Places is the First Step to Regeneration
…method used to create these assessments is informed by CLES’ experience in the field of community resilience: the Centre is heavily involved in the emerging discussion around the ‘foundational economy’…
Challenging Poverty from Day One
…to feed our children, to place money straight into the hands of those that need it most. Long term we must end poverty, not just mitigate its worst effects. All…