The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill is due to be introduced to the Assembly today. And I hope it is with a fanfare rather than a murmur. This Bill is a big deal. So big in fact that important…

  Great Britain was one of the most centralised countries in the World until 1999 when we had the creation of an Assembly in Wales and Northern Ireland plus a Parliament in Scotland.  However, as is well known, whereas the…

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report on poverty and social exclusion in Scotland reveals some shocking findings about inequality in wealth and wellbeing, many of which are also to be found in Wales.  Report author Tom MacInnes reflects on the implications…

The Equality and Human Rights Commission was delighted when, in May, the UK Government’s consultation on our future concluded that the EHRC should have a “strong and distinct presence” in Wales. Why is this so important to us and our…

    Plaid Cymru’s call for the Welsh Government to take action to mitigate the appalling consequences of the ‘bedroom tax’ is very welcome.  For nearly a year, the Bevan Foundation with many other organisations in Wales, through Cuts Watch…