When is a policy institute not a policy institute? When it’s a bridge or a network, at least according to First Minister’s speech to the Public Services 2025 conference earlier today. Outlining his intention to create a Welsh Public Policy Institute, as per the Labour Manifesto, the First Minister made clear he didn’t want to [...]
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By most measures housing in Wales faces a crisis, with new housing building at its lowest level since the Second World War, homelessness and repossessions on the increase, and homes unaffordable for many. Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation Director, has responded to the challenges facing the Welsh Government, social landlords and households in an article published [...]
Co-operatives have the potential to revitalise the economy in Wales providing thousands of decent jobs and offering better resilience than mainstream businesses, according to a report prepared for the Wales Co-operative Centre by the Bevan Foundation. The report, launched today at the Senedd with Edwina Hart AM MBE Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and [...]
BBC Wales Today yesterday featured a recent post on the Bevan Foundation’s blog Thisismytruth, which pointed out the relative success of the economy in Merthyr Tydfil. The post, written by Bevan Foundation director Victoria Winckler, highlighted the relative success of Merthyr Tydfil in the current tough economic climate, success which Victoria attributed to recent investment [...]
