Comment & Analysis

Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation, asks if the increasing visibility of poverty means we are now ignoring it. A recent article by Rachel Dickinson, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, got me thinking. It wasn’t […] »

The publication of the Social Metrics Commission 2019 report highlights how little progress has been made in reducing poverty since the millennium. The publication of a new report by the Social Metrics Commission has made headline news across the UK. […] »

Amid arguments about clearing tents off the streets and professional beggars, Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation, finds that ‘kindness’ is what homeless people want most of all. As homelessness has grown, so too have debates about what people […] »

Claire Thomas, Policy & Research officer at the Bevan Foundation, asks what Boris Johnson’s first statement as Prime Minister might mean for migration and migrants in Wales. In his first statement as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he […] »

Three years after the Bevan Foundation published its ground-breaking report on devolved taxes, Victoria Winckler outlines her top three take-aways from a recent conference on devolved taxation. The Assembly’s acquisition of tax-raising powers in the 2014 Wales Act was a […] »

Steffan Evans reflects on his visit to the National Assembly for Wales’ Finance Committee’s stakeholder meeting in Aberystwyth We may only be a quarter of the way through the 2019/20 financial year but attention has already turned to what will […] »

The devolution of some social security benefits is on the agenda. After giving evidence to the Assembly’s Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee last week, Victoria Winckler looks at the risks and benefits. The devolution of some social security benefits […] »

Ahead of the Counsel General’s statement on the impact of the UK Government’s immigration proposals in the Senedd on Tuesday, Victoria Winckler summarises our view on the effects and suggests some solutions. EU migration to Wales is modest – less […] »

With the news of the closure of Ford Bridgend, Helen Cunningham reflects on the impact of job losses for local economies and asks if building economic resilience could play a role. The news of Ford’s decision to close its Bridgend […] »

Two weeks ago Steffan Evans posted a blog which explored poverty and why it remains a pressing issue in Wales after twenty years of devolution. This week, Steffan’s blog explores some of the key themes that Assembly Members should consider […] »