Comment & Analysis

In the last of this series of articles marking the 20th anniversary of devolution, Victoria Winckler looks at the lessons to be learned for the future. Devolution has had a lot of ups and downs over the last 20 years. […] »

Twenty years on from the opening of the National Assembly for Wales poverty remains as great a problem as ever. Steffan Evans looks at what’s gone wrong over the past twenty years. One of the flagship policy objectives of successive […] »

The dawn of devolution came with high hopes for the economic fortunes of Wales. Helen Cunningham looks the past 20 years and asks if the devolution dividend has been delivered.

Twenty years on from the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales, Victoria Winckler asks why more people don’t vote to choose their elected representative. It’s hard to believe that it’s twenty years since I, accompanied by my violently-objecting […] »

On the 20th anniversary of devolution, Victoria Winckler looks at how the Bevan Foundation has contributed to devolution’s long journey and invites you to join with us for devolution’s next phase. May marks 20 years since the National Assembly for […] »

With the latest figures showing that one in four people lives in poverty, Victoria Winckler asks if it is time for a Minister dedicated to solving it. With the latest figures showing one in four people lives in poverty, many […] »

Today, Helen Cunningham discusses social businesses and how Unltd is bringing them to the valleys. Social businesses, that is, businesses that put a social purpose at the heart of what they do, contribute about £2.37 billion every year to the […] »

On her last day at the Bevan Foundation, Lucy Stone explains why we are Wales’ most influential think tank. Today is my last day at the Bevan Foundation – the think tank that calls itself Wales’ most influential think tank. […] »

As the discussion of incorporation of human rights in Wales continues, is incorporation necessary given existing frameworks on equality and well-being? Today, Dr Simon Hoffman, Associate Professor at Swansea University, answers this question. Last week, Associate Professor at Swansea University, […] »

Victoria Winckler wonders whether Wales has experienced an economic miracle or if it is just a mirage.   Last November something unprecedented happened. Tucked away in the Welsh Government’s statistics pages  is evidence of an economic miracle. In amongst the stats, it […] »