Comment & Analysis

In the week of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Victoria Winckler asks if ending poverty is just a pipe dream or if it is a realistic goal for public policy. This Thursday, 17th October, is the UN’s […] »

As part of the Bevan Foundation’s #joinagainstpoverty campaign, Steffan Evans reflects on why the Welsh Government did not succeed in its aims of eradicating fuel poverty by 2018. As the nights draw in and temperatures drop, many of us will […] »

As Brexit looms closer, Claire Thomas questions how well the EU Settlement Scheme is working and its impact on EU citizens living in Wales  Earlier this week I attended an informal event arranged by the External Affairs and Additional Legislation […] »

In all the talk about tackling, ending or solving poverty, people rarely describe what a Wales without poverty would be like. Victoria Winckler has a go. We often write that our ambition is to solve or end poverty. This is […] »

In this blog post, Helen Cunningham describes her recent visit to Germany where she met people from across the continent working to manage the transition from coal Last week I travelled to Lusatia, Germany for a conference exploring how coalfield […] »

The Ministerial Taskforce for the Valleys will be debated in the Senedd this week. Helen Cunningham considers what could be the hot topics up for discussion. As Assembly Members return from recess this week, one of the first items of […] »

In light of the 5,000 marching for independence in Merthyr Tydfil on Saturday. Victoria Winckler asks if it’s time to move on from the Silk Commission’s recommendations. The march for independence in Merthyr Tydfil on Saturday was a powerful sign […] »

September 2019 has started with a bang. With the UK Government losing its majority and talk of a general election it is easy to forget that there is a real world outside Westminster. Up and down Wales thousands of children […] »

Claire Thomas questions the latest UK Government shift on immigration policy and the proposal to end Free Movement on Brexit day Only a few weeks has passed since Boris Johnson became PM and announced that he wanted to attract the […] »

With procurement in the spotlight, Helen Cunningham asks if it is time to take stock of what procurement should do, and what are realistic expectations. Procurement is a hot topic. With the effective scrapping of the National Procurement Service, a […] »