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As a preview of the latest issue of Exchange, we catch up with Jane Ryall from UnLtd and find out about a very interesting event they’ve got planned for 17th June. In 140 characters describe what UnLtd does: UnLtd’s Read more »
Wales has the highest rate of fatal injury at work in Britain – Victoria Winckler looks further. When most people set off to work, whatever their job, the last thing that is probably on their minds is that they might Read more »
UNISON Cymru recently launched their #respectyouryouth charter – calling for a real living wage for young people, quality apprenticeships, and an end to zero/low hours contracts. Their press officer, Alastair Gittins, speaks to their Organiser for Young Members, Mark Turner, Read more »
A tribute to Rhodri Morgan, former First Minister of Wales. The Bevan Foundation is saddened to hear of the death of Rhodri Morgan, former First Minister of Wales. Rhodri not only brought much-needed stability to the fledgling Assembly, but set Read more »
How can loneliness among older people be tackled? Chris Williams, Age Cymru’s Health and Social Care Policy Adviser, sets out the ideas that were raised during a recent cross party group meeting. Age Cymru has found that 75,000 older people in Read more »
Victoria Winckler outlines five ways that social landlords in Wales could help to reduce poverty. Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference in Wales about what social landlords can do Read more »
Victoria Winckler outlines how the opportunities created by the new geography of the south Wales valleys should be grasped in a Valleys Deal. The last nine months has probably seen more airtime devoted to the south Wales valleys than in Read more »
Victoria Winckler crunches some of the latest figures on poverty in Wales and finds some good news and worrying trends. The latest figures on the number and proportion of people living in poverty in Wales came out last week with Read more »
Nisreen Mansour, Policy and Research Officer at the Bevan Foundation, sets out why the Welsh Government’s Code of Practice for Ethical Employment is a step in the right direction in the fight against low pay in Wales. Last week, the Read more »
Ahead of the debate on the Foundational Economy in the Senedd on Wednesday and in the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee a week later, Victoria Winckler suggests what needs to be done to make the most of the opportunities. The Read more »
Looking to the Local The latest edition of our exclusive subscribers’ magazine considers the role of ‘the local’ in Welsh public policy. An eclectic mix of contributors look at how place-based initiatives have worked in Wales, as well as what should be Read more »
‘Resilient communities’ is a phrase that’s been hard to avoid in recent months and is central to the discussions about the future of Communities First. Great though it sounds, it is much less clear what resilience means or how it Read more »
The Bevan Foundation has submitted evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s inquiry into ‘making the economy work for people on low incomes’. This is the third theme in the Committee’s work on poverty. Read more »
Taking the Valleys Forward: how the Valleys Taskforce can build prosperity and security This short paper brings together some of the Bevan Foundation’s recent work on the economy and labour market into a set of proposals for that would help Read more »
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