Comment & Analysis

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. Read more »

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, Read more »

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 Read more »

Leading on from last week’s article on incorporation of human rights into Welsh legislation, today Simon Hoffman talks us through how incorporation supports accountability for, and enforcement of human rights. Last week, Associate Professor at Swansea University, Simon Hoffman, discussed Read more »

There’s increasing interest in ‘incorporation’ of human rights through Welsh legislation. But what does this mean, and how would people benefit? Simon Hoffman, Associate Professor at Swansea University explains, in the first of three articles.     Today we kick Read more »

Having attended the Welsh Government’s Housing Seminar on the 24th of January, Steffan Evans reflects on some of the challenges and opportunities presented by a new Welsh Government policy idea, a rental guarantee scheme. On Thursday the 24th of January Read more »

Today we’ve published a discussion paper looking at the future immigration system post-Brexit. In this article Lucy Stone asks who should decide who has the right to live, work, study or seek protection in Wales? On 31 December 2020, free Read more »

Victoria Winckler looks at health – as reported by its residents – in Wales and asks if health policy has the right focus. This winter we can expect that the NHS will once again be in the spotlight.  If you Read more »

Victoria Winckler reflects on the Bevan Foundation’s outlook for 2019, published on 1st January. The champagne is drunk, the fireworks crashed to earth and resolutions made. What does the rest of 2019 hold for Wales? The outlook for the next Read more »

Today is International Migrants Day, and with the immigration White Paper due to be published this week, Lucy Stone outlines what we want to see in it. We all know that migration is a controversial topic and one of main Read more »