Bevan Foundation News

Last Thursday, we welcomed Claire Ainsley, Executive Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, to Cardiff City Hall to talk about her new book ‘The new working class: How to win hearts, minds and votes’. The majority of people still identify […] »

The Bevan Foundation has issued three brand new briefings on the State of Wales today. Our State of Wales briefings provide authoritative, easy-to-access insights into how different groups of people are faring in Wales. The briefings released today cover: poverty access […] »

The Bevan Foundation has shared its views about the Welsh Government’s draft budget to the Assembly’s Finance Committee.   Appearing before the Committee on 25th October, Director Victoria Winckler said that health continued to account for the lion’s share of […] »

At a recent conference on the South Wales Metro, Bevan Foundation Director, Victoria Winckler,  questioned some of the assumptions made about the relationship between Cardiff and the south Wales valleys. Victoria was a panelist at a conference held on 8th […] »

Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a timely reminder for all of us that poverty has no place in our world. Our poverty infographic below paints a damning picture of poverty in Wales today. Hundreds of thousands […] »

In 16 days’ time, the world will mark the 25th annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Today, we’re launching our No Place For Poverty campaign to raise awareness that Wales should not be a place of poverty. As […] »

The Bevan Foundation welcomes the launch of a new measure for poverty in the UK A new measure for poverty has been published by the Social Metrics Commission. The Social Metrics Commission was established in 2016 to develop a more accurate measure […] »

Last week we met with Christina Rees MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, to discuss the Bevan Foundation’s work around immigration and integration. Immigration is a much debated and controversial topic. It played a significant role in the EU referendum […] »

The Bevan Foundation welcomes the Cabinet Secretary for Education’s announcement that she is to consult on new statutory guidance on school uniforms. As children across Wales gear up for a new school term, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams, […] »

The Counsel General for Wales, Jeremy Miles AM, addressed the Bevan Foundation’s session at the 2018 Eisteddfod in Cardiff on 4th August. The Bevan Foundation was privileged that the Counsel General for Wales, Jeremy Miles AM, gave an impassioned speech […] »