In my first week as an undergraduate we were given an assignment on the relationship between super-national bodies, such as the EU, and devolution in the United Kingdom. At the time, I didn’t get it. These seemed to me to be divergent political trends pulling in opposite directions. And I…
Brexit will dominate political debates for the foreseeable future. However there are some fundamental policy challenges in Wales that aren’t going away whatever the outcome of the UK negotiations with the EU. How to secure economic growth and high quality jobs? How to satisfy increasing demand for health and social…
Is evidence like petrol? This was the unexpected question I was left with after our anniversary event on Monday 21st March. It was prompted by something one of our speakers, Professor Jon Shepherd said about the ‘users’ of evidence: decision makers just want to be told how best to achieve…
On Monday 21st March, 2016, PPIW was delighted to welcome colleagues to celebrate our Second Anniversary, at the Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University. This event marked PPIW’s achievements over the last year, and examined the current evidence ecosystem in Wales, and the potential needs of the next Welsh Government. Joining us…
On Thursday 10th December the PPIW team attended the Wales Public Services 2025 briefing. PPIW’s Deputy Director Dan Bristow reports on what was learnt. Analysis of the implications of the spending review for Wales is hard to come by, so it was great to be able to attend a…
This week, we are featuring three specially commissioned blogs from leading figures in local government that discuss the financial challenges facing councils in England and Wales. In the final blog of our series, Mohammed Mehmet (Chief Executive of Denbighshire County Council) discusses how the public sector in Wales should respond…
This week, we are featuring three specially commissioned blogs from leading figures in local government that discuss the financial challenges facing councils in England and Wales. Today, Cllr Nick Forbes (Leader of Newcastle City Council) shares his views on how the cuts have impacted on services in the North-East of…
This week, we are featuring three specially commissioned blogs from leading figures in local government that discuss the financial challenges facing councils in England and Wales. In the first of our series, Cllr David Simmonds (Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Improvement and Innovation Board) outlines how councils in England…
This week we publish a report by Professor Peter Tyler on the governance of Enterprise Zones in Wales. His report is available here. He also blogs about his thoughts on the topic. Enterprise Zones have proved to be an enduring feature of local economic development policy in the United Kingdom.…
Dan Bristow I attended the IWA debate on Tuesday night, and was treated to a thoughtful and wide-ranging speech from Leighton Andrews, the Minister for Public Services. He talked about the Welsh Government’s plans for public sector reform, and set out a vision for a new cadre of public sector…
