Participatory budgeting (PB) is recognised internationally as a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent. Having its grassroots development in Brazil in the late 1980s, it has taken hold across the world. In Scotland, PB is better known as Community Choices. Mainly because…
The latest report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales brings together evidence on the effectiveness and viability of a full public bank in Wales. Debates surrounding this issue have been taking place between political parties in Wales for some time. The report examines what is meant by the term…
We have recently published two outputs from our ESRC-funded research into the powers and policy levers available to the Welsh Government. Both are based on our case study of recent reforms to the Welsh statutory homelessness framework, but they highlight a number of important transferable themes for the study and…
As the campaign heats up and with the party manifestos expected to start appearing next week, election promises will multiply. At Wales Public Services 2025, we will be looking out for what the manifestos might mean for public spending and public services in Wales and providing a factual commentary (although…
On Thursday 30th March, 2017, the PPIW and Knowledge and Analytical Services welcomed colleagues to an evidence symposium which aimed to understand the reasons behind the Welsh vote in last year’s referendum on EU membership. The event featured expert speakers from UK universities and research centres, providing a mix of short…
The funding of adult social care has moved centre stage. There is wide agreement that more money is needed and various figures are quoted. But how do we get a fix on exactly how much and whether this is affordable? As Chris Giles noted recently in the Financial Times, the…
On Thursday 30th March, 2017, the PPIW and Knowledge and Analytical Services welcomed colleagues to an evidence symposium which aimed to understand the reasons behind the Welsh vote in last year’s referendum on EU membership. We also asked why did 52.5 per cent vote Leave, why did 47.5 per cent vote…
It was recently announced that a new BBC TV channel will broadcast in Scotland from 2018. It will have a budget of £30m, roughly equivalent to that of BBC Four. Alongside that, Scotland will receive more money to make UK-wide programmes. Perhaps the most interesting development is that, included in…
Following on from our focus on poverty work, and previous series of poverty blogs we continue our series on practical approaches to tackling poverty with John Hume, CEO of the People’s Health Trust. John’s blog explores how the trust works to empower local people to make meaningful change to their…
This week we continue our new series on practical approaches to tackling poverty with Dan Silver, the Co-Director of the Social Action & Research Foundation, who explores how researchers can help provide a voice for those experiencing poverty. “…politicians don’t live our lives and have no intentions of living our…
