Continuing our series on practical approaches to tackling poverty, Lucy Cui from the Young Foundations describes how the Amplify Cymru project sought to involve local people in making sustainable change in three Welsh communities. “If we change the story we tell ourselves then it leaves everything open to possibilities.” People …
Continuing our series on practical approaches to tackling poverty, Michael Trickey explores what actions should be taken as a result of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s poverty reduction strategy and the framework for action in Wales. The signals are all around us, whether the prospect of a ‘dreadful’ stagnation in UK …
Following on from our initial poverty series, which examined differing theoretical perspectives on reducing poverty, over the next two months we are publishing a series of blogs that explore how organisations and individuals are putting theory into practice. Several of these blogs focus on ways of taking account of the …
From the offset, the case for devolution in the UK featured strong calls for different regions to be granted the means with which to develop distinctive and place-appropriate responses to the issues they face. In the words of the former Labour First Minister of Wales (2000-2009), Rhodri Morgan, the devolved …
Most of the political interest around the Welsh Government’s draft budget has inevitably centred on the deal with Plaid Cymru. But in fiscal terms, there was another story. The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government called it a ‘budget for stability and ambition’. It might also have been called …
The current Brexit debate is important and the structure of the UK’s trading and migration arrangements with our international neighbours will influence our future prosperity. However, other more fundamental long term issues remain important for the UK around productivity. UK productivity lags significantly behind that of our main international competitors …
Throughout the last 45 years the value of economic output has generally been lower in Wales than other UK countries and regions (see chart). By 2014, Gross Value Added (GVA) per head in Wales was 28 per cent below the UK average. In comparison, the Greater South East region – …
Last week the PPIW presented at the What Works Global Summit. Representatives from over forty countries gathered at this major international conference to discuss the state of evidence-informed policy and practice globally, as well as future challenges and opportunities. Our presentation on putting evidence to work for politicians in Wales …
Following on from the popularity of Lauren Carter-Davies’ blog – Engaging with the Policy-making and Scrutiny Process in Wales: How Does Research Get into the National Assembly for Wales? we asked Dave Mckenna, from Swansea Council, to explore how research can be used in the local government scrutiny process. Compared …
The report ‘Evidence Needs and the Welsh Education System’ released by the Public Policy Institute of Wales, focuses on understanding gaps in the evidence base and how it is used by policy makers and practitioners. It raises a number of important issues. Engaging practitioners with an evidence base One such …
