Environment and Net Zero How can we enable job progression in low paid sectors? August 10, 2018 by cuwpadmin The value that sectors such as care, retail and food add to Wales’ economy, is not widely recognised in the pay packets of the vast majority of their respective workforces. Many employees struggle to make ends meet and gaining experience and training to progress beyond entry level jobs to better paid positions can be particularly […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Governance and Implementation Learning the lessons from Carillion – thoughts from our panel discussion July 26, 2018 by cuwpadmin Many are still struggling to assess what caused Carillion’s spectacular demise, and how it could be prevented in future. It was with this in mind that on Wednesday 4th July the WCPP hosted an expert panel to discuss the lessons to be learnt in Wales from Carillion’s collapse and consider the future of outsourcing in […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Governance and Implementation The income tax base in Wales – who’ll pay what to the Welsh Government? July 23, 2018 by cuwpadmin Drawing on the report he co-authored for the Wales Centre for Public Policy, The Welsh Tax Base: Risks and Opportunities after Fiscal Devolution, Guto Ifan of the Wales Governance Centre explores the income tax base in Wales. From next April, the income tax paid by Welsh taxpayers will be partially devolved to the Welsh Government. UK government […] Read more »
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Environment and Net Zero Loneliness and Connected Communities Rural poverty: the case of Powys June 26, 2018 by cuwpadmin As part of our Rural Poverty series, Dr Greg Thomas (Powys County Council) uses Powys as a case study to explore the issues surrounding rural poverty. Rural poverty is often hidden from public view and belies stereotypical images of rural areas as rolling hillsides and chocolate-box villages. Powys is one such area that experiences […] Read more »
Governance and Implementation Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work? June 18, 2018 by cuwpadmin Sarah Quarmby takes a look inside the Wales Centre for Public Policy to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in policymaking. This article originally appeared on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog. There’s widespread and sustained interest in the role of evidence in policymaking. But because policymaking […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Loneliness and Connected Communities How community-based solutions can improve rural transport in Wales June 18, 2018 by cuwpadmin In a guest blog as part of our rural poverty series, Wales Community Transport Association Director Christine Boston explores how community-based solutions could be the key to improving transport in rural Wales. Now the sun is shining, it is hard to remember the extreme bad weather we experienced in the first part of 2018. However, […] Read more »
