Governance and Implementation Has devolution delivered? September 23, 2022 by cuwpadmin The last 25 years have seen a significant and sustained increase in public support for devolution in Wales. The 1997 referendum produced only a wafer thin majority in favour of creating a Welsh Assembly. Now fewer than 1 in 5 of the adult population say that they would vote to reverse that decision, whilst a […] Read more »
Community Wellbeing ‘Blending’ online and offline provision in community wellbeing services: what does it mean and why does it matter? August 30, 2022 by cuwpadmin Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, public and third sector organisations supporting community wellbeing have relied on a mixture of remote and face-to-face methods for delivering services and engaging with the people they support. These have been delivered in different combinations at different times, in response to a rapidly shifting landscape of restrictions on physical contact and […] Read more » Community collaboration Local government
Environment and Net Zero Finding a path to university as a mature student August 18, 2022 by cuwpadmin It wasn’t until I came to the conclusion that I was miserable in my job that I first heard the monkey on my back screaming. Browsing through open vacancies online, I’d find a role I felt I’d be perfect for. Reading the job description would confirm it: yes, I can do all of that. More […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Expanding post-compulsory education: what we’ve learned June 13, 2022 by cuwpadmin On the 5th of May, we hosted our first in-person event since March 2020, and our first in our new home in sbarc|spark. We were delighted to welcome guests and speakers to an afternoon thinking through policy interventions that could support increased participation in post-compulsory education and training, building on our recent reports on Raising […] Read more »
Health and Social Care Integrating wellbeing objectives into long-term infrastructure planning May 26, 2022 by cuwpadmin Integrating wellbeing objectives into long-term infrastructure planning is a necessary condition for ensuring the Wellbeing of Future Generations. From empowering citizens to make decisions affecting their local communities to creating new jobs and building resilience to social, economic, and environmental shocks, public infrastructure helps attract businesses and determines the productive capacity of communities and nations. […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Infrastructure and Wellbeing in Wales May 25, 2022 by cuwpadmin Transport infrastructure and wellbeing objectives Transport infrastructure is most directly relevant to the following of the Welsh Government’s ‘wellbeing objectives’(Wellbeing of Wales: 2021 | GOV.WALES ) for 2021-2026: Providing effective, high quality and sustainable healthcare – by prioritising and ensuring fast, convenient, affordable and safe public transport to/from facilities for staff, patients and visitors with, […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Infrastructure requirements for Wales to transition to a prosperous, sustainable economy May 24, 2022 by cuwpadmin Understanding wealth and wellbeing The twenty-first century will not be like the twentieth. Most obviously, the economy of the future will be low-carbon, more efficient, less reliant on fossil fuels and highly digitised. It will need to forgo dangerous depletion of natural resources, in particular the renewable kind, such as forests, fisheries and ecosystems that […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero The impact of infrastructure on wellbeing in Wales May 23, 2022 by cuwpadmin Infrastructure is inextricably linked to well-being. Good infrastructure, well-designed and well-located, developed according to sound principles and in collaboration with the end-users, will likely produce outstanding results for a long period of time. The converse is also true. The upcoming report from the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) - “Infrastructure and long-term wellbeing” - […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero ‘Levelling Up’: continuing the conversation March 14, 2022 by cuwpadmin ‘Levelling Up’ - used here to refer to the wider UK Government policy agenda rather than the specific Levelling Up funding stream - is predominantly about tackling place-based economic inequality, economic development, and productivity. As set out in our previous WCPP blog, this is a conversation that is critical for Wales. Whilst ‘Levelling Up’ seeks […] Read more »
Uncategorized 2021 - In Review This report provides a brief overview of the work we undertook in 2021, with embedded hyperlinks to our full reports. You can download the report below. Welcome to our review of some of the highlights of the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s work in 2021. We enjoyed another productive and prolific year in which […] Read more »
