Blog Post Research and Impact How might lower-ranking officials have a greater impact on policy development than previously assumed? How can small-territory, subnational governments make the most of their position? Subnational governments like the devolved governments in the UK combine some of the opportunities and limitations of the national and the local governments between which they sit. They have some ‘national government’-type responsibilities and resources, like legislative authority and funding powers, although those resources […] Read more Topics: Local government Research and Impact: Methods and approaches April 20, 2020
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Youth Homelessness: Moving Towards Prevention WCPP’s reports on Preventing Youth Homelessness were published in 2018. Since then, we have been working with a range of stakeholders to communicate our key findings and to assist in the move towards a preventative system in Wales. Together with End Youth Homelessness Cymru, we convened an event on the 9th of March to provide […] Read more Topics: Housing and homes Poverty and social exclusion April 9, 2020
Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Governing the Just Transition In previous blog posts, we’ve considered what a just transition is and what such a transition might look like in Wales. In the final blog post of this series, we consider the potential role of governance in realising a Just Transition in Wales. Government is typically seen as the major authority in directing policy action. […] Read more Topics: Economy Just Transition Net Zero April 3, 2020
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities What we do and don’t know about ageing better in Wales Recently the Centre invited Dr Anna Dixon, Chief Executive of the What Works Centre for Ageing Better, to visit us and exchange knowledge on ageing better with key stakeholders here in Wales at a roundtable and a public event. In this blog, Dr Martin Hyde, Associate Professor of Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Housing and homes March 30, 2020
Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Towards a resilient economy In times of economic uncertainty attention often turns to the resilience of economies to shocks and downturns. As we grapple with the likely economic consequences of coronavirus, not to mention the longer-term implications of leaving the European Union, it is no wonder that thoughts turn to how to ensure our economy is resilient to any […] Read more Topics: Economy Just Transition March 25, 2020
Blog Post Research and Impact Increasing the reach of the What Works network At Wales Centre for Public Policy we’re part of the UK’s What Works network. It’s a group of 13 (and counting) Centres aiming to improve the use of evidence in decision-making in various policy areas from education, to policing, to wellbeing. We think we’ve got a lot to share with the rest of the What […] Read more Research and Impact: Methods and approaches The role of KBOs March 10, 2020
Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Delivering a Just Transition: What would it look like? In our previous blog we looked at why a just transition could be an equitable means of decarbonising the economy. This post looks in more detail at what this might look like in the Welsh context, and how different approaches to justice can facilitate a just transition. We have argued that a just transition should […] Read more Topics: Economy Just Transition Net Zero February 26, 2020
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Engaging matters: making sure the public have a voice in the future of Welsh health and social care This blog draws on a recent Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) report Public engagement and ‘A Healthier Wales’, co-authored by Paul Worthington, Sarah Quarmby and Dan Bristow from WCPP. The report considers how the commitments to public engagement in A Healthier Wales might be translated into an evidence-informed programme of activity. A Healthier Wales […] Read more Topics: Health inequalities Lived experience February 5, 2020
Blog Post Community Wellbeing Environment and Net Zero Tackling Inequalities 2019 – In Review As another tumultuous year draws to a close, we’ve been reflecting on some of the key achievements of the Wales Centre for Public Policy in 2019. We are living in very interesting times, but the political uncertainties of the last year have made it all the more important that we can provide policy makers and […] Read more December 17, 2019
Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Why a ‘Just Transition’? Decarbonisation and economic justice This is the first in a series of 3 blogs posts on achieving a just transition.This first blog considers what a just transition is, our second what such a transition might look like in Wales, and final blog post considers the potential role of governance in realising a just transition in Wales. Commitments to a net-zero carbon society raise questions […] Read more Topics: Just Transition Net Zero December 16, 2019
