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 »
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 »
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 »
Environment and Net Zero Public Service Boards and wellbeing June 12, 2018 by cuwpadmin Public Service Boards (PSBs) across Wales last month published their wellbeing plans, outlining how public services and national bodies intend to work together to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing in localities across Wales. Established under the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act, the PSBs are now putting their plans into action and developing […] Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Loneliness and Connected Communities Brexit, Immigration and Wales: Professor Jonathan Portes Vlog March 21, 2018 by cuwpadmin Professor Jonathan Portes (King's College London) discusses the implications that Brexit will have on immigration, and what this will mean for Wales. This video was recorded for our event - "What about Wales? The Implications of Brexit for Wales", which took place in London on Tuesday 20th March, 2018. Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Brexit and Wales - Land and Sea: Griffin Carpenter Vlog February 20, 2018 by cuwpadmin Griffin Carpenter, from the New Economics Foundation, gives a brief overview of his report for the Wales Centre for Public Policy which looked at the implications of Brexit on fishing opportunities in Wales. Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Brexit and Wales - Land and Sea: Professor Janet Dwyer Vlog February 20, 2018 by cuwpadmin Professor Janet Dwyer, from the Countryside and Community Research Institute, gives a brief overview of her report for the Wales Centre for Public Policy which looked at the implications of Brexit on agriculture, rural areas and land use in Wales. Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Stijn Broecke discusses the OECD’s research into the Future of Work November 1, 2017 by cuwpadmin Stijn Broecke, Senior Economist in Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), talks about the OECD’s programme of research into the future of work, at our Future of Work in Wales event, held on 1st November 2017. Read more »
Environment and Net Zero Matthew Taylor talks about the Future of Work November 1, 2017 by cuwpadmin Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), discusses the RSA's programme for the Future of Work, at our Future of Work in Wales event, on 1st November 2017. Read more »
Environment and Net Zero First Minister Opens the Future of Work in Wales Event November 1, 2017 by cuwpadmin The First Minister of Wales, The Right Honourable Carwyn Jones AM, delivers the opening remarks at the inaugural event of the Wales Centre for Public Policy - The Future of Work in Wales. The event took place on 1st November 2017, with speaker including Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts, and […] Read more »