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commentary 13 June 2024
Why Wales needs a new approach to tackling loneliness
Alexis Palá

Our Loneliness Inequalities Evidence Review argues that limited public resources could be better spent if loneliness is understood and addressed through the lens of inequalities.

commentary 8 November 2023
Let's talk about poverty stigma
Amanda Hill-Dixon

Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it?

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Commentary 30 April 2020
Loneliness in Lockdown
Prior to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 16% of the Welsh population identified as lonely, and it is known that loneliness and social isolation present significant challenges...
Commentary 20 April 2020
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...
Commentary 9 April 2020
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...
Commentary 3 April 2020
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...
Commentary 30 March 2020
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...
Commentary 25 March 2020
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...
Commentary 10 March 2020
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...
Commentary 26 February 2020
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...