Commentary

commentary 4 September 2024
Shining a light on poverty stigma
Dr Steffan Evans

The devastating impact of the stigma of poverty has been long established. It is known to worsen people’s mental health, leads to people not...

commentary 10 September 2024
Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights
Amanda Hill-Dixon

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out five insights gained by the Wales Centre for Public Policy from its exploration of how to prevent and tackle poverty stigma,...

Filter content
Showing 17 to 24 of 172 results
Commentary 16 May 2024
All voices must be heard in the struggle against poverty
Hear from Swansea Poverty Truth Commissioners Melvyn Williams and Karen Berrell who participated in our poverty stigma workshop.
Commentary 16 May 2024
Together Creating Communities Young Leaders: Our Campaign Journey
In this guest blog, TCC (Together Creating Communities) Young Leaders from St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School in Wrexham talk about their campaign...
Commentary 13 May 2024
Towards a green economy: building on Wales’ legislative foundation
There is much talk about the scale and pace of change that is needed to move towards net zero in Wales. The changes are equally...
Commentary 6 May 2024
How healthy is democracy in Wales and how can we best measure it?
With ‘democratic backsliding’ a concern in national and international politics, along with an eroding trust in government, this blog by Greg Notman and Professor James...
Commentary 17 April 2024
How to improve regional productivity levers in England and Wales
How to improve regional productivity levers in England and Wales As winners of the 2024 Award for the Best Paper published in Regional Studies Policy Debates,...
Commentary 7 March 2024
Q and A with Kathryn Williams, PhD intern
We caught up with Kathryn Williams who has recently spent three months as a PhD intern with WCPP. Kathryn is an ESRC funded PhD student...
Commentary 1 March 2024
Exploring and enhancing the role of lived experience
The Wales Centre for Public Policy is delighted to be hosting an 18-month UKRI Fellowship to explore and enhance the role of lived experience expertise   
Commentary 8 November 2023
Let’s talk about poverty stigma
Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it?