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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,...

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Commentary 16 December 2024
What does it take to lead an evidence intermediary organisation?
Steve Martin sheds some early light on his research into what it takes to lead organisations like ours.
Commentary 7 October 2024
Understanding impact across the UK’s What Works Network
All What Works Centres (WWCs) aim to have impact by getting evidence into policy and/or practice. However, because every Centre has different aims, practices,...
Commentary 24 May 2024
What has devolution delivered for Wales?
The day after marking its 25th birthday, the Welsh Senedd voted to increase its size by more than 50%.  In 2026 the Welsh public will therefore elect 96...
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 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 17 November 2022
The state of democracy in Wales: What is it and how can we measure it?
Concerns over democratic health are a global phenomenon, often triggered by crises or events that result in public pressure for reform. Iceland’s near-economic destruction...
Commentary 1 November 2022
Understanding organisations that provide evidence for policy
This blog post is based on the Evidence & Policy article, ‘Knowledge brokering organisations: a new way of governing evidence’. New organisations have emerged in...
Commentary 25 October 2022
National Milestones – Using evidence and expertise to tell a ‘status story’
The ‘second wave’ of Welsh Government consultation on its National Milestones ended last month.  The Milestones relate to a set of National Indicators, articulated under...