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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 14 March 2022
‘Levelling Up’: continuing the conversation
‘Levelling Up’ - used here to refer to the wider UK Government policy agenda rather than the specific Levelling Up funding stream - is predominantly...
Commentary 1 March 2022
‘Levelling Up’: a critical conversation for Wales
What does ‘levelling up’ mean in practice for Wales? While debate around the definition continues, the long awaited White Paper has now been published. However,...
Commentary 3 February 2022
Should the age of participation in education or training be raised to 18 in Wales?
Dr Matt Dickson is Reader in Public Policy at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at the University of Bath. Sue Maguire is an Honorary...
Commentary 4 August 2021
Why go back to the office?
The Coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly catalysed one of the most rapid transformations in many people’s working lives for decades. UK data suggests that while 5%...
Commentary 30 June 2021
The future of Wales’ farming policy
The Welsh Government is currently developing agricultural policy proposals which aim to support farmers in adopting sustainable farming practices. Their intentions for primary legislation can...
Commentary 9 June 2021
Implementing the Socio-economic Duty: learning from experience
On 31st March 2021, the Welsh Government commenced section 1 of the Equality Act 2010, known as the socio-economic duty. It requires that public bodies, when making strategic...
Commentary 14 May 2021
Zoomshock: Is remote working the future of the Welsh economy?
The Welsh Government has recently announced a ‘long-term ambition to see around 30% of Welsh workers working from home or near from home, including after the...
Commentary 29 April 2021
PhD Internships – Learning by doing
In January 2021, the Wales Centre for Public Policy welcomed two doctoral students on three-month ESRC funded internships. Aimee Morse from the University of Gloucestershire studied...