Commentary

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 7 June 2021

Volunteering lessons from the pandemic

Amanda Carr, Director of Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS), reflects on how new research into volunteering and wellbeing during the pandemic matches up with...

Commentary 25 May 2021

Creating an anti-racist Wales

The Coronavirus pandemic has increased the urgency of actions to eliminate racial disparities in Wales. Analysis shows that the risk of deaths involving COVID-19 among...

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...

Commentary 14 April 2021

It ain’t what you (can) do it’s the way that you do it

How can devolved governments deliver distinctive policies?

Commentary 7 April 2021

Climate Change: Making the Transition Happen in Wales

Recent developments give reasons to be ambitious about what Wales can do to tackle climate change. In December 2020, the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC)...

Commentary 17 March 2021

Embedding Black and minority ethnic history, identity and culture into Welsh education

“Black history is Welsh history, and Welsh history is Black history” Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales (October 2020) The new Curriculum for Wales 2022 presents...