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commentary 5 December 2019
5 things we learned about procurement
Dr Craig Johnson

The Wales Centre for Public Policy has been exploring the case for a more strategic approach to public procurement for nearly two years. In July 2018...

commentary 29 November 2019
Mobilising Meaningful Connections between Evidence and Practice
Megan Park

At the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP), we are continually reflecting upon our role as a ‘knowledge brokerage organisation’ (KBO). We see ‘knowledge brokerage’...

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Commentary 15 May 2019
Introducing our Advisory Board Members
It is my very great pleasure to introduce the member of the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s distinguished Advisory Group.
Commentary 17 April 2019
How can governments improve cross-cutting working?
Cross cutting working - making sure that different departments and services work effectively with each other - is a constant challenge for all governments, even...
Commentary 27 March 2019
The role of behaviour change in shaping public policy decisions
Behaviour change is an increasingly common theme in public policy. Peter John goes as far to claim that ‘many of the greatest challenges in public...
Commentary 11 March 2019
How can governments engage with the public about healthcare?
An outline of our latest thinking on this new project
Commentary 7 March 2019
How do we Tackle Loneliness? Evidence on Deprivation and Different Communities
How to alleviate loneliness for materially deprived people, and different interventions for different communities
Commentary 5 March 2019
Managing diverse relationships in cross-cutting government
A think piece of ideas to start discussion on improving cross-government working
Commentary 26 February 2019
We need to talk about procurement
5 things we learned from our recent event launching our new report
Commentary 19 February 2019
How do we tackle loneliness? Evidence on supporting younger and older people
The second in a three-part blog series on loneliness and isolation in Wales