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commentary 1 March 2024
Exploring and enhancing the role of lived experience
Amanda Hill-Dixon

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
Amanda Hill-Dixon

We are launching a programme of work to support public services and policy makers in Wales to better understand how poverty stigma affects their communities,...

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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 13 July 2021
What I’d tell the Beatles about loneliness
To be honest, I’m not really a big Beatles fan. But oddly, when it comes to singing songs in the shower, “Eleanor Rigby” with “...
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 23 June 2021
Five years on from the Brexit referendum
Five years ago today the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU), a process which culminated in the beginning of a new trade relationship...
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...