Commentary

Commentary 8 November 2023

Let’s talk about poverty stigma

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,...

Commentary 11 October 2023

Fair’s fair? Equality, equity and access to tertiary education

As the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research gears up, Jack Price explores what more can be done to create a fairer system for...

Commentary 19 July 2023

A Revolution by Stealth? Basic Income Experiments Proliferate

In this guest blog on basic income, Professor Guy Standing looks at the growing number of basic income trials around the world, and the evidence...

Commentary 17 July 2023

Basic income: What is it and what it isn’t

In this guest blog, Dr Francine Mestrum looks at three different forms of basic income - a universal basic income, a basic income for those...

Commentary 19 June 2023

Not everybody wants a goat!

Five takeaways from our conference on Wales' basic income pilot

Commentary 16 June 2023

It’s time to talk about loneliness inequalities

In this blog, Josh Coles-Riley explains why the Wales Centre for Public Policy has commissioned a major new review of research on loneliness inequalities – and...

Commentary 15 December 2022

What works to tackle poverty? Experimenting with a Basic Income in Wales

The current ‘cost of living crisis’ has highlighted the urgency of identifying and developing effective approaches to tackling poverty, an objective which underpinned the poverty...

Commentary 2 December 2022

Tackling poverty and mental health together: a multi-agency approach

The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has recommended four areas of focus for Welsh Government action on poverty and social exclusion. One of these...