Let’s have justice for all!

The 3rd of June was a day of action for the justice for all campaign. In Wales there was an event in Pontypridd. The gathering was part of the national Justice for All Day of Action…

Are we up for solving child poverty?

Let’s stop wringing our hands and have some debate.

Last week’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report, Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Wales, produced – as it had to…

Stamp out the Stigma

Despite the fact that one in four of us will experience mental ill health, people still hesitate to talk about it. Many people with mental health issues have experienced discrimination, disadvantage or exclusion simply because they are ill. How can a number of the lucky people in society…

Are we on target to tackle poverty?

Today’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on poverty shows the Welsh Government’s goal of eradicating child poverty by 2020 requires far more progress in the new decade than was achieved in the last.  With high levels of child poverty persisting for many more years, making life better for poor children…

Another reason to go beyond Barnett

The report launched at our conference yesterday on the need for a job creation programme for Wales raises more than just the plight of those likely to lose benefits. It also exposes another fault-line in the Barnett formula. 

The case for a job creation programme is compelling.  It is estimated…

The Case for Jobs

Supporting the creation of 20,000 jobs in Wales is, according to Sheffield Hallam University, a no-brainer. Launching a report on worklessness at a Bevan Foundation conference today, the authors will claim that the cost of a…

Humour and politics

For me, the sometimes overbearing Calvinism of Gordon Brown not only unduly influenced the last Labour government’s social policy, but it also influenced how we do politics.  In times of crisis, politics always gets more serious.  And it doesn’t…

The route to economic renewal

A focus on delivery and a better grasp of business– the route to economic renewal

The London branch of the Foundation hosted its first event this week, with a panel discussion on tacking the economic development challenges Wales faces.

Former Minister for Economic Development, Andrew Davies’ opened the discussion with the…