Party machines must not determine the boundary review

If the 2015 general election promises to be the political equivalent of the World Cup, then the impending parliamentary boundary review must surely be the qualifiers.  The number of Welsh constituencies, 40 presently will be whittled down to…

The Bevan Legacy

This is an extract from a speech by former First Minister Rhodri Morgan first given at the National Eisteddfod in 2010 for the Bevan Foundation. The speech has ben reproduced to mark the anniversary.

It’s a great honour for…

Not Everything Through the Door is Work to be Done!

When leaders spend time studying their system, they learn that not every piece of work through the door is of value from the citizen’s perspective.  Demands placed by citizens or other parts of the organisation on the system…

Still Falling for the Benefit Myth Part 2

In part 1 of this article I posed a series of scenarios and asked readers to calculate the benefits individuals may get from britain’s allegedly generous welfare system. I hope it was an interesting exercise, that if nothing…

Re-thinking School Uniform

It’s August and it’s time for parents to buy school uniform. Newspapers are full of ads from major outlets about how cheaply a full uniform can be bought. Anyone without school-age children will doubtless marvel at the bargains to…

Still falling for the benefits myth

Popular perceptions of Britain’s welfare state are often so inaccurate it is a wonder that anybody actually takes them seriously. If one was to believe what some have said about the alleged generosity of the system in…

Wish you were here?

A recent short break (in England – the precise destination doesn’t matter) was not only very enjoyable it was also a marked contrast to how we do tourism in Wales.

For a start, they were masters at making a little…

Elder Social Care: the Golden Thread of Co-operation

In recent weeks I experienced a lecture on legal rights and older people, received WCVA commissioning guidance on adult services, visited Swedish Co-operative care providers, and perused Health Ministerial statements and a press release on the First…

Is Wales a good place to grow old in?

Tell us why…

In recent years, much publicity has been given to the fact that Wales is an ageing society; Wales has the highest proportion of older people in the UK with nearly 1 in 4 people over the age…

Why we’re not at the Eisteddfod

If you’re on the Maes this week, I’m afraid you won’t see the Bevan Foundation there this year. Why? A simple reason – cost.

We had a stand and organised a public lecture…