…what is more important is providing a clear explanation of what to do with that equipment. The feedback from both the Family Fun and the Active at Home programmes made…
Time to Pay Social Care Workers Fairly
…Economic Action Plan identifies the care sector as part of the ‘foundational’ economy, and the Fair Work Commission has highlighted the importance of raising pay for economic reasons as well…
The Big Questions: Welsh Places
…We will operate as a Government on the principle that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas and we will seek to ensure the effectiveness of channels to feed good…
One Wales Two: Are Labour and Plaid’s Manifestos on the Same Page?
…infrastructure and £2bn for the foundational economy. The party would task the National Infrastructure Commission, in conjunction with the Future Generations Commissioner, Development Bank, local government and others to set…
Roads to Nowhere?
…support growth, social value, and innovation amongst foundational firms and sectors in Wales? The Foundational Economy has become an important concept within Welsh policy over the last five years, and…
Economic Priorities for the Next Welsh Government
…approach to defining priorities and setting targets. 2. Better regulation, which doesn’t disadvantage foundational firms 3. Long term support for innovation and improved productivity in the foundational economy …
The Big Questions: Economy
…at risk of flooding. Question 2: The Foundational Economy The Foundational Economy has become an important lens through which to view economic policy, by investing more in the dependable, local…
Senedd 2021 and Tax: What Do We Expect of the Parties?
…of congestion charging for non-residents in Eryri (Snowdonia). It will be interesting to see how much of this ambition will feed through to the party’s manifesto for government. If the…
Suicide Prevention in a Post-Pandemic Wales
…relationships, isolation and loneliness. Volunteer feedback also showed that callers are worried about the impact of the pandemic on basic needs such as food, housing and employment. We are therefore…