…part of the government’s Foundational Economy programme. The missing link here is infrastructure, including small abattoirs, processing facilities, cold storage and distribution, which will need investment. The returns are big…
How to Rebuild a Local Food Economy
…foundational, accessible to people who do not own wealth or land, carbon negative, generating healthy nutrient-rich food from healthy soil, creates more jobs per acre. These are all key…
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
…local public procurement built on the foundational economy. We will set a target of increasing the level of public sector procurement from 52 per cent to 75 per cent of…
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…
Lansiad Adroddiad – A Better Balance: Business Support for the Foundational Economy
Mae ein hadroddiad ‘A Better Balance: Business Support for the Foundational Economy’, wedi’i baratoi fel rhan o brosiect cydweithredol y Sefydliad Materion Cymreig (IWA) gyda CREW i edrych ar yr…