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Is Theresa May’s £1.6 billion fund for English towns enough to rebalance Britain’s skewed economy?

Is Theresa May’s £1.6 billion fund for English towns enough to rebalance Britain’s skewed economy?

Posted on 27 March 2019 by Professor Calvin Jones

Critics have described the fund as a bribe, a rescue attempt and another opportunity to slip further behind In our latest post, Professor Calvin Jones considers the merits of the […]

Labour and Wales

Labour and Wales

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Jonathan Rees

Professors Leighton Andrews and Calvin Jones discuss the new Welsh First Minister's campaigning platform of ‘21st Century Socialism’ and its potential to change Wales and the Welsh economy. Taking in […]

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Posted on 6 November 2018 by Leighton Andrews

If Brexit happens, the UK will not be immune from the regulatory tide. In our latest post, Professor Leighton Andrews argues that Facebook and Google are modern utilities – and […]

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?

Posted on 1 October 2018 by Sarah Quarmby

In our latest post, Sarah Quarmby takes us inside the Wales Centre for Public Policy to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in […]