Cian Sion
Research Assistant
- sionc1@cardiff.ac.uk
- 029 2251 1795
- 10/1.01, 8-10 North Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3DY
- Welsh speaking
Overview
I joined the Wales Governance Centre in November 2018 to conduct research into public finances as part of the centre's newly established Wales Fiscal Analysis programme. Since then, I have led the team’s work on local government finance and social care, and contribute to the centre’s regular publications on devolved taxation and public expenditure in Wales.
Prior to joining the centre, I graduated with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Warwick and a Masters (MLitt) in Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy from the University of St Andrews.
Biography
Education and Qualifications
2018
MLitt in Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy, University of St Andrews.
Dissertation Title: "Thinking in the Last Chance Saloon: A case for making S-risk mitigation a global priority and an evaluation of mitigation strategies."
2017
BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Warwick.
Honours and awards
2018
Dean's List Award, University of St Andrews.
2017
James Pantyfedwen Scholar, James Pantyfedwen Foundation.
Publications
2022
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2022. Spring statement 2022: Implications for Wales. Technical Report.
- Sion, C. and Ifan, G. 2022. When ends don't meet: a cost-of-living update. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G., Sion, C. and Wincott, D. 2022. Devolution, independence and Wales’ fiscal deficit. National Institute Economic Review (10.1017/nie.2022.8)
2021
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2021. Welsh budget outlook 2021. Technical Report.
- Zaranko, B. et al. 2021. IFS green budget 2021. Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1920/re.ifs.2021.0199
You can find the most up-to-date list of outputs by the Wales Fiscal Analyis team at the following link:
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/wales-governance-centre/publications/finance
Wales Fiscal Analysis publications
2021
- Guto Ifan and Cian Siôn. 2021. Welsh Budget Outlook 2021. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2590280/wbo2021_full_07Dec2021.pdf - Guto Ifan and Cian Siôn. 2021. UK Government Budget and Spending Review 2021: Implications for Wales. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2580715/spending_review_2021_briefing_formatted.pdf - Cian Siôn and Guto Ifan. 2021. Local government and the Welsh Budget: Outlook and challenges for the next Welsh Government. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2513619/lgf_outlook_2021_7.pdf - Guto Ifan, Jesús Rodríguez, and Cian Siôn. 2021. UK Budget 2021: the implications for Wales and the Welsh budget. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2503816/WFA_UK_budget_analysis.pdf - Guto Ifan and Cian Siôn. 2021. Welsh Budget Update: analysis of the budget position for 2020–21 and the Draft Budget for 2021–22. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/2493862/draft_budget_analysis_final_1.pdf
2020
- Guto Ifan and Cian Siôn. 2020. Welsh Budget Outlook 2020. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2481634/welsh_budget_2020_report_formatted.pdf - Cian Siôn and Michael Trickey. 2020. The cost of free personal care: lessons from Scotland. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2470152/fpnc_briefing_21102020.pdf - Cian Siôn and Michael Trickey. 2020. The future of care in Wales: resourcing social care for adults. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2427400/social_care_final2_aug20.pdf - Cian Siôn. 2020. Covid-19 and the Higher Education sector in Wales. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2394361/Covid_FINAL.pdf - Guto Ifan, Cian Siôn, and Ed Gareth Poole. 2020. Wales' fiscal future: a path to sustainability?. Cardiff: Wales Fiscal Analysis.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1767424/Wales_Fiscal_Future_FINAL.pdf
Blog posts and other publications
2021
- Cian Siôn. 2021. "When ends don't meet: towards a "high wage" economy? (Part 3)", Thinking Wales (Blog), 26 October 2021.
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/when-ends-dont-meet-part3/ - Cian Siôn. 2021. "When ends don't meet: a cost-of-living crisis (Part 2)", Thinking Wales (Blog), 22 October 2021.
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/when-ends-dont-meet-part2/ - Cian Siôn. 2021. "When ends don't meet: tax rises and benefit cuts (Part 1)", Thinking Wales (Blog), 15 October 2021.
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/when_ends_dont_meet_part1/ - Cian Siôn. 2021. "The price is (not) right: surveying the Welsh house price boom", Thinking Wales (Blog), 01 July 2021.
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/the-price-is-not-right/ - Cian Siôn. 2021. "Local government finance: the state of play in 2021–22", Thinking Wales (Blog), 10 March 2021.
https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wales/the-price-is-not-right/
