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Welsh Government fiscal response to Covid-19 will increase to over £5 billion this year

3 November 2020

The Welsh Government has over £5 billion to allocate to its Covid-19 fiscal response in 2020-21. However, a lack of funding certainty and borrowing powers is hampering effective planning of support for Welsh businesses and public services

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‘Way forward’ needed as new report reveals cost of ‘free personal care’ for older adults in Wales

23 October 2020

Researchers at Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre have unveiled a new report looking at the lessons that can be learnt from the introduction of Free Personal Care in Scotland, and examining the possible implications of implementing the same policy in Wales

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UK internal market principles will create distrust within the union, says new report

17 October 2020

New rules on the UK’s internal market will undermine devolution and create distrust between the governments of the United Kingdom, according to a new report

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Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

14 October 2020

Panel discussion at Festival of Social Sciences to examine EU role in peace process

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Internal Market Bill: ‘Significant and centralising impact’ expected

8 October 2020

A new report for the Senedd highlights how the Bill has the potential to make significant changes to the UK’s territorial constitution

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Video: What happened in Wales in the 2019 UK General Election?

23 September 2020

Election results analysed in Wales Governance Centre webinar

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Less than half of Welsh prisoners return to settled accommodation on release, report says

16 September 2020

Academic calls for urgent debate about prisoner homelessness in Wales

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New reforms to 'strengthen our democracy in Wales'

10 September 2020

Since 2017, Professor Laura McAllister, part of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre, has been influential in the Senedd reform agenda

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Report examines Ireland-Wales Cooperation Programme

9 September 2020

Despite its relatively small size, the programme has actively contributed to the economic and sustainable development of Ireland and Wales

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UK Internal Market proposals pose ‘serious threat’ to devolved autonomy, says civil society

1 September 2020

The response highlights that the proposals, which suggest an unusually broad system of mutual recognition and non-discrimination, are lacking in detail and represent a serious threat to the regulatory autonomy of the devolved nations