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Updated analysis of the Welsh Government’s budget

4 February 2021

Unallocated funding for dealing with Covid-19 for this financial year now stands at an estimated £655m, according to the latest briefing by the Wales Fiscal Analysis team

Video: Counsel General on Internal Market Act and UK future

22 January 2021

The Counsel General made a speech for Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre this week, outlining the Welsh Government’s legal case against the Internal Market Act

Counsel General to outline legal challenge over devolved powers

15 January 2021

The Counsel General and Minister for European Transition, Jeremy Miles MS, will provide an update on the Welsh Government’s plans to protect Wales’ devolved powers in a speech for Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre next week

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Video: Joanna Cherry MP delivers Annual Lecture

4 December 2020

The prominent SNP MP and Advocate analysed constitutional developments within the UK before outlining the implications of preparing for another referendum on Scottish independence

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Huge drop-off in COVID-19 funding for Welsh budget following UK Spending Review, report finds

3 December 2020

Funding available for the Welsh Government’s fiscal response to COVID-19 is set to fall from £5.6 billion in 2020-21 to just £766 million next year

Welsh firebreak “had intended effect” on mobility, new analysis shows

24 November 2020

New interactive tool reveals divergence in lockdown behaviour between Wales and UK

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Stands Scotland where it did? Scotland’s journey back to statehood: Joanna Cherry QC to deliver 2020 Annual Lecture

12 November 2020

The prominent Scottish MP and Advocate Joanna Cherry QC MP will deliver the Wales Governance Centre’s 2020 Annual Lecture

Video: The future of care in Wales

11 November 2020

Latest research on older adult social care revealed

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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