Policy

  • Former “red wall” seats in Midlands and North demand action on climate

    10 Mar. 2020

    • Understanding Welsh Places

    The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) worked with data provided by Cardiff University to develop interdependence modelling for the new Understanding Welsh Places website, which was launched in Cardiff today.

    This follows on from our involvement in the development of the Understanding Scottish Places platform and CLES Senior Researchers David Burch and Matt Todd attended the launch of the site.

    Understanding Welsh Places is a bilingual website coordinated by the Institute of Welsh Affairs that presents information on the economy, demographic make-up and local services of more than 300 places in Wales in a quick and easy format.

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  • Frances Jones

    Associate Director

  • Stuart MacDonald

    Director of Research and Operations

  • Tom Lloyd Goodwin

    Director of Policy and Practice

  • RESEARCH

    We need a real deal on devolution

    21st July 2016
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    This publication starts to think through what real devolution deals could look like and potentially herald a progressive and endur...
  • BULLETIN

    The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill

    8th September 2015
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    This CLES bulletin does three things. Firstly it summarises the content of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill; second...
  • BULLETIN

    Budget 2015

    30th March 2015
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    This CLES bulletin does three things. First, it details announcements in the 2015 budget which relate to economic development and ...