This report outlines the economic and policy context facing Wales, and attempts to set out some of the key challenges and opportunities to build a successful 21st century skills system.

Automation – or the substitution of labour for capital – has triggered dystopian visions of mass joblessness, as well as utopian visions of a world with no work. This paper argues that automation presents an opportunity to narrow gender inequalities, and sets out four propositions for change based on this premise.

There is growing consensus that it is time to end 'austerity’ in the UK. But with the country facing significant economic, social and political challenges, this cannot mean tinkering at the edges. Instead, policy makers must use this juncture as an opportunity to re-evaluate the role of the state in the decades to come.

This paper reviews the evidence on the integration of migrants into the UK labour market. It illustrates the potential benefits of utilising migrants’ untapped skills to the UK economy.

Too many people in the UK are suffering from preventable ill-health, with progress on prevention stalling in recent years. This paper argues that four key shifts are needed to make up a paradigm shift in prevention and public health policy that helps move the United Kingdom's approach from scattered to comprehensive.