The Politics Thread.

Abbey wrote: I went to the Senedd today to see First Minister’s Questions. Rhun ap Iorwerth asked Eluned Morgan to condemn Trump’s actions but she was non-committal. There was heckling from the Tory and Reform side about “supporting allies”. If they’d been discussing Iraq, it would have been completely different, of course. BTW - James Evans (Reform) made a right arse of himself by asking why is there a shortage of statin drugs which will lead to this “blood pressure lowering medication” causing an influx of strokes and will burden the NHS. Absolute nonsense as statins are not anything to do with blood pressure.

Pimp’s post re « utter cretins »

Abbey wrote: Good post. All I can say is that if you elect a man who has spent his life in real estate who then fires all the experts as they’re smarter than him (and would disagree with his lunacy), this is exactly what you get.

in fairness look at two leaders of the partys topping the uk polls right now an ex failed actor and hypotherapist and  an ex stock broker.   funnily both big pro brexit partys

RR1972 wrote: Abbey wrote: Good post. All I can say is that if you elect a man who has spent his life in real estate who then fires all the experts as they’re smarter than him (and would disagree with his lunacy), this is exactly what you get. in fairness look at two leaders of the partys topping the uk polls right now an ex failed actor and hypotherapist and  an ex stock broker.   funnily both big pro brexit partys

During Reform’s manifesto launch yesterday, Farage said the push for 1 million people to be able to use basic Welsh phrases in Wales would be scrapped. I thought Reform were all about locals’ traditions and culture but obviously Britishness only includes English culture.

Cast yourselves back to the last general election, all of the reform rhetoric was aimed at patriotism ‘to England’ not really to the UK, some male candidates even wore English ties etc.

I don’t think your analysis is simplistic ap sior, Reform only fit in because they fester like a mould on people’s concerns, not because they have a realistic vision, or care about Wales. They say immigrants are compromising the NHS, but where do they think the staff are coming from? I speak from experience as I had to go to England for an emergency operation last summer because there was no eye surgeon on call IN WALES over the Bank Holiday - other than the anaesthetist, everyone who looked after me, from the ward cleaner to the surgeon came from abroad. I would have been left blind without them and the way they are treated makes me ashamed. Sorry to go on but not a good morning, first I read here that Reform would scrap people using basic Welsh phrases - both my parents were first language Welsh speakers but spoke English to me because ‘English was the language to get on’. Llanelli Girls’ Gram was full my year so I was sent to Queen Elizabeth, Carmarthen, which, diolch byth, got my Welsh up to speed (or as ‘up to speed’ as it is ever likely to get!). The other thing that has wound me up today is that the house opposite is now flying a Jac yr Undeb with a Ddraig Goch in the middle. Apologies for my rant and if anyone supports Reform, I respect your right to do so as we are a democracy, but if anyone supporting Reform knocks my door they can look out as I have kept a list of issues I’m waiting to discuss. 🙂

dr_martinov wrote: I see the Government is talking tough on petrol suppliers "ripping off" customers and so on. Why is it that petrol that makes them need to appear to be taking action? What about the insane cost of gas and electricity, or water? These examples are where we are clearly being ripped off in what are effectively monopolies. My water bill is stupidly high - they won't install a meter and their estimate is clearly greater than what myself and my wife use (I have asked those with meters for comparison, plus know our own usage in previous accommodation). And if I don't like it there is no other company to change to.  And then gas and electricity. George Monbiot had an excellent article today that describes how the UK uses marginal cost pricing which sets the price to the most expensive source of energy to meet demand. So, despite cheaper renewables providing the majority of the power, it is actually gas that  dictates the wholesale price.  It's crooked and so many of us are being ripped off by them. And WTF are the politicians doing about it? [beep] all. Yet if motorists have to pay more THEN we see them spring into action.