Welsh labour?

How ironic would that be

I’ve never been a raving nationalist either, but seeing what damage this Westminster government has done to our wonderful country is making me more keen on the thought of a referendum.

The WAG doesn’t have the same powers that the Scottish Assembly has, and has it’s hands tied by Westminster on a lot of key legislation.  They even conned us out of £5billion in funding for transport when they claimed that HS2 was an England and Wales infrastructure project and as a result Wales would benefit, whereas Scotland wouldn’t benefit and as a result we’re entitled to a similar amount for their own transport projects as part of levelling up. That £5 billion would have transformed the transport infrastructure in Wales.

Even though there are things that the WAG haven’t handled well in the 20something years of its existence, they have proven that they can do things better than the Westminster government- our handling of the pandemic was better and far less confusing than that of the Tories in Westminster, our handling of the train drivers strike (or lack of one in Wales as the WAG runs the train infrastructure and were able and willing to negotiate with the drivers / unions to come to deal) and the fact that they have been willing to meet with health staff/unions to discuss pay and conditions, even putting a reasonable new offer on the table.

As an NHS employee  people should  listen to what Legend has to say.

Cuts in real terms,  regarding  budgets and spending,  has been on a downward  spiral  for years.

This is why the most dedicated  workforce  inthe UK is striking. 

I spoke toba nurse in Glangwili past ,when we went for the wife's 

routine appointment. 

This lady had given a lifetime of service , 40 years.nAs a RCN member , had NEVER EVER, considered  industrial  action. 

Now on the cusp of retirement,  she is striking,  not for herself , but for the future  of the NHS. How can we encourage  the best young people to look after us,to become doctors, nurses, or any other medical  professionals when those  already  employed are treated  shabbily. 

Do'nt know whether Roy Munster  read my previous post.

In that I eluded to the levels of social deprivation  in Wales, vastly  exceeding  Enlgland.Pockets of poverty  here in Wales are the worst in Europe .

To add to that demographics  , point to an ageing  population, proportionally,  in comparison  to large parts  of England,  ,particularly  tye South East. Making comparisons  therefore  is dubious. 

This as a consequence  places a huge an increasing  strain  on GP services,  and the NHS in general. 

|Small and medium size enterprise, are an essential part of Wales recovery from economic stagnation,

I mentioned this in my post in reply to the leader post by Sir Duckling On Feb. 9th. 

Some of the work with the promote and re-energise smaller and medium size business was done by the WDA, but I believe this was abolished around 2005/6.

Grants are still available, as a few of my friends have benefitted.

The issue now for SME's is that the climate for prosperity and diversity is dire.

Brexit has stifled our market opportunities, and red tape and bureaucratic system and new checks and tariff's making trading incredibly difficult, combined with the weaknesses of our currency.

As has been indicated in earlier posts, Wales decline , is not down to one or two pinpointed reasons , there is a wide diversification of reasons.

Its clear that WAG and cash strapped local authorities do not possess enough clout to get us out of that hole.

There needs to be a total NEW WAY TO APPROACH THINGS .

Ford transferring jobs to the USA (news today) underlined the help the American government is providing in research and investment of electric car production.

We are the worst in Europe for this , and one of the worst in green energy projected investment