Politics

Sometimes we just need to do the Right Thing

How can anyone be anything other than appalled at the decision to close Remploy factories as announced last week? (click logo for announcement) The decision is morally wrong, unsupportable from an holistic economic perspective and makes no social sense what so ever. Furthermore it is morally and socially reprehensible. Forget the economic arguments, forget who…

Who decides on Broadband investment in Wales?

We all need broadband, it’s probably more important now to businesses than even a telephone system. So any improvements to services in Wales are to be welcomed. But I really would like to understand who determined that Newport should receive a slice of cash for the development of “ultra-fast fixed broadband access and large areas of public…

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Police Manifestos

The Police and Crime Commissioner manifestos: Weren’t they all a bit PC (no pun intended)? Nowhere did I hear anyone saying that they would take the speed cameras off the road, and stop persecuting motorists. Nobody wanted to look for swingeing cuts to make savings to do something better elsewhere Nobody said they liked what they say,…

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Poor performance by Plaid

What is it about organisations or institutions nowadays that makes them think they have to “Do Something” whenever there is a problem? I refer, in this instance, to Plaid Cymru’s suspension of Bethan Jenkins AM. Bethan appears to have committed an offence by driving under the influence of alcohol. and nobody can condone that. But the last…