Proposals to introduce an IT policy for elected members in RCT Council have met with anger from opposition Councillors. The policy allows for the Council to access Councillors emails and personal files and check web sites they visit. Welsh Liberal Democrat Councillor Mike Powell says the policy "smacks of a Big Brother mentality" and questions…
So who is making vast sums of money at taxpayers’ expense? https://www.wao.gov.uk/system/files/publications/rifw-2015-english-final_1.pdf Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales (RIFW) as “one of the most significant and deeply concerning inquiries undertaken by the committee.” But keep voting for the Labour Government you know it makes sense after all it’s only your money they playing with.
The Welsh Labour Government is facing further pressure after it emerged that they paid £52 million to purchase Cardiff Airport, despite advice from accountants KPMG warning them that the airport’s value was between £20m – £30m. Welsh Conservatives say the revelations call into question Labour’s “economic judgement” – coming just 24 hours after the…
Download (opens in new window) PDF[3.44MB] On behalf of the Auditor General, we have examined the Welsh Government’s acquisition and ownership of Cardiff Airport. Our work has considered events leading up to the negotiations about the purchase and the purchase itself, including the due diligence work undertaken and whether the decision to buy on…
The managers of a company that sold a car to an Aberdare woman that was repossessed from her because it had outstanding finance on it, have been prosecuted by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Trading Standards officers launched an investigation after being contacted by a lady who bought a 55-reg Citroen C3 from One Direction Cars…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have joined other AMs in voting against the “undemocratic” Trade Union Bill in an Assembly vote today, in the hope that the Bill’s provisions won’t apply to Wales if eventually passed by Westminster. The Legislative Consent Motion before the Assembly today allowed AMs to reject the Bill’s provisions which relate to…
RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People) launched its 2016 elections manifesto today (Wednesday). Candidates from six parties took part in a hustings event chaired by ITV Wales journalist Catrin Haf Jones. Ahead of the debate, candidates were also invited to take part in a blindfold walk wearing “sim specs”, which simulate different types…
Welsh Conservatives have today backed critical reform of trade unions. On Tuesday, in the National Assembly for Wales, a vote took place in relation to a legislative consent memorandum concerning the UK Government’s Trade Union Bill. Welsh Conservatives have questioned the need for an LCM, given employment law is a non-devolved matter, but have voted…
A Welsh Government report showing that the uncertainty of zero-hours contracts creates poor working conditions within the home care sector shows the Welsh Liberal Democrats were right to try and ban them, the party has said. The report, commissioned by Labour Ministers, finds that “[m]ost care workers were unhappy with the insecurity zero hours contracts…
By Simon Rice, Group Manager for Technology. Picture the scene, you’re in a department store and decide to go back and try that pair of trousers on for a second time. How would you feel if the price had changed or a display lit up with a three-for-two offer? What you may not realise is that technology…
