This month marks one year since the Labour Welsh Government introduced default 20mph speed limits across Wales, the same 20 mph speed limit that the Welsh Government’s own Explanatory Memorandum said would cost the Welsh economy up to £8.9 billion. Since then, we saw the record breaking Senedd petition to scrap 20 mph speed limits,…
Caitlyn Kochalski and Gwenllian Rees-Williams at their unit meeting together, Gwenllian Rees-Williams in her Girlguiding uniform. Girlguiding volunteers from Aberdare have been nominated to attend a red-carpet event in recognition of the difference they have made to girls’ lives in their area. Caitlyn Kochalski, 21, and Gwenllian Rees-Williams, 30, will join hundreds of fellow nominees…
Responding to the news that campaigners have warned against “brutal” cuts to Wales’ environmental watchdog, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Climate Change Minister, said: “NRW is already dropping the ball with tackling waste crime, with Wales having four times as many sewage discharges proportionately than England. “When you consider NRW recently being described as…
Responding to a consultation launched by the Labour Welsh Government into changing the tax arrangements for Welsh independent schools, Tom Giffard MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, said: “Labour’s focus on private schools is a bias that will ultimately cost the taxpayer in the long run. “With parents pulling their children out of private schools…
Following a public consultation, Cabinet has progressed proposals to increase the level of council tax premium that is applied to owners of properties that have remained empty for more than a year – for the benefit of communities. Members also agreed that the Council should make future use of extra intervention powers in specific instances…
In February 2024, Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council made the controversial decision to cut back on home-to-school transport. As of September 2025, students in secondary schools and colleges who live just under three miles from their institution will be forced to find alternative transport. In a move that exemplifies Labour’s heartless approach, they now expect…
