The Government has failed to justify the discriminatory impact of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ on victims of domestic violence and disabled children, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The Department of Work and Pensions announced that it would take the dispute over lawfulness of the size criteria for housing benefit in these cases to the…
The introduction of the soft opt-out organ donation system in Wales has overshadowed a budget book balancing conundrum, writes Richard Gurner Wales’ first minister Carwyn Jones was full of cheer in his New Year message to voters before leading Labour into the Assembly elections in just under four months’ time. Boasting of his Government’s record…
Transparent Television are seeking couples from Wales aged over 70 who are getting married, for a major television broadcaster. There has been an increase in the older generations tying the knot and the film will explore this new trend, celebrating the voices of older people and showing you're never too old for love. …
A rare meadow plant with striking blue flowers has been brought back from extinction in the wild in Wales. The last surviving wild population of Meadow Clary in Wales, at a site in Monmouthshire, was dying out. But before it became extinct here, seeds were collected and grown at Treborth Botanic Gardens in Bangor,…
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…
