Responding to the Older People’s Commissioner saying more older people will be pushed into poverty this winter, Rhian Bowen-Davies said she was “angry, concerned and very disappointed” with the UK government’s decision to cut the winter fuel payment. Joel James MS, Shadow Minister for Social Partnership and Social Justice, said: “The Commissioner is absolutely right…
In the latest edition of Open Space magazine, our general secretary, Kate Ashbrook, urges the new government to be bold in securing new and better access. She writes: The new Westminster government arrived sooner than expected. Does this mean new access sooner than expected? The government has so far been silent on this subject as…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Labour councillors just voted against calls to reverse cuts to winter fuel payments, when will the public realise that Labour doesn’t care whether it is pensioners or kids? The Council want to decommission Ferndale House the excuse from the council because it doesn’t meet modern standards, if that is the problem…
Here we go again our cash-strapped council pleading poverty because of a cash-flat settlement from the Welsh Government, a budget gap amounting to £35.7m is forecasted for 2025/26. No one to blame but the Labour Government if they can’t balance the books spending in the wrong areas without thought Wales doesn’t need 36 more politicians…
The newly elected Labour MP for Aberdare, Gerald Jones, who secured 44.8% of the vote in what is traditionally considered a safe Labour seat, has come under intense scrutiny. Constituents have raised serious concerns about his recent vote in favour of cutting the Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners, a decision that has sparked outrage across…
Responding to a written question that revealed a widening gap on attendance for disadvantaged pupils, Tom Giffard MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, said: “Wales deserves better than Labour, the Welsh Conservatives have a plan to appropriately fund education and save Labour’s lost generation.” “Labour is simply not doing enough to tackle the rising…
Responding to the release of the 20 mph speed limit, Phase 1 monitoring data, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, said: “This new data demonstrates that following the initial implementation phase, people’s habits are now reverting back to before the introduction of 20mph. “With compliance falling, air quality getting worse and no…
This month marks one year since the Labour Welsh Government introduced default 20mph speed limits across Wales, the same 20mph speed limit that the Welsh Government’s own Explanatory Memorandum said would cost the Welsh economy up to £8.9 billion. Yet people from all corners of Wales continue to protest and show their disenchantment with this…
The Cabinet has received an update on the Council’s three-year Medium Term Financial Plan, which sets the context for work towards setting next year’s budget. Officers note that difficult decisions will continue to be faced during this period, reflecting the financial challenges across the public sector. Each year, as part of its robust financial management,…
Councilors Karen Morgan and Adam Owain Rogers local councillors for Hirwaun Penderyn and Rhigos report that the Labour Councillors who have the majority in RCT Council voted against calls to reverse cuts to winter fuel payments. No surprises there then Labour in RCT has always put party before residents, RCT Council centring on school kids…
