Labour running Wales Archives - Page 15 of 41

Wales’ First Minister spent this afternoon tying herself in knots over Welsh Labour’s response to the UK Government’s supposed immigration crackdown.

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202502 mins

At First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) today, the oposition Leader challenged the First Minister to agree with him and accept the Prime Minister’s characterisation of the United Kingdom of being at risk of becoming “an island of strangers”, due to the rate of immigration and a failure of many to properly integrate. The Welsh Conservatives highlighted…

The loss-making money pit, 26 years of Labour mismanagement in Wales, will it end on May 7 2026?

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202515 May 2025010 mins

Cardiff Airport Faces Financial Struggles as Welsh Government Plans £205m Bailout Amid Fierce Criticism Cardiff Airport, Wales’ only capital city airport, is continuing to struggle financially, prompting the Welsh Government to propose a controversial £205 million subsidy over the next decade to keep the airport operational. The announcement has sparked fierce backlash from rival Bristol…

Welsh unemployment highest in uk for eighth month in a row

Team @ AberdareOnline13 May 202513 May 202502 mins

In 2017 Councillors in RCT unanimously agreed to commit to the £1.2b Cardiff Capital Region City Deal. This is of huge significance for the region and for us locally in Rhondda Cynon Taf, as the City Deal has the potential to create 25,000 extra jobs. The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering March 2025,…

Anti-20 mph groups across Wales overwhelmingly rejected the 20mph speed limit

Team @ AberdareOnline8 May 202508 mins

Anti-20 mph groups across Wales “When I started the petition, I believed the Welsh Government would listen. But after being ignored by my own MS and watching the Senedd dismiss the voices of nearly half a million people, I see that hope was misplaced.Our services are crumbling – while money is wasted on vanity projects…

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Labour Councillors cut school transport, and the Welsh First Minister attempts to forget the last 26 years

Team @ AberdareOnline6 May 202504 mins

Rhondda Cynon Taf Labour councillors voted to cut school transport, which is typical of Labour in RCT. This is another vote loser for Labour, along with taking our bins away. The Labour councillors had a choice: to do the right thing for the kids or to follow the party line, as they always do. Wales’ First…

Welsh Conservatives response to First Minister’s Speech

Team @ AberdareOnline6 May 20256 May 202501 mins

Commenting, Leader of the Opposition Darren Millar MS said: “The First Minister’s speech is a last-ditch, desperate attempt to save the Labour Party’s bacon in Wales at the next Senedd elections. “But it’s too late; she and her colleagues have been rumbled. The people of Wales have been taken for granted by them for far…

Labour and Plaid Cymru vote against Conservative motion to exclude pupils who bring knives to school

Team @ AberdareOnline6 May 20256 May 202505 mins

The issue of discipline in Welsh schools has reached a critical point, with concerning statistics and incidents highlighting the urgent need for action. Recent data reveals that fixed-term exclusions among secondary school pupils have tripled over a seven-year period, underscoring the escalating challenges within the education system. Additionally, reports of physical assaults on teachers and…

Labour’s net zero targets threaten Wales’ future

Team @ AberdareOnline30 April 202503 mins

During Spokesperson’s Questions to Labour’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Dr Altaf Hussain MS, raised concerns about the lack of progress within the report published by the Welsh Government’s Future Generation’s Commissioner. Dr Hussain highlighted that even though the Welsh Government has delivered free school meals and…

Labour’s education policies and underfunding are failing our children

Team @ AberdareOnline30 April 202502 mins

In response to growing concerns from educators and parents, the Welsh Conservatives have further criticised the Welsh Government’s approach to managing education in Wales. Recent comments from headteachers and independent reports have shed further light on the stark reality: our schools are underfunded, under-resourced, and struggling to meet the basic needs of students. Commenting, Welsh…

Labour failure will increase risk to Welsh patients

Team @ AberdareOnline29 April 202503 mins

The Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) of independent experts, set up by Labour’s Health Cabinet Secretary, has produced a report offering a 29 recommendations to address the “high risk” of increasing patient harm and poor value for taxpayers’ money if there is not an “urgent improvement and turnaround” in the Welsh NHS. Commenting on the latest…