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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Welsh local authorities received 6446 violent incident reports from schools in 2023-24, compared to 4714 the previous year. 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…
£50m Sun-dimming experiments. Only the Labour government would spend millions on solar farms and then spend millions more on blocking the sun. Less than five months after construction officially began at the Coed Ely Solar Farm, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and Vital Energi are celebrating a significant milestone as…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has no money for school transport, but let’s spend thousands on roads that lead nowhere with little or no traffic. The introduction of the 20mph default speed limit by Labour has been met with widespread public debate and criticism. While road safety is a priority for all of us, the approach…
