Thanks Will. Like you, there is a sense of more of the same under the new regime. An inability to proactively manage and change public services for the better; an abiding suspicion that the WG don't know how to, don't know where to start or even what questions to ask. All adrift hoping something turns up.
Thank you for your hard work keeping up with all the politics / shenanigans in WAG.It does say a lot that you are named with so many influential members of the press. Your turns of phrase always make me smile.
Firstly, many congratulations on the award :-) - well deserved. Another good article.
I don't have high hopes for the new FM, but perhaps she and her deputy will surprise me. I look forward to the review of the first 25 years of devolution. I may well be wrong, but I seem to remember the Welsh Governments arrogant response when the official report on the dismal performance of the first 10 years was published was simply "well you don't know how bad it would have been if we were still governed from Westminster". I'm not saying the performance would have been better simply that Welsh people deserve more.
The 20 mph could have been extended where needed with financial support. The High Way code has been revised specifically for Wales. Creating a nightmare for tourism.
I know people in England who do not take, or who ration, medication due to the cost. Where does someone suffering under the cost of living produce £120 from? People are in work, not entitled to benefits, and yet reliant on food banks, never mind able to make capital outlays to save money on medicine.
Thanks Will. Like you, there is a sense of more of the same under the new regime. An inability to proactively manage and change public services for the better; an abiding suspicion that the WG don't know how to, don't know where to start or even what questions to ask. All adrift hoping something turns up.
Personally I feel they do it for the money and the limelight; not for people.
Thank you for your hard work keeping up with all the politics / shenanigans in WAG.It does say a lot that you are named with so many influential members of the press. Your turns of phrase always make me smile.
Firstly, many congratulations on the award :-) - well deserved. Another good article.
I don't have high hopes for the new FM, but perhaps she and her deputy will surprise me. I look forward to the review of the first 25 years of devolution. I may well be wrong, but I seem to remember the Welsh Governments arrogant response when the official report on the dismal performance of the first 10 years was published was simply "well you don't know how bad it would have been if we were still governed from Westminster". I'm not saying the performance would have been better simply that Welsh people deserve more.
Well placed cynicism as ever Will. Congratulations on the award.
The 20 mph could have been extended where needed with financial support. The High Way code has been revised specifically for Wales. Creating a nightmare for tourism.
Free prescriptions waste NHS money. In England a passport for £120 covers long term conditions. It’s free if diabetic. That should be extended.
I know people in England who do not take, or who ration, medication due to the cost. Where does someone suffering under the cost of living produce £120 from? People are in work, not entitled to benefits, and yet reliant on food banks, never mind able to make capital outlays to save money on medicine.