Welsh Political Forum
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Posts on Welsh politics, polemic, planning and opinion, same as the Failbook group that has been running for 8 years...
The usual rules of common decency apply...
Let me know if there are posts you think should be here, or for any other news related reason
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Let me know if there are posts you think should be here, or for any other news related reason
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The Welsh Political Forum has arrived on Bluesky.
Much the same as on Failbook this serves as a place for news and current affairs in, about, or of relevance to Wales...
All suggestions welcome, let me know if you see anything you find relevant, or have suggestions for media sites to follow.
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The Welsh Political Forum has arrived on Bluesky.
Much the same as on Failbook this serves as a place for news and current affairs in, about, or of relevance to Wales...
All suggestions welcome, let me know if you see anything you find relevant, or have suggestions for media sites to follow.
Looks like there is more to this than meets the eye, counter terrorism command?
Ex Reform UK Wales leader charged with bribery
Martin Shipton The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, is facing bribery charges after an investigation by the counter-terrorism command of the Metropolitan Police. Mr Gill represented W...
nation.cymru
February 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Looks like there is more to this than meets the eye, counter terrorism command?
Bits and pieces of extra funding here & there, a few pork barrel projects for Powys, and (if we understand correctly) the greyhound racing ban (which should have been done a good long while ago)...
Lib Dem leader strikes deal with Welsh Government on Budget
Emily Price The Senedd’s only Liberal Democrat Jane Dodds has struck a deal with the Welsh Government to pass the upcoming draft Budget. The details of the agreement between Welsh ministers and the L...
nation.cymru
February 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Bits and pieces of extra funding here & there, a few pork barrel projects for Powys, and (if we understand correctly) the greyhound racing ban (which should have been done a good long while ago)...
It would appear that we have the LibDems to thank for the greyhound racing ban...
Welsh Labour government budget deal expected with Lib Dem Dodds
Greyhound racing ban expected in Welsh budget agreement with the Senedd's one Liberal Democrat.
www.bbc.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It would appear that we have the LibDems to thank for the greyhound racing ban...
Always worth a read...
Wales on Wednesday: exits and entrances
Will there be more than a handful of experienced Labour MSs on the ballots in 2026? And will Welsh Conservatives have finished their leadership battle by then?
bylines.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Always worth a read...
There's always one...
Tory MS slams greyhound racing ban
Emily Price A Tory Senedd Member has slammed the Welsh Government’s decision to ban greyhound racing on animal welfare grounds. Announcing the plan on Tuesday (February 18), Deputy First Minister Huw...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There's always one...
While he is not exactly stellar, the stuff from the Times is predictably unpleasant, reposting it, not a wise move...
Row as Culture Minister is 'disrespected' for having been an apprentice
Martin Shipton A Plaid Cymru Senedd Member and the party itself have been criticised for praising an article that condescendingly referred to Welsh Government’ Culture Minister Jack Sargeant as a form...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
While he is not exactly stellar, the stuff from the Times is predictably unpleasant, reposting it, not a wise move...
Why do organisations have cash reserves? there are reasons, it's not like they just randomly think well, I'll just stuff this 5M quid down an old sock for a rainy day...
Someone should point that out to the minister...
Someone should point that out to the minister...
Universities should consider using reserves to save jobs - minister
Critics say extra funding announced will not solve Wales' higher education financial challenges.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Why do organisations have cash reserves? there are reasons, it's not like they just randomly think well, I'll just stuff this 5M quid down an old sock for a rainy day...
Someone should point that out to the minister...
Someone should point that out to the minister...
Scotland GOT 102M from the Crown Estate last year, we get to pay...
I know they say it is better to give than to receive, but, they have been extracting the urine for a good long time now.
Arts? ripped off, Sport? ripped off, National Parks?, ripped off, Barnett? ripped off, infrastructure?...
I know they say it is better to give than to receive, but, they have been extracting the urine for a good long time now.
Arts? ripped off, Sport? ripped off, National Parks?, ripped off, Barnett? ripped off, infrastructure?...
Counties in south-west Wales paying over £100,000 a year to Crown Estate for access to land
Emily Price Counties in south-west Wales are paying over £100,000 a year in fees to the Crown Estate to allow public access to their land, according to new data. The figure was revealed via freedom o...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Scotland GOT 102M from the Crown Estate last year, we get to pay...
I know they say it is better to give than to receive, but, they have been extracting the urine for a good long time now.
Arts? ripped off, Sport? ripped off, National Parks?, ripped off, Barnett? ripped off, infrastructure?...
I know they say it is better to give than to receive, but, they have been extracting the urine for a good long time now.
Arts? ripped off, Sport? ripped off, National Parks?, ripped off, Barnett? ripped off, infrastructure?...
By the time they are done, I expect every single Uni in Wales will have announced redundancies...
Bangor University to make 200 job cuts due to finances
Bangor University's vice chancellor said the institution needs to make "unprecedented" changes.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
By the time they are done, I expect every single Uni in Wales will have announced redundancies...
Interesting...
Though TBH the idea that "Devolution Works!" in Wales strikes me as being unreasonably optimistic...
Though TBH the idea that "Devolution Works!" in Wales strikes me as being unreasonably optimistic...
Devolution works!
Retiring member Mick Antoniw reflects on his 15 years in the Welsh Senedd and looks at the issues that still need to be addressed. May 2026 will be the most important Welsh general election since&n…
labourhub.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Interesting...
Though TBH the idea that "Devolution Works!" in Wales strikes me as being unreasonably optimistic...
Though TBH the idea that "Devolution Works!" in Wales strikes me as being unreasonably optimistic...
More blaming the opposition for being the opposition, why on Earth would Plaid want to involve themselves in a process that will inevitably lead to cuts?
Not only is it a dreadfully weak argument, it will also get them scoffed at by a large portion of the electorate...
Not only is it a dreadfully weak argument, it will also get them scoffed at by a large portion of the electorate...
First Minister hits out at Plaid for walking away from co-operation agreement
Emily Price Wales’ First Minister has accused Plaid Cymru of “walking away” from the opportunity to engage on university cuts when the party ended its co-operation agreement with the Welsh Government...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
More blaming the opposition for being the opposition, why on Earth would Plaid want to involve themselves in a process that will inevitably lead to cuts?
Not only is it a dreadfully weak argument, it will also get them scoffed at by a large portion of the electorate...
Not only is it a dreadfully weak argument, it will also get them scoffed at by a large portion of the electorate...
According to multiple sources the contribution of Crown Estate to Scotland was 102M last year
not 11M as stated (old figures presumably).
not 11M as stated (old figures presumably).
Devolution: how Wales got a raw deal, and what that means today
Wales and Scotland were granted devolution for the same reasons but got very different deals. Now Wales is struggling as a result, and with deeper austerity
bylines.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
According to multiple sources the contribution of Crown Estate to Scotland was 102M last year
not 11M as stated (old figures presumably).
not 11M as stated (old figures presumably).
Local Govt taxation has long been an issue, it is a political problem that local taxes are far too high, as they have been used to transfer tax liability to local Govt, thus avoiding the blame and increasing the relative burden on poor PPL. 1991 values? just skews the load further on to poor PPL
‘Depressing’ that Scotland is behind Wales on council tax reform, MSPs told
It is “depressing” Scotland and England are unable to move ahead with council tax reform despite the Welsh Government planning to do so, MSPs have heard. The Welsh bid to carry out a property revaluat...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Local Govt taxation has long been an issue, it is a political problem that local taxes are far too high, as they have been used to transfer tax liability to local Govt, thus avoiding the blame and increasing the relative burden on poor PPL. 1991 values? just skews the load further on to poor PPL
The more I see, the more I begin to think that the farmers are more right on this than Downing street, the line that it'll hit only 500 members of the landed gentry is an obvious lie, they have their own personal tax loophole which has NOT been closed, also, they only U turn for rich people...
Farming leaders’ fury as Treasury stands firm on inheritance tax change
Agricultural leaders left a meeting with the Treasury with “boiling blood” after the Government faced down their arguments to rethink proposed changes to inheritance tax on farms. Exchequer Secretary ...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The more I see, the more I begin to think that the farmers are more right on this than Downing street, the line that it'll hit only 500 members of the landed gentry is an obvious lie, they have their own personal tax loophole which has NOT been closed, also, they only U turn for rich people...
Good news...
More posts in comments...
More posts in comments...
Senedd recommends making it a criminal offence for politicians to deliberately lie
Emily Price The Senedd Standards Committee has recommended making it a criminal offence for politicians to deliberately lie to the public In a report published today (19 February 2025), the Committee ...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Good news...
More posts in comments...
More posts in comments...
Mostyn (Flint), for offshore turbine infrastructure...
Double investment boost at north Wales port will create 300 jobs
The go-ahead has been given for a major expansion at a north Wales port that will create 300 new jobs. The Port of Mostyn is pressing ahead with its plan to build a new berth to cater for the next gen...
nation.cymru
February 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Mostyn (Flint), for offshore turbine infrastructure...
It has been finished for ages...
Railway station expected to be fully operational in weeks after £7m revamp
Twm Owen, local democracy reporter A revamped railway station still isn’t fully operational due to red tape, a council has admitted. A £7.1 million project to provide a new car park, as well as other ...
nation.cymru
February 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It has been finished for ages...
Hmmm, I would suggest that from a place on the opposition benches it is very easy to fote in favour of something popular that is going to pass anyway, much like the Tories 'abstaining' on Crown Estate, we all know what they really think, & that isn't it...
What millennials want from Welsh Labour – lessons from Scotland
The message is becoming a drumbeat. If the Labour Party doesn’t deliver genuine change, fast, it’s in peril. But Scotland shows there are easy anti-austerity wins
bylines.cymru
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Hmmm, I would suggest that from a place on the opposition benches it is very easy to fote in favour of something popular that is going to pass anyway, much like the Tories 'abstaining' on Crown Estate, we all know what they really think, & that isn't it...
And then they wonder why people tolerate (or even become) fascists when they grow up...
He thinks school uniforms are important & gets the ruler out to measure skirts, I see them as a sign of a deeply authoritarian state, we should be learning from Finland not Singapore...
He thinks school uniforms are important & gets the ruler out to measure skirts, I see them as a sign of a deeply authoritarian state, we should be learning from Finland not Singapore...
Caldicot head teacher Alun Ebenezer: 'We must stop mollycoddling kids'
Inside the school where a controversial new head warns against "hiding behind words like wellbeing".
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
And then they wonder why people tolerate (or even become) fascists when they grow up...
He thinks school uniforms are important & gets the ruler out to measure skirts, I see them as a sign of a deeply authoritarian state, we should be learning from Finland not Singapore...
He thinks school uniforms are important & gets the ruler out to measure skirts, I see them as a sign of a deeply authoritarian state, we should be learning from Finland not Singapore...
Not that new, I have been accused of racism for pointing out that there is a likely correlation between the persistently high level of anti Welsh language attitudes is likely to have something to do with the fact that 30% of the population is born in England, its the usual tiresome gaslighting...
New poll shows majority of people support efforts to increase use of the Welsh language
A new poll has revealed a large majority of people approve of efforts to increase the use of the Welsh language. The YouGov opinion poll, which quizzed 1312 adults in Wales between the 13th – 20th of ...
nation.cymru
February 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Not that new, I have been accused of racism for pointing out that there is a likely correlation between the persistently high level of anti Welsh language attitudes is likely to have something to do with the fact that 30% of the population is born in England, its the usual tiresome gaslighting...
He does get money from at least one other lobbying company...
Carwyn Jones leaves lobbying firm weeks after joining it
Martin Shipton Former First Minister Lord Carwyn Jones has left a lobbying firm within weeks of joining it, in the wake of a rule-breaking scandal involving a Tory peer. Now known as Lord Jones of Pen...
nation.cymru
February 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
He does get money from at least one other lobbying company...
A probable cave in by the look of it...
Leaked letter reveals Lib Dem leader's position on the Budget
Martin Shipton Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds, who could provide the crucial vote needed to pass the Welsh Government’s Budget, has set out her position in a “confidential” email to all part...
nation.cymru
February 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A probable cave in by the look of it...