Yesterday we found out the settlement that Denbighshire County Council (DCC) will receive from the Labour Welsh Government. It’s a further cut of 0.9%. The County Council have already had to cut back over the years, and they are extraordinarily lean. I’m afraid that further cuts will inevitably mean cuts to services, though you can…
Responding to the UK Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Mabon ap Gwynfor of Plaid Cymru said: “The Chancellor’s statement today shows clearly that austerity has been one big lie. We were told that the pain that people have suffered over the last six years was to balance the books. Well, we’ve put up with the pain and…
Parts of Wrexham have double the UK level of low pay, according to new research published by the TUC today (Monday 23 February) as part of their Fair Pay Fortnight campaign. The research shows that around 1 in 5 jobs in the UK pay less than the Living Wage, currently £7.85 an hour. However the…
The Barrister from Kensington & Chelsea, who is also the Tory candidate for Clwyd South, sent the letter, below, to the Leader earlier this week, attacking me and Plaid Cymru and preaching about ‘living within our means’. I sent this reply today: Sir… The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Clwyd South claims that the economy is growing and that…
Sent this to the Daily Post in response to this: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-arts-organisations-must-8393431 Sir In an attempt to justify the Labour and the Conservatives austerity agenda and future cuts to the Arts, Deputy Minister for Culture, Media and Sports, Ken Skates AM, says that Arts organisations should look at Crowd-Sourcing as a funding revenue (Daily Post January…
Cysgod-y-Gaer Care Home, Corwen, must remain open and in public ownership for the well-being of its residents and their families, according to Mabon ap gwynfor, Plaid Cymru Parliamentary Candidate for Clwyd South. Both Westminster and Cardiff governments have cut public finances, resulting in County Council’s funding being cut. Denbighshire County Council are looking at ways…
A Save The Children Child poverty report states that “Wales has the highest rate of child poverty of any nation in the UK”. It is estimated that there are 600,000 children living in Wales, with 1 in 3 living in poverty and 90,000, or 14%, in severe poverty. Save the Children estimate that we have…
