Plaid save People Money

A partial switch-off of street lights almost paid for itself within the first year in Caerphily county council. A whopping £180,000 saved on power bills. The council will have cut carbon emissions by 45%. This would not have happened if Labour councillors, Labour AM's or Labour MP's had their way.

No compulsory redundancies at Caerphilly Council for last three years

Caerphilly County Borough Council is the only local authority in Wales not to introduce compulsory staff redundancies over the last three financial years.

Newly released figures show that some councils have seen hundreds of redundancies since 2008 as public services struggle to cope with increasing financial constraints.

Council leader Allan Pritchard said: “Caerphilly County Borough Council has a robust vacancy management and redeployment policy in place and this strategy has proven to be very successful to date. This has been jointly negotiated with our trade union colleagues.”

“We will continue to use this policy as an effective response to the tough financial climate facing local government at the moment. This will minimise the likelihood of redundancies although we cannot guarantee that there will not be any in future as grant funding streams in particular are reduced.”

The authority has also ensured its budget is on track after agreeing far-reaching efficiency savings across the organisation.

Deputy leader Cllr Colin Mann added: “We are rising to the challenges of the current economic climate and thanks to our sound budget management we are protecting jobs, protecting services and ensuring that Caerphilly County Borough Council is leading the way in Wales once again.” Compare with Labour run RCT

Three thousand people in Wales and England die each year of fuel poverty, inquiry finds

ALMOST 3,000 people in England and Wales die each year as a result of fuel poverty, an inquiry has found - as campaigners said keeping warm at home was “becoming a luxury that only the better-off can afford”.
Was they better off with Labour, the answer is no. With four million households were considered to be fuel poor in 2009. Labour let the fuel companies run riot with the cost of energy, now they put their costs up in packs.

Blame the Ref for Wales Losing

Even with a below average French team, a team lacking in flair and ambition. 14 man Wales still failed to grab a win against the French. Who is to blame why the little man in the middle, granted Sam should have had 10 min in the bin. Wales missed a number of kicks at goal, one would have won us the game and failed to win two important line outs whilst in French 22 which could have made a drop goal available to win us the game. Don't get me wrong Wales is the most improved side and full of youth, who can beat Aussies Friday and next month and then go to win the Gran Slam next year.

Labour Price on Devolution

Covanta Energy plans have been submitted for a £400m energy-from-waste generating station near Merthyr Tydfil. The Brig y Cwm plant, which developers say could create 650 construction jobs, is going to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) for a decision. Covanta Energy says it will generate enough energy to power all the homes in Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly areas.

Sadly any decision made will be by the English government in London and not it Cardiff. Because prior to the Welsh Assembly being established, Labour members and Labour MP’s thought big energy producing projects like the Covanta Energy should not be vetoed by any Welsh government. Welsh Labour doesn’t trust any Welsh government to make the right decision on energy producing projects. Welsh Labour was also afraid that one day there might be a Plaid Cymru government in Cardiff who they think is unwilling to work with future London governments. For that they were willing for Wales to be awash with any large energy producing projects from wind farms to Covanta project. The people of Wales should know what deals were made within the Labour party to push devolution through its membership.

Wales Reunited

With the current success on the rugby field and a good chance Wales could reach a major final. The whole of Wales has come together and rightly so. The Welsh squad is made up from every corner of Wales all pulling together for a common goal. Whatever the final result this Saturday or next Saturday, I'm still proud of the boys and proud to be Welsh. So why can't all the political parties form a collation to defeat poverty, lack of jobs, housing, education and health. Or is that just an old nationalist's dream.

All Aboard the Welsh Train to Recession, Thanks to Labour

In Labour’s manifesto they promised to stand up for Wales and increase jobs. So when Jane Hutt AM Welsh Labour Finance Minister Tuesday announced a draft budget for growth and jobs. I expected to more money for Edwina Hart Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science. When in real term Edwina is having her budget cut by a few millions pounds.

With is kind of funding cut I can’t see where the new jobs will be coming from, in fact this budget will only bring more un-employment that before. Look at the recent history of Wales. When time was good Wales still never had a good rise in jobs under Welsh Labour, while the rest of the UK increases job numbers. So how is cutting the budget going to increase the number of jobs available. With this kind of funding cut Wales under Labour will slip into a recession very soon.