| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 21:18 - Mar 24 with 867 views | Whiterockin |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 22:07 - Mar 24 with 789 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 21:01 - Mar 24 by ReslovenSwan1 |
You do not blame the House of commons for Starmer and the Labour Government so why do it for the Senedd?
The Senedd never said there were too many hospitals.
Drakeford said it as a economic matter. It was probably true but I'll advised for PR purposes..
The money sent abroad is small but good international relations It counts in the long term.
It is the Welsh people that vote Labour and Welsh people that voted for Brexit. The Senedd is representative of the will of the people. If you do not like their decisions blame the voters.
I do not accept the idea that Welsh people cannot run their own affairs . You appear tto want Wales run from south east England.
Reform and the predecessors gave done enough damage. They are some use as a pressure group probably. Labour have repatriated 19,000 migrants according to the home office. [Post edited 24 Mar 22:14]
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 22:12 - Mar 24 with 783 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 21:18 - Mar 24 by Whiterockin |
Ouch |
Calm down mun ffs âŚ
I said âreally ?â ..And the man came up with some stats.
Thats what we want.
As i live in Swansea it seemed a bit unlikely to me, but then again it just shows the power of the media which paints London as a daily hell hole of knife crimes.
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 22:31 - Mar 24 with 758 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 22:12 - Mar 24 by Kilkennyjack |
Calm down mun ffs âŚ
I said âreally ?â ..And the man came up with some stats.
Thats what we want.
As i live in Swansea it seemed a bit unlikely to me, but then again it just shows the power of the media which paints London as a daily hell hole of knife crimes.
We should know better. |
One would expect a high proportion of crime in wales than the UK average. There is a close link to income and unemployment, England in particulars s very affluent. Given our problems is position in the food chain it is outrageous we do not benefit from our own resources. Wind power and water.
Our communities are producing cheap healthy quality food as well. This is our role in the United Kingdom. I worked in east London for seven years every summer and never saw a single crime. |  |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 23:19 - Mar 24 with 741 views | majorraglan |
Lots of good points from all sides here, Iâm no Labour voter but it seems they are damned whatever they do and on occasions when they donât do something.
Thereâs most certainly an affordability issue in most of Wales, but Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are amongst the worst areas. When the WG introduced legislation to enable councils to charge second home owners more council tax to try and alleviate the affordability issue they were criticised, but theyâre also getting criticised for the current situation weâre in.
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are very popular with people east of the dyke (particularly retirees) and thatâs pushed up property prices while a lack of quality jobs means locals canât compete with the prices incomers are prepared to pay.
In the past weâve seen governments targeting funding in to the areas their where their supporter bases are strong, after the 2019 GE Boris created a levelling up fund to build on his success in the âred wall constituenciesâ but a fair proportion ended up being spent in Conservative seats (particularly marginals) and levelling up didnât really improve the lot of people in the red wall. Labour are no different.
Someone made reference to Bristol / Avonmouth earlier in the thread, the development taking place there ( albeit some of it is likely taking place in the free port) is impressive, failure by Labour to sort out the Brynglas tunnels is shameful as is the increase in AM numbers.
Someone made mention of the inward investment and Scotland securing double of that of wales - well thatâs not surprising given their economy is over twice the size of ours and they have a bigger population.
Wales has deteriorated after suffering from 14 years of Conservative government who would have been focussing their resources and investment in blue areas because thatâs where they draw their support from and they werenât about to âwasteâ money on non conservative areas. During the Brexit negotiations we saw the concessions and resources the Unionists were able to extract to benefit their citizens.
Iâm in favour of devolution, but we need an influx of new blood in to Cardiff Bay and to be rid of the old guard just as weâve had with Westminster. No Brynglas bypass, 20mph speed limits almost everywhereâŚ.. itâs nuts. |  | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 08:02 - Mar 25 with 677 views | raynor94 |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 20:22 - Mar 24 by Kilkennyjack |
You should use Cardiff Airport. |
I normally do, but on this occasion friends had booked the holiday.
But it still doesn't detract from the nightmare that the drive from the bridge to Swansea is |  |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 09:44 - Mar 25 with 618 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 23:19 - Mar 24 by majorraglan |
Lots of good points from all sides here, Iâm no Labour voter but it seems they are damned whatever they do and on occasions when they donât do something.
Thereâs most certainly an affordability issue in most of Wales, but Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are amongst the worst areas. When the WG introduced legislation to enable councils to charge second home owners more council tax to try and alleviate the affordability issue they were criticised, but theyâre also getting criticised for the current situation weâre in.
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire are very popular with people east of the dyke (particularly retirees) and thatâs pushed up property prices while a lack of quality jobs means locals canât compete with the prices incomers are prepared to pay.
In the past weâve seen governments targeting funding in to the areas their where their supporter bases are strong, after the 2019 GE Boris created a levelling up fund to build on his success in the âred wall constituenciesâ but a fair proportion ended up being spent in Conservative seats (particularly marginals) and levelling up didnât really improve the lot of people in the red wall. Labour are no different.
Someone made reference to Bristol / Avonmouth earlier in the thread, the development taking place there ( albeit some of it is likely taking place in the free port) is impressive, failure by Labour to sort out the Brynglas tunnels is shameful as is the increase in AM numbers.
Someone made mention of the inward investment and Scotland securing double of that of wales - well thatâs not surprising given their economy is over twice the size of ours and they have a bigger population.
Wales has deteriorated after suffering from 14 years of Conservative government who would have been focussing their resources and investment in blue areas because thatâs where they draw their support from and they werenât about to âwasteâ money on non conservative areas. During the Brexit negotiations we saw the concessions and resources the Unionists were able to extract to benefit their citizens.
Iâm in favour of devolution, but we need an influx of new blood in to Cardiff Bay and to be rid of the old guard just as weâve had with Westminster. No Brynglas bypass, 20mph speed limits almost everywhereâŚ.. itâs nuts. |
Spot on.
Johnson also used his levelling up to by-pass Welsh Govt who previousky had a major role in European fund allocation.
Johnson dressed it up as direct support for , say, Carmarthenshire Council but in reality he was more interested in undermining devolution.
He renamed âHighways Englandâ to âNational Highwaysâ as he hated everything branded in that manner.
Then there was this, only scraped due to ÂŁ180,000 price tag.
Culture wars always with Johnson. [Post edited 25 Mar 9:45]
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 09:54 - Mar 25 with 609 views | raynor94 |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 09:44 - Mar 25 by Kilkennyjack |
Spot on.
Johnson also used his levelling up to by-pass Welsh Govt who previousky had a major role in European fund allocation.
Johnson dressed it up as direct support for , say, Carmarthenshire Council but in reality he was more interested in undermining devolution.
He renamed âHighways Englandâ to âNational Highwaysâ as he hated everything branded in that manner.
Then there was this, only scraped due to ÂŁ180,000 price tag.
Culture wars always with Johnson. [Post edited 25 Mar 9:45]
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Do you agree with the increase in AMs,? And the Brynglass tunnels and the 50mph coming in to Wales, sends the message Wales is closed for business | |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:02 - Mar 25 with 601 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 09:54 - Mar 25 by raynor94 |
Do you agree with the increase in AMs,? And the Brynglass tunnels and the 50mph coming in to Wales, sends the message Wales is closed for business |
More AMâs - No mate its tone deaf at a time when life is tough for many people.
Gives Farage a stick to beat Welsh Govt with.
The 20 mph was badly implemented , but if it saves 100 lives per year then i think thats a prize worth going for.
Brynglas defo needs sorting. I dont know the answer.
I think we have to build our way out of it now with more lanes cos its gone on far too long.
Public transport is not going to solve this one, is it ? | |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:34 - Mar 25 with 591 views | raynor94 |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:02 - Mar 25 by Kilkennyjack |
More AMâs - No mate its tone deaf at a time when life is tough for many people.
Gives Farage a stick to beat Welsh Govt with.
The 20 mph was badly implemented , but if it saves 100 lives per year then i think thats a prize worth going for.
Brynglas defo needs sorting. I dont know the answer.
I think we have to build our way out of it now with more lanes cos its gone on far too long.
Public transport is not going to solve this one, is it ? |
Not in the least, I can understand 20 mph in certain areas, but 50mph on large swathes of motorway is madness.
You are going along at 70 fine, then the 50 comes traffic bunches up, back to 70 the traffic is free flowing again | |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:49 - Mar 25 with 567 views | Whiterockin |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:02 - Mar 25 by Kilkennyjack |
More AMâs - No mate its tone deaf at a time when life is tough for many people.
Gives Farage a stick to beat Welsh Govt with.
The 20 mph was badly implemented , but if it saves 100 lives per year then i think thats a prize worth going for.
Brynglas defo needs sorting. I dont know the answer.
I think we have to build our way out of it now with more lanes cos its gone on far too long.
Public transport is not going to solve this one, is it ? |
Firstly you can't build your way out of it because the tunnels are two lanes and can't be widened, the two lanes are the bottleneck. It has to be a new bypass. Secondly the 50mph, personally I think the 60 mph adopted in areas of England and Scotland is the answer. You reduce pollution and the speed limit is more acceptable. For a start you don't have HGVs tailgating you and the traffic flow is better. | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:13 - Mar 25 with 527 views | majorraglan |
I see that the Westminster government has today has approved the construction of an ÂŁ8bn tunnel underneath the Thames which will link Essex and Kent and will cost ÂŁ8bn. Although itâs another investment in the South East, itâs something they desperately need - whilst here in south east Wales weâve got a bottle neck at peak hours which nobody is doing anything about - it makes my blood boil.
I think itâs worth pointing out the consultation for the new tunnel cost around ÂŁ800m. | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:20 - Mar 25 with 519 views | Whiterockin |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:13 - Mar 25 by majorraglan |
I see that the Westminster government has today has approved the construction of an ÂŁ8bn tunnel underneath the Thames which will link Essex and Kent and will cost ÂŁ8bn. Although itâs another investment in the South East, itâs something they desperately need - whilst here in south east Wales weâve got a bottle neck at peak hours which nobody is doing anything about - it makes my blood boil.
I think itâs worth pointing out the consultation for the new tunnel cost around ÂŁ800m. |
We should have taken the money when it was offered. | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:32 - Mar 25 with 502 views | majorraglan |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:20 - Mar 25 by Whiterockin |
We should have taken the money when it was offered. |
To be honest Iâm not convinced it was a genuine offer from Boris, but we should have accepted it. Then weâd have either had the cash and the new road, or called his bluff and been able to call him out for being a liar. As things stand now weâll never know.
Drakers and the WG need their backsides kicked on this. | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 13:29 - Mar 25 with 436 views | Whiterockin |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 11:32 - Mar 25 by majorraglan |
To be honest Iâm not convinced it was a genuine offer from Boris, but we should have accepted it. Then weâd have either had the cash and the new road, or called his bluff and been able to call him out for being a liar. As things stand now weâll never know.
Drakers and the WG need their backsides kicked on this. |
100% we should have accepted it. If it was genuine we would be on the way to improving the infrastructure beyond recognition. If Westminster had backed down the Senedd would not be in the firing line every time the subject came up. A massive fail by the senedd. | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 14:33 - Mar 25 with 404 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 13:29 - Mar 25 by Whiterockin |
100% we should have accepted it. If it was genuine we would be on the way to improving the infrastructure beyond recognition. If Westminster had backed down the Senedd would not be in the firing line every time the subject came up. A massive fail by the senedd. |
I think we all agree on that. |  |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 14:33 - Mar 25 with 404 views | Boundy |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 09:44 - Mar 25 by Kilkennyjack |
Spot on.
Johnson also used his levelling up to by-pass Welsh Govt who previousky had a major role in European fund allocation.
Johnson dressed it up as direct support for , say, Carmarthenshire Council but in reality he was more interested in undermining devolution.
He renamed âHighways Englandâ to âNational Highwaysâ as he hated everything branded in that manner.
Then there was this, only scraped due to ÂŁ180,000 price tag.
Culture wars always with Johnson. [Post edited 25 Mar 9:45]
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Strange that someone so passionate about independence is equally at home in receiving handouts from a foreign establishment. | |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 14:54 - Mar 25 with 389 views | onehunglow |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 14:33 - Mar 25 by Boundy |
Strange that someone so passionate about independence is equally at home in receiving handouts from a foreign establishment. |
Didn't Gerry and Marty accept their salaries from Westminster when refusing to take and oath and attend | |
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| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 18:39 - Mar 25 with 315 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 20:25 - Mar 24 by Kilkennyjack |
Do you really think that the Brynglas tunnel problem impacts the internet speed available for tech jobs in Wales ? |
Infrastructure isn't just roads. Beisides, people still have to use roads and most of those people will travel by car.
Also, as I posted, there really aren't that many digital jobs in Wales, 3% of the workforce, around 47k so what about the other 97% of the workforce? | | | |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 18:49 - Mar 25 with 303 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers on 10:02 - Mar 25 by Kilkennyjack |
More AMâs - No mate its tone deaf at a time when life is tough for many people.
Gives Farage a stick to beat Welsh Govt with.
The 20 mph was badly implemented , but if it saves 100 lives per year then i think thats a prize worth going for.
Brynglas defo needs sorting. I dont know the answer.
I think we have to build our way out of it now with more lanes cos its gone on far too long.
Public transport is not going to solve this one, is it ? |
You need to read that report more carefully, there were actually only 10 fewer deaths and I will ask, if the money for the 20mph had been spent on say, cancer treatment or heart operations would more than 10 lives have been saved?
Now Brynglas, how do we do more lanes through the tunnels? Do you go up and over or just under? I wonder how much that would cost? | | | |
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