| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 21:35 - Apr 25 with 1375 views | max936 |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:10 - Apr 24 by Whiterockin |
It sums up what so many of us think. If being an AM is easier than working a normal job 9-5 why do we need the extra members. There seems to be no accountability in the Senedd no matter the party. With the change of power in two weeks if we don't see a dramatic improvement this parliament have a referendum on whether to keep the Senedd or not. If the Welsh voting public vote to keep fine, if the vote to abolish thats fine. Its what democracy is all about, deliver what you promise or get out. |
Darren Millar the Welsh conservative leader has said he'd stop these 36 new MP's in the Senedd, he stop this ridiculous gender neutral tree [WTAF] planting in Uganda and these other ridiculous vanity projects with offices abroad in places like Kazakhstan.
And spend that money here in Wales were it should have been spent in first place, the wastage by these Welsh Labour goons is incredible yet they will face no justice for their decisions, apart from being booted out,
Although these offices are and have been a nice getaway jolly running into hundreds of millions of taxpayers [money that SHOULD have been spent here in Wales] for the likes of Drakeford and his fellow goons. [Post edited 26 Apr 20:05]
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:21 - Apr 25 with 1332 views | Boundy |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 19:49 - Apr 23 by Scotia |
But a budget allocated by an austerity driven Tory government, many members of which have now joined Reform.
They've got lots wrong and need to go, but Reform would be a disaster. Luckily for Wales they'll only be the opposition. [Post edited 23 Apr 19:56]
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So wasting millions on tree planting , or now 8 million on a 1 x mile cycle track or over 100 on a feasability study knowing full well it was pointless erxercise or millions on yet more ams, or 4 or is it 5 embassys across the world. or how may millions is it now on a regional airport, for the first time you're right they need to go but you haven't proposed who will replace them. |  |
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:23 - Apr 25 with 1332 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 10:02 - Apr 25 by AnotherJohn |
For me, the primary question is: which vote will have the maximum effect in encouraging the parties that have previously held power to mend their ways? There is an awful long way to travel from the Senedd result to the next general election (barring the outside possibility of an IMF crisis), so if Reform did well it would not put Farage into number 10. When people decide how to vote they should understand that all the other realistic permutations just mean more of the same - almost certainly a Plaid/Labour coalition. The usual suspects will carry on largely undisturbed. |
I totally understand your point. We need change.
My concern is we're being driven to extremes and nobody will actually solve the issues facing us. The Greens are barking mad, Reform are dangerous. Labour and the Tories are out of the question in the short term. Neither far (ISH) left or right works.
Immigration is too high, but we need immigrants. The welfare state is being exploited but lots of people actually need it. Public services are awful but nobody wants to pay for them to improve.
In an ideal world a big Reform vote may drive others to the centre, but I think it'll just drive people further left. The lib dems have missed an open goal. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:51 - Apr 25 with 1302 views | Dr_Winston |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:23 - Apr 25 by Scotia |
I totally understand your point. We need change.
My concern is we're being driven to extremes and nobody will actually solve the issues facing us. The Greens are barking mad, Reform are dangerous. Labour and the Tories are out of the question in the short term. Neither far (ISH) left or right works.
Immigration is too high, but we need immigrants. The welfare state is being exploited but lots of people actually need it. Public services are awful but nobody wants to pay for them to improve.
In an ideal world a big Reform vote may drive others to the centre, but I think it'll just drive people further left. The lib dems have missed an open goal. |
Having spent nigh on 30 years working in public services a lack of money is not the problem. Competent senior management is. Far too much is led from the top, by people with little or no understanding of how things actually work at the coal face.
Processes should be designed from the ground up rather than the other way around. Too much emphasis is placed on the political fancies of the day rather than what actually works. Far too many people find themselves in managerial positions based on bullshit than their actual achievement in their jobs. Too many have no practical experience at all.
People on the ground should have actual power to make changes and do their jobs as they see fit. Instead it's a tick box exercise where they have little choice over how best to carry out what's being asked of them.
It's a shame that Dom Cummings never got the chance to take an axe to the Civil Service because it's long overdue. |  |
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 00:08 - Apr 26 with 1286 views | max936 |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 20:28 - Apr 15 by Whiterockin |
Next time I see someone in a hospital corridor waiting for treatment I'll tell them not to worry we are planting trees instead of spending money on things that matter. No surprise really with thinking like yours that the current Welsh government are being thrown out by the voting public, probably never to be seen again. |
Take no notice, the poster above is a complete attention seeking idiot of which he has proven over and over. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 01:49 - Apr 26 with 1270 views | Robbie |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:23 - Apr 25 by Scotia |
I totally understand your point. We need change.
My concern is we're being driven to extremes and nobody will actually solve the issues facing us. The Greens are barking mad, Reform are dangerous. Labour and the Tories are out of the question in the short term. Neither far (ISH) left or right works.
Immigration is too high, but we need immigrants. The welfare state is being exploited but lots of people actually need it. Public services are awful but nobody wants to pay for them to improve.
In an ideal world a big Reform vote may drive others to the centre, but I think it'll just drive people further left. The lib dems have missed an open goal. |
Starmer vowed to solve all them problems in the swipe of a pen in his manifesto .
That has backfired on him big time , nothing achieved or gained but will continue to blame the last lot who were just as useless and cannot run a bath .
Our PM is so so frightend to go out on the campaign trail drumming up for support for his candidates he hides knowing he is doomed in May .
Who takes over is an X against none of the above on my ballot paper please . [Post edited 26 Apr 2:03]
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 08:15 - Apr 26 with 1222 views | Whiterockin |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:23 - Apr 25 by Scotia |
I totally understand your point. We need change.
My concern is we're being driven to extremes and nobody will actually solve the issues facing us. The Greens are barking mad, Reform are dangerous. Labour and the Tories are out of the question in the short term. Neither far (ISH) left or right works.
Immigration is too high, but we need immigrants. The welfare state is being exploited but lots of people actually need it. Public services are awful but nobody wants to pay for them to improve.
In an ideal world a big Reform vote may drive others to the centre, but I think it'll just drive people further left. The lib dems have missed an open goal. |
Immigration is not an issue in the Senedd election the poor public services, bad decisions, wasted money and pathetic leadership are. Its looking more likely that a vote for Reform is the only way to change this. A vote for Plaid will just mean more of the same while they continue to team up with Labour and prop each other up. A vote for Reform in Wales will not make Farage PM there is a long time to the general election, but it will help to bring an end to Starmer and prompt a change in Westminster but that is not the issue. The Welsh voting public should vote for whoever they want and not concider Westminster the election is to decide what is best for Wales long term nothing else matters. |  | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:50 - Apr 26 with 1177 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:21 - Apr 25 by Boundy |
So wasting millions on tree planting , or now 8 million on a 1 x mile cycle track or over 100 on a feasability study knowing full well it was pointless erxercise or millions on yet more ams, or 4 or is it 5 embassys across the world. or how may millions is it now on a regional airport, for the first time you're right they need to go but you haven't proposed who will replace them. |
There isn't anyone to replace them. | | | |
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 10:15 - Apr 26 with 1157 views | AnotherJohn |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:23 - Apr 25 by Scotia |
I totally understand your point. We need change.
My concern is we're being driven to extremes and nobody will actually solve the issues facing us. The Greens are barking mad, Reform are dangerous. Labour and the Tories are out of the question in the short term. Neither far (ISH) left or right works.
Immigration is too high, but we need immigrants. The welfare state is being exploited but lots of people actually need it. Public services are awful but nobody wants to pay for them to improve.
In an ideal world a big Reform vote may drive others to the centre, but I think it'll just drive people further left. The lib dems have missed an open goal. |
You offer a diagnosis but no cure. The endpoint if people are swayed by your argument is a Plaid-Labour coalition and more of the same. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 10:25 - Apr 26 with 1148 views | union_jack |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 10:15 - Apr 26 by AnotherJohn |
You offer a diagnosis but no cure. The endpoint if people are swayed by your argument is a Plaid-Labour coalition and more of the same. |
Not more of the same John. Worse, far worse! |  |
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 11:22 - Apr 26 with 1128 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 10:15 - Apr 26 by AnotherJohn |
You offer a diagnosis but no cure. The endpoint if people are swayed by your argument is a Plaid-Labour coalition and more of the same. |
The only cure is a more politically astute public. If we were more politically aware Reform wouldn't get a look in and neither would socialist parties, neither can deliver what they promise. You just need to consider the naivety around immigration on this forum.
In the last election we elected a party who promised to deliver a larger Senedd and a 20mph speed limit. Both stupid ideas but supported (or rather ignored) by the electorate until they were put in to practice. Then we moaned about it.
We'll get a plaid / labour maybe with the greens coalition, we'll just have to see what direction we head in. The one saving grace is that Plaid won't have a Westminster party on their conscience. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 11:58 - Apr 26 with 1114 views | max936 |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 01:49 - Apr 26 by Robbie |
Starmer vowed to solve all them problems in the swipe of a pen in his manifesto .
That has backfired on him big time , nothing achieved or gained but will continue to blame the last lot who were just as useless and cannot run a bath .
Our PM is so so frightend to go out on the campaign trail drumming up for support for his candidates he hides knowing he is doomed in May .
Who takes over is an X against none of the above on my ballot paper please . [Post edited 26 Apr 2:03]
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His first words of reply every time questions are thrown at him are we are trying to repair the 14 yrs of damage done by the last lot, he's pathetic.
All he's doing is making things worse and costing the taxpayer more and more money. [Post edited 26 Apr 12:00]
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:25 - Apr 26 with 1086 views | shingle |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 19:34 - Apr 24 by Scotia |
Approaching 150 Reform politicians at various levels are former members of the party responsible for the worst government in living memory. Braverman, Zahawi and Jenrick were actually in the cabinet. Two of those were actually responsible for immigration.
Well done Suella.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk
And pretty much most of our financial problems are down to Brexit, championed by Farage.
Zia Yusuf! God help us, he's a moron [Post edited 24 Apr 22:06]
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Now this is why I believe your not the brightest of sparks so lets take Braverman as an example she tried vainly to implement her policies especially in reguards to illegal immigrants yet everytime she was shot down by members of her own party and of course Labour, so no wonder she jumped ship but i guess this will simply sail straight over your head with thre many other things you struggle to grasp. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 19:52 - Apr 26 with 1045 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:25 - Apr 26 by shingle |
Now this is why I believe your not the brightest of sparks so lets take Braverman as an example she tried vainly to implement her policies especially in reguards to illegal immigrants yet everytime she was shot down by members of her own party and of course Labour, so no wonder she jumped ship but i guess this will simply sail straight over your head with thre many other things you struggle to grasp. |
So if I'm not the brightest, what's your highest academic achievement? | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:29 - Apr 27 with 966 views | shingle |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 19:52 - Apr 26 by Scotia |
So if I'm not the brightest, what's your highest academic achievement? |
Proberbly far more streetwise but Academically wise no near the likes of Starmer, Boris and co yet unlike them I have not fcuked up the country so you going on about Academic Achievements prove my point that you are not the brightest of sparks. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:33 - Apr 27 with 963 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:29 - Apr 27 by shingle |
Proberbly far more streetwise but Academically wise no near the likes of Starmer, Boris and co yet unlike them I have not fcuked up the country so you going on about Academic Achievements prove my point that you are not the brightest of sparks. |
So why didn't Suella's ideas work?
Because they were completely unworkable, undeliverable, expensive and pointless. That pretty much sums up Reforms manifesto too. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:08 - Apr 28 with 889 views | shingle |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:33 - Apr 27 by Scotia |
So why didn't Suella's ideas work?
Because they were completely unworkable, undeliverable, expensive and pointless. That pretty much sums up Reforms manifesto too. |
They were not allowed to by her own party simple really so she has now gone to a party with a similar ideology to herself, and we have guys like you fretting over a party who have never Govened while the ones who are and have are fcuking up the country. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 07:17 - Apr 29 with 836 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:08 - Apr 28 by shingle |
They were not allowed to by her own party simple really so she has now gone to a party with a similar ideology to herself, and we have guys like you fretting over a party who have never Govened while the ones who are and have are fcuking up the country. |
She described the utterly absurd Rwanda plan as "her dream". It was implemented and totally failed at the first hurdle. It failed becasue it was unworkable. It cost £700 miilion for nothing.
Her ideology maybe the same as Reform, what they plan is also unworkable and unaffordable. She's found a home with similarly crap politicians. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 08:17 - Apr 29 with 821 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 22:51 - Apr 25 by Dr_Winston |
Having spent nigh on 30 years working in public services a lack of money is not the problem. Competent senior management is. Far too much is led from the top, by people with little or no understanding of how things actually work at the coal face.
Processes should be designed from the ground up rather than the other way around. Too much emphasis is placed on the political fancies of the day rather than what actually works. Far too many people find themselves in managerial positions based on bullshit than their actual achievement in their jobs. Too many have no practical experience at all.
People on the ground should have actual power to make changes and do their jobs as they see fit. Instead it's a tick box exercise where they have little choice over how best to carry out what's being asked of them.
It's a shame that Dom Cummings never got the chance to take an axe to the Civil Service because it's long overdue. |
That's a little different from my experience. I'm not a public servant but work very closely with 8 public organisations across Wales, my wife works for one and I've got friends in others to director level.
There is poor management, without a doubt. But also excellent management, what there isn't is enough cash - it's better now in Wales but they're playing catch up, to the tune of billions of pounds. One organisation towards the end of a financial year had to use coloured paper to print letters becasue they'd run out of white and couldn't afford more. No amount of process re-engineering or efficent management is going to maintain service and save the billions needed. Just look at the state of the place.
Many or the political fancies are policies the government have been elected to deliver, I disagree with many of those I work on but thousands (millions?) don't. We all have different priorities.
Having read BJ's autobiography Cummings had a chance to take an axe to the blob, but they basically held the government together during covid so he couldn't. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:05 - Apr 29 with 810 views | AnotherJohn |
Some interesting points are raised in the last couple of posts. Are the problems we see in public services largely a result of poor management or is it an issue of inadequate funding? Both play a part but are not the whole story. My take is that there are a variety of problems in the public and third sectors due to different institutional histories and how organisations got to their present position (path dependency). In the organisations that I know best, the tension between managers and professionals is a big issue. This is probably less applicable to the core civil service, but a big issue in the NHS, the legal sector, and HE. In the NHS in particular, senior professionals are hugely influential, and this is often used as an excuse by managers who don't achieve the desired service improvements. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:22 - Apr 29 with 801 views | Whiterockin |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:05 - Apr 29 by AnotherJohn |
Some interesting points are raised in the last couple of posts. Are the problems we see in public services largely a result of poor management or is it an issue of inadequate funding? Both play a part but are not the whole story. My take is that there are a variety of problems in the public and third sectors due to different institutional histories and how organisations got to their present position (path dependency). In the organisations that I know best, the tension between managers and professionals is a big issue. This is probably less applicable to the core civil service, but a big issue in the NHS, the legal sector, and HE. In the NHS in particular, senior professionals are hugely influential, and this is often used as an excuse by managers who don't achieve the desired service improvements. |
I will concentrate on Wales because this is a Senedd thread. If money was not wasted on vanity projects and it was channelled into basic core services like health, education and infrastructure these would improve. Then if there is any money spare use it for non priority services and vanity projects, this is what we should all want. The Senedd has found money for extra AMs I'm sure it could find some money for white paper instead of the more expensive coloured paper. One does wonder why there was a surplus of the expensive coloured paper and a shortage of the cheaper white, poor management? | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 11:19 - Apr 29 with 784 views | Scotia |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 09:22 - Apr 29 by Whiterockin |
I will concentrate on Wales because this is a Senedd thread. If money was not wasted on vanity projects and it was channelled into basic core services like health, education and infrastructure these would improve. Then if there is any money spare use it for non priority services and vanity projects, this is what we should all want. The Senedd has found money for extra AMs I'm sure it could find some money for white paper instead of the more expensive coloured paper. One does wonder why there was a surplus of the expensive coloured paper and a shortage of the cheaper white, poor management? |
Again it depends on what vanity projetcs are in question? The 20 mph speed limit was voted for by the majority of the electorate at the last election. It's stupid but it's democracy.
I consider universal free prescriptions and universal free school meals in primary schools a vanity project. Both have been defended on here.
Some consider WG offices in other countries a waste - but what does a cost / benefit analysis show?
The paper analogy might be bad management - but they are the kind of small things that even if accumalted wouldn't make up the deficit. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 17:03 - Apr 29 with 750 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 11:19 - Apr 29 by Scotia |
Again it depends on what vanity projetcs are in question? The 20 mph speed limit was voted for by the majority of the electorate at the last election. It's stupid but it's democracy.
I consider universal free prescriptions and universal free school meals in primary schools a vanity project. Both have been defended on here.
Some consider WG offices in other countries a waste - but what does a cost / benefit analysis show?
The paper analogy might be bad management - but they are the kind of small things that even if accumalted wouldn't make up the deficit. |
12 to 14 percent of Welsh voters think the Senedd is doing a good job.
https://yougov.com/en-gb/artic [Post edited 29 Apr 17:03]
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| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:11 - Apr 29 with 709 views | shingle |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 07:17 - Apr 29 by Scotia |
She described the utterly absurd Rwanda plan as "her dream". It was implemented and totally failed at the first hurdle. It failed becasue it was unworkable. It cost £700 miilion for nothing.
Her ideology maybe the same as Reform, what they plan is also unworkable and unaffordable. She's found a home with similarly crap politicians. |
It was blocked by the courts Labour and her own party, Reform would not have blocked it that is why she jumped ship, now what part of that simple explanation can you not understand. and stop going on about it being absurd just look at what Labour have been implementing everything they try is farcical but again you are not the brightest of sparks as it seems what you get told by quite a few on here leaves you extremely confused. | | | |
| Senedd Candidate Insults Everyone on 18:41 - Apr 29 with 696 views | Whiterockin |
It would be interesting to see a breakdown area by area. I'd wager the percentage is a lot lower outside SE Wales.
As the Senedd election nears, 54% of Welsh people say the Welsh government is doing a bad job. This number is growing, one more parliament and if things don't improve the pressure will mount for a referendum. If retain win fine if abolish win that's fine, the public will decide. | | | |
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