‘Give voters a say over misbehaving Senedd members’
Voters should have a right to remove misbehaving Senedd members from office between elections to restore trust in politicians from all-time lows, a committee heard. Jane Dodds, the Lib-Dem MS for Mid and West Wales, called for the Senedd…
Standards chief ‘troubled’ by plan to ban lying politicians
The standards commissioner criticised “clumsy” plans to make it a criminal offence for Senedd members and candidates to deliberately deceive the public. Douglas Bain, who investigates complaints against Senedd members, raised concerns about clause 64 of the elections bill which…
Future generations outline ideas to tackle climate change
As part of Climate Challenge Cymru, 50 pupils from 10 mid and west Wales schools took part in a Climate Youth event at the Senedd this week. The event celebrated the work schools have undertaken to complete the challenges set…
Welsh Gov responds to latest NHS performance data
The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS performance data published today. A spokesperson said: “This is a disappointing set of NHS performance figures for April and May and shows we still have a long way to go to…
Four-year-old protester asks ‘Where is our school for our poor little Millie?’
A FOUR-year-old boy who stood on the steps of County Hall during a demonstration over the decision made by Carmarthenshire County Council to scrap plans for a new facility for Ysgol Heol Goffa asked a profound question which could only…
Plaid Cymru end co-operation agreement with Welsh Government
Plaid Cymru have announced their withdrawal from the co-operation agreement between their party and the Labour run Welsh Government. Plaid Cymru have said that they were proud of the way in which the co-operation agreement demonstrated new ways of doing…
Farmers and unions call for ‘Key Policy Asks’ not ‘lectures’
A protest by thousands of farmers took place at the Senedd in Cardiff today, Wednesday (Feb 28). Tractors were diverted to a makeshift car park outside away from the Senedd. Participants driving agricultural vehicles were given an approved route and…
Politicians ‘spouting hot air on clean air’ claims Llanelli anti pollution campaigner
A Llanelli resident has appeared on national TV to highlight the dreadful air pollution on Sandy Road where he has lived for most of his life. He claims that the local MS and MP are spouting hot air when it…
An Interview with Get the L Out UK
Wales is on the verge of making a statutory change to the definition of ‘woman’, which some argue will have devastating effects on women’s groups including lesbians. The Welsh Assembly Government want to encourage more women, and also trans women…
Plans to remove legal obligation for councils to publish Public Notices in local papers raises concerns for NUJ
Concerns have been raised about plans to remove a legal requirement for councils to publish public notices in local newspapers across Wales. The changes were proposed earlier this week as the Welsh Government published its Local Government Finance bill. Clause…