Senedd Election 2026

[exiledclaseboy]

Not my words but a brilliant post from a poster called oldtownjack on another forum.

“Wales, and the rest of the UK, enjoyed a period of massively improved public services from 1997 until austerity from 2010 onwards. The austerity agenda after the global financial crash absolutely decimated our country economically. It was hugely convenient to Osbourne and Cameron that their sweeping cuts to public services could be blamed on devolution.

This was utterrly compoumded by Brexit which has been a disaster. We have lost £billions as a result. It is a source of poetic irony (and utter desperation) that the same charlatans who brought the country to its knees economically are now positioning themselves as our apparent saviours”

 

[jack_lord]

Not my words but a brilliant post from a poster called oldtownjack on another forum.

“Wales, and the rest of the UK, enjoyed a period of massively improved public services from 1997 until austerity from 2010 onwards. The austerity agenda after the global financial crash absolutely decimated our country economically. It was hugely convenient to Osbourne and Cameron that their sweeping cuts to public services could be blamed on devolution.

This was utterrly compoumded by Brexit which has been a disaster. We have lost £billions as a result. It is a source of poetic irony (and utter desperation) that the same charlatans who brought the country to its knees economically are now positioning themselves as our apparent saviours”

Perfect summary of where we are now but why let facts destroy a completely decent party's reputation by a group of racist bullies

 

[Niigata Jack]

Not my words but a brilliant post from a poster called oldtownjack on another forum.

“Wales, and the rest of the UK, enjoyed a period of massively improved public services from 1997 until austerity from 2010 onwards. The austerity agenda after the global financial crash absolutely decimated our country economically. It was hugely convenient to Osbourne and Cameron that their sweeping cuts to public services could be blamed on devolution.

This was utterrly compoumded by Brexit which has been a disaster. We have lost £billions as a result. It is a source of poetic irony (and utter desperation) that the same charlatans who brought the country to its knees economically are now positioning themselves as our apparent saviours”

Read it and yes it's a good post, he's got a habit of posting decent stuff fairplay.

 

[rockinj]

There is truth in the improvement in public services during that period.

But let’s also mention the fact the economy was booming in the 90s the World was in a much much better place. Blair had the best opportunity any PM could ever have. No one since has had anything like it.

The austerity years were required (Osborne actually tracked with Darlings spending plans) the debate was the where the cuts fell and the balance of tax and spend. Which was very debatable.

But let’s not pretend situation was anything other than bleak.

 

[westside]

Austerity and Brexit have been disasters for Wales. Austerity has starved Wales of funding from Westminster and Brexit stopped EU funding.

 

[MajorR]

Austerity and Brexit have been disasters for Wales. Austerity has starved Wales of funding from Westminster and Brexit stopped EU funding.

Indeed.

Why would a Conservative government in Westminster spend money in Wales when it can spend it consolidating support in English constituencies who vote Conservative. A fair chunk of Boris’s Red Well levelling up cash ended up in blue constituencies!

Brexit - the execution and implementation has been disastrous. The government couldn’t agree what Brexit should look like, they were held to ransoms by the NI Unionists and it was a mess. Easy trade deal, we hold all the cards, deal with the US etc etc etc. Load of cobblers. We’ve been sold a pup!

 

[J_B]

The second World War is too long ago now so people have forgotten or have never understood the implications of the rise of the far right.
It starts with otherism with a general acceptance that 'others', not people like us, are responsible for all our problems.
It grows from there into targeting those 'others' for hatred and the inevitable violence that follows.
We live in very dangerous times.