Alun Ffred Jones AM (Plaid,
Arfon), said the Welsh Government needed to do more to support
business, after figures revealed Wales had the lowest number of
active enterprises (455) per 10,000 people of the Home Nations. The
figures were described as “utterly damning”, and Plaid Cymru
called for business rate reform and reiterated calls for the creation
of a business bank.
Subsequently, Business Minister, Edwina
Hart (Lab, Gower), announced a feasibility...
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Friday, 31 January 2014
Thursday, 30 January 2014
The Rotten Borough - Carmarthenshire's Smoking Gun
It's appropriate that Carmarthenshire Council's HQ is on the site of a former jail, because
the Wales Audit Office has just led senior councillors and officers to the proverbial gallows.
(Pic : urban75.org)
It's quite fitting that Romania can now play a full part in the EU, as today has a.....pre-Christmas 1989, Bucharest...
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Williams Commission : The Fallout
What's long been seen as a no-brainer reorganisation increasingly
looks like it's going to cause the Welsh Government headaches.
(Pic : Wales Online)
Yesterday, the National Assembly held the first of what's likely to be many debates on the Williams
Commission report – which I covered last week - into the future of
public...
Monday, 27 January 2014
Plaid's Vision for the Future of Welsh
The reverberations of the 2011 Census continue, with Plaid Cymru
recently reporting back on their own consultation into the future of Welsh.
(Pic : visitwales.com)
Back in November, the First Minister
concluded Y Gynhadledd Fawr ("Big Conversation"). It explored attitudes towards the Welsh language amongst Welsh-speakers,...
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Williams Commission : Council shake-up revealed
Arrivederci, Anglesey! Bon voyage, Bridgend!
Local government in Wales is due to undergo reforms following the
publication of the findings of the Williams Commission.
(Pic : Bevan Foundation)
It was the worst-kept secret in Welsh politics, but....Yesterday, the first of the "big
commission reports" of 2014 was released....
Saturday, 18 January 2014
How local is "Local TV"?
Bids have been submittted for all of Wales' "Local TV" stations.
Schwing.
(Pic : dvdactive.com)
The first city-based local TV stations were launched on Freeview in the UK towards the end of 2013. One of the first was Hull and Grimsby-based Estuary TV, and local TV is coming to Wales this year.As I mentioned last...
