Welsh
Lib Dem leader, Kirsty Williams AM (Lib Dem, Brecon & Radnor),
called for Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) to be scrapped
following a damning report into poor treatment of dementia patients
on the (now closed) Tawel Fan mental health ward at Glan Clwyd
Hospital. She said HIW failed as the “final backdrop and assurance
mechanism” to ensure care was of a good standard.
During an
urgent Assembly debate on June 3rd,
Health Minister, Mark...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Saturday, 27 June 2015
Strapped 4 Cash?
With negotiations over the next BBC Charter set to begin soon,
the National Assembly demand assurances on S4C's future.
(Pic : theident.gallery)
Until 2013, Welsh
language broadcaster S4C was funded by a direct grant from the UK
Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) as well as some
commercial revenues. Since...
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Fried Cymru : The Barby of Wales
The night is dark and full of terrors.
(Pic : ITV Wales)
For several weeks it seemed as though the south Wales valleys were permanently
ablaze. It dominated headlines
over Easter, but has since drifted from the front pages.The number of grass/forest fires in 2015 are
reportedly up 195% on 2014. Trees were destroyed, wildlife...
Monday, 22 June 2015
Should the military recruit in Welsh schools?
(Pic : The Telegraph)
Last Friday, the
National Assembly's Petitions Committee published a report (pdf) on a petition submitted by Cymdeithas y Cymod, which
gathered a total of 1,074 signatures online and offline....
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Poverty Inquiry : Poverty & Inequality
The modern image of poverty is something like the above, but it should also include
low-paid care workers, part-time shop assistants and people priced out of housing.
(Pic : Swansea Sound)
Earlier this week, the
Assembly's Communities & Local Government Committee launched the
first report of a four-part inquiry into...
Thursday, 18 June 2015
The Beast - Programme for Government Report 2015
As promised.....
On Tuesday (16th June), the First
Minister unveiled the 2015 annual progress report on the Programme
for Government – a set of indicators used to measure whether the
Welsh Government are delivering on their 2011 manifesto commitments.
It's the final progress report before the 2016 National Assembly
ele...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Back to the Future
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 8 counties you're going to see some serious shit."
Today's post was
originally going to be on the annual Programme of Government report,
but due to a "dramatic" turn of events on local government reform I'll have to post it another time. There's a lot to get
throug...
Monday, 15 June 2015
AMs Pressured to Ban 'Invisible Killer'
A group of determined campaigners have set out to alert the public of an imminent danger to our health.
With it already claiming lives, is it too late for the National Assembly to take action?
(Pic : via gettyimages.com)
Oggy Bloggy Ogwr can exclusively reveal that following the recent introduction of the Public Health...
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Tattoos, Bans & Bogs - The Public Health Bill
The Public Health Bill is a wide-ranging law, prompting controversy over
a proposed ban on the use of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces.
(Pic : BBC Wales)
Earlier this week, the
Health Minister, Mark Drakeford (Lab, Cardiff West), introduced
what's likely to be one of the most controversial and substantial
laws of the...
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Assembly Calls for Tax Power Accountability
Although the above illustrates how much proposed devolved taxes would raise, the Assembly's Finance
Committee are taking a methodical approach to the issue of effective tax collection and management.
(Pic : BBC Wales)
Aggregates levy, stamp duty and landfill tax are set to be devolved
to Wales from April 2018 as stipulated...
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Tawel Fan : Betsi Cadwaladr's Shame
Little Ward of Horrors.
(Pic : BBC Wales)
Just so you've been
warned, the following makes for depressing reading.Within the
last week, a catalogue of serious care failings were revealed in a damning
report into the Tawel Fan mental health ward at Denbighshire's Glan
Clwyd Hospital, which specialised in "care" for elderly...
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Assembly Bans Smoking in Cars with Kids
(Pic : Wales Online)
Within the last hour, the
National Assembly approved new regulations outlawing smoking in cars
when carrying under-18...
Monday, 1 June 2015
The In-Out EU Referendum Bill
Forty years since the last time the question was put to the public,
the UK is to be asked whether to remain a member of the EU.
(Pic : The Telegraph)
Last Thursday, the UK
Government introduced a Bill setting out the arrangements for the
forthcoming referendum on the UK's membership of
the European Unio...
