| RMT 18:54 - Jun 15 with 17679 views | CountyJim |
Good on you lads power to the people power to the Unions 
They asked the government to sit down and talk but oh no I expect Boris having another party | | | |  |
| RMT on 11:20 - Jun 16 with 1541 views | pencoedjack |
I agree.
Plaid would get my vote if they dropped the independence agenda & agreed to no more power being passed from Westminster.
Id like to think they'd look after the whole of Wales. | | | |
| RMT on 11:25 - Jun 16 with 1534 views | builthjack |
A percentage increase will always give the high earners a bigger increase. The lower earners always lose out. Every year the gap widens.
That's not right. | |
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| RMT on 11:26 - Jun 16 with 1531 views | CountyJim |
I'd hazard a guess that London takes a fair bit from the English budget
Be handy to have a look at spending per head of population on town/city basis in Wales because kardiff has the biggest population doesn't it | | | |
| RMT on 13:17 - Jun 16 with 1458 views | Lorax |
Several years back the Walesonline had a story about Welsh spending, basically for every ONE pound spent on Swansea, SEVEN were spent in Cardiff.
Maybe the Welsh regional spend is hard to find because the Senedd don't want the rest of Wales to see in black and white just how much they are being taken for mugs?
Many times I have pointed out that Wales has more money per head spend than anywhere in England besides London but we are still well behind Scotland and Northern Ireland. | | | |
| RMT on 14:08 - Jun 16 with 1447 views | Treforys_Jack |
We obviously work or worked for the same company probably in the same rather large building. | | | |
| RMT on 14:17 - Jun 16 with 1434 views | CountyJim |
I was in communication union in 80s when I was a post man brilliant union and good strike pay management always caved in few days strike then made a good packet on ot clearing the backlog
Our Rep even had whistle round his neck if management upset anyone 🤣🤣 another two three days on pickit duties | | | |
| RMT on 15:39 - Jun 16 with 1409 views | pencoedjack |
You optimize a person who has worked in public bodies most of his life.
You wouldn't last 5 minutes working for me or any decent manager in the private sector.
What you say about that union rep is why good hard working people have no time for them. | | | |
| RMT on 15:54 - Jun 16 with 1393 views | Boundy |
ATM a vote for Plaid is a vote for labour ,Plaid have been losing support at a rate of knots ,similar to the Lib Dens useless on the own hence their principles have disappeared once the sniff of power sharing was put on the table | |
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| RMT on 15:59 - Jun 16 with 1390 views | pencoedjack |
I'm aware of that hence why I wont vote for them.
Id like to think a Plaid in power in the Senedd (not as part of a coalition) would do what is best for the whole of Wales & look at attracting business by improving infrastructure & being more forward thinking.
In reality they'd probably be as shite as Labour but its a nice thought. | | | |
| RMT on 16:26 - Jun 16 with 1379 views | CountyJim |
Worked in steel industry for 29 years try and work on a Coke oven battery top in middle of summer it's worst job in the world | | | |
| RMT on 16:53 - Jun 16 with 1363 views | Treforys_Jack |
It's a real dilemma mate. | | | |
| RMT on 17:43 - Jun 16 with 1334 views | onehunglow |
Yes,but you have a brain and know what it’s about,
For many,class war is not just a band | |
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| RMT on 17:46 - Jun 16 with 1333 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Time for a freedom on information request. I'll let you know what we get. | |
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| RMT on 18:17 - Jun 16 with 1323 views | Flashberryjack |
Adam Crozier, what a plonker he was, apart from the rebranding fiasco.
I was told from a very good source a while ago, that he had the same strategy for every major board meeting "increase the price for stamps".
At his last meeting, he recommended that (yes you guessed it) increase the price of stamps, but on this occasion one of the directors challenged him, saying "but if we continue to increase the price of stamps, and with emails being so popular, in 2 years time we will have no customers using the mail service.
Crozier replied "but I won't be here in 2 years time"
He left with a big fat golden hand shake for making the Royal mail profitable, that's what's called "short term thinking, short term profit management" the guy was an utter c*nt. | |
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| RMT on 18:20 - Jun 16 with 1321 views | felixstowe_jack |
Makes you wonder why Labour does not condemn the RMT. The strike will prevent millions of working class people ftom getting to work and earning money to survive.
Maybe it is because the RMT pays/sponsors 6 of Labour's front bench. | |
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| RMT on 19:22 - Jun 16 with 1300 views | jack_lord |
Do you ever have a day off from Labour bashing?
It makes you look petty. | |
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| RMT on 19:25 - Jun 16 with 1297 views | Dr_Winston |
I would imagine that the cost of purchase and subsidy for the airport alone compare favourably to what has been spent on Swansea. The Millennium Centre has had tens of millions gubbed away on it too. | |
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| RMT on 19:38 - Jun 16 with 1285 views | jack_lord |
I would suggest that we have a thread just for showing how badly money is distributed in Wales.
Devolution is great in theory but it's just another bad level of decision making by people who shouldn't be making decisions.
I would get rid of the assembly tomorrow if I could.
The RMT, however, need to get a grip and look at what people earn elsewhere. At least it isn't a public servant that is taking money from central coffers though. | |
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| RMT on 19:47 - Jun 16 with 1272 views | johnlangy |
But what is it that you want ? (i'm talking to posters in general now not just you pencoed).
Everyone slags off Labour (including me many times in the past) for running Wales as a mini UK ie ploughing excessive amounts of money into Cardiff and the South East while letting the rest of Wales rot.
So if not Labour then who ? Would you all vote Conservative ? I think it's fair to say that Wales will never be a Conservative country. And IMO they would be even less likely than Labour to spread spending fairly around Wales.
So that leaves Plaid as the only other party potentially big enough to run the Senedd. We wouldn't know whether they'd be better than Labour until they were given power but there's no point in just slagging off Labour without deciding on an alternative.
It's either change or accept Labour forever. | | | |
| RMT on 20:02 - Jun 16 with 1264 views | Boundy |
Is he correct ? | |
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| RMT on 20:14 - Jun 16 with 1259 views | raynor94 |
He's right though | |
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| RMT on 20:16 - Jun 16 with 1258 views | jack_lord |
That is subjective.
I have my own views and while I detest a lot of what the Conservative party are I don't spend my life knocking the self serving selfish money grabbing brown nosing tory boys in every other post though. | |
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| RMT on 20:29 - Jun 16 with 1251 views | pencoedjack |
I voted Tory last time as did the majority of Bridgend & if there was an election tomorrow I would do so again ( previously I’d voted Labour all my life).
It’s a dilemma I’m at at age where I’m pretty finically secure but want what’s best for my kids & grandkids.
I see so much opportunity for Wales & feel frustrated we have someone like Drakeford at the helm.
I really couldn’t give a toss about a few glasses of wine/beer by any political party during lockdown I just want a party to drive the country forward.
I live in hope. | | | |
| RMT on 20:55 - Jun 16 with 1234 views | onehunglow |
Well done.
People like you are the traditional backbone of this country | |
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