| One of too few 23:55 - Mar 7 with 1763 views | Boundy |
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| One of too few on 22:09 - Mar 9 with 294 views | Scotia |
| One of too few on 21:46 - Mar 9 by majorraglan |
For some reason I can’t open the Facebook clip, but I have read a number of reports that have been written regarding his comments.
I’ve got mixed feelings on it to be honest, one the one hand he’s complaining about the council tax rise going up by the maximum of 4.99% but he’s also complaining about having to make £29m of savings which he considers to be austerity. If he wants to keep the £29m in the budget, how is he going to fund it? Unless it comes from central taxation then the only other option is increasing council tax by more than 4.99% which he’s against! We are getting less for more, my council tax in Carmarthenshire has gone up 8.9% - Ffs that’s mental.
Councillor Williamson is also complaining about “attacks on welfare”, the government’s refusal to lift the two-child benefit cap, betrayed WASPI women, raised the bus (fare), taken the winter fuel allowance off vulnerable pensioners and complains the government are going after those on welfare.
We’ve covered a lot of this many times in numerous threads, while I agree with him on some things, on things like the cap the 2 children cap on benefits, and reforming welfare I completely disagree with him. Why should some have a meal ticket for life without ever contributing? I don’t mean the vulnerable and those who are unable to work, but we certainly need a firmer approach with the idle and work shy. [Post edited 9 Mar 23:06]
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And to a certain extent this is my personal problem with national politics infiltrating local politics.
Commenting on Waspi, WHA, trade unions etc is nothing he can change so it shouldn't influence his vote. The bottom line is that he won't support the budget but doesn't seem to want to suggest any alternatives.
I'm guessing my council tax will go up by 5%, I'm not happy about it, but just look at the state of the place we live in. | | | |
| One of too few on 22:14 - Mar 9 with 290 views | max936 |
| One of too few on 21:57 - Mar 9 by Scotia |
I honestly don't think they are wasting billions. Although the definition of waste is very much down to the individual and their priorities. |
Of course they are you need to get your bead out of the sand and wake up, we're paying for the Tories wastage and now adding to it with Starmer spending money on Ukraine and foreign aid which we can't afford, the taxpayer is facing an endless amount of bill rises as it is, illegal immigration is costing god knows how much and god knows what the budget will unfold.
This government has gone back and virtually all the promises they made to get into power, how they expect taxpayers to cope I don't know. |  |
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| One of too few on 22:17 - Mar 9 with 288 views | Whiterockin |
| One of too few on 21:57 - Mar 9 by Scotia |
I honestly don't think they are wasting billions. Although the definition of waste is very much down to the individual and their priorities. |
In your opinion, is the Senedd increasing the number of AMs a waste of money. |  | | |
| One of too few on 06:25 - Mar 10 with 203 views | Scotia |
| One of too few on 22:17 - Mar 9 by Whiterockin |
In your opinion, is the Senedd increasing the number of AMs a waste of money. |
Yes.
But the increase was in Labours manifesto and they were elected to deliver it, similar to the 20 mph speed limit. A waste to me but it's what the people wanted. | | | |
| One of too few on 13:04 - Mar 10 with 142 views | controversial_jack |
| One of too few on 22:14 - Mar 9 by max936 |
Of course they are you need to get your bead out of the sand and wake up, we're paying for the Tories wastage and now adding to it with Starmer spending money on Ukraine and foreign aid which we can't afford, the taxpayer is facing an endless amount of bill rises as it is, illegal immigration is costing god knows how much and god knows what the budget will unfold.
This government has gone back and virtually all the promises they made to get into power, how they expect taxpayers to cope I don't know. |
This govt is going to get the money from Russian assets which we stole | | | |
| One of too few on 15:37 - Mar 10 with 101 views | Boundy |
| One of too few on 13:04 - Mar 10 by controversial_jack |
This govt is going to get the money from Russian assets which we stole |
So you're against sanctions placed on Russia and class them as being illegal? | |
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| One of too few on 16:08 - Mar 10 with 82 views | SullutaCreturned |
| One of too few on 06:25 - Mar 10 by Scotia |
Yes.
But the increase was in Labours manifesto and they were elected to deliver it, similar to the 20 mph speed limit. A waste to me but it's what the people wanted. |
It's not wht the people wanted and it's probably not what a lot of Labour voters wanted.
How many governments have ever doen everything in their manifesto? You keep saying this and I will always argue the point. Very many voters don't read a manifesto, so many just vote the same way they always have.
Then, how many voted Labour or Plaid? Even together they didn't get half the electorate behind them because more than half didn't even bother to vote.
The extra Am's and the 20mph was what the politicians wanted, not all the people, just some of the people. | | | |
| One of too few on 16:22 - Mar 10 with 67 views | Scotia |
| One of too few on 16:08 - Mar 10 by SullutaCreturned |
It's not wht the people wanted and it's probably not what a lot of Labour voters wanted.
How many governments have ever doen everything in their manifesto? You keep saying this and I will always argue the point. Very many voters don't read a manifesto, so many just vote the same way they always have.
Then, how many voted Labour or Plaid? Even together they didn't get half the electorate behind them because more than half didn't even bother to vote.
The extra Am's and the 20mph was what the politicians wanted, not all the people, just some of the people. |
But we can't call it a waste. People had an option to stop it but didn't take it because the vast majority of people either actively voted in favour of it or didn't express an opininon either way.
Manifesto's aren't ideal, but they're all we likely to have. If a political party doesn't deliver on their pledges they can be removed at the next election, if they had to reconsult before they implemented any of their manifesto pledges they would run out of time to get anything done.
People voting in the same way year after year and through generations is a massive problem and is probably why we have a Senedd in the state it's in. Drakeford had to be the least electable politician in recent history especially after his handling of Covid restrictions. I was baffled he was able to form another government. | | | |
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| One of too few on 16:48 - Mar 10 with 55 views | max936 |
| One of too few on 15:37 - Mar 10 by Boundy |
So you're against sanctions placed on Russia and class them as being illegal? |
Another one to ignore Boundy. | |
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| One of too few on 17:02 - Mar 10 with 51 views | Boundy |
| One of too few on 16:48 - Mar 10 by max936 |
Another one to ignore Boundy. |
He one of now too many I'm afraid . | |
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| One of too few on 17:10 - Mar 10 with 41 views | raynor94 |
| One of too few on 16:48 - Mar 10 by max936 |
Another one to ignore Boundy. |
Yep, your right Max, and I need to do the other one |  |
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| One of too few on 17:33 - Mar 10 with 27 views | controversial_jack |
| One of too few on 15:37 - Mar 10 by Boundy |
So you're against sanctions placed on Russia and class them as being illegal? |
The sanctions weren't just on Russia, they were on businessmen, Oligarchs, just because they happen to be Russian citizens, so yes it is theft | | | |
| One of too few on 18:16 - Mar 10 with 8 views | SullutaCreturned |
| One of too few on 16:22 - Mar 10 by Scotia |
But we can't call it a waste. People had an option to stop it but didn't take it because the vast majority of people either actively voted in favour of it or didn't express an opininon either way.
Manifesto's aren't ideal, but they're all we likely to have. If a political party doesn't deliver on their pledges they can be removed at the next election, if they had to reconsult before they implemented any of their manifesto pledges they would run out of time to get anything done.
People voting in the same way year after year and through generations is a massive problem and is probably why we have a Senedd in the state it's in. Drakeford had to be the least electable politician in recent history especially after his handling of Covid restrictions. I was baffled he was able to form another government. |
Your second paragraph, as I have already said, very few people read a manifesto and even fewer governments implement all of it. Or in Starmers case actually go back on manifesto commitments, as most governments do to some extent.
People notice what is put right in front of their noses, what they see on the headlines and what politicians say in interviews.
All the proof you need for the 20mph is that more people signed the petition than voted Labour.
The changes to the electoral system and the increases in the MS's, in my mind, is something that should have been put to a referendum. These changes are too important to allow oliticians to make them without the people having their say.
Manifestos are much worse than "aren't ideal" they are actually a massive waste of time because they usually contain things that some people would call lies, things the party actually have little intention of doing or intend to do the opposite. Ask a few people what they think of Starmer's pledge not to raise taxes for the working people.
When politicians spend a lot of money on something that isn't essential whilst essential services are underfunded then I'd call it waste. | | | |
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