Tag Archives: Wales

Had an accident playing sport? The Tories want you to pay for your treatment

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 1, 2013

People in Wales suffering accidents through sporting activity could be subject to an ‘activity tax’ under new Tory proposals. Conservative AM Darren Millar said on a radio phone-in show that individuals putting themselves at high risk through their own choice could be charged by the NHS.

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Welsh government could gain powers over taxation

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 22, 2013

The prospect of the Welsh government and assembly gaining significant new powers over taxation has taken a step forward following a declaration by one UK minister.

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The bedroom tax is already ruining Welsh communities

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 12, 2013

Just over a week since George Osborne declared as “unbelievable” the Welsh government’s opposition to many of his welfare reforms, the BBC has today unearthed evidence demonstrating the extent of the impact of the bedroom tax.

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Margaret Thatcher’s mixed fortunes in Wales

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 9, 2013

In 2008, the Plaid Cymru AM Bethan Jenkns declared that plans for a portrait of Margaret Thatcher to hang in the Welsh Assembly was an “insult to the people of Wales”. At the same time, the then Conservative AM and now MP for the Vale of Galmorgan Alun Cairns praised the ex PM for having “transformed the Welsh economy.”

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Osborne shows how out of touch he is. Again

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 4, 2013

In a sign of how out of touch he has become, George Osborne yesterday said the Welsh government’s opposition to the coalition’s welfare reforms was “unbelievable”.

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Cardiff airport nationalised

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 28, 2013

The Welsh government has taken the unprecedented step of buying Cardiff Airport amidst on-going concerns about its performance and ability to compete with nearby Bristol.

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A bleak budget for the nations

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 21, 2013

George Osborne’s 2013 budget has received a tepid response in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Devolved governments unite to call for change in economic policy

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 11, 2013

The devolved administrations have united to call on the UK government to adopt Vince Cable’s call for much greater expenditure on infrastructure to boost growth.

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Welsh Tories propose tax cut for the wealthy

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 26, 2013

The Welsh Conservatives are aping their colleagues in Westminster by calling for tax cuts for the very highest earners at a time when living standards are falling for the majority.

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Welsh low-middle income families hit hardest by welfare reforms

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 19, 2013

The coalition’s government’s welfare reforms will hit low-middle income families in Wales the hardest, according to a report produced for the Welsh government.

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