A Big Stink - Vaughn Gething

[North Cardiff Blue]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0020b7y/bbc-wales-investigates-a-big-stink

Good old Vaughn Gething, you're being criminally investigated that's fine, I'll still take the cash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c29949kexyzo

[sneggyblubird]

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Well at least it doesn't want to make you shoot black women.

[The Bloop]

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Labour have got to be careful it doesn't become a headache during the election campaign. I notice this morning it's making national headlines, not just on the Welsh news.

[BLUETIT]

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He’ll cool things down by having “fish & chips” with his mum on a park bench

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Labour have got to be careful it doesn't become a headache during the election campaign. I notice this morning it's making national headlines, not just on the Welsh news.

I don't think it'll have much effect. Welsh politics is of little interest in England. I don't see the Tories attempts to use the failings of the NHS in Wales as having much success.

More to the point, MP scandals don't seem to bother the electorate any more. We've had enough of them in the last decade and more, from virtually all parties. I think voters have become accustomed to it over the years.

[Rjk]

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Labour have got to be careful it doesn't become a headache during the election campaign. I notice this morning it's making national headlines, not just on the Welsh news.

of course it is, some sections of the press are desperate to land any kind of a blow against Labour.
really this pales into insignificance when you start to look at some of the donations to the Tory party.

really the whole system of funding political parties should be overhauled

[Tuerto]

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He’ll cool things down by having “fish & chips” with his mum on a park bench

Nothing like a working class Tory....

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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of course it is, some sections of the press are desperate to land any kind of a blow against Labour.
really this pales into insignificance when you start to look at some of the donations to the Tory party.

really the whole system of funding political parties should be overhauled

I'd go much further than that. I'd start by making our print and news media non-political. Whether we like it or not, the whole system overwhelmingly helps only one party and is a case of rich people being able to afford to force their political views on the rest.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I don't think it'll have much effect. Welsh politics is of little interest in England. I don't see the Tories attempts to use the failings of the NHS in Wales as having much success.

More to the point, MP scandals don't seem to bother the electorate any more. We've had enough of them in the last decade and more, from virtually all parties. I think voters have become accustomed to it over the years.

It's not a great look though is it!

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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It's not a great look though is it!

These things shouldn't be for all parties but few seem bothered by it any more. Lockdown proved that. Across the parties and political spectrum things were happening that shouldn't have been. I've got to the point where I realise political point scoring on things like this is generally pointless.

[Dave Blue]

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These things shouldn't be for all parties but few seem bothered by it any more. Lockdown proved that. Across the parties and political spectrum things were happening that shouldn't have been. I've got to the point where I realise political point scoring on things like this is generally pointless.

If it ever sees the light of day, the PPE scandal will be up there with the Post Office.

[Gofer Blue]

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Meanwhile down in rural west Wales the residents near the land fill site are suffering. I wonder what the reaction to this issue would be if this affected the Cardiff Bay area....uhm.

[pipster]

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Meanwhile down in rural west Wales the residents near the land fill site are suffering. I wonder what the reaction to this issue would be if this affected the Cardiff Bay area....uhm.

100%

But the next issue coming down the line for Vaughan Gething is the Tramshed donation - it seems this wont be the last either

[JamesWales]

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I've been disappointed by him. The wider context is that Wales desperately needs a change from Welsh Labour in my opinion, but within that context I had high hopes for him. He seems strong and sensible.

Doesn't look that way now though. Being directed by the party and this no confid nice vote. On Wednesday he won't be present at the D Day commemorations and that is a bad look.

I agree that Welsh politics has little impact on UK wide politics but there is previously little from 25 years of Welsh Labour to point to as a success.

I like the free prescriptions, I'll admit that, and the Metro is improving, but previously little else

[BLUETIT]

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Nothing like a working class Tory....

Sod all to do with politics, I just don’t like the man.

He’s “seedy”