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What good has Welsh Labour done for us?
I think the free prescriptions are alright. Thats about it.
Tonight, on a night out, I told my friends from England that I couldn't get a doctor's appointment until January in Birchgrove surgery in Cardiff. They laughed. Thats the reality. Being laughed at.
What the hell do we get from it?
Anything?
Anything?
What do we get from it?
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parking at welsh hospitals free up to 4 hours
been a godsend for me the last 6 weeks !
on the flip side the english healthcare is much better and the walk in centres over there was a godsend for me when working in england
we should set up walk in centres in Wales . No need for booking appointments
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So much better in England. My sister kids live in England. My kids live here in Wales. Sometimes I feel sorry for my kids and think I've failed them for not leaving.
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Much better ?
So much better ?
Absolute nonsense the pair of you
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Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Much better ?
So much better ?
Absolute nonsense the pair of you
free parking at welsh hospitals is great news
My England friends always moan about this over the border especially visiting on a regular basis
when you suffer from say something like cancer and you need to get to hospital every week this is a godsend
The labour government was responsible for this so I will applaud them
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https://stateofwales.com/2019/05/20-...-achievements/
Dunno how neutral this story is, but there are some very worthwhile things among the twenty listed.
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Wales does what it can within the constraints of having very limited tax raising powers.
Uni students get means tested grants rather than full loans. As Mozzer has mentioned free hospital parking is great, as are free prescriptions and Wales was first to bring in several measures (eg smoking ban, carrier bag charging) that other nations have introduced later.
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"I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now..."
James has gone out, had one too many Top Decks, got into a conversation about GP appointments and here we are, him feeling morose and questioning his own parenting.
A valuable lesson to us all not too over indulge with alcohol at this time of the year.
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
So much better in England. My sister kids live in England. My kids live here in Wales. Sometimes I feel sorry for my kids and think I've failed them for not leaving.
Exactly this….not been to the Doctors for years, phoned other day next app 4 weeks ffs….wonder if Drakeford will take in Starmers latest words today taking about Thatcher amongst others….. "Every moment of meaningful change in modern British politics begins with the realisation that politics must act in service of the British people, rather than dictating to them," Sir Keir wrote.
Dictating eh?
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Originally Posted by
Jordi Culé
"I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now..."
James has gone out, had one too many Top Decks, got into a conversation about GP appointments and here we are, him feeling morose and questioning his own parenting.
A valuable lesson to us all not too over indulge with alcohol at this time of the year.
The time the thread was started does offer a clue doesn't it.
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Originally Posted by
MOZZER2
free parking at welsh hospitals is great news
My England friends always moan about this over the border especially visiting on a regular basis
when you suffer from say something like cancer and you need to get to hospital every week this is a godsend
The labour government was responsible for this so I will applaud them
You’ve tried parking at the Heath then?
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- Free school breakfasts
- Reopening of the vale of glamorgan train line
- Free bus travel for elderly (first in the UK to do this)
- Free prescriptions
- Cap on fees for home care (I imagine many people on this forum benefit from).
- The incoming south west and north Wales Metros
- One of the best recycling rates in the world
- Subsidised tuition fees
- Free school meals for every primary school student (by 2024)
- Biggest investment in schools since the 60s.
- 20mph speed limits which will save lives.
I've benefited from the reopening of the vale line, my parents with free prescriptions, my grandparents with home care, I've had subsidised tuition fees, my nephews go to brand new schools and are less likely to be killed by cars. They also get fed at school for free which greatly helps out my siblings family.
When my dad was severely ill the NHS were incredible, when my gran fell she had a hip replacement within a couple of days.
Do you think people aren't struggling to get Dr appointments in England?
Here's a great read on how the Welsh conservatives would increase the Welsh NHS budget. Oh as usual it turns out they don't have a clue.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...621528576.html
It's so typical of conservatives to complain about what they vote for. Like Andrew Davies yesterday couldn't get the police to attend something after his party has made massive cuts to the police force.
Devolution can't protect Wales from austerity which has ruined services UK wide, stop pretending it can and stop defending making people's lives worse via budget cuts like your life depends on it.
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The OP question is rather like asking people who have had their house burnt down why they haven’t done the decorating.
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I think the free prescriptions are alright. Thats about it.
Tonight, on a night out, I told my friends from England that I couldn't get a doctor's appointment until January in Birchgrove surgery in Cardiff. They laughed. Thats the reality. Being laughed at.
What the hell do we get from it?
Anything?
Anything?
What do we get from it?
Free prescriptions is one of their worst decisions.The result is that many people are now using up GP appointment slots in order to get a prescription for treatment that is readily available over the counter in a pharmacy. This of course is placing unnecessary demand on an already broken system.
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Dave Blue
The OP question is rather like asking people who have had their house burnt down why they haven’t done the decorating.
Great analogy.
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
The time the thread was started does offer a clue doesn't it.
In fairness to James, I'm sure he'll reflect on his shandy Bass fuelled rambling from this early morning and perhaps look more generally on some laws and processes implemented by Welsh Government and think privately they have done some good for the general population?
Otherwise, I'm looking forward to his critical analysis of the Welsh Government's performance and introduction of all said legislation and why they are and everything they've ever done is a crock of shiit?
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
So much better in England. My sister kids live in England. My kids live here in Wales. Sometimes I feel sorry for my kids and think I've failed them for not leaving.
I am sure that if you show the Surgery the last couple of posts you will be able to get an appointment much sooner than January.
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
So much better in England. My sister kids live in England. My kids live here in Wales. Sometimes I feel sorry for my kids and think I've failed them for not leaving.
I think that you failed a lot of people for not leaving Jim. next time, after a night out with some mates, do what normal people do. Put the kettle on and have a pot noodle.
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Originally Posted by
Jordi Culé
"I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now..."
James has gone out, had one too many Top Decks, got into a conversation about GP appointments and here we are, him feeling morose and questioning his own parenting.
A valuable lesson to us all not too over indulge with alcohol at this time of the year.
Yeah, I bet he couldn't wait to get home and tell us.
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My daughter is in her final year at Cardiff and Vale college and i only have to pay £50 for a yearly train pass. The rest is subsidised by Welsh Government.
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goats
You’ve tried parking at the Heath then?
well i have been going up the heath constantly for the last 6 weeks maybe 3 times every week and have found a parking spot every time no problem .Think I will be visiting for another 6 weeks too so at the end of it all would have cost quite a bit over a 3 month period in the old system
Notably i go between 6-8 every night . I do hear its difficult in the day time hours
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Tuerto
Yeah, I bet he couldn't wait to get home and tell us.
James probably felt that it was in the public interest that we know about these things?
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MOZZER2
well i have been going up the heath constantly for the last 6 weeks maybe 3 times every week and have found a parking spot every time no problem .Think I will be visiting for another 6 weeks too so at the end of it all would have cost quite a bit over a 3 month period in the old system
Notably i go between 6-8 every night . I do hear its difficult in the day time hours
You wouldn't have paid and would have slummed it on my drive :hehe::hehe: I've not heard any news, I hope things are going O.K :thumbup: I'll not be in Rumney tonight got some stuff i have to complete.
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Originally Posted by
MOZZER2
well i have been going up the heath constantly for the last 6 weeks maybe 3 times every week and have found a parking spot every time no problem .Think I will be visiting for another 6 weeks too so at the end of it all would have cost quite a bit over a 3 month period in the old system
Notably i go between 6-8 every night . I do hear its difficult in the day time hours
No shit….they’ve ll gone by then. Forget it if it’s 8-4
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Well you have 26 years worth of policies to go through and see what you can think of that they have done right or perhaps wrong ?
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The care from the Welsh NHS and social services for my elderly folks during their final days was absolutely fantastic
Keep the Tories out
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Not a fexing thing has been good or worth it.
WAG has no idea how to make Wales an attractive country business would invest in.
All we have are Westminster supplied government type centres.
We need private investment to stop youngsters looking afar for job opportunities.
We have no aspirations.
We are a giant care home.
We do have Wugger, singing and yes the ground breaking 20mph scheme to slow us down even further , and we know how to lockdown and kill off private sector SME'S
What we need is 30 more AM's plus support to continue on the long drain away of taxpayers money.
Develoution is and has been a failure of tax payers money and time, we have gone backwards.
The WDA were far more progressive.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
The care from the Welsh NHS and social services for my elderly folks during their final days was absolutely fantastic
Keep the Tories out
Your very lucky as its on record they do underperform in many areas and folk do die, even with better resourcing and overspend, not helped by Drakefords millions of pounds budget cuts as the health minister of Wales.
But hey we can't see or regonise the obvious.
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life on mars
Your very lucky as its on record they do underperform in many areas and folk do die, even with better resourcing and overspend, not helped by Drakefords millions of pounds budget cuts as the health minister of Wales.
But hey we can't see or regonise the obvious.
Underperforming when measured against just three other countries is not perfect but its not bottom of a 100 strong league table
The NHS , across the UK is always under sometimes justified criticism but it appears it was in a better state when labour were running the country nationally
The Tories on here are absolutely deluded if they think a conservative led government in Wales would improve things
They are a bunch of chancers and crooks
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Re: What good has Welsh Labour done for us? - perhaps Education ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67616536
Who will you blame this one on ?
By Bethan Lewis
BBC Wales education and family correspondent
Wales' performance has fallen to its lowest level ever in maths, reading and science tests taken by 15-year olds.
In the first international Pisa assessments since Covid, Welsh scores were the lowest of all UK nations and the results gap has widened.
The tests were taken in 81 countries in 2022 and are seen as an important measure of education systems.
Education Minister Jeremy Miles said the pandemic had derailed some improvement in literacy and numeracy.
He said plans had been launched to raise standards.
26 years in power and 100% a devolved power. The education budget has just been cut by Labour at the Senedd after the £900,000,000 overspend
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How can anyone defend this?
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TWGL1
How can anyone defend this?
I'll be surprised if anyone will?
Just watched Jeremy Miles on BBC. Talk about piissing in the wind.
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As important as this thread is...and it is..I haven't read any of it, so apologies if I was copied into anything.
I posted it when I was pissed and a tad emotional for a couple of reasons that don't need going into and people shouldn't do that, and I always said I wouldn't. It's a sign that a break from all things social media is needed, so I'm taking a break until the new year.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.
Bluebirds!
👍
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JamesWales
As important as this thread is...and it is..I haven't read any of it, so apologies if I was copied into anything.
I posted it when I was pissed and a tad emotional for a couple of reasons that don't need going into and people shouldn't do that, and I always said I wouldn't. It's a sign that a break from all things social media is needed, so I'm taking a break until the new year.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.
Bluebirds!
Merry Christmas James.
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TWGL1
How can anyone defend this?
There is a brigade on here who will do their very best, one of them will blame Thatcher.
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Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Underperforming when measured against just three other countries is not perfect but its not bottom of a 100 strong league table
The NHS , across the UK is always under sometimes justified criticism but it appears it was in a better state when labour were running the country nationally
The Tories on here are absolutely deluded if they think a conservative led government in Wales would improve things
They are a bunch of chancers and crooks
Labour spent like crazy during a boomin economic cycle. When Gordon Brown sold British gold at the bottom of the market and the financial crisis happened. The British public voted Labour out. This happens all the time historically, Labour usually only get in power when the Conservatives sort the economy and there's money to be spent.
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
As important as this thread is...and it is..I haven't read any of it, so apologies if I was copied into anything.
I posted it when I was pissed and a tad emotional for a couple of reasons that don't need going into and people shouldn't do that, and I always said I wouldn't. It's a sign that a break from all things social media is needed, so I'm taking a break until the new year.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.
Bluebirds!
👍
Happy Christmas to you!
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
As important as this thread is...and it is..I haven't read any of it, so apologies if I was copied into anything.
I posted it when I was pissed and a tad emotional for a couple of reasons that don't need going into and people shouldn't do that, and I always said I wouldn't. It's a sign that a break from all things social media is needed, so I'm taking a break until the new year.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.
Bluebirds!
👍
Don't be daft you soppy tart
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NinianOpinion1927
Happy Christmas to you!
Aye you lot stick together
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NinianOpinion1927
Labour spent like crazy during a boomin economic cycle. When Gordon Brown sold British gold at the bottom of the market and the financial crisis happened. The British public voted Labour out. This happens all the time historically, Labour usually only get in power when the Conservatives sort the economy and there's money to be spent.
Who has been spoon feeding you blue porridge ?