The Welsh Government

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I've never understood the constant criticism on here for criticisms sake. If you're a labour supporter you don't have to criticize everything the Tories do and vice versa. We've got the best of both worlds at the moment. Not cut off from the union if independent, nor do I believe abolishing the WAG is a good idea either?

I don't like the fact that the Gov prioritizes the environment over a fragile economy, even more so that we know it will always be Labour in charge here for the foreseeable future. Why we don't have big capital investment projects here baffles me!

But the take over in principle of trains, airport etc is a good thing but has been poorly handled.

Not a major fan of the sugar and alcohol tax but not dead against it.

Not all WG decisions have been bad and I don't think the grass is always greener

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I've never understood the constant criticism on here for criticisms sake. If you're a labour supporter you don't have to criticize everything the Tories do and vice versa. We've got the best of both worlds at the moment. Not cut off from the union if independent, nor do I believe abolishing the WAG is a good idea either?

I don't like the fact that the Gov prioritizes the environment over a fragile economy, even more so that we know it will always be Labour in charge here for the foreseeable future. Why we don't have big capital investment projects here baffles me!

But the take over in principle of trains, airport etc is a good thing but has been poorly handled.

Not a major fan of the sugar and alcohol tax but not dead against it.

Not all WG decisions have been bad and I don't think the grass is always greener

I saw it suggested that Rishi Shunak will introduce a road tax because the ban on sale of petrol/diesel cars will see drop in purchase in fuel and thus drop in revenue brought into the economy through that route. Give me a tax on sugar and alcohol any day, something we currently need to discourage, over a tax on something that is people responding to government's green policies in a way that has the desired effect.

The Housing Laws being processed currently are in a way good (helps reduce homelessness) and in a way bad (likely to over-crowd the courts, likely to put people of becoming landlords) with dial tilting slightly more towards bad than good but nevertheless overall policy heading in right direction. Don't think the Senedd gets everything right but more complex that saying it's all bad, or all good.

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I saw it suggested that Rishi Shunak will introduce a road tax because the ban on sale of petrol/diesel cars will see drop in purchase in fuel and thus drop in revenue brought into the economy through that route. Give me a tax on sugar and alcohol any day, something we currently need to discourage, over a tax on something that is people responding to government's green policies in a way that has the desired effect.

The Housing Laws being processed currently are in a way good (helps reduce homelessness) and in a way bad (likely to over-crowd the courts, likely to put people of becoming landlords) with dial tilting slightly more towards bad than good but nevertheless overall policy heading in right direction. Don't think the Senedd gets everything right but more complex that saying it's all bad, or all good.

Agree.

As selfish as it is, both parties can be accused of prioritising the polars of the range of people, where realistically the mean is where it should be focused.

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I saw it suggested that Rishi Shunak will introduce a road tax because the ban on sale of petrol/diesel cars will see drop in purchase in fuel and thus drop in revenue brought into the economy through that route. Give me a tax on sugar and alcohol any day, something we currently need to discourage, over a tax on something that is people responding to government's green policies in a way that has the desired effect.

The Housing Laws being processed currently are in a way good (helps reduce homelessness) and in a way bad (likely to over-crowd the courts, likely to put people of becoming landlords) with dial tilting slightly more towards bad than good but nevertheless overall policy heading in right direction. Don't think the Senedd gets everything right but more complex that saying it's all bad, or all good.

On the other hand the ban on petrol/diesel will see less money leave the economy to go to oil producing nations.

the more money that stays washing around the economy here it#ll end up in the exchequer eventually

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On the other hand the ban on petrol/diesel will see less money leave the economy to go to oil producing nations.

the more money that stays washing around the economy here it#ll end up in the exchequer eventually

whilst this may have been true pre Covid, currently the UK is a net exporter of crude oil.

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whilst this may have been true pre Covid, currently the UK is a net exporter of crude oil.

How about petrol/diesel, I thought we were still a net importer of those

And you'd have to assume that by 2030 the covid restrictions would be over

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How about petrol/diesel, I thought we were still a net importer of those

And you'd have to assume that by 2030 the covid restrictions would be over

do we import petrol and diesel at all? I thought that we imported the crude and refined it here in this country in places like Milford Haven. I've never heard of petrol being imported, ever!