A cross-party committee called for greater transparency around the formula used to allocate funding to Welsh councils amid concerns about unfairness.
Tag: Senedd
Senedd reprimands Tory leader over 20mph tweet
The leader of the Conservative opposition was given a slap on the wrists after a committee found his “false” social media posts brought the Senedd into disrepute.
Academics give evidence on plan to ban lying politicians
Andrew Blick, director of the Constitution Society, said misleading the public is as old as politics but the nature of the problem has morphed due to technology.
Tory leader’s tweets ‘brought Senedd into disrepute’
Andrew RT Davies was found to have brought the Welsh Parliament into disrepute after calling the default speed limit a “blanket” policy on social media.
‘People have been asked to do more for less and it has reached a tipping point’
South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths talks public sector cuts in his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Welsh sport ‘very much short-changed’ due to ‘shoestring’ budgets
Grassroots sport and national teams could be cut back due to “shoestring” budgets over the past decade, a committee heard.
Council chiefs quizzed over leisure and library cuts
The Senedd culture committee took evidence from councils across Wales as part of an inquiry on the impact of cuts on the arts, culture and sport.
Hefin David MS: ‘Support our NHS’ by taking up flu jab offer
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly MS Hefin David encourages everyone eligible for a flu vaccination to take up the offer.
Drakeford criticises ‘Mystic Meg’ motion on UK budget
Wales’ finance secretary responded to a Plaid Cymru debate in the Senedd ahead of the new UK Government’s first budget announcement.
Discrimination concerns over move to cashless society
Senedd members criticised a “half-hearted, illogical and disappointing” response to calls to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can continue to pay in cash.