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February 26, 2013

Welsh Conservatives want tax cut to boost economy

The move would save 120,000 people a collective total of £16m

ASSEMBLY Member Andrew R T Davies has called for a tax cut for Wales's wealthiest if the government gets more devolved financial powers.

He claimed in his speech to the Assembly last night cutting the 40p tax rate for the highest earners in Wales would encourage business and entrepreneurialism. He argued the move, which would affect about 120,000 people, would create a more active Welsh economy.

February 5, 2013

Cardiff South MP Stephen Doughty comments on the budget cuts

Cardiff South and Penarth MP Stephen Doughty gave a reaction to the budget announcements given at Thursday’s Cardiff Council meeting.

Cardiff Council's Cabinet are having to propose some very difficult choices at a difficult time for the city's finances.

But let's not forget that they are having to do this because of the cuts being handed down from the Tory-Lib Dem government in Westminster, not to mention the massive pressures that the Council is expected to face in coming years as a result of policies like Tory-Lib Dem bedroom tax.

February 1, 2013

"Our cuts are well balanced and measured" - Councillor Keith Jones

In light of the recent budget announcements Councillor Keith Jones reassures people Labour still have their interests at heart.

LABOUR'S Cardiff Council has announced, in full, its draft budget for 2013/14. We've honoured our pledge of freezing council tax. We understand the difficulties being faced by the man and woman on the street in these difficult days. Labour values are the heart of our budget proposals.

March 9, 2011

Plaid promises a Better Wales – how about a better slogan?

There can be few publicity stunts more inane than the launch of a slogan. Plaid Cymru’s anodyne “For a Better Wales” can be seen in this light.

There can be few publicity stunts more inane than the launch of a slogan.

Plaid Cymru’s anodyne “For a Better Wales” can be seen in this light.

We would hope a Welsh nationalist party would want a better Wales as a matter of course, but Ieuan Wyn Jones feels he needs to make this clear to us.

March 8, 2011

Round-up of the weekend's politics in Cardiff

The conclusions of a public sector pensions review will be published on Thursday, following a weekend in which Cardiff saw protests, Welsh Conservative party promises and a Lib Dem conference.

The review will affect millions of workers - teachers, civil servants and NHS staff in particular.

They will be expected to work longer before drawing their pensions, contribute more to the scheme, or accept adjustments to the final pension figure.

March 8, 2011

Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference 2011

Highlights from speeches at the Welsh Liberal Democrats Conference 2011 in Cardiff.

Highlights from speeches at the Welsh Liberal Democrats Conference 2011 in Cardiff.

Nick Clegg said the victory in the referendum for more powers for the Welsh Assembly would hearten political reformers around the UK.

Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams, who can make Westminster tremble accroding to Mr Clegg, said this was the start of a new age in Welsh politics.

March 5, 2011

VIDEO: First Minister Carwyn Jones speaks at cuts protest

Wales's First Minister, Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM, joined Cardiff's unions in a protest against the cuts in Sofia Gardens.

Wales's First Minister, Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM, joined Cardiff's unions in a protest against the cuts yesterday in Sofia Gardens.

The protest, hosted by Wales TUC, saw speeches from union leaders such as Sian Wibilin of Wales TUC and Len McClusky of Unite, as well as Mr Jones.

Unions united at Sofia Gardens, Cardiff, on the same day the Welsh Conservatives held their Spring Conference at the SWALEC Stadium and the Liberal Democrats held theirs at the Barceló Cardiff Angel Hotel.

February 25, 2011

Green leader Caroline Lucas addresses party conference in Cardiff

Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party and its only MP, addressed the party's spring conference on its first day at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff today.

Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party and its only MP, addressed the party's spring conference at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff today.

Ms Lucas, who holds the only seat for the Green Party in Westminster, addressed party members ahead of May's Assembly election where they hope to win their first seat in Wales.

Jake Griffiths, leader of the Welsh Green Party will be standing for South Wales Central and Penarth, joining four other Green candidates across the five electoral regions.

February 18, 2011

Welsh Liberal Democrats launch new Cancer Strategy

Welsh Liberal Democrats have launched their new Cancer Strategy to make a dramatic change to the inadequate support Wales has in place right now.

Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams AM and Veronica German AM visited the Marie Curie hospice in Penarth on Wednesday February 16 to kick-start their campaign and launch their policy document, Wales Can Tackle Cancer.

February 17, 2011

Friends become foes in Riverside by-election

The Riverside by-election on March 3 will see Riverside Market founder Steve Garret take on, among others, the Lib Dems' Gwilym Owen, who runs the market's website.

When Steve Garrett agreed to stand for Plaid Cymru in the forthcoming Riverside by-election, he would have expected the usual competition from candidates of other parties.

What the founder of the Riverside Market may not have expected, however, was to see the name of a colleague on the ballot sheet.

The Liberal Democrats named Gwilym Owen as their candidate to replace the outgoing Councillor Gwenllian Lansdown, pitting Steve against the man who has run the Riverside Market’s website for the past seven years.