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South Wales Argus
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Councillor Nigel Dix on Welsh Government's 'abject failure'
Labour's terminal decline with working class voters isn't surprising given that Labour have let down, talked down to, betrayed and ignored working people. County Durham a Labour stronghold since 1925, a post-industrial area very similar to the south Wales Valleys, voted to remove Labour from power. In 2026, Wales will go to the polls, where Ms Morgan Labour's second leader to be appointed by Labour Assembly members with no public vote, will face the electorate trying to defend Labour's 26 years of abject failure. 26 years of waste, where millions of pounds of public money has been squandered, a government intent on interfering in people's everyday lives, higher taxes and ever-increasing levels of bureaucracy. A health service that is falling apart, with people waiting in hospital corridors for treatment, a dysfunctional ambulance service, with people driving themselves to hospital, an economy that hasn't grown in 26 years, an education system ranked the worst in the UK. The Welsh people have been betrayed, let down and taken for granted by Labour, change is on the way. Cllr Nigel Dix, Blackwood
South Wales Argus
31-05-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Letter: Labour closed debate on swimming pool opening times
At this year's AGM, Labour voted to remove councillors' ability to call in and question decisions made at cabinet. Labour wasted no time in using these new restrictions by refusing my call in to have the cabinet decision to restrict opening times at Cefn Fforest swimming pool sent back to scrutiny that would have given councillors and the public an opportunity to have their say on the change in opening times, 16:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs on weekdays. Residents have contacted me expressing their frustration at the change in opening times, as they will exclude large sections of the community from using the swimming pool. Labour are acting like a dictatorship using every procedural mechanism they can to close debate. Opposition councillors and the public should never be excluded from having their say on the services we all use; this ultimately leads to bad decision-making. Councillor Nigel Dix
