The joint policy platform unveiled by Plaid Cymru and the SNP is fantasy politics at its worst, an election stunt that underlines the desperation of the nationalist parties to make some sort of mark on the forthcoming General Election.
Plaid Cymru and the SNP are irrelevant parties in this election. A handful of nationalists in a hung parliament situation can’t bring about change that will really work for Wales.
Plaid Cymru must explain how their promise of ‘fair funding’ will work in reality because if the current funding formula were changed, their Scottish counterparts could lose billions of pounds in funding. Plaid Cymru must be deluded if they think they will sign up to that.
As for their priorities for boosting the green economy and supporting business growth, the nationalists already hold these portfolios in both Cardiff and Edinburgh governments and look where that got us. Unemployment up in Wales and up Scotland while unemployment down in England.
Think Plaid. Think Dole” is more of an apt slogan for Plaid Cymru during this election.
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“Plaid Cymru must explain how their promise of ‘fair funding’ will work in reality because if the current funding formula were changed, their Scottish counterparts could lose billions of pounds in funding. Plaid Cymru must be deluded if they think they will sign up to that.”
The SNP want fiscal independence for Scotland, and the Calman Commission (which the Lib Dems are signed up to) is recommending fiscal autonomy. So they won’t be too worried about Barnett reform at all.
“As for their priorities for boosting the green economy and supporting business growth, the nationalists already hold these portfolios in both Cardiff and Edinburgh governments and look where that got us. Unemployment up in Wales and up Scotland while unemployment down in England.”
You are a serious politician and a party leader. You know that in Wales macro-economic policy, taxation powers and fiscal powers are held by the Treasury. Why are you making that point when you MUST know it is not the Welsh Government’s responsibility.
If Wales did have fiscal autonomy or independence, then you’d have a better target, so maybe you should advocate that.
“Unemployment up in Wales and up Scotland while unemployment down in England.”
Yes but at one stage it was down in Wales and up in England. It’s the vagaries of the market, beyond the control of any government really (and especially beyond the control of Wales’ limited government).