Truss’ laws might just have consequences
HOW refreshing to read that Liz Truss intends to do away with all those boring and unnecessary European laws and replace them with sensible English laws.
S h e reminds me of David Cameron’s visionary plan to “kill off” (his words) health and safety legislation before the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Will any members of her government have qualms of conscience if there are negative consequences?
Perhaps a loyal Conservative like Eric Pickles might be the person to ask.
Ray Jenkin
Cardiff CF5
He will negotiate when aims are met
IN MY opinion the most likely beneficiary of the Ukraine conflict and the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West is Xi Jinping.
The sanctions will force Russia to go cap in hand to China to replace the goods sanctioned by the West in return for Russian oil, gas and the precious metals needed for computers, chips and batteries etc.
For the next two or three months Boris will still be PM of the UK and his priority should be the cost-ofliving crisis rather than playing the role of “saviour of Ukraine”.
Boris and Liz Truss have soured UK/Russian diplomatic relations for decades to come.
In my opinion, Russia will negotiate when it achieves its limited objectives in the East.
Only then will Putin agree to compromise on some of his demands and end the conflict.
An important first step is the grain deal signed in Istanbul.
It’s ironic that Liz Truss, an exLib Dem and remain supporter, may get the job of PM – Tory MPs must have a death wish!
I bet Keir Starmer can’t believe his luck at not having to face Penny Mordaunt, the victim of a character assassination campaign led by the Daily Mail, at PM’s question time. Bryan D Prescott Caerphilly
Get politicians off our TV screens
FOR goodness’ sake get the pathetic politicians off our television screens and out of our newspapers.
We voted for these people to run the country but all they do is squabble among themselves and try to get Brownie points over other candidates.
A Jones
Coychurch, Bridgend
Pedestrians’ safety must be considered
THE Welsh Government has made 20mph the standard speed limit for built-up areas on the grounds of safety.
May I now pose another safety question to them?
When is a pedestrian not a pedestrian?
The answer is: “When you are on wheels.”
I am fed up with dodging cyclists, scooters and skateboards while using pavements and pedestrian areas.
Cyclists in the main are dyslexic as in Cardiff city centre there are signs displaying “Cyclists dismount”.
Similarly, how are they allowed to ignore red lights when I am using a pedestrian crossing on the “green man”?
I have had more than one encounter.
Will the Senedd now consider my safety as a pedestrian in pedestrian areas?
D Chidgey
Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd
You have nothing to be proud of
She reminds me of David Cameron’s visionary plan to “kill off” (his words) health and safety legislation before the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Ray Jenkin Cardiff
GUY Opperman recently resigned as Pensions Minister over the disgraceful way Boris Johnson has repeatedly lied to the good people of this country and betrayed the trust they gave him.
Mr Opperman states after resigning he is proud of his record after five years at the DWP.
He stated in 2017, shortly after taking the Pensions Minister’s role, that pensioners under this Conservative government can rely on positive change that helps them enjoy a more financially secure retirement.
Try telling that to ASW pensioners and those in the FAS who have had their promised pensions inhumanely stolen from them, for trusting ministers like you.
Like this shameless Prime Minister, Mr Opperman, you have nothing to be proud of.
You are a complete disgrace to the high office you held, and I suggest the two of you should slither back under your rocks.
As that is the best place for the two of you.
John Benson
Dinas Powis
Welsh Government is wasting money
THE public sector have had their pay rises and are not very happy, even asking the Welsh Government to go back to Westminster and ask for more funding.
Why don’t they ask their union reps to go to the Welsh Government to see what they are spending their money on?
Surely £33m spent on a national speed limit is a waste of money, adding 36 new MSs to the overladen Welsh Labour Party in Cardiff Bay a waste of money, and various other hare-brained schemes.
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The Welsh Labour Party needs to be held responsible for its decisions.
How much more money could be given to public-sector workers even if these two schemes were abolished, and perhaps Mark Drakeford could explain his decisions to the public-sector workers rather than taxi drivers.
Alun Lovell
CF72
Don’t take it if you can’t deliver
INSURANCE is “taken out” to protect one against unforeseen situations.
So where does that leave all those unfortunate citizens who having paid National Insurance for many years now wish to claim on
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that insurance?
In “civvy street” such insurance providers who failed to deliver would face legal action.
Here’s a possible, partial solution. If a price list for some of the routine ops, eg hips, knees, cataracts etc, was drawn up, the NHS could pay that sum to a private hospital to do the job.
Governments have said how long a patient should expect to wait so if this target is not met then the NHS pays up.
Certainly the government can’t keep taking premiums if they can’t deliver.
The underlying cause of much of
the problem in this area is that too many people are using the NHS who have never contributed to it.