Ysgol Ffwrnes visit Parliament
I have recently had the pleasure of welcoming a group of Year 6 pupils from Ysgol Ffwrnes to visit Parliament. First of all they had a tour of the Houses of Parliament, visiting the Chamber of the House of...
MP demands proper business agreement with Royal Mail to secure the future of our post office network
Last week saw the publication of the Conservative-Lib Dem Government’s Postal Services Bill to privatise the Royal Mail. Much has been made of the opportunity for employees to buy shares, but this would only account for 10% of the...
MP determined to fight the Tory Lib-Dem cuts to get the best for local people
This week sees us back in parliament, for the second time this autumn, back from all the hype and media frenzy of the conference season. Now with the Comprehensive Spending Review next week, the really hard work begins. Being...
MP says let’s remind people what a great place Wales is to visit.
Let’s hope that the Ryder Cup has put Wales on the international map. We love our own little communities in Wales. However, sometimes, we take it too far and we can be too parochial and inward-looking. The Ryder Cup...
Keith and Nia campaign to keep care homes
Nia Griffith MP and Labour Assembly candidate Keith Davies have joined trade unions and campaigners to fight against care home closures. Speaking at a recent public meeting, Keith said, “We must work together to convince every councillor on Carmarthenshire...
MP backs a YES vote for more powers for the Assembly
The recommendation now from the Welsh Assembly Government is to have the referendum about the Assembly’s powers in March 2011. A yes vote in the Assembly will be a really important step forward for Wales, and one that I...
MP backs supporters’ say in the running of football clubs
Are you one of those who reads newspapers from back to front? In Wales, rugby and football compete for the honour of being the main back-page story with cricket occasionally having a look-in. On a typical day last week...
MP calls for economic growth strategy
Deep-down, there seems to be something in many of us that likes the idea of tightening our belts, going without and suffering now in order to reap the benefits later. The generation that went through the last war still...
Ed Balls, Labour Leadership Candidate in Llanelli.
Local party members were really impressed when they heard Ed Balls speak in the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli on Friday afternoon.They felt he understood the issues that worry people like us here in Llanelli such as shortage of affordable housing, student...
Campaigning to keep ALL our hospital services
Keith Davies, Labour’s Assembly Candidate and Nia Griffith MP have started a petition tell the Local Health Board that we want to keep ALL the existing services at Prince Philip Hospital. As Nia Griffith MP explained, “Now is the...
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