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20 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
A little update on when we will know whether there will be more Covid restrictions in Wales.

There are meetings between WG ministers and scientists throughout day.

Then at 3pm cabinet will be meeting to discuss what, if any restrictions will be coming in.

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It's most likely the announcement will be made this evening.

However if there are substantial changes & cabinet runs late the announcement will be Tuesday morning.

Any restrictions will be announced by a statement though MD will be giving interviews if changes are significant.
Full story here: walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/…

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21 Dec
The Welsh Government have introduced fines for people who go into work when they could work from home.

As of yesterday, you can be fined £60 if you go to work when you could WFH. Employers can be fined up to £10,000 if they repeatedly fail to allow people work from home.

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Workers in Wales have been advised to work from home where possible for months with the First Minister encouraging employers to allow them to do that.

However, from December 20 this has now been made part of the regulations.
Employers failing to allow working from home where possible could see fixed penalty notice of £1,000 for the first notice, rising to up to £10,000.
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20 Dec
Shall we take a look at the serious amounts of private money which is being given to certain Welsh MPs?

Wealthy individuals and groups are pouring their own cash into certain Welsh constituencies and it is important we all know about it.

Let's have look...

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Before we look at the MPs receiving all this cash it is worth asking why this is happening.

Normally we see donations made to MPs before elections. They use this to fund their election campaigns.
Typically (but not exclusively) Labour see donations from unions, and the Tories see donations from business people, rich individuals (often with letters like MBE after their name) & political clubs.

I repeat that the vast majority of these donations are made before elections.
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1 Dec
Wales' great train robbery continues.

Boris Johnson was challenged during PMQs about how the UK Government was treating HS2 as an England and Wales project despite no track at all being laid in Wales.

This has cost Wales over £5bn.

His response was woeful.

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He was asked about the issue by Newport East MP Jessica Morden @jessicamordenmp.
Boris Johnson retorted: "I am afraid she has completely failed to look at what Sir Peter Hendy has set out in his Union Connectivity Review, a fantastic agenda for change and improvement particularly in Wales...
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29 Nov
Today I approached the UK Government to ask them to explain how HS2 actually benefits Wales.

I have to say, the response was pathetic.

It just showed how they simply don't understand the sheer extent to which Wales is missing out.

Let me explain.

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As background, yesterday @WalesOnline published this piece on how Wales was being shafted by the UK Government's decision to treat HS2 (and its £90bn+ of funding) as an England and Wales project.

walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
It showed how Wales was losing out of over £5bn of rail funding. This money would be truly lifechanging for so many people in Wales.

Seriously, read it, it is crazy how much getting its fair share could help Wales' creaking infrastructure.
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15 Nov
This time of year children all over Wales are being asked to take part on the Operation Christmas Child shoe box appeal.

While it may seem like a harmless bit of Christmas cheer there are very real reasons to be skeptical of the appeal and look at alternatives.

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Firstly let me just say this is not criticising the act of giving toys to children who are poor. Who could be against that?

It is also not "shaming" those who have taken .

But it is to say there are very legitimate reasons to not get involved in Operation Christmas Child.
First let's look at who runs it.

Operation Christmas Child is run by Samaritan’s Purse, a registered evangelical Christian charity.

Its income has been reported at over £15.9 million and is one of the richest religious charities in the UK.
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27 Oct
Today the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is going to announce:

1. A public sector pay rise/ end to the pay freeze

2. An increase in the living wage.

However, if you live in Wales it can be hard to workout which parts apply to you because of devolution.

Let's work it out...

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-- The increase in the Living Wage --

Let's start with the easy answer.

The National Living Wage will increase to £9.50 from April 2022, equating to an extra £1,000 a year for a full-time worker.
The pay rise will also see the National Minimum Wage go up to £9.18, while the Apprentice Rate increases to £4.81.

Because the living wage is not devolved these changes will apply to all public and private sector workers in Wales.

You must not be paid fewer than this amount.
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