23rd July 2009
Delivering for Wales
Two years into the One Wales government and Plaid’s influence and impact on policy in Wales is once again clear to see.
Today’s announcement of the electrification of the main rail line from London to Swansea is the result of sustained and serious lobbying behind the scenes from Plaid for many years, and one that has been heightened in recent months when initial whispers were that the electrification would end just short of the Welsh side of the Severn Tunnel.
The announcement itself is the culmination of more than thirty years of work on Plaid’s part (it became party policy in 1977), dating back to a time even before I joined the party.
If there is one man who can take credit for this, then it must be the Deputy First Minister of Wales, with the economic and transport brief in the cabinet.
Our political opponents in the Assembly have been wrong-footed once again by Ieuan Wyn Jones success in delivering effective government change.
This comes on top of the recent unemployment figures, which UK wide showed the greatest ever increase, but a decrease in Wales.
Thousands of people are still in work in Wales thanks to the impact of the schemes that Ieuan has pushed through and brought into being.
In a time of spin and political opportunism from so many, it’s refreshing, once again, to see a Plaid Cymru minister delivering for Wales.
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