CARDIFF’S Heath Hospital has been plagued by problems for years.
Pigeons flying around operating theatres, illegal drug use by staff and spectators being allowed into operating theatres are all scandals that have been exposed.
The Hospital’s infrastructure also faces serious problems, with yet another damning report recently released. It referenced the hospital’s crumbling buildings, warning there is “a lack of agreement and communication of plans for the estate”.
Plaid Cymru separatist Health Minister Mabon ap Gwynfor acknowledged the report’s revelations were “unacceptable and must be urgently addressed”.
Yet he refused to commit funds for repairs. He confirmed there would be “no more money from the [Welsh] government to fund improvements”.
This position is untenable. The Heath is in such a poor state of repair, a new hospital is needed.
When Eluned Morgan committed to rebuild the hospital, I hoped we’d achieve cross-party consensus. But the first months of the new separatist administration shows improving public services isn’t among their priorities.
We get platitudes, with endless ‘reviews’ launched and promises to bring forward ‘plans’. Concrete action, however, has been distinctly lacking.
Plaid have shown most urgency elsewhere, quickly launching a ‘Commission’ on Welsh independence. This was despite the separatists’ leader Rhun ap Iorwerth making false election assurances independence was not on the agenda.
More powers for the Senedd have also been demanded, with another ‘Commission’ launched on broadcasting, which sits outside the Plaid administration’s areas of responsibility.
Plaid’s persistence to push the virtues of Welsh independence, while also demanding the Senedd gets control over policing and criminal justice, demonstrates the priority of Rhun ap Iorwerth’s administration.
I warned this would happen. It was inevitable Plaid would use their time in power to pursue their Welsh independence goal. They’re seeking to achieve it by stealth, by obtaining more and more powers for The Senedd while Wales becomes increasingly detached from the rest of Britain.
As someone who believes passionately in the British nation, I will not let living standards in Wales be sacrificed while Plaid Cymru separatists chase their dream.
I made a clear pledge I would not prop up an administration that wants to break up Britain. I’m sticking to it. I voted against Plaid’s supplementary budget, which failed to pass.
Plaid’s decision to starve our public services of cash while funding their separatist projects has consequences. NHS improvements aren’t on the horizon.
The separatists cannot be allowed to succeed.
By Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies
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