The cunning plan to get rid of Wales' NHS problems?

The health service in Wales is in chaos.

Record waiting times.

Record missed ambulance response times.

Front line staff under constant pressure.

And the latest. A Health Service struggling for cash is being asked to save money.

The Welsh Labour government is doing their bit. They built a brand new hospital, The Grange,.The next step is getting enough staff for it.

Chaos.

But all is not lost, for in the face of all this chaos, along comes the Wales Health Minister with a plan.

Yes, Elunedd Morgan, Baroness Ely, has a plan.

What's the point of Plaid Cymru ?

A new leader, same old flip flop. Support for Independence, but not yet

The new leader is more adept at flip flopping than his predecessor, his background as a journalist gives him that advantage.

He states in a recent interview that it is important to convince the English coming to Wales, that Wales is a good place.

What's that all about?

His priority should surely be convincing Welsh people living in Wales, that Wales is a good place.

Perhaps the Welsh valleys would be a good place to start.

Wales Independence. What about the border?

Will there be a hard border? How will I get to work in England? Will I be able to shop in England? How am I going to move my goods?

All voiced as concerns that life would be more difficult after Independence. And all stated as if Wales was the only country to ever face these issues

The border is defined as hard or soft, not because of walls or fences, but as to the degree of restriction to trade and freedom of movement..

However it is futile to pretend that nothing will change.

The question is. How much of a change and will the benefits outweigh these changes.

First some context.

Wales is the begging bowl of the UK!

Wales is the begging bowl of the UK. So says a Times journalist.

Wales is being subsidised by the English taxpayer. This from the Guardian.

Wales relies on financial transfers from the wealthy regions of the UK to pay for its public services. That from a Welsh Labour MS

These are commonly held and often quoted views, dominant because supporters of keeping the Union intact,  continue to dominate the economic narrative.

It's to their advantage that Wales is seen to be dependent

Wales Independence. Will the the State Pension be safe ?

One of the major concerns around Wales Independence. What will happen to the State Pension?

People are understandably uncertain, even fearful, when the income on which they depend, has always  been provided by the Westminster government.

How secure is their pension, when Wales goes Independent?

Will they get the same amount of pension under the new regime?

Overcoming these concerns is vital, not only to satisfy the pensioners, but for the progress of Independence.

Pensioners make up over one fifth of the Wales population and they are also the least enthusiastic sector for Welsh Independence.

Welsh public duped again

Are you fed up with being duped?  Do you lose sleep over it? No, well that's normal, for being duped is a way of life in Wales..

First of all by being told we are better off in the Union, despite the hardship, poverty, state of health, social services, education, in fact almost everything is a problem.

Then we are told that Wales cant afford to be Independent, when all the evidence is that Wales can't afford not to be,

It's not only the Westminster government. The Welsh government for example says they no longer have the money to support the poorest children during the summer break.

Of course the financial arrangements with Westminster are detrimental to Wales, but under the present system it's about priorities and if looking after the poorest children is not a priority for a Labour, socialist government. Well.

Incidentally, they should hang their heads at supporting a constitutional arrangement, that leads to such poverty in Wales

And  the latest dupe shows why..

Saving the Union. The Gordon  and Mark show.

A new show was launched recently.

A new group took to the stage.

Not a boy band or a new leftover from Britain's Got Talent. These were old hands. 

They chose Edinburgh, appropriate as the home of the Fringe.

They haven't indicated whether there is to be a tour. Performing before audiences of tens of tens.

The group ‘ The Alliance for Radical Democracy' is headlined by the UK ex- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, assisted by the soon to be ex- First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford. Also in the group is the ex- Leader of the LIb Dems in Scotland, a couple of English mayors and a comedian [  tempting to say another comedian ].

Now that's a lineup to catch the attention.