Wales just delivered a blistering defeat to Cameron and he’s trying to pretend it didn’t happen | The Canary
Congratulations to the Labour-run Welsh Assembly, including its members from Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, for recognising a damaging, divisive and undermining piece of Tory handiwork and refusing to accept it.
Let us hope the voters have similar good judgement in May.
The Welsh Assembly has just voted to block David Cameron’s trade union bill in Wales, with Assembly members saying it would undermine public services, the economy and the “constructive social partnership” between workers and employers in Wales. But instead of heeding the Welsh Assembly’s decision, David Cameron is ignoring it. Now a constitutional crisis looks set to erupt as the two governments do battle in the Supreme Court.
The showdown between the Welsh and UK governments over the trade union bill has been a long time brewing. While Cameron is determined to push through what some call“the biggest crackdown on trade union rights for 30 years,” Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones has promised his government will do everything in its power to stop the bill, which would severely limit the right to strike.
On Tuesday, the showdown came to a head when Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and Welsh Lib Dem Assembly members united to vote down the UK government’s plans by 43 to 13.
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The tories have a mindless hatred or the unions – fairness and social justice stand in the way of the tories’ donors’ and their vast profits and the unions fight for justice and fair play.
This government is moving inexorably towards fascism.
Could not agree more with David’s comment, complete replica of the Nazi party.
Lets hope that this is the start of the revolution to get rid of this vile callous government.
good on the welsh common sense prevails.
You know,as an exile living in England (through no fault of my own), I am very proud of being Welsh and the socialist values being brought up there instilled in me.
Unless we are going to allow this dictatorship to completely control our lives for the benefit of their greedy uncaring kind only, it will be up to the unions to exercise whatever course is necessary to rid ourselves it and it will be up to the ordinary decent working people of this country to support them.