Who Cares About Wales? Why the Welsh need to get angry

Important Note on Ebook FormatThis ebook is presented in a fixed-layout (static) format to preserve the accuracy and clarity of its numerous graphs, tables, and visual materials.As a result:• Text size and layout are not fully adjustable• Best viewed on tablets, larger screens, or desktop apps• May be less comfortable to read on smaller devicesThis format ensures that all visual data appears exactly as intended by the author.Easy-to-read but forensic investigation into just how Wales has been short-changed by both Westminster and its own government in Cardiff Bay since devolution. Condemned to the lowest standards of living in Britain, the current set-up is failing Wales. This is a rallying cry to the people who call Cymru home to demand and expect better.The people of Wales are being screwed. On health, transport, poverty, housing, you name it, Cymru is being uniquely shafted in the UK.Scotland gets a far better deal. Devolution has left Wales 'no longer Westminster's problem', but successive Welsh Governments haven't managed to tackle the huge issues Wales faces.But the biggest challenge isn't the issues themselves, it is that most people in Wales don't even realise what is being done to them. There are a lot of reasons for people in Cymru to be angry, but it isn't the migrant in a boat that is screwing them, it's the politician in a suit.Will Hayward forensically dissects how the current set-up leaves Wales condemned in perpetuity to being a third-class nation within the UK, and makes a passionate plea to its people to stand up and demand better.Given the current situation in Wales, 'Who Cares About Wales?' is a pertinent question. This is an in-depth yet accessible review of how Wales is funded and run, from the most respected political journalist in Wales – winner of multiple awards for investigative journalism both in Wales and the wider UK. 2% of Wales' railways are electrified vs. 25% in Scotland and 41% in England. Wales has the highest rates in the UK of both child poverty and long-term limiting illness. Devolution has left Wales 'no longer Westminster's problem', but Labour Welsh Governments – in power for 25 years – have had neither the tools nor the talent to properly tackle the huge issues Wales faces. Who Cares About Wales? shows how the current set-up leaves Wales condemned in perpetuity to the lowest standards of living in Britain, a third-class nation within the UK, and calls on the people to demand better. Read more