Welcome to the website of
RCT Welsh Liberal Democrats
For news and views about our activities in RCT and as a wider party beyond.
Find out how you can get involved as a supporter or become a party member. Help us to make a difference, and discover that politics can be fun too.
The election in May 2012 delivered a substantial majority for the Labour party in RCT. Voters overlooked their abysmal record in RCT and indeed elsewhere and were taken in by their spin. Residents were taken in by their call to 'send a message to Cameron and Clegg' and in doing so forget the message they were sending to the Labour party locally - that they could carry on doing just as they like.
Much to the disappointment of the Labour party we haven't gone away, and are still here, scrutinising them every step of the way.
We believe residents have a right to expect more on a local and national level. A better education system, a health service that delivers more, better social care, improved housing, and an economic development policy that attracts more investment and creates more jobs. All things that fall under the umbrella of the Welsh (Labour) Government.
Locally we have always punched above our weight. We are not afraid to stand up and be counted, to speak out against the waste of public money, the lack of adequate services and the top heavy management structure that we believe exists in RCT Council.
We are not afraid either to back good ideas from wherever they come. No party has the monopoly on them, and we are prepared to work with other parties and individuals if it is to the benefit of residents and in line with our beliefs.
We want a society where everyone is equal, and where everyone is treated fairly. Not too much to ask is it? If you want the same thing then why not get in touch and find out more? See the link at the top of the page or email enquiries@rctlibdems.org.uk
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News and views from
RCT Welsh Liberal Democrats
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Article: May 19, 2013
Well done to Pontypridd RFC on storming though the play off final to win the Premiership yesterday. This on top of the SWALEC Cup win two weeks ago - their first league and cup double.
Yet again the sun was shining on a packed crowd at Sardis as the home team played Llanelli off the field to win by 47 points to 15. Yet again the best side by a mile. Ponty had alteady topped the league table by 23 clear points over second placed Llandovery, but due to the vagaries of the WRU system needed to win the play off final to secure the title.
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Article: May 17, 2013
Media Wales yesterday reported that the Royal Glamorgan hospital is likely to be the one to lose out when details of the expected South Wales hospital reorganisation are announced.
As we have reported previously the plan is to concentrate consultant led A&E, obstetrics, neo natal and paediatric services at a fewer number of hospitals across the region. Currently these services are provided at Prince Charles in Merthyr, Princess of Wales in Bridgend and the Royal Glamorgan in Llantrisant. The proposal is to cut back from three to two centres for these services.
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Article: May 10, 2013
Local Welsh Liberal Democrats have expressed concerns about the plan to close Caegarw primary school and turn Mountain Ash Comprehensive into a 3 to 19 school, fearing it is just the start of a wave of such changes across the County Borough.
Councillor Mike Powell says
"I have serious concerns about the provision of through 3 to 19 education on a single site. It is a route which the current Director of Education seems very keen on, as there are talks about them doing this elsewhere too. They have already done so at Llanhari, and there are rumours about it happening in the Mid Rhondda area at Tonypandy Community College.
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Article: May 8, 2013
The Officer in charge of streetcare, including the enforcement of penalties for littering, graffiti and fly tipping is living alongside one of the worst fly tipping hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Councillor Mike Powell was delivering election leaflets in Ivy Terrace, Hopkinstown, when he came across the woodland area at the end of the narrow street, strewn with assorted rubbish.
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Article: May 6, 2013
Union representatives in RCT Council are trying to whip up support from their members for a protest at a meeting of the full Council on 8th May. The protest is aimed at two Councillors who have put forward a motion calling for the discontinuation of the practice of paying Union representatives from the public purse.
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Article: May 6, 2013
I was recently helping out in the Bridgend by election and came across an interesting leaflet from the Labour party there. The front page was all about the planned hospital service reorganisation. For those who may not know the plan for South Wales is to cut down the number of trauma units, specialist paediatric care centres, obstetrics and neo-natal services. Only five hospitals will keep all of these services, and only two out of three from Royal Glamorgan, Prince Charles and Princess of Wales in Bridgend.
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Article: Apr 30, 2013
Five months after it was announced by the former Health Minister the latest in a long line of reviews into the ambulance service in Wales reported back this week.
As reported by Wales Online, Health academic Professor Siobhan McClelland who carried out the review said the Welsh Government should consider moving from the eight-minute target for Category A calls to a "more intelligent suite" of targets which include a better emphasis on outcomes for patients
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