Malpas Court, Newport West, today celebrated a Labour Government success that has been trampled on by the Coalition Government. Even though Nick Clegg promised he was going to continue with the Future Jobs Fund, he was impotent in any attempt he made to honour his promise.
The Future Jobs Fund created nearly 500 jobs in Newport. Half of those on the scheme found full-time permanent jobs. Another 30% found alternative training schemes. That was one of the best results in Wales. 
Today I had the pleasure of welcoming Welsh Government Minister Leighton Andrew
to my constituency. It was a pleasure to congtrtulate him on the Welsh Government's decison to introduce a Welsh Future Jobs Fund. Today I met many constituents who are still employed in their Future Jobs Fund occupations. Why dump a winning scheme?
to my constituency. It was a pleasure to congtrtulate him on the Welsh Government's decison to introduce a Welsh Future Jobs Fund. Today I met many constituents who are still employed in their Future Jobs Fund occupations. Why dump a winning scheme?
The Coalition Government displayed blind political malice by a Government ignorant of the cost a non-income tax-paying, benefits-receiving unemployed persons.
What rubbish.
You created the welfare dependency culture in this country. And what's more you taxed people to do it. If anyone's to blame for this mess it's the Labour Party.
Meanwhile Labour squandered billions of the nation's wealth on ill-conceived, poorly-planned public sector intrastruture and IT projects. Projects that never worked. Vast sums of money wasted.
And it created a vast swollen army of spurious, unnecessary civil servants. 'Health Walks Facilitators", "Transgendered, Gay and Bisexual Equality Delivery Mangers." These people produced almost zero measurable benefit but were often paid salaries of £50K.
It also handed out grants to 'charities' and community organisations without doing proper due diligence on who was receving the money and where it was going. Result? Millions embezzled and squandered.
It gave billions in overseas aid which ended not helping poor people but paying for dictator's private jets and gold plated toilets.
It started a war which was nothing to do with this country and no-one wanted. It ignored huge demonstrations in the streets and did went ahead anyway because it didn't care about the will of the people. Billions more wasted.
This went on and on throughout 13 years. And even in their last days in power, Labour spent everything in the coffers they possibly could, creating a scorched-earth policy of debt.
And now you see the result.
Posted by: Richard | September 30, 2011 at 01:39 PM