| Mr Drakeford 21:39 - May 7 with 97497 views | builthjack |
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:48 - Feb 11 with 1738 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 16:25 - Feb 10 by raynor94 |
Scotland like England are paying the £150 Council tax rebate, let's hope Drakeford does the same with the money he's been given by the UK government |
As Drakeford says we do things differently on Wales. |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 10:22 - Feb 11 with 1690 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Mr Drakeford on 08:48 - Feb 11 by felixstowe_jack |
As Drakeford says we do things differently on Wales. |
Well slower. The longer they drag it out the less focus on the mess that is health, education etc. |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 11:08 - Feb 11 with 1670 views | controversial_jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 23:10 - Feb 10 by Boundy |
As far as I a I know he's still alive , you need to research immunity and its meaning |
Immunity, means to resist a disease, which he hasn't as he has caught it twice. 160 k have had no immunity at all and have died Is that good enough research for you? | | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 19:51 - Feb 11 with 1604 views | felixstowe_jack |
Drakeford government has announced a year long review of 55 major road schemes in Wales. This will probably mean cancelling projects and delaying the rest of by a year.
First casualty is THE A55 with two schemes to remove roundabouts and replace them with full interchanges cancelled. This scheme was due to start in the Spring. Junctions 16 and 17 are the only two roundabouts on the entire 3100 mile length of Euro route E22 which links Ireland to Russia via Angelsey and Dover. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:12 - Feb 12 with 1555 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 11:08 - Feb 11 by controversial_jack |
Immunity, means to resist a disease, which he hasn't as he has caught it twice. 160 k have had no immunity at all and have died Is that good enough research for you? |
Of all those how many were “immunised”? Roughly half of those died pre vax in one year and post vaccines the same number have died. A proper breakdown is needed for balance. |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 10:04 - Feb 12 with 1543 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Mr Drakeford on 08:12 - Feb 12 by Brynmill_Jack |
Of all those how many were “immunised”? Roughly half of those died pre vax in one year and post vaccines the same number have died. A proper breakdown is needed for balance. |
A good point well made, we need to get the drains up on this. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 07:34 - Feb 14 with 1476 views | felixstowe_jack |
I see Scotland and Westminster have agreed to set up two "Green freeports" in Scotland funded in part by Westminster.
Wonder if Drakeford will take this opportunity for Wales to set up it's own freeborn. Or will he dither again and refuse Westminster cash to help the Welsh economy. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 23:15 - Feb 15 with 1398 views | Kilkennyjack |
Drakers ripping it up.
What a guy ….. ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó ¿ |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 23:16 - Feb 15 with 1397 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Mr Drakeford on 19:51 - Feb 11 by felixstowe_jack |
Drakeford government has announced a year long review of 55 major road schemes in Wales. This will probably mean cancelling projects and delaying the rest of by a year.
First casualty is THE A55 with two schemes to remove roundabouts and replace them with full interchanges cancelled. This scheme was due to start in the Spring. Junctions 16 and 17 are the only two roundabouts on the entire 3100 mile length of Euro route E22 which links Ireland to Russia via Angelsey and Dover. |
I thought you hated Europe ?
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| Mr Drakeford on 00:24 - Feb 16 with 1389 views | majorraglan |
| Mr Drakeford on 23:15 - Feb 15 by Kilkennyjack |
Drakers ripping it up.
What a guy ….. ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó ¿ |
To be honest, from a personal perspective the jury is out on this one and I don’t know quite what to make of this. I am going to have an open mind and am not going to dismiss it out of hand, but I’ll need convincing.
Most of the kids who end up in care have probably suffered ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and are likely to have come from difficult and troubled backgrounds, potentially homes where either drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, or a combination of all 3 occur. There are other contributory factors such as poor parenting, potentially the death of parent, relationship breakdown etc etc etc. From what I’ve seen, Councils do not want to take kids in to care, it’s very much a last resort and it’s very expensive. The kids who go in to care are much more likely to end up as NEETs, in prison, unemployed , reliant on benefits for extended periods and long term fiscal commitments for the State, especially if they then go on to become parents at a young age when they can5 even look after themselves. They are also more likely to end up becoming offenders and entering the revolving door of criminal justice system - police custody, court, probation service, prison and then probation service again. Rinse and repeat in a continuous cycle.
From what I understand the scheme will pay care leavers £1600 per month which on the face of it sounds a lot (but it may not actually be that excessive for reasons I’ll explain below), in addition to the payments they can top that figure up by working, but they won’t be able to claim any state benefits. Given local authorities can have responsibilities to care leavers up until they are 25, it’s possible the £1600 payment won’t be significantly more expensive than it would be if the care leaver was on state benefits including housing benefit, community charge support etc is factored in. The challenge is to make sure these kids are on the “ straight and narrow” so they can lead productive lives as opposed to blowing the cash on drink and drugs and getting arrested etc. It may also serve to break the cycle where the kids replicate their parents offending.
The idea of stumping up £1600 per month is a concern, but not if it could actually prove to be cheaper and better option when the ancillary costs across the various agencies are added up especially over an extended period (lifetime of child). There must be some supportive substance to the concept, so I’ll watch with interest. [Post edited 16 Feb 2022 0:28]
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| Mr Drakeford on 07:19 - Feb 16 with 1365 views | Dr_Winston |
| Mr Drakeford on 00:24 - Feb 16 by majorraglan |
To be honest, from a personal perspective the jury is out on this one and I don’t know quite what to make of this. I am going to have an open mind and am not going to dismiss it out of hand, but I’ll need convincing.
Most of the kids who end up in care have probably suffered ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and are likely to have come from difficult and troubled backgrounds, potentially homes where either drug/alcohol abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, or a combination of all 3 occur. There are other contributory factors such as poor parenting, potentially the death of parent, relationship breakdown etc etc etc. From what I’ve seen, Councils do not want to take kids in to care, it’s very much a last resort and it’s very expensive. The kids who go in to care are much more likely to end up as NEETs, in prison, unemployed , reliant on benefits for extended periods and long term fiscal commitments for the State, especially if they then go on to become parents at a young age when they can5 even look after themselves. They are also more likely to end up becoming offenders and entering the revolving door of criminal justice system - police custody, court, probation service, prison and then probation service again. Rinse and repeat in a continuous cycle.
From what I understand the scheme will pay care leavers £1600 per month which on the face of it sounds a lot (but it may not actually be that excessive for reasons I’ll explain below), in addition to the payments they can top that figure up by working, but they won’t be able to claim any state benefits. Given local authorities can have responsibilities to care leavers up until they are 25, it’s possible the £1600 payment won’t be significantly more expensive than it would be if the care leaver was on state benefits including housing benefit, community charge support etc is factored in. The challenge is to make sure these kids are on the “ straight and narrow” so they can lead productive lives as opposed to blowing the cash on drink and drugs and getting arrested etc. It may also serve to break the cycle where the kids replicate their parents offending.
The idea of stumping up £1600 per month is a concern, but not if it could actually prove to be cheaper and better option when the ancillary costs across the various agencies are added up especially over an extended period (lifetime of child). There must be some supportive substance to the concept, so I’ll watch with interest. [Post edited 16 Feb 2022 0:28]
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I've dealt with a lot of kids leaving care in the past, and a lot of them seem almost "shellshocked" by the experience. Most of the younger people with the issues you describe that I've seen are the ones who have been left with dysfunctional families.
I do broadly agree with you though. I'd prefer it if that £1600 was used towards paying for ongoing education or training rather than just giving it to them and leaving them to their own devices, but would expect there to be some form of ongoing support. |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:39 - Feb 16 with 1344 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 23:16 - Feb 15 by Kilkennyjack |
I thought you hated Europe ?
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Wrong again I am a European as is everyone born in Europe.
Once again you are confusing Europe with the EU they are different you know.
I do not even hate the EU. I just do not believe the is very democratic it is run by an unelected body of commissioners and as a beauracratic organisation is slow to change and stunts growth.
Anyway back to the point the pan European road (not EU road) will only have 2 roundabout on its entire length both in Wales as Drakeford has cancelled the project to improve the infrastructure in Wales. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:50 - Feb 16 with 1337 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Mr Drakeford on 07:19 - Feb 16 by Dr_Winston |
I've dealt with a lot of kids leaving care in the past, and a lot of them seem almost "shellshocked" by the experience. Most of the younger people with the issues you describe that I've seen are the ones who have been left with dysfunctional families.
I do broadly agree with you though. I'd prefer it if that £1600 was used towards paying for ongoing education or training rather than just giving it to them and leaving them to their own devices, but would expect there to be some form of ongoing support. |
A few years ago I ran a project in a LA the size of Swansea to review and improve the support for care leavers. The service users, social workers and teachers etc were unanimous in feeling that a personalised approach was most useful and housing and employment were top of the list for immediate needs. Some care leavers I met were struggling others were more confident.
So based on this project I would prioritise getting work/training for care leavers and use the money for good quality accommodation and support workers. Just throwing money at people will not work for some and I wonder what the evidence base is for this approach and what the success criteria are? [Post edited 16 Feb 2022 8:59]
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:58 - Feb 16 with 1331 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
So will will vaccinate healthy 5 to 11 year olds in Wales. I'm not sure there is a case for vaccinating young children at no risk with a medication that has emergency approval and where the possible long term effects are yet to be observed. I notice our Health Minister was keen to score political points when making an announcement. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 09:02 - Feb 16 with 1321 views | majorraglan |
| Mr Drakeford on 08:58 - Feb 16 by JACKMANANDBOY |
So will will vaccinate healthy 5 to 11 year olds in Wales. I'm not sure there is a case for vaccinating young children at no risk with a medication that has emergency approval and where the possible long term effects are yet to be observed. I notice our Health Minister was keen to score political points when making an announcement. |
I’m support the vaccination programme and as FJ regularly tells everyone, it’s saved tens of thousands of lives. I am not sure this is required. | | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 09:50 - Feb 16 with 1295 views | Dr_Winston |
| Mr Drakeford on 08:50 - Feb 16 by JACKMANANDBOY |
A few years ago I ran a project in a LA the size of Swansea to review and improve the support for care leavers. The service users, social workers and teachers etc were unanimous in feeling that a personalised approach was most useful and housing and employment were top of the list for immediate needs. Some care leavers I met were struggling others were more confident.
So based on this project I would prioritise getting work/training for care leavers and use the money for good quality accommodation and support workers. Just throwing money at people will not work for some and I wonder what the evidence base is for this approach and what the success criteria are? [Post edited 16 Feb 2022 8:59]
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Supported accommodation away from various risk factors would be a massive benefit if possible. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 11:39 - Feb 16 with 1250 views | controversial_jack |
I don't see a case for vaccinating young kids , as vaccination is for self protection - it doesn't prevent transmission, and young kids are the least at risk from this virus | | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 13:27 - Feb 16 with 1214 views | Flashberryjack |
| Mr Drakeford on 07:19 - Feb 16 by Dr_Winston |
I've dealt with a lot of kids leaving care in the past, and a lot of them seem almost "shellshocked" by the experience. Most of the younger people with the issues you describe that I've seen are the ones who have been left with dysfunctional families.
I do broadly agree with you though. I'd prefer it if that £1600 was used towards paying for ongoing education or training rather than just giving it to them and leaving them to their own devices, but would expect there to be some form of ongoing support. |
Chucking £1600 a month at them is a recipe for disaster, it certainly won't be an incentive to seek employment, another one of Mr Drakeford's ill thought out ideas.
Totally agree with you regarding other forms of helping with on going support. |  |
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| Mr Drakeford on 15:58 - Feb 16 with 1177 views | controversial_jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 13:27 - Feb 16 by Flashberryjack |
Chucking £1600 a month at them is a recipe for disaster, it certainly won't be an incentive to seek employment, another one of Mr Drakeford's ill thought out ideas.
Totally agree with you regarding other forms of helping with on going support. |
What employment? | | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 17:22 - Feb 16 with 1153 views | Flashberryjack |
One of these.
The number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom reached a record high of almost 1.25 million in the three months to December 2021, around 658 thousand more vacancies when compared with the same period in 2020. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 18:12 - Feb 16 with 1140 views | Catullus |
| Mr Drakeford on 13:27 - Feb 16 by Flashberryjack |
Chucking £1600 a month at them is a recipe for disaster, it certainly won't be an incentive to seek employment, another one of Mr Drakeford's ill thought out ideas.
Totally agree with you regarding other forms of helping with on going support. |
Thing is, they still get the 1600 even if they take a full time job. As it's a taxable amount and affects benefits even getting a part time job makes them better off.
It could be a massive boost and a roaring success or, it could be a total shambles.
My problem is a complete lack of faith in the people bringing it in. I'd have the same lack of faith if it was Westminster though.
This scheme is very much a case of wait and see but surely it needs to be a long term thing because any benefits may not be seen in just 2 years? | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 19:46 - Feb 16 with 1113 views | Flashberryjack |
| Mr Drakeford on 18:12 - Feb 16 by Catullus |
Thing is, they still get the 1600 even if they take a full time job. As it's a taxable amount and affects benefits even getting a part time job makes them better off.
It could be a massive boost and a roaring success or, it could be a total shambles.
My problem is a complete lack of faith in the people bringing it in. I'd have the same lack of faith if it was Westminster though.
This scheme is very much a case of wait and see but surely it needs to be a long term thing because any benefits may not be seen in just 2 years? |
Give teenagers £400 a week for doing nowt, what could possibly go wrong. | |
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| Mr Drakeford on 08:13 - Feb 17 with 1056 views | Whiterockin |
| Mr Drakeford on 18:12 - Feb 16 by Catullus |
Thing is, they still get the 1600 even if they take a full time job. As it's a taxable amount and affects benefits even getting a part time job makes them better off.
It could be a massive boost and a roaring success or, it could be a total shambles.
My problem is a complete lack of faith in the people bringing it in. I'd have the same lack of faith if it was Westminster though.
This scheme is very much a case of wait and see but surely it needs to be a long term thing because any benefits may not be seen in just 2 years? |
As with most Senedd initiatives it will be overseen by committees and administrators, more jobs for the boys/girls, pushing up the cost. |  | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 14:44 - Feb 17 with 1002 views | controversial_jack |
| Mr Drakeford on 17:22 - Feb 16 by Flashberryjack |
One of these.
The number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom reached a record high of almost 1.25 million in the three months to December 2021, around 658 thousand more vacancies when compared with the same period in 2020. |
It's a rebound after covid. they will soon be filled by ppl of all ages | | | |
| Mr Drakeford on 17:36 - Feb 17 with 964 views | Flashberryjack |
| Mr Drakeford on 14:44 - Feb 17 by controversial_jack |
It's a rebound after covid. they will soon be filled by ppl of all ages |
Ah! do you know that for sure, or have you been gazing into your crystal ball again ? | |
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