A Socialist's Least Favourite Word - Cuts

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are currently in emergency backtrack mode after National Treasury Spokesman Vince Cable announced that to sum up enough cuts the St. Athan expansion will have to be cut. This confusion as it seems exposes the Lib Dems as a London-centric party where there is obviously little consultation between the central and federal braches. The St. Athan project is an expensive scheme but we cannot undervalue it’s importance to Central South Wales. It’s a huge economic opportunity that will in the long term build a highly skilled workforce and encourage the Vale of Glamorgan to become a centre of excellence for aviation technology. Combined with the excellent Engineering Departments at both Cardiff and Swansea Universities, this Labour driven project is one of many that Wales needs to become a modern high tech nation. However, as Marcus says, there is a real need for honesty with regards to cuts from the left. Both Labour and Plaid Cymru will have to sit around a table and come up with a reasonable budget for the final year of their administration. Cuts will need to be found and front line public services will be affected. What we must ensure is that long term projects like St. Athan and the Railway Electrification, those of massive economic importance to Wales are not cut, along with front line services for vulnerable people. What we must agree on is that cuts from the left will be far more sympathetic that cuts from the right. We can see that the Tories are already watering at the mouth at the thought of all those services they can cut from the people they don’t give a damn about. Severe cuts will delay the economic recovery. Our nation cannot cope with another generation of young people introduced to mandatory unemployment.