Chris Carter

Great to be on BBC Wales Politics this morning talking about the year ahead following *that* poll earlier in the week and why I feel it is a double edged sword for Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

‘Welsh Labour prepares to fight or fall in the culture war as Reform threat looms’ – LabourList "No, I won’t be voting Labour. They don’t even know what a woman is." The door slams in my face on a cold Saturday morning.…

Interesting read from @carterroutes.bsky.social about the on-the-ground challenges facing Labour in the Valleys and the wider picture in Wales that will make the 2026 campaign such a challenge for the party domestically and in face of tough headwinds from the UK Party.
labourlist.org/2025/02/wels...

Starmer on grooming gangs: "Why didn't the last govt implement the Jay report? For ten years we've had reviews and reports. Did they do anything? No they're now tweeting and talking."

So called ‘patriots’ Farage and Reform UK are cosying up to a US President who will cause material damage to the UK economy, businesses and workers with his tariff regime

www.ft.com/content/8a97...

Ballpark flat tax numbers: a fiscally neutral income tax flat tax would be about 25% - i.e. 5% increase in basic rate, 15% cut in higher rate. So the average earner would pay about £1,200 more tax/year. Someone on £100k would pay £5k less. Someone on £200k, £30k less.

Thanks Richard and yes, good news only from Westminster between now and May 2026 would be handy!

‘Pressure Plaid, be clinical in attack and build more homes: six ways Welsh Labour can win in 2026’ – LabourList Welsh Labour had a tougher 2024 than most. Wales was the only part of the United Kingdom that saw a decline in Labour’s overall vote…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 "Labour can position itself as the stable, progressive option, contrasting sharply with Plaid’s perceived opportunism."

✍️ Chris Carter outlines six ways Welsh Labour can win in 2026:
labourlist.org/2024/12/six-...

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no

😭😁

Andrew RT Davies, spooked by the spectre of Reform UK, was forced to resign by his own party colleagues.

Labour in Wales need to ensure cooler heads prevail if they are to win reelection in 2026, but first, @prifweinidog.bsky.social needs to regain the initiative

labourlist.org/2024/12/refo...

Fantastic news 👏

Now there’s a point

Andrew RT Davies asked to step down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives by MSs Emily Price  The leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies has been asked to step down amid criticism from within his own group. A well placed source told us that a series of controversial “g...

Christmas may well have come early this year for @prifweinidog.bsky.social

nation.cymru/news/andrew-...

Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill | Senedd Senedd

Tomorrow I will appear before the @seneddcymru.bsky.social Health and Social Care Committee for Stage 2 of the Health & Social Care (Wales) Bill which seeks to eliminate private profit from the care of looked after children

business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHisto....

Brilliant. Now introduce all day off peak fares and I can die happy.

There is so much podcast in this podcast

Got absolutely soaked but great round in Blackwood this morning 🚪🌹☔️

A friend texts “just took out an annual Private Eye subscription”

Hi Lee not sure if you are taking questions for this, but mine would be: if you were to make government more efficient, where would you start?

Rest in peace John Prescott 😞

What Happened in Llandudno: How Eluned Morgan Became Labour's Most Authentic Leader Three Appearances in 24 Hours: Eluned Morgan united Labour in Wales

I was at Welsh Labour conference this weekend gone - and this blog from Tom Watson sums up a lot of my thoughts.

I watched the FM’s conference speech and was surprised by how effective a communicator she is.

tomwatsonofficial.substack.com/p/what-happe...

Tory MS blasted over anti-20mph protest effigy stunt Emily Price Natasha Asghar has been blasted for “abuse” and “harassment” after a photo taken on the steps of the Senedd showed her with her arm around the neck of a crude effigy of former deputy minis...

Openly mocking a formal censure by the Welsh Parliament standards committee after weeks of her party calling for its abolition goes to show everything you need to know about the respect Welsh Tories have for the institution.

Solidarity @waterslee.bsky.social

nation.cymru/news/tory-ms...

Important context here:

● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)

● "a big farm" is 217 acres.

Now let's see who's angry:

● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres

Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes

Welsh Football a safer haven than Welsh Rugby for fans for now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥰😭

We have a great and rapidly-growing Welsh journalist / newyddiadurwyr community here too. Easy-follow list as below:
go.bsky.app/Ca1TsNH

Doing gods work Richard

I think it might be Sam Portillo not sure tho