Plaid Cymru: Cameron showed ‘how little he cared’
Elfyn Llwyd, of Plaid Cymru comments on David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative party conference:
“Today’s speech by Mr Cameron was aimed at holding together the cracks in the Conservative party and showed nothing but disrespect to the people of Wales.
“The most important issue right now is the ConDem government’s slash and burn cuts agenda which will put hundreds of thousands of people out of work.
“Figures released today suggest that the jobs market has stalled even before the comprehensive spending review in two weeks time.
“This will hurt people and communities hard, and will harm our economic recovery.
“People care little for Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ ideas, where people volunteer rather than get paid, when they are struggling to keep a roof over their head because of his plans.
“For us in Wales, there was no mention of the much needed reform of the Barnett Formula, under which we lose at least £300m a year, and whose reform would save thousands of jobs and maintain our public services.
“This is what Wales needs and by ignoring it so brazenly, Mr Cameron shows how little he cares or understands.”
