Who Cares About Wales?

Easy-to-read but forensic investigation into how Wales has been short-changed by both Westminster and the Welsh Government since devolution, condemned to the lowest standards of living in the UK. The current set-up is failing Wales: this is a rallying cry to the people who call it home to demand better. “Everyone in Wales should read this book. Will Hayward has writtten a wake-up call to a nation." - David James, Editor-in-Chief, Western Mail & WalesOnline “Will Hayward is unquestionably the finest independent journalist Wales has. Carry this book with you. Look up the facts. Take control of your life or someone else will." Carol Vorderman MBE The people of Wales are being screwed. On health, transport, poverty, housing, you name it, Cymru is being uniquely shafted in the UK. Scotland gets a far better deal. Devolution has left Wales ‘no longer Westminster’s problem’, but successive Welsh Governments haven’t managed to tackle the huge issues Wales faces. But our biggest challenge isn’t the issues themselves, it is that most people in Wales don’t even realise what is being done to them. There are a lot of reasons for people in Cymru to be angry, but it isn’t the migrant in a boat that is screwing them, it’s the politician in a suit. Will Hayward forensically dissects how the current set-up leaves Wales condemned in perpetuity to being a third-class nation within the UK, and makes a passionate plea to its people to stand up and demand better. Will Hayward is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist and Guardian columnist, widely acknowledged to be one of the leading voices on Welsh politics. In-depth yet accessible review of how Wales is funded and run, from the most respected political journalist in Wales – winner of many awards for investigative journalism both in Wales and the wider UK. 2% of Wales’ railways are electrified vs. 25% in Scotland and 41% in England. Wales has the highest rates of child poverty in the UK, and the UK's highest rates of long-term limiting illness. Devolution has left Wales 'no longer Westminster’s problem', but successive Labour Welsh Governments – in power for 25 years – have had neither the tools nor the talent to properly tackle the huge issues Wales faces. Who Cares About Wales? shows how the current setup leaves Wales condemned in perpetuity to the lowest standards of living in Britain, a third-class nation within the UK, and calls on its people to demand better.

Pages: 368, Paperback, Y Lolfa