Carwyn Jones: He Should Resign As AM Soon

Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.

Further to his legacy of quiet incompetence two issues have come to the surface recently which further undermines Carwyn Jones / Labour's tenure in governing Wales. Indeed the truly amazing thing is that you realise there are secret levels to the bottom of the barrel that you never knew existed.

Two issues have further come to the surface which needs discussion.

You may remember that that Bridgend council have stated that because of the cut in grants from the Welsh government social services will not be immune from decrease in monies the council will give. Well it appears from emails to the Welsh government (from Bridgend and other councils) that education would be affected as well.

Education? Wales is already amongst the lowest in international league tables. Labour have been so successful that the education minister is now a Libdem. And they are considering cuts?!

Then there is the issue of the Ford engine plant in Bridgend. Because the Jaguar plant is stopping production in Solihull for a fortnight the part in the factory that makes the engines will be shut down for five days with the workers for five days.

Carwyn Jones said that he wanted assurances from Ford that this was temporary. A Welsh government official said that "senior officials" have spoken to Ford to discuss the shutdown and the future of the plant. Why wasn't the senior of "senior officials" Mr Jones himself? After all he is the Assembly member for the area.

I've chatted before the about the monies the Welsh Governemnt are giving various firms (including Ford) to handle Brexit. Grants which I've criticised on the grounds that at time of writing (and still the case) that no one knows what Brexit is coming. This it appears has not to have stopped Ford acting in the way they have without consulting Carwyn.

He wants to continue as the local Assembly Member until the next elections but when is he is no longer Labour leader what is the point of him hanging around as local AM given that in the beginning at least he is hardly going to criticise policies created when he was First Minister even though they are crashing around him? Can anyone name a success under his leadership? Anyone?

Surely the best thing he should do is quietly exit stage left the moment his successor is announced. As I think it's dawning on Labour as it is for the rest of Wales that he will not be missed.

Until the next time