In truth if the Labour Part draft Manifesto turns up to be close to the leaked draft I would have little to disagree with
- No income tax rises for those earning below £80,000 a year
- More tax for large corporations and top 5% earners
- Energy market, railways, buses and the Royal Mail back under public control
- Creation of at least one publicly owned energy company in every region of the UK
- Tuition fees abolished in England and maintenance grants reintroduced for university students
- More than £6 billion extra annual funding for the NHS
- Accept the EU referendum result but retain benefits of single market and customs union
- Move towards creation of a National Care Service and invest £8 billion in care services
- Creation of a Ministry of Labour to deliver investment in enforcing workers' rights
- Zero hours contracts banned
- Minimum wage brought into line with living wage - to at least £10 by 2020
However since there is no clear commitment to electoral reform it loses points from me
However why do Welsh" Labour seem intent on distancing themselves from it
True the draft mention of Wales is er somewhat sparce
Carwyn Jones said the Welsh Labour manifesto would be "distinct in its purpose, bold in its ambition, and proudly Welsh Labour throughout".
The first minister, who attended the manifesto meeting, said it was "extremely positive and constructive, underlining to all present the strength of the offer that Labour will be putting before the people both in Wales and across the UK on June 8th".
Mr Jones said "strong bonds with our Labour colleagues" at a UK level had meant "Wales's voice has also been heard loud and clear in the UK manifesto".
Er not by this
So what difference will the Labour's Welsh Branch contain.
A proposal for Patity with Scotland ? unlikely .
Will it take out ending Zero Hour contracts
Well
"We've tried 7 times to scrap zero hours contracts in Wales - Labour have voted that down every time" @LeanneWood tells @daily_politics
But no .
In fact I believe that we see little from Labour's "Welsh" Manifesto is very little for Wales after all they are a UK party and are not going to have their MP's in a Welsh Bloc with some different policies .
After all what do "Welsh" Labour have to offer that wasn't in their Assembly Manifesto last year?
In fact the "Welsh" and "Scottish" Manifestos are little more than the Unionist getting two bites of the Cherry when it comes to publicity..
Unless there a miracle next Month the Tories will win by a Landslide .
For Carwyn and the rest of "Welsh" Labour thy will have to decide whether they can continue to sit on the opposition benches indefinably when the Tories continue to make us poor West Britons ,
As I replied to this Tweet from Carwyb
Welsh Labour @WelshLabourWe simply cannot give the Tories the freedom to walk all over Wales. Welsh Labour is #StandingUpForWales
See more: https://youtu.be/Lpq_bjyGyy8
Wales face a stark choice either support the Union and Cruel Callous Tory Unionism or if you support the values in Labour's Draft Manifesto.
Independence.
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