Not "Putting" Wales First but Making Wales First.

 This Blog  started with a Tweet from Meal Lawson of Compass

 

Neal Lawson‏ @Neal_Compass 22h22 hours ago

New Zealand have formed a #progressivealliance govt. it needs to happen here @CompassOffice

I questioned whether  New Zealand First could be described as "Progressive".

Apart from me saying give awash instead of give away (Why can't you edit your Twitter comments) the point is that New Zealand First which is in coalition with Labour and The Greens has a dubious claim to be progressive you can judge for yourself here.


I have never liked the term Wales First even before the entry of the far right Britain First because it does seem to have a narrow nationalist agenda.

 

But I do want to see Wales first for all irrespective of origin.

 

• First in Health care.
• First in Social care and Welfare.
• First in Education.
• First not only in the percentage of people in work  but the quality of that work.
• First in equality of Languages provision with not just a Bilingual Wales but  one where we are even Trilingual or more.
• First in promoting peace throughout the World.
• First in giving Aid to the Wales when disaster strikes and beyond.

The list could go on but  the point is that I do not want to see an Independent Wales aping the UK and a narrow xenophobic agenda  but a progressive nation that is a leading light  to the nations of the world.

 

We should set the Bar as high as possible and aim to achive it.

 

Lets make our Nation First  among the Progressive Nations of the world where others aim to emulate.