I joined Mike Graham to discuss Welsh politics, Labour’s collapse, population growth, mass migration, the dark economy, and why digital ID is no answer to a country losing control.
My late Welsh uncle in Bridgend used to laugh at Plaid Cymru. He'd still be laughing now. They are still the wacky fools who romanticise the idea of an independent Wales only they have learnt to hide it a bit. They are as dumb as the currently fashionable Green Party. Ridiculous fools voted for by naive, uninformed voters. Decades of poor education have left us with an electorate of uneducated fools. The future is gloomy
You’ve touched on the 'disengagement' problem I mention in the piece. When fewer than half of the population bother to vote in national elections, it’s a clear sign the public doesn't believe the current political calibre is capable of fixing the big issues. Whether it’s Plaid, Labour, or the Greens, it often feels like a rotation of the same stale ideas rather than a genuine plan for renewal. The 'gloomy' outlook remains until we see serious people handling serious portfolios
That is the crucial distinction that often gets lost in the 'growth' headlines. Total GDP might rise simply because there are more people, but if GDP per capita is falling, the average person is effectively getting poorer. When you factor in that housing is now over 7x average earnings, the math for the next generation simply doesn't add up. We’re trading long-term stability for a short-term GDP patch.
My late Welsh uncle in Bridgend used to laugh at Plaid Cymru. He'd still be laughing now. They are still the wacky fools who romanticise the idea of an independent Wales only they have learnt to hide it a bit. They are as dumb as the currently fashionable Green Party. Ridiculous fools voted for by naive, uninformed voters. Decades of poor education have left us with an electorate of uneducated fools. The future is gloomy
You’ve touched on the 'disengagement' problem I mention in the piece. When fewer than half of the population bother to vote in national elections, it’s a clear sign the public doesn't believe the current political calibre is capable of fixing the big issues. Whether it’s Plaid, Labour, or the Greens, it often feels like a rotation of the same stale ideas rather than a genuine plan for renewal. The 'gloomy' outlook remains until we see serious people handling serious portfolios
It's even worse Jamie regarding migration as those leaving are generally high calibre individuals and the ones coming in are generally of low calibre.
This will have the effect of reducing GDP per capita even more so to use a technical expression, we'll all be fucked !
That is the crucial distinction that often gets lost in the 'growth' headlines. Total GDP might rise simply because there are more people, but if GDP per capita is falling, the average person is effectively getting poorer. When you factor in that housing is now over 7x average earnings, the math for the next generation simply doesn't add up. We’re trading long-term stability for a short-term GDP patch.