Former Labour minister says his party face a 'kicking' in Senedd elections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The party of government is held to account for an economy that is not working for most people; and it is the simple message of anti-establishment populists (primarily on the right) that is resonating in democracies across the world.
54% : "We have decided to emphasise the centrality of working hand-in-glove with Keir Starmer's government in Westminster, albeit to challenge them for extra funding for railways, coal tip restoration, and the spoils of renewable energy developments that are currently flowing direct to the UK Treasury.
50% : "A range of measures that had been developed under Mark Drakeford's Government were quickly jettisoned - proposals to alter the school year to help reduce the disruption to disadvantaged pupils from having to catch-up after school holidays; measures to legislate for positive gender discrimination in the electoral system; conditions to require farmers to plant trees in exchange for public funding; investment in cycling infrastructure was scaled back in favour of filling potholes.

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