It was my pleasure to return to Ysgol Bodafon on their last day of term, and join with Mr Trystan Lloyd-Owen and his hard working team to celebrate the success of year 6 pupils.
I had the honour of presenting awards to the students, and wishing the fantastic group the best of luck with what promises to be an exciting future.
If they work hard, and my Welsh Conservative colleagues and I continue to fight for better support for their teachers, any dream can be achieved.
What better example of this than Boris’ election as our United Kingdom’s Prime Minister.
From dreaming of being ‘world king’ as a child, his intelligence, hard work, and charisma has seen him awarded the greatest office of state, and one of the most influential positions in the world.
He is the right man for the job, and I am already infused with positivity and hope for our nation.
From listening to his first speech on the steps of Downing Street there can be no doubt that he will be delivering for democracy and addressing domestic dilemmas.
As the Shadow Minister for Social Care, Children, Young People, and Older People, I listened with delight to our Prime Minister announce that his Government will level up per pupil funding in primary and secondary schools, and ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all’.
Despite these areas being devolved responsibilities of the Welsh Government, this will not stop our education and social care sectors benefiting from Boris.
For example, it is well known that for every £1 spent on education in England, £1.20 is sent here, and I know from scrutinising the Welsh Labour Health and Social Services Minister that he will not take any decisive step towards fixing the social care crisis in Wales until he has seen the UK Government’s lead.
This dithering by the Welsh Government was confirmed again this month because in the statement issued by Vaughan Gething AM, he only promised to raise the profile and understanding of social care and work to consider options for a funding mechanism to finance the sector.
To put it simply, the Minister has made no decision.
His Welsh Government has had twenty years, so in the decaying Welsh Labour Governance of Wales, I have decided to take the lead and pursue social care solutions with the sector.
Like Boris and his team I want to make sure that we get to grips with the social care crisis.
What I have done is start a series of policy forums. The first of these saw around 30 stakeholders join with me to have frank and honest discussions about social care, with the aim of reaching a position where a strong long term transformation can be achieved.
It is time for action, and I am delighted that my efforts in the National Assembly for Wales are set to benefit from Boris working flat out to give this country the leadership it deserves.
