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Questions?

With Cosi announcing the loss of 200 jobs and Ifor Williams trailers getting rid of 45 jobs, which factory is next to shed employees?

Did the Assembly Government know about these latest job losses before the announcement was made?

Who in the Assembly chooses to give millions of pounds to support Ford and yet not to support L'Oreal, Cosi and other companies?

Is it right that one company - Ford - gets 14% of the Single Investment Fund ?

Did leading politicians know that 800 workers at Ford would be laid off temporarily before Christmas when they announced the grant to the company?

What happens if, as expected, Corus starts cutting jobs at Port Talbot and Llanwern?

How many of the promises made by the Welsh Assembly Government during the economic summit have been implemented?

These are just some of the questions that need answering, and quickly.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Q. When will WAG start listening to DJE?
A. Never :)
October 29, 2008 10:52 pm
Anonymous said…
How many jobs lost to date in this past two weeks
and still no comment from IWJ or RM
At least Carwyn had the good grace to comment that he wasn't happy with Ford ,also read the comment on my blog about what Obama plans with American Companies that will hit how Ford operates in Europe.
I am still waiting to see the help for the small firm materialise
October 30, 2008 6:57 am
Anonymous said…
Of course, IWJ is in Japan when jobs are being lost all over Wales. That suggests that either (a) he knew about the forthcoming job closures and went anyway or (b) he didn't know about any of the job closures and his officials are in the dark. Not very good either way
October 30, 2008 7:29 am
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