Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog

I was walking down Neath main street today, when I happened upon this Neath Guardian headline outside a local shop. The opportunity for a picture was too good to miss, especially when I hadn’t seen such a headline at the height of Hain’s donations scandal( but that’s another story)

This one in particular focuses on an attack by Plaid Councillor Martyn Peters on Hain due to the fact that he has not replied to letters from constituents in Neath Abbey who have written to him, irate about the imminent closure of their local Post Office. I sympathise with them, and met with many residents when we held a local meeting to discuss Post Office closures in the area in early July. Peter Hain also organised similair meetings around Neath, despite voting in favour of the closure programme at Westminster. Yet here we have it, the local MP has failed to reply to constituents who are obviously concerned about the future of their local services. It may be interesting for you to know that one of the Post Offices that has been saved is the area where Council leader Derek Vaughan represents. It may be an uncanny coincidence, but…

So Hain, the people of Neath are a little angry with you at the moment. Surely a short letter of recognition to their letters would be more than enough? But fair play, you are probably preparing your election fight against Adam Price MP after all….