Lib Dems Under New Management

Labour activists have been been campaigning up and down Wales in recent days, drawing attention to the damaging cuts being made by Lib Dems in Government.

Posing with “Under New (Tory) Management” signs outside Lib Dem offices in Wales, Labour campaigners clearly struck a nerve with senior Liberals who failed to see the funny side of the tongue-in-cheek campaign.

Members were also distributing leaflets about ConDem cuts to the Child Trust Fund, with Labour Party membership forms on the back.  A Welsh Labour facebook page on the CTF has attracted hundreds of signatories already.

Speaking about the campaign, Alun Davies said,

“The campaign is a bit tongue in cheek, though I’m guessing that the Welsh Lib Dem leadership might not see the funny side.  There is a serious message here too, however.  The ink is not dry on the ConDem coalition deal and already we have seen the Child Trust Fund axed, as well as programmes that support young unemployed people back to work.

“My guess is that is not what your average Liberal voter was looking for when they marked their ballot paper in this election.  It is clear that the Lib Dems are under new Tory management.  Some of them, like Nick Clegg and David Laws, clearly quite like the fact – but I suspect that deep down Kirsty and some of her Welsh colleagues are absolutely livid.

“Progressive people need to know that Labour is here for them, that we are promoting their values every day in government in the Welsh Assembly and we will oppose damaging cuts at Westminster.”