Michael German AM

Assembly Member for South Wales East

Mike German

30 Most Recent News Stories

"Gavin and Stacey" back Mike German's Campaign

Tue 8th Apr 2008

Award winning TV Comedy show "Gavin and Stacey" has backed Welsh Liberal Democrat calls for debit and credit card payment at the Severn Toll Bridges.

Severn Bridge

NHS Trust Re-organisation: German comments.

Wed 2nd Apr 2008

Commenting on the consultation on NHS restructuring - including plans to reduce the number of LHBs from 22 to 8, Michael German, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the National Assembly for Wales commented:

DNA

No April Fools joke for taxpayers

Tue 1st Apr 2008

The new new income tax rates that come into force today have been condemned by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales today, claiming that they will leave thousands of lower income households worse off.

Pounds and pense

Lower Limits for Safer Schools | "They do it across the border, but not here"

Fri 21st Mar 2008

A leading Member of the National Assembly for Wales has backed his party's call for 20mph speed zones around local schools.

School Safety Zone (photography: Phylip Hobson)

"Plaid-Labour Government Moves Wales' Economy Backwards"

Wed 19th Mar 2008

'Labour Market' statistics released today show that Wales' economic inactivity is higher than the UK average. Wales has a 74.9% rate of Economic activity compared to the UK average of 79.0%, and falls behind both Scotland (80.9%) and England (79.3%). Wales has seen a fall in economic activity in the last year of 1.4%, compared to an increase in England of 0.2%, in Scotland of 0.6% and in the UK as a whole of 0.1%.

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Monmouthshire to Miss Vital Recycling Target | "Council tax payers will be hit by £400,000 bill"

Wed 19th Mar 2008

Council Tax payers in Monmouthshire face being hit with a £400,000 tax bill after official figures released by the National Assembly for Wales show Monmouthshire will miss a vital recycling target for 2012.

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Valuation Office Newport | Labour to Centralise Public Services in Cardiff

Fri 14th Mar 2008

After the announcement that the tax office in Newport is to be relocated to Cardiff, another key government service in the shape of the Valuation Office is to shut up shop in Newport and move to the Welsh capital.

Closed

Yes Campaign Must Get Going Now Convention Terms Are Set

Thu 13th Mar 2008

Yes campaign must get going, now convention terms are set

Yes thumbs Up

£5m Boost for Wales Will Not Ease Tensions in 'One Wales' Agreement

Wed 12th Mar 2008

Commenting on the extra £5m coming to the Assembly budget as a consequence of today's budget announcement,

Offa's Dyke Must Not Be Barrier to Excellent Services

Mon 3rd Mar 2008

People in Wales should have access to excellent local services without travelling the length of Wales - that's the message from Welsh Liberal Democrats this week.

Tax Office Job Losses | "a blow for Pontypool and taxpayers"; Labour to Axe 850 High Quality Jobs

Sat 1st Mar 2008

The Labour Westminster Government is to axe 850 highly skilled and well paid jobs from local tax offices in across South Wales.

Tax Office Job Losses | "a blow for Newport and taxpayers": Labour to Axe 850 High Quality Job Losses

Thu 28th Feb 2008

The Labour Westminster Government is to axe 850 highly skilled and well paid jobs from local tax offices in across South Wales.

Tax

Local Health Boards Face Cash Crisis Over £10 Million Shortfall in Funding

Tue 26th Feb 2008

Local Health Boards in Gwent face a serious cash crisis in the region of £10 million as the Assembly Government backtracked on a promise of extra funding, claims a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales.

Money

Mike German travels on first trains on Ebbw Valley Railway - and back in time!

Wed 6th Feb 2008

Local AM Mike German travelled on the first passenger trains to and from Ebbw Vale this morning Assembly on the first train on the Ebbw Valley line - and seems to have gone back in time too!

Mike German waiting to join the first train from Ebbw Vale to Cardiff

Post Office Fund Announcement is Too Little Too late

Wed 6th Feb 2008

Welsh Liberal Democrats have slammed a government announcement that a scheme to secure the future of our post offices won't start dishing out money for at least a further 12 months.

Post Office Swydda'r Post

Post Office Closure Programme | "The end of a national post office network coming ever closer"

Tue 15th Jan 2008

More than twenty-five community post offices in Gwent will close under plans announced today by Post Office Limited. The plans were described by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales as "a hammer blow for local communities" and as "bringing an end of a national post office network ever closer".

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Post Office Closure Programme in Torfaen | "Pontypool hit by Post Office Closures "

Tue 15th Jan 2008

A further four community post offices in Torfaen will close under plans announced today by Post Office Limited. The plans were described by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales as "a hammer blow for local communities and is bringing an end of a national post office network ever closer."

Post office Logo (photography: Phylip Hobson)

Post Office Closure Programme in Monmouthshire| "Village Post Office network close to the end"

Tue 15th Jan 2008

Severn further community post offices in Monmouthshire will close under plans announced today by Post Office Limited. The plans were described by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales as "a hammer blow for local communities and is bringing an end of a national post office network ever closer."

Village Post Office network faces severe cutbacks (photography: Phylip Hobson)

Meeting Must Get Ebbw Vale Railway Back On Track

Tue 15th Jan 2008

Following the news that a decision is imminent over the Ebbw Valley railway, local AM and Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Michael German said: "People from Ebbw Vale down to Rogerstone want to know when they will be able to catch a train to Cardiff.

Railway

Nuclear Power Decision | "Should Be Swept Aside for Clean Energy"

Fri 11th Jan 2008

The UK government's announcement to build a new generation of nuclear power stations has been criticised as either a "white elephant or a red herring" by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales.

Nuclear

Ebbw Valley Railway | Calls for New Year Resolution of Rail Impasse

Thu 3rd Jan 2008

Almost three weeks after it was due to open, the partners in the Ebbw Valley Railway are still unsure when passenger trains will start running.

Railway Track

Severn Bridge Tolls | Will Tolls be Scrapped when Bridge is Paid for Three Times?

Tue 1st Jan 2008

Welsh motorists crossing the Severn Bridge have already paid for it twice over, AM Mike German has revealed ahead of the annual toll hike on January 1.

Severn Bridge

Nick Clegg leadership victory - Michael German comment

Tue 18th Dec 2007

Following the victory for Nick Clegg in the Liberal Democrat leadership contest, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Michael German AM said: "I have offered Nick my warmest congratulations. He is hardworking, charismatic and will bring a wealth of experience to the role.

Nick Clegg

Electrify Wales! | "Wales risks being held ransom to ever increasing oil prices"

Wed 12th Dec 2007

A leading member for the National Assembly for Wales has warned that Wales risks "being held to ransom to ever increasing oil prices" and needs to move away from a "dependence on oil" to ensure public transport becomes an attractive alternative to the car.

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Scrooge budget could be fattened with European money

Tue 11th Dec 2007

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Michael German urged the First Minister to consider all means to fatten his miserly budget in the Assembly today. Mr German issued a challenge to Rhodri to make better use of European funding.

Euros

Mike German and Pool Protesters: 'Keep Edwardsville open'

Tue 11th Dec 2007

South Wales East AM Michael German today met protesters campaigning to save another pool in his constituency threatened with closure by the local council. The Welsh Liberal Democrat leader accepted a petition on behalf of the Assembly Petitions Committee to keep Edwardsville swimming pool in Treharris open.

Michael German at the senedd with protesters (photography: Phylip Hobson)

Train Services Axed from Popular Station | Local train services see further cuts

Mon 3rd Dec 2007

News that local train services will face further cutbacks in the new winter train timetable is being described as 'short-term', and 'an action that undermines the confidence of local train user leading to more cars on the road'.

Michael German at Severn Tunnel Junction Station (photography: Phylip Hobson)

Post Office Network | "Dither and it'll wither"

Mon 19th Nov 2007

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mike German today warned that the Post Office Network will wither, if the government continues to dither over grants to help Post Offices diversify.

Quaker's Yard Post Office - one of the many community Post Offices earmarked for closure. (photography: Phylip Hobson)

Blaenavon Pool | Plaid-Labour Government Won't Save Town's Amenity

Thu 15th Nov 2007

Plaid and Labour won't save Blaenavon swimming pool, local AM Mike German warned today. Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mr German questioned the Heritage Minister on the future of the pool in the Assembly today.

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Monmouthshire missing £19 million | County Bottom of the League in Assembly Local Government Funding.

Wed 14th Nov 2007

Monmouthshire is again at the bottom of the league in the annual Welsh Assembly Government funding for local councils says a local Assembly Member.

Money Man

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