What Ebbw Vale South actually needs
Speeches are easy. Here's the simple test I use for every decision, and the five things I keep pushing for.
Jonathan Millard
11/10/20261 min read
Every year, politicians make speeches full of promises. Here in Ebbw Vale South, people judge them on one thing: does daily life get any better?
Free prescriptions, school meals and bus passes help. But a free prescription is no use if you can't get a GP appointment, and a bus pass is no use if the bus doesn't run where you need to go.
My test for everything is simple: is it right for Ebbw Vale South, and is it right for Blaenau Gwent? That means:
• Cutting waste so the money reaches the front line.
• Safer streets, with visible policing.
• Cleaner streets, and action on litter and fly-tipping.
• Getting value for every pound of council tax.
• Helping small businesses grow and create local jobs.
Words don't fill potholes or shorten waiting lists. Results do. That's what I'll keep pushing for, whoever is in charge.
Cllr Jonathan Millard, Unaligned Independent Councillor - Ebbw Vale South
