Welsh Labour Party: 20/04/12 Party Election Broadcasts

I'm a student at Cardiff University, and my fellow students and I

were so angry when we found out that the Tory and Lib Dem government

were going to increase tuition fees to such a sky-high level.

In what way is Welsh Labour doing things differently?

I'll bet you were angry,

after what was said before the 2010 general election.

What we've decided to do is to keep student tuition fees where they are

so that students from Wales, whether they study in Wales

or outside Wales, won't have to pay those £7,000 fees or £9,000 fees.

We know that the Lib Dems will say anything to get elected.

We want to make sure that people see that we have a manifesto,

that we make promises and then of course that we keep those promises.

I'm a volunteer at the Moorland Road Community Centre

that's recently opened in Splott.

Since we've been running it's been a vital service for the elderly.

I was wondering what else Welsh Labour could do to protect our vulnerable people.

Well, of course the centre was closed by the Lib Dem council

and reopened with volunteers, and volunteers are so important,

they're at the heart of our communities in Wales,

and we have in place schemes that help people to become volunteers

and make a real contribution

to the lives of their communities and help so many vulnerable people.

We want to make sure, of course,

that we have a health service that looks after people,

that people have access to social services that are right for them.

If you look at older people, we have free bus passes, of course,

we have the health checks for the over-50s that we're introducing.

We want to make sure that people can enjoy the later stages of their lives

without having to worry too much.

That's not the message they're getting from the UK government.

You saw what happened with the tax changes for older people

in the Budget, and we very much value the fact that older people,

who've made such a contribution to society over the years,

that we want to make sure that they can enjoy their retirement.

On the 3rd of May, there are important elections in Wales.

Come out then and vote Labour

to make sure that more councils in Wales stand up for Wales.