Labour Welsh government must explain “what they knew and when” after the shattering news of University job losses.
The news of plans to cut 400 jobs at Cardiff University has been met with a “deafening silence” from Welsh government, Plaid Cymru’s Cefin Campbell MS has said.
Plaid’s Education spokesperson challenged the Welsh Government explain “what they knew and when” about Cardiff University’s plans and called on the University to urgently rethink its proposals.
Responding to the news that Cardiff University plans to axe 400 jobs, Cefin Campbell MS said:
“There is a deafening silence from Labour Ministers amid a crisis in Wales’ Higher Education sector.
“The Welsh government must explain what it knew and when about Cardiff Universities plans. As things stand it seems like it has provided no assurances that further financial support will be available to support Cardiff or any other Welsh university.
“We can only presume that Ministers were given advanced notice of today’s news. It therefore has a duty to spell out how it proposes to support a sector of cultural and economic significance.
“Ministers have been given countless warnings by the Higher Education sector that its future is unsustainable unless government changes course. It is deeply regrettable that Ministers have paid little or no attention.
“It’s a tragic irony that one of the most recent warnings came from Cardiff University’s former Vice Chancellor Colin Riordan who warned of impending job losses and cutbacks.
“Wales has a proud record of being a learning nation and whilst the University must rethink its plans it must also be provided with the means to support its staff now, and in the future.”
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