In launching a campaign for a metro mayor, a local businessman (and Labour activist) has said aloud what many Welsh Conservatives seem to think privately.
Each was first elected at the 2019 election, and each has a majority in their current constituency of under 2,500.
Local initiatives should not be blocked by the Labour Government. The Levelling Up Fund and Shared Prosperity Fund are very welcome.
A new economic zone should have its own planning and development policies – with the potential to become a manufacturing powerhouse.
If we really are becoming the Party of Blue Collar Conservatives, our Party must become the change that we want to see.
In two decades, Wales has become one of the most centralised states in Europe.