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Black Friday appears to have passed, although Cyber Monday is still with us and the cash is being splashed.
In London, George Osborne has announced that he plans to spend an extra £2bn "into the frontline of the NHS across the United Kingdom" in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
"Across the United Kingdom?" The NHS, as you know, is devolved so the chancellor cannot tell the Welsh government how to spend the money but his comments a) enable his own sums to reach a nice big fat £2bn, b) keeps the Welsh NHS on the political agenda and c) allows the coalition to claim the credit for any extra funding.
The Welsh government - which won't say anything on the subject until after Wednesday's statement - can choose to spend the money as it sees fit despite the coalition pressure to use it on health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30282247
In London, George Osborne has announced that he plans to spend an extra £2bn "into the frontline of the NHS across the United Kingdom" in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
"Across the United Kingdom?" The NHS, as you know, is devolved so the chancellor cannot tell the Welsh government how to spend the money but his comments a) enable his own sums to reach a nice big fat £2bn, b) keeps the Welsh NHS on the political agenda and c) allows the coalition to claim the credit for any extra funding.
The Welsh government - which won't say anything on the subject until after Wednesday's statement - can choose to spend the money as it sees fit despite the coalition pressure to use it on health.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30282247