Their nation's public services may be in crisis but virtue-signalling Labour politicians in Wales are spending more than £4 million of taxpayers' money on planting trees – in Uganda.
The Welsh government has been backing the Mbale Tree Planting Project since 2013 to mitigate the impact of climate change, improve the livelihoods of Ugandans and promote gender equality for female workers.
And when the project celebrated planting its 25 millionth sapling earlier this year, Welsh Labour minister Jane Hutt declared: 'The distribution of 25 million trees in eastern Uganda is not only helping to combat climate change, it's transforming lives, particularly for women and young people across Uganda.'
Meanwhile, Welsh NHS patients are being forced to wait longer than their English counterparts for operations such as hip replacements.
The ambulance service in the country has also faced 'significant pressure' and the social care sector is struggling to cope with growing demand.
