Foreword

In May, Wales faces the most significant election in its history.

Nearly twenty-seven years of Labour-led rule has left our nation wanting. An NHS overwhelmed by demand, educational standards among the worst in Europe, and an economy still too tied to Westminster to have any real firepower.

Others may promise change but as this prospectus proves, Plaid Cymru is the only party with a detailed plan of action, representing the genuine new leadership the people of Wales deserve.

We take nothing for granted, but the challenges facing our communities are so many in number and complex in nature that it would be irresponsible not to set out how a Plaid Cymru administration would plan to start addressing them.

As First Minister, my promise to the people of Wales is simple – to lead a team that works hard every day to make your life better.

A government that is serious about tackling the national scandal of child poverty, relentless in its focus on bringing down waiting lists, committed to driving up educational attainment and passionate about making Wales a better place to do business, providing high-skilled, well-paid jobs.

With a reformed Senedd comes an enhanced sense of expectation that the government of tomorrow will be more competent, more ambitious and more united in its determination, purpose and vision than any which has gone before it.

Nearly thirty years since the citizens of Wales said Yes to a parliament of their own, my hope is that Plaid Cymru’s vision, and our roadmap for putting it into action – of which this First 100 Days plan is a key element – will inspire the voters of today to put their faith in us to lead the next Welsh government.

Westminster has ignored Wales’s voice for too long. With Plaid Cymru at the helm, the UK Prime Minister will be left in no doubt what a strong, effective and compassionate government looks like as the old order is replaced with new leadership, new energy and new ideas.