A decade on
It's only half eleven and the One Wales document has been signed, Rhodri Morgan and Ieuan Wyn Jones have held their first joint briefing. There was lots about 'listening to the people' and about being a country that's matured enough to realise it must accept the responsiblity of doing things for itself, after years of having things done to it. Did the one talk rather more about the future and the other rather more about the past? But then maybe one was asked rather more about the past than the other, new Deputy FM on the block.
The Conservatives have had a go at the new 'soggy left-wing consensus' and Mike German has appeared long enough to tell us that he's in no rush to make up his mind about the leadership of the Lib Dems.
The Presiding Officer is planning to say something later too, something along these lines:
How can we expect the public to hold us to account and fully participate in Welsh democracy when there is so much confusion between the legislature, the Assembly, and the Executive, the Government. Is it not time that we now refer to ourselves and each other in clearer terms to enable us to move on and take Wales forward as the Assembly and the Welsh Government?
Nick Bourne is all for it, Rhodri Morgan wasn't having any of it and Ieuan Wyn Jones didn't get to answer that question. He can always pop in and use the Presiding Officer's new 'Video Booth' (more like a video shack) in the Senedd and let us know what he thinks.
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I was refused entry to the 'Video Booth' earlier.
Apparently, à la 'X factor', all AMs are now required to enter the booth after plenary, and talk about their performance.
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DEVOLUTION TEN YEARS ON! ~ BBC WALES LAST NIGHT!
As all Wales danced into the night to celebrate the massive success of the Devolution Referendum in 1997 (“It was like the Berlin wall coming down all over again…Just Fabuuulus in Fishgard!” ~ Sian Lloyd), We ask Wales’ new movers and shakers just what it had all meant to them ten years on …
Ron Davies ~ “Hey, I was on the radio again last night…they haven’t forgotten me...I’ll be doing the traffic soon!”
Rhodri Morgan ~ Never felt better! Pass those sausages…Andrew, are you gong to eat all those chips….chuck ‘em over here before Edwina sees ‘em!”
Glenda Herbert [AM Rhondda Village]~ “ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!”
Dai Shafter [AM Swansea – Wine St.] ~ “Brilliant, almost paid off the mortgage. Wife’s got her own media consultancy; kids are in Charterhouse…Wicked!”
Lesley Dork [AM Porth Marina] ~ “I’m bloody bored ridged…what’s on the telly. Shaun the Sheep?
Geoff Dyno [AM Ponty Bus Shelter] ~ “Seat on the Committee of the Regions? Brussels, Bring it on! I love mussels. Any good late clubs?
Deborah Trout [AM Bangor Normal] ~ “OK, Edwina, outside now...let’s settle this in the car park!”
Prof Cliff Climber (Cardiff University Business School) ~ “My new book’s coming out next week ..”Wales Culture Shock! How the Cheeky Girls set the Neo-liberal Agenda” (£135 in paperback)
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10 Years on and we still ignore WELSH ingenuity and sheer genious.
3 lads in North Wales achieve World breaking success and not piece on Welsh news.
The rest of the world is talking, does it take the loss of the technology to break the story or is that the story.
Take a look.
www.maesanturio.org
Welsh at its best.
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Richard harrris's skit is terrific. Very funny. I disagree completely with the premise, but it's a lot cleverer than most of the things I agree with. More please...
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