I know, it’s a while since we won the Grand Slam this year, but I have to mention a couple of things: 1. The Team : Wales are now a wonderful team: they are committed, physically intense, supportive, creative, intelligent and it was marvellous to see that all their tries were scored by the backs. 2….
I had Radio Wales on in the car this morning as I drove to work, and wasn’t too sure who was being interviewed as I missed the start of the item. It was just after 8 am, so it was THE interview and it was certainly from the Conservative conference. But the responses did not…
We all moan about sports manager decisions, but the announcement today that the Wales squad for the upcoming World Cup would not contain Martyn Williams cannot pass without comment. And for once I won’t let my emotional side lead my thinking. Wales are about to enter the World Cup with only one specialist Number 7,…
This is Bridge Street, Lampeter, showing some road improvements. No doubt this costly work was done to improve the roads pavements and did not a lot to provide better management of parking. For some reason it appears necessary to plan wooden bollards on the pavement and also in the middle of a bespoke parking space….
Today was a pathetic day for protest in Cardiff. 5 AM’s were not present at the official opening of the new Assembly with different reasons or excuses, some linked to protest. I think they made the wrong decision. My family’s got some history when it comes to protesting. From one family member who protested for…
Have you ever wondered who represents you in our elected institutions and what they actually get up to? Or like many others, have you questioned the value for money that we get from our elected representatives? Many have and that is the motivation behind the interesting website TheyWorkForYou.
It was a joy to watch the highlights of the famous Barbarians v New Zealand match last night on the Beeb, how they condensed it into half an hour amazed me. But a number of things struck me during and after the programme about how the world of rugby has changed. Here are some thoughts:
I don’t get it. The Beeb and others are talking about Labour failing to gain that “elusive majority”, the Holy Grail of 31 seats to form a majority Government. But in an Assembly of 60 seats, where one member becomes the Llywydd (speaker), you need just a whisker over half of 59 to have…
Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York has been very busy in the last few days. He’s also been very visible explaining and defending what his administration has been doing to deal with the unusual snow falls of recent days. That’s what real Mayors do: they talk to the people they work for, they explain…
I was wondering -it was last week when I heard that nice ex Newsnight producer talking about the future of S4C and he was on about the importance of public sector broadcasting in Welsh. And it set me thinking: broadcasting? Tele and radio or just tele? Why not radio too? Why was his vision for…
When I first heard that Wales was going to bid to host theRyder Cup I laughed. We weren’t in that league, or so I thought at the time. Then we bid and then we won – embarrassment was forecast. But how wrong I and many other cynics were. Team Wales has played a blinder. The opening ceremony…