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Why do we make it so hard to communicate?
Image via Wikipedia I received a letter from the Government recently, asking for some details about my business. I wanted to check on the type of information they wanted and decided that it might be best to contact them to talk about it. But their unsigned letter only contained a phone number that took me…
What’s happened to the Senedd on the tele?
It’s a simple question – at a time when politics in Britain has never had such an active level of support, and equally such a level of apathy, why, oh why has the television coverage of Assembly proceedings in Cardiff ended? How can those who talk about gaining greater engagement expect that to happen when…
What is the role of an elected Politican?
I’ve found my interest in politics growing recently, driven by dissatisfaction with the poor performance of some elected members and by the close to fraudulent activity that has come from Westminster, elected and hereditary. I suspect that seeing the lack of true support for our Armed Forces, for whom I have a huge affinity, has…
Why did Brown survive yet Cairns got Mangled?
When Alun Cairns let slip his bad taste “joke” about “Wops” last year on a Radio Wales he was pilloried, forced to give up his committee position in the National Assembly of Wales and almost had to withdraw as a prospective candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan. When another politician made a serious comment today,…
Why some Businesses are doomed at this Rate
My brother-in-law owns a chippy, a really good one that produces “probably the best chips you’ll ever eat”, but yesterday he received a notice about his business rates for next year. His business rates will increase next year by 60%. Did you get that – 60%! And for what? There’s no explanation and no commitment. Surely…
Why Cider is nowhere near as good as the Black Stuff
I’m not Cardiff born, nor am I Cardiff bred, but I do live there and have done so for 16 years or more. And for many of those years I’ve followed Cardiff, and sometimes the Blues in all their efforts. But tonight I was faced with the choice of Cardiff v Glasgow on S4C, or…