Wales

Sometimes we just need to do the Right Thing

How can anyone be anything other than appalled at the decision to close Remploy factories as announced last week? (click logo for announcement) The decision is morally wrong, unsupportable from an holistic economic perspective and makes no social sense what so ever. Furthermore it is morally and socially reprehensible. Forget the economic arguments, forget who…

What do I know about Rugby? Well: Congratulations are definitely in order

I had made 2 predictions for today’s rugby internationals: Wales to beat Australia by 5 points New Zealand to beat England by at least 30 points How wrong was that? How on earth could I have been so far away from the right results. After all, I do think I know a little about the…

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London Welsh Club

Sad news from London today that the London Welsh Club in Gray’s Inn Road is in deep trouble financially and may not last. I’ve got such happy memories of the club, from a little lad who used to go there for Urdd all the way to heavy and late nights “socialising” in my twenties. Changes…

Start of a new season

I love rugby, rugby union that is, a team game played with tremendous determination by men who control their aggression. For me the key attributes of rugby are a sense of fair play, teamwork and respect for the opposition (and referee). Today 8 Feb 2009, sees Wales’ first match in the annual 6 Nations Championship against…