Wales in Westminster
I was surprised on Wednesday to see 4 Welsh MPs ask questions during Prime Minister’s Questions. Is this the beginning of something?
I was surprised on Wednesday to see 4 Welsh MPs ask questions during Prime Minister’s Questions. Is this the beginning of something?
When I heard about the disaster in Haiti I was saddened, but then I heard about the USA’s response of active and vigorous action and I felt proud that some people in the world were able to do something really useful. I wish we were with them. Television footage of people suffering and cities destroyed,…
Image via Wikipedia The question is simple: why is that we can deliver (almost) free TV pictures to every house in Wales, yet we are unable to deliver paid for Broadband even though nearly every house has a phone line? To my mind the answer is simple: BT is excessively domineering in this market. They…
William Hague was wonderful yesterday in “bigging up” Lord Mandelson, he of many titles, roles, Ministers and barriers to being questioned. Enjoy:
I didn’t get to see all of the debate in Edinburgh today as the Scottish Government was put under the cosh over the release of the Lockerbie Bomber. But what I did see made me think that it was a chamber awash with passion. Definitely no love lost – speaking from the heart, and really…
Why is that Paddy’s day is such a big deal? Globally: parades in places like New York, parties in every part of the globe and a HUGE economic spin off as a result. Meanwhile us Welsh hide in the corner with our Patron Saint and lack of branding and global awareness. Are we not “up…
Image by Getty Images via Daylife What a day: Cardiff was hosting the first ever Ashes Test match outside England and Australia. And what a great job was done by everyone at Sophia Gardens. The ground looked fantastic, the welcome was warm and friendly and the opening ceremony had a few new twists. A band…