Ex Valleys but still involved, Wales, United Kingdom
Woman of a certain age, happy in my skin and still hoping for Wales to reach her potential.
Politics,I am a believer in social justice. Finding a home in a particular party is hard, so I remain free floating.
I blog on what takes my interest,I judge not the party or the people, but the policies and the progress.
Hugo Chavez and Idi Amin
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It seems that the Welsh loony left's favorite Latin American dictator is
putting his foot in his mouth again. I will be interested to see how they
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I Agree With Roy Hattersley!
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I don't recall ever agreeing with Roy Hattersley on anything. Until today.
His article in today's Observer on the dangers of a Hung Parliament is a
must re...
A Rainy Day Out...
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On wednesday Larry had a business appointment in Glasgow,
fortuitously I cadged a lift and
I spent the day at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery
A ...
The joint mission: the view from Team Lewis
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HIS morning we reported on the way the three Labour leadership candidates
were fighting the final phase of the campaign. Building on his comments to
the We...
Rowan Williams – Defender of the Faith
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Cranmer never thought he would write that, but credit where it’s due. The
Archbishop of Canterbury appears to have (re-)discovered a (slight)
Protestant st...
New swine flu response first class
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The University Hospital of Wales in my constituency is in the news this
evening for investigating & confirming a person-to-person strain of swine
flu which...
Lord Elis-Thomas ……
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said, in the Western Mail, that ……
"… he had no desire to see Wales represented in Europe as an independent
nation state."
I take that as meaning Indep...
What's to be the Question
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The dust is gradually settling on the storm blown up by the publication of
Sir Emyr Jones Parry's Report on the future of devolution to Wales.
Personally, ...
A Baptist Girl in a Strip Bar – Part Two
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Finding a dark corner she watched in disbelief as the woman bent over and
rotated her bum for the men to see. Her silvery top had been removed and
undern...
I'm a Celebrity get me Out of Here
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Dear God, have you been watching 'I'm a nobody, keep me in here this week'?
Now I am not a fan of reality shows in general. I used to watch the X Factor
bu...
Heads of the Valleys road dualling
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Flicking through the Assembly's record of proceedings for stories for
Ramblings, a very important story about the Heads of the Valleys road
programme comes...
The first XI
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I do enjoy these surveys of politicians by politicians. The joys of
percentages mean small numbers of people can appear as hugely significant
masses of opi...
The wrong type of paint
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During the summer months, there was considerable disruption to traffic
locally, as the various components of a new wind farm were transported along
the mai...
Poll-tastic
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It's been a poll-tastic week at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. There was the All-Wales Convention's analysis of our readiness to hand AMs more l...
Eurobscurity
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Just when you thought the European Union couldn't get any more obscure...bring
on the non-entities
Van Rompuy's credentials are impressive indeed, as the ...
CONSERVATIVES CLOSE GAP IN WALES?
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Perhaps what many have failed to notice in general excitement of the
YouGov/ITV Wales poll on a referendum for the Assembly are the voting
preferences of t...
When?
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Huw Irranca Davies makes the case in the Western Mail this morning for
delaying the referendum beyond 2011. I’ve heard very serious people outside
the Lab...
Very Impressive
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As noted in today’s Western Mail Edwin Hart’s camp with be pleased that they
can claim that across the political spectrum she is considered the most
effect...
Safety begins at home
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You may have noticed that I have not posted for a while, the reason is
here.
Some of the world's poorest countries are to receive a cash injection of
£...
A Welsh EU President...why not?
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WALES/CYMRU - IN THE HEART OF EUROPE
It is not inconceivable that some day in the future the EU will have a Welsh
president. The European Union is made u...
In My Grandmother's Day
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[image: PhotoStory Friday]
Hosted by Cecily and Sue
*Photos copyright: Maggie May*
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Although these photos were taken in the Black Country Living Museum ...
Uit Nederlandse cel door gratie koning Marokko
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Bron: NRC Vijf Nederlanders, die in Nederland hun straf uitzitten na eerdere veroordelingen in Marokko, hebben dit najaar onmiddellijk ontslag uit de gevange...
Merry Christmas
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[image: _45243050_xmascards_bbc416.jpg]From Cabinet minutes Oct 5
Item 1: Minutes of the previous meeting and matters arising
1.1 Cabinet approved the m...
Expenses spared from the Queen’s Speech
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It is hardly rocket science. Brown is deeply embarrassed by the expenses
scandal, not just his Sky TV and his dodgy flat cleaning claim, but because
his Ca...
‘Breaking in to Politics’ webinar
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On Saturday I will be taking part in the Gates Scholards Community
Coffehouse webinar, under the theme of ‘Breaking in to Politics’. It is
organized by th...
Mongtomeryshire being battered
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Montgomeryshire is under siege during this dreadful weather. There are
terrbile floods, landslides and road closures - so the emergency services
have their...
THIS IS A NAN BRAG BLOG
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My grandson Vinnie winning The Times Best Chalet Chef of the Year
competition.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/winter_sports/article6920377.ece
Huw Lewis Queries the Convention
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Labour leadership contender Huw Lewis has been mulling over yesterday's All Wales Convention report on more powers for the Assembly... He argues an "honest b...
Sir Em Reports
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Here is the long awaited Sir Em report.
£1.3 million wasted on an exercise in stating the bleeding obvious i.e. that
the current system of obtaining compet...
Kennel Club
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Some things are just too good not to post about, right?
Yesterday was as jet set as my life gets...I got up early, sped across to
London on the Eurostar (t...
Cyber men, stags and the Turnip Taliban- SO uncool
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It is not often that AG tips his hat to the Mail on Sunday, but three comment pieces on p24 show just how uncool Dave and the gang have become. And no, this ...
Blow, blow, thou Winter wind..
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Heavens, what weather! Yesterday I had arranged to drive across country to
an ex-Advertising BF who lives in the middle of National Trust woodland in
the ...
The Debate: Results
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There I was last night popcorn in one hand, oversized soft drink in the
other eagerly anticipating the contest between the three people vying to
become Wal...
Storm in a teacup
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The fuss over the likely loss of women AMs following the next election is a
storm in a teacup. The so-called gender balance of the Assembly was trotted
ou...
What was that about teapots and kettles?
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We live in an increasingly sloppy world these days, especially when it comes to journalism. The Sun has made much of the apparent mistakes in Gordon Brown's ...
The world of local politics
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A week into officially being a candidate as a local council election, I have
already been slandered on a local political website. They have, rather
laughab...
D'ya wanna be in my gang?
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The deadline for supporting nominations from MPs, the MEP, constituency Labour parties and affiliated organisations for the leadership election was 12pm toda...
Quote Of The Day
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The media and parliament has been deceived by the so-called Taxpayers'
Alliance. They are widely quoted as an independent voice. To our shame the
Select ...
Leadership
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I announced my intention to stand for the leadership of the Labour Group in
the Assembly on Monday. From now until the end of the campaign, all blogging
wi...
Western Mail Essay
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It should be pretty clear by now to any objective observer that the Labour
Party is a few months away from suffering the most humiliating electoral
defeat ...
The Start of a Clean Campaign
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Talking to ordinary party members over the last few days, what’s struck me
quite forcefully have been the hopes they’ve expressed for the Welsh Labour
lead...
Jam and Jerusalem via Brighton
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I've been watching The X Factor from between my fingers. People's capacity
for self-deception is breathtaking. OK so you're homely, three stone
overweight ...
The silence of the S4C2 lambs
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So, switching on S4C2 today to watch First Ministers Questions (and the
long-awaited Heritage statement), we were greeted with … the S4C2 testcard.
Huh? ...
Lying Down On The Job?
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Oh dearie, dearie me. And tut, tut, tut. Some doctors and nurses from the
Accident and Emergency Department at a Swindon hospital are in serious
trouble, i...
100 Welsh Twitters
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Are you a Twitterer?
If yes, then you might find the following useful.
This is a quick list of Welsh Bloggers (and interesting people who happen to
be Twi...
Hart failure
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Whoops (again)! According to Betsan Powys’ blog the health minister has sent
out a statement that clarifies (sic) the earlier one. First, in January, the
M...
Promoting an Artist
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A wally of a journo promoting a girl
with eyes of blue pearl
but could not paint
as kyffin could not either
the victorians laughing in there pits
of dwindlin...
We're moving...
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It's time for a refresh. And for some reinforcements. The Bevan Foundation
blog is being re-styled and redesigned. Now it will have six regular
contributor...
Will Speaker Bercow name Brown?
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Speaker Bercow made a virtue of reform in his manifesto, and singled out the
problem of MPs reduced to 'bit part players' because ministers debate policy ...
Apologies, and the future of WPH.com
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Apologies to my loyal reader for the lack of posts over the past couple of
weeks. I’m working on an exciting new project which I hope to be able to
reveal ...
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