Thursday, September 21, 2006
Pinky and the Brain are getting it wrong
Ok I'm sorry to say that I've had it with academic conferences (speaking as an accredited journalist).
Let me explain:
I missed the fun stuff (hehe, lol) of Rhodri Morgans clapped out speech Wales can be a can do nation. If thats the case why waste the money on support groups when West Wales is crying out for better Rail links on the tin can line (Aber - Shrewsbury, and relaying the line Carmarthen to Lampeter, the only one of Wales uni towns not to have a link and essential for regeneration of Southern Ceredigion. To paraphrase a polecat Wales is a bit too big for people to go about on their bicycles, lol.
Further when will there be a proper road link North of Camarthen and Llanelli to Machynlleth and Llandudno?, to open up mid wales to tourism, leisure and outdoor pursuits (as discuss ed on BBC Wales website after theGeneral Election)
If Wales is a can do nation, guve the Engineering dept at Swansea a real challenge to design said links and usher in an era for Brunel wannabes.
Anyhow I digress.
Lord Ivor Richards speech was informed and illuminating as to the nature of devolution and the Gvernment of Wales Act 2006. However informed comment on a piece of horseshit is still horseshit.
Let me explain.
The act is based on the premise of trying to make Orders in Council (ministerial diktats on procedural matters and interpretations of statutes at Westminster) democratically accountable and a vehicle for transfer of substantive powers in primary law making fields and possibly the award of tax raising powers (as you can't scrounge of England and the EU indefinitely). These orders are laid by the secretary of state after the 2/3 majority of Welsh Assembly members if he agrees with it (and if he doesn't then theres a mechanism for him to explain why) then the unammendable text goes before bothe houses of Parliament.
So Gordon Brown and Peter Hainjs cronies on the Green benches can appear to do and say something when in fact they are doing sweet FA.
Further this prejudges second stage Lord s reform. It removes the chances of Senate of teh Regions under Labour that would with STV have delivered real choice for the p[eople of Wales.
In Short Labour is donald ducking with our constitution for keeping the maximum number of We
Let me explain:
I missed the fun stuff (hehe, lol) of Rhodri Morgans clapped out speech Wales can be a can do nation. If thats the case why waste the money on support groups when West Wales is crying out for better Rail links on the tin can line (Aber - Shrewsbury, and relaying the line Carmarthen to Lampeter, the only one of Wales uni towns not to have a link and essential for regeneration of Southern Ceredigion. To paraphrase a polecat Wales is a bit too big for people to go about on their bicycles, lol.
Further when will there be a proper road link North of Camarthen and Llanelli to Machynlleth and Llandudno?, to open up mid wales to tourism, leisure and outdoor pursuits (as discuss ed on BBC Wales website after theGeneral Election)
If Wales is a can do nation, guve the Engineering dept at Swansea a real challenge to design said links and usher in an era for Brunel wannabes.
Anyhow I digress.
Lord Ivor Richards speech was informed and illuminating as to the nature of devolution and the Gvernment of Wales Act 2006. However informed comment on a piece of horseshit is still horseshit.
Let me explain.
The act is based on the premise of trying to make Orders in Council (ministerial diktats on procedural matters and interpretations of statutes at Westminster) democratically accountable and a vehicle for transfer of substantive powers in primary law making fields and possibly the award of tax raising powers (as you can't scrounge of England and the EU indefinitely). These orders are laid by the secretary of state after the 2/3 majority of Welsh Assembly members if he agrees with it (and if he doesn't then theres a mechanism for him to explain why) then the unammendable text goes before bothe houses of Parliament.
So Gordon Brown and Peter Hainjs cronies on the Green benches can appear to do and say something when in fact they are doing sweet FA.
Further this prejudges second stage Lord s reform. It removes the chances of Senate of teh Regions under Labour that would with STV have delivered real choice for the p[eople of Wales.
In Short Labour is donald ducking with our constitution for keeping the maximum number of We
# posted by James @ 2:18 pm 
