Sunday, May 27, 2007
THE POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW
After 8 years of a failed Labour Administration in Wales, there is finally a glimour of hope following yesterdays Lib Dem vote in favour of a "rainbow coalition" with Plaid and the Tories. But, is this too little too late? Were the Lib Dems really acting in the best interests of Wales when reaching a decision less than 24 hours after the prehistoric Rhodri Morgan was sworn in as First Minister? Following weeks of deliberation, last week we saw Ieuan Jones ready to form a government with the Tories and the Lib Dems. The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow was in sight and then Mike German casted another grey cloud and pulled out of the negotiations, the result being a minority Labour Government with no real power, sence or policy to move Wales forward in the bright future it so trully desreves. How could the Lib Dems reach the conclusion that this was a better option for Wales than a dedicated coalition of fresh new policies and misterial responsibility spread across three parties which despite their differences all shared one thing in common, and that was the exhaustion, anger and impatience they had endured over the last 8 years? The patience game I am afraid must continue and the game of hangman awaits. The noose around the neck of Rhodri is secured tight, the foundations below him could fall at any moment. Wales must wait to watch his fall to Pandemonium. The ticket to this journey will simply be his inablity to implement policy. For Wales it would have been best to have a strong government in power from the onset. However, for all those blinded Rhodri admirers perhaps his fall will open their eyes to the truth and the little pot of Gold may just be within sight.
# posted by Genevieve @ 3:17 pm 
