A decade on
It's only half eleven and the One Wales document has been signed, Rhodri Morgan and Ieuan Wyn Jones have held their first joint briefing. There was lots about 'listening to the people' and about being a country that's matured enough to realise it must accept the responsiblity of doing things for itself, after years of having things done to it. Did the one talk rather more about the future and the other rather more about the past? But then maybe one was asked rather more about the past than the other, new Deputy FM on the block.
The Conservatives have had a go at the new 'soggy left-wing consensus' and Mike German has appeared long enough to tell us that he's in no rush to make up his mind about the leadership of the Lib Dems.
The Presiding Officer is planning to say something later too, something along these lines:
How can we expect the public to hold us to account and fully participate in Welsh democracy when there is so much confusion between the legislature, the Assembly, and the Executive, the Government. Is it not time that we now refer to ourselves and each other in clearer terms to enable us to move on and take Wales forward as the Assembly and the Welsh Government?
Nick Bourne is all for it, Rhodri Morgan wasn't having any of it and Ieuan Wyn Jones didn't get to answer that question. He can always pop in and use the Presiding Officer's new 'Video Booth' (more like a video shack) in the Senedd and let us know what he thinks.
I'm Betsan Powys, 大象传媒 Wales' political editor. I'll be blogging the inside track on .
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I was refused entry to the 'Video Booth' earlier.
Apparently, 脿 la 'X factor', all AMs are now required to enter the booth after plenary, and talk about their performance.
DEVOLUTION TEN YEARS ON! ~ 大象传媒 WALES LAST NIGHT!
As all Wales danced into the night to celebrate the massive success of the Devolution Referendum in 1997 (鈥淚t was like the Berlin wall coming down all over again鈥ust Fabuuulus in Fishgard!鈥 ~ Sian Lloyd), We ask Wales鈥 new movers and shakers just what it had all meant to them ten years on 鈥
Ron Davies ~ 鈥淗ey, I was on the radio again last night鈥hey haven鈥檛 forgotten me...I鈥檒l be doing the traffic soon!鈥
Rhodri Morgan ~ Never felt better! Pass those sausages鈥ndrew, are you gong to eat all those chips鈥.chuck 鈥榚m over here before Edwina sees 鈥榚m!鈥
Glenda Herbert [AM Rhondda Village]~ 鈥淶ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!鈥
Dai Shafter [AM Swansea 鈥 Wine St.] ~ 鈥淏rilliant, almost paid off the mortgage. Wife鈥檚 got her own media consultancy; kids are in Charterhouse鈥icked!鈥
Lesley Dork [AM Porth Marina] ~ 鈥淚鈥檓 bloody bored ridged鈥hat鈥檚 on the telly. Shaun the Sheep?
Geoff Dyno [AM Ponty Bus Shelter] ~ 鈥淪eat on the Committee of the Regions? Brussels, Bring it on! I love mussels. Any good late clubs?
Deborah Trout [AM Bangor Normal] ~ 鈥淥K, Edwina, outside now...let鈥檚 settle this in the car park!鈥
Prof Cliff Climber (Cardiff University Business School) ~ 鈥淢y new book鈥檚 coming out next week ..鈥漌ales Culture Shock! How the Cheeky Girls set the Neo-liberal Agenda鈥 (拢135 in paperback)
10 Years on and we still ignore WELSH ingenuity and sheer genious.
3 lads in North Wales achieve World breaking success and not piece on Welsh news.
The rest of the world is talking, does it take the loss of the technology to break the story or is that the story.
Take a look.
www.maesanturio.org
Welsh at its best.
Richard harrris's skit is terrific. Very funny. I disagree completely with the premise, but it's a lot cleverer than most of the things I agree with. More please...