Comments on: Jerusalem Unsundered

By: John Young

John Young — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 17:41:54 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. It did make good listening. It was almost all positive. Lee Richards (or Leigh ?), Sid Morgan and Rhun Ap Iorwerth all put forward good solid arguments in favour while a woman whose name I didn't get spoke for about five minutes giving the impression that she didn't have a clue what she was talking about.

By: Jac

Jac — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:25:46 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. It might have been, but a few things have cropped up that I can't let pass without scrutiny.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:52:37 +0000

Jack, good read. You have you eye on the ball, as they say. The last paragraph in this article – “It would be nice to report that Wales is on the same path. But she’s not. I fear we’re headed in the opposite direction.” – seems like a teaser to me. Can we assume this will be the subject of your next article?

By: dafis

dafis — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 06:46:33 +0000

In reply to Jac. Reckless was a regional list A.M member sitting under the party nomination. It appears that the odious Hamilton is correct that he should now surrender his seat to whoever was the next whacky UKIPper on their list. Reckless is not mandated to sit as a Tory nor as an Independent. Surprised Elin Jones missed this as she is normally very good at small print, just doesn't get the bigger picture.

By: Jac

Jac — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:48:03 +0000

Whoever contacted me re a certain fund-raising issue please get it touch again with contact details. This needs to be exposed. Write to editor@jacothenorth.net

By: Jac

Jac — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:45:42 +0000

In reply to The Earthshaker. You know my position: Plaid Cymru was serving no useful purpose anyway, so now that they aren't even the official opposition, why bother . . . except that now there'll be people in Plaid deluding themselves that Labour needs them ever more.

By: The Earthshaker

The Earthshaker — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:25:08 +0000

Of course, English devolution is a nonstarter, federalism would never work, but it’s a distraction and that’s its value particularly in Wales to an apathetic electorate, Labour can pretend to have a discussion on ‘more powers’ that never goes anywhere and won’t ever be delivered. Even Scottish unionists don’t see it as the way forward anymore, they know the debate is either independence or total roll back of devolution.

Off topic and following today’s defection by Mark Reckless, the Tories are now the official opposition replacing Plaid Cymru. Plaid can either be a pointless third party or if they had any sense and a spine they should take this opportunity to strategically withdraw from the Senedd and focus on building up local parties, campaigning for welsh independence and watching the Brexit train wreck unfold while making maximum political capital out of it.

Plaid’s AM’s could still attend plenary sessions to quiz Comatose Carwyn and his Cabinet and the odd Committee to grab headlines and ensure they’re still be representing the people who elected them, but apart from that they should stand back and let the Labour/Tory/UKIP Brexit mess in Wales unfold over the next few months and years, while building an independence movement and be ready to step up when Wales needs them.

Doubt I’ll happen, but we can hope that Welsh voters are questioning some of what’s going on in the Bay bubble.

By: Big Gee

Big Gee — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:08:19 +0000

In reply to daffy2012. That was exactly what Dr. Beeching had in mind when he sliced up our rail links in Cymru. No one can convince me that it was just an economic decision. He was working to a preconceived plan to keep the north separate from the south, whilst encouraging west - east connections. It's obvious to a blind man, all you need as a tool to discover that is a road map!

By: daffy2012

daffy2012 — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:42:10 +0000

I was reading something that they built the great rail-roads of the US with an eye on creating a nation. They knew they had to have good transport links to create this new nation. Our rulers know that the last thing they want is a well linked Wales with north and south joined to form one nation. The much prefer east to west links. The object is to keep us divided economically, politically, geographically and culturally/linguistically. It’s quite simple really.

By: dafis

dafis — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:49:11 +0000

more propaganda today on WalesonLine ref electrification of the South Wales ( Cardiff end ) to Paddington line. This huge CapEx will lead to a 14 minute saving on journey times !, assuming of course that there aren’t any wet leaves or dead bodies ( humans, cattle, etc ) on the line.
This, like HS2, sucks up huge dollops of capital which might have been used to seriously good effect by making journeys between our communities a bit easier. Try filling in the potholes to stop my car becoming a wreck within its first 7 years, get bits of overtaking space on the A470 if we cant afford or don’t need dualling, and loads of other links that need sorting out now that the newest piece of the Cardiff Bay Boulevard is about complete.

Check out that link on Jac’s tweet column to the piece written by a Welshman now living in OZ. They have a road running N > S, 1700+miles of track of variable width, down the middle of the country linking tropical to temperate zones, yet our silly tossers can’t put together the remaining 150 or less between CefnCoed and Llandudno. Makes me want to slice and dice some A.M’s and their useless civil servants just to check whether there’s any life or brain in there.