Who knows what goes on, I’ve been here in my little secluded farm for Years now and without your blog I’d have no idea what goes on.
Adrian Parsons was a character and a half, a look into his life should be an interesting one for you if he would ever come to Wales 😂😂

I was surprised they had hookers in such religious societies. But then, I’ve led a sheltered life.

10 years on, no change: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/ieuans-anglesey-seat-worst-place-1878077

I guarantee that what will decide the action or lack of it will not be what’s best for Wales but the reaction expected from England.

Considering ? That stage of deliberation should have been expedited weeks ago, as soon as areas of Northern England and South Wales were placed under restrictions. The restraints on “travel in and out” should have been applied immediately to those English areas i.e No person from Wales would be allowed either in or out of say Bolton or the other communities affected, and reciprocally no person from any of the restricted areas could be allowed into Wales. Instead we’ve been lumbered with a tentative “let’s not upset the English” bullshit hand wringing response.

The Ministry of Defence probably don’t have to consult anyone in Wales about what they do with their military bases in Cymru (62 of them in all) since their power trumps that of any Welsh institution including the WAG when it comes to those sites. It was a private deal between the MOD and the Home Office and nobody else needed to be consulted. Wales can no more have prevented this arrangement than they could prevent jet fighters from RAF Valley disturbing the peace in Gwynedd.

Expect more of this high-handedness from Johnson when he orders the start of work on the M4 extension. Likewise the A55. But don’t expect any North-South railway links or Camarthen to Aber.

First – “The United Kingdom is the greatest political partnership the world has ever seen, and we need transport links between our nations that are as strong as our historic bonds. “Quality transport links are the key to making sure everyone can access education, jobs and housing, helping businesses to grow and thrive and rebalancing opportunity fairly across our country.”

Second – “The UK Government has invested millions in Wales’ rail infrastructure, including on station improvements and speeding up journeys. But we are committed to making further significant improvements for travellers across Wales, leading to better-connected communities and greater opportunities for people across the county. This review comes at a crucial time for when we must make decisions around how best we grow our economy, strengthen the United Kingdom and its internal market and promote the creation of new jobs to level up every part of Wales and the UK.”

And last – ” Connecting our towns, cities and communities through better transport links is at the heart of this Government’s work to fuel our economic recovery. That’s why we need to look at how we can improve the transport landscape across the UK, levelling up people’s access to work and education, and bringing communities closer together.”

Enough to bring up one’s breakfast, well almost. I wonder whether the possibility of reopening a rail link between Aber and Carmarthen or even a tidying of the A470 will ever be considered by these geniuses. We’re not holding our breath here in the Dafis house. An even bigger vision for North South connectivity doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of ever featuring.

https://nation.cymru/news/johnson-confirms-intention-to-overrule-welsh-government-on-transport/

Evidently some of Boris’ chums got left out of juicy deals like HS2 or Trident and are now barking at his door for a slice of the goodies. Boris, becoming more weak and wobbly a la Mrs May daily, will try his best to keep them sweet. After all what’s the point of being a big boss if you can’t look after your mates ( donors) ?

Simon Hart is the ‘Secretary of State for Wales’, the unelected gofer of the British Prime Minister.

Just someone appointed to sit at the top table and plays no useful role other than the viceroy badge wearer. He’s like the one who wears the ‘Assistant Manager’ badge at McDonalds. In the case of Simple Simon, he has the use of the padded chair at cabinet meetings is not allowed to criticize bad decisions by the government.

This is unlike other Tory MPs like the member for Folkestone and Hythe who are backbenchers and is outspoken about the use of Napier barracks in his constituency for dumping ‘asylum seekers’. Of course, Napier barracks has resulted in the local MP there getting millions of pounds for Kent County Council and a directly funded GP, dentist, a maximum occupation threshold and it’s own mobile testing unit for Covid. Simple Simon the badge wearer for Penally barracks, however, can do no such thing. Told to shut up and given a little gold star on his lapel badge.

It’s civil servants in Whitehall get to do the ordering of duvets and happy meals for Penally.