HMOs have always been something of an issue, not least because the rules seemed to be different in Wales. I remember there was something of a campaign in Swansea, particularly in those areas that were being taken over by students. This letter appeared in the Western Mail some years ago.

The RentSmart scheme should know about ALL premises as they spent a lot of time gathering data – for what purpose other than extracting cash out of landlords even those with just 1 let property ? And they were chasing people up about registration and issuing penalties. So armed with that kind of database they could crack on with a revised permit system, unless of course they don’t want that level of scrutiny and enforcement

So long as a HMO is for less than 6 people, the council never know about it.

Nothing like a bit of “robust”action to generate support among people who have been left behind or feel ignored. That’s why all this trendy “anything goes” bullshit doesn’t ever end well for the thickos running Plaid. The PCC may not be the prime mover in a “cleansing” operation but if he looks like he’s in tune with it then he’ll do O.K and that’s how it should be.

Council leaders could learn from this by not granting permits for HMO’s where it is evident that the residents will be ASBO’s and dopeheads from out of town. We need to solve our own social problems first, then when all is hunky dory get into granny farming and housing imported delinquents strictly on a commercial basis. If darkest England is so desperate to dump its “surpluses” then there will be a market rate for such facilities and well organised enterprising locals can displace publicly funded Third Sector wasters.

Afron Jones the previous Plaid Cymru PCC was a wokey decriminalise pundit.
Vocal with it too.

I have no doubt whatsoever that this affected the Plaid Cymru vote, certainly on the second vote preference which swings who wins. The ‘drugs’ issue is not just about the zombies slumped in the bus station in Wrexham or the Rhyl no-go areas, but also the low level crime like burglary and shoplifting that goes with it. Quite fashionable in trendy eateries for the middle classes who don’t experience the results to have an academic discussion about it, having tried a bit of harmless blow at Uni.

It’s the poorest in our communities who suffer the outfall and want something done.

The robust county lines operations like the “clean up Station Road in Llanelli” is very popular and definitely played a role in Dafydd Llywelyn retaining his seat for Plaid Cymru in Dyfed-Powys area.

This has shades of the old Political Commissar jobs that were inserted into The Soviet armed forces and most of its state institutions. Job was to ensure that there would be no deviation from the officially defined orthodoxy. This modern commissar is not as well organised (or discreet ) as the Soviet predecessor but is already showing signs of being just as fuckin’ nasty. She’s on a trip and it won’t end well for victims of her pogrom. Those having a chuckle alongside her right now had better watch out. She’ll be running out of victims and will have to home in on another group of members to satisfy her escalating blood lust.

I see the Western Mail is reporting Dilys Davies is suspended for six months from serving on the Yes Cymru Central Committee, but retains her YC membership. The way that organisation is going I’m not sure I’d want to keep it. The fallout from this sorry affair, plus the rows over the politicisation of the organisation by the hard Left, have led to many members chucking it in already, it seems.

I have no idea where the DD suspension will go yet. Is there a right of appeal? Would she want to anyway? But I’d say this. I don’t think it’s a good look for YC that the Diversity and Inclusion Officer, who presumably gave advice to those who decided Dilys Davies’ fate, runs an open Twitter account that “follows” Mr Aled Gwyn Williams, and has even “liked” AGW comments! It’s also interesting that it “follows” several individuals who are linked to the original Dilysgate1 saga back in September 2019, which were referred to again, retrospectively, in these recent complaints about Dilys Davies. In following all these individuals who have at one time been involved in the case against DD, there’s a real risk that the Diversity and Inclusion Officer might appear biased. But I’m sure the Diversity Officer made all this known to those who decided Dilys Davies’ fate, didn’t she?

Because, by and large, they tend to work hard and keep to themselves.

Labour’s secret nightmare is the prospective of large influx of Hong Kong chinese holding British National Overseas passports and status. These people are natural Tory voters. They despise anything left wing,, their aim in life is to get on and get rich – and long bost people in Hong Kong, they are ‘market-savvy’, have large amounts of savings in gold, shares globally and extraordinarily self-reliant . (it’s perfectly normal in Hong Kong for ordinary workers to buy gold, buy shares all over the world, invest in things, etc etc. Due to their low taxation quite ordinary people have large amounts of disposable income)

I lived there years ago for three years. Wondeful place back then and Beijing would be stupid to continue on it’s present course and blow it all. Although in all probability they would actually relocate to where the economic set-up is more in line with their beliefs – Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and at a pinch Canada and Australia.

Not when I was there. They were separate facilities. And in the hotels and bars.

Considering they hardly have any full time staff, why do they need a diversity officer. It is not a county council or the BBC. It is up to the membership, local groups and special interest groups t ie BAME, cyclists , to reach out to their own. Wales i ONE COMMUNITY