Just a reminder that we’ll be live blogging Question Time tomorrow night! There is a welcome in the valley signature to the panel with that most honest of politicians Peter Hain, political editor of the Sun George Pascoe-Watson, Conservative shadow secretary of state for Wales Cheryl Gillan, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams, and leader of the Plaid Cymru group in Westminster Elfyn Llwyd. We’re all Welsh now – or at least we will be tomorrow night. I bet the audience will be barking as well so it’s one for the connoisseur of sheer awfulness. You are cordially invited!!
QUESTION TIME PRE ALERT!
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David,
I hope I don’t detect some anti-Welsh racism simmering under the surface. I take it that the word “barking” refers to the panel !
Woops, sorry. Just re-read it, you refer to the audience as well. Expect some interesting posts here from any Welsh readers.
Should be good entertainment, they don’t come nuttier than Plaid Cymru.
“You’re cordially invited”
I think I’ll pass!
All ‘black’ Eastenders last night.
To recap then:
We’re all gay, Welsh, Muzzie, Black, Ethiopian, smack head terrorists.
I’m confused!
I’m amused by the irony of someone involved in Northern Irish politics accusing the Welsh of being nutters 🙂
I’ve never heard of any of them, other than Honesty Hain.
I take it that they’re in Cardiff or something?
Ref eastenders last night.
Basically the mood music :-
‘white people are still racists’
Yawn
Cockney 9:33
I am conscious that, when some of us on this site accuse the BBC of anti-semitism, we need to be careful that we are not guilty of anti-taffyism.
I seem to remember this got Anne Robinson into trouble some years ago.
Not that I am comparing David Vance with Anne Robinson, of course……
There’s lovely, you!
All of the above reminds me of this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4879154.stm
David Vance – sorry, off-topic, but short:
I know you are revamping the site. When you do, please consider putting up a link to a page of legal info regarding TV licence prosecution. Nothing controversial, just information. At present there is some example information in the General Comments just below this topic.
Pity Lord Ahmed is on going to appear… he’s been sent to prison for ’12’ weeks!
caveman | 25.02.09 – 11:20 am | #
I second that.
Is David having an Ann Robinson moment and equating the Welsh with sheer awfulness and possibly being barking as well?
Mind, I’m not saying that the Welsh ain’t barking or awful but I just don’t think that is in any way the monopoly of the Welsh. Just look around you…take Ann Robinson, for example, or…fill in the blanks as you will. No shortage of candidates outside of Wales and not a million miles away, either…know wo’ i mean, Guv?
Merthyr is the biggest shithole in Wales and yep – it’s a labour stronghold. So I’m expecting loads of “barking” comments from the audience, nothing to do with being Welsh.
Should be a typical example of Aunty’s balcanced and impartial broadcasting policy, I hope the tory has got a decent flack jacket – she’ll need it.
TTR – Swansea.
Millie 2:37
Be careful. We Scots, Irish and Welsh Celts stick together, except when we are fighting each other !
To all normal Welsh B-BBC readers,
Mea culpa. I meant no offence but was referring to what I presume will be an audience stacked with Welsh nationalists who, like the rest of the Celtic fringe nationalists, are deranged! Have I offended enough now? I am the weakest link,,,,!!
I know exactly what you mean David lol – It should be fun.
TTR – Swansea
David 5:06
No-one can accuse you of treading carefully on eggshells ! More power to your politically incorrect elbow.
But, sure, the BBC will stuff the panel and audience with Welsh Nationalists. That is what they do.
But, where is Rhoddri boyo ? Is he too grand to be there ?
Grant:
Millie 2:37
Be careful. We Scots, Irish and Welsh Celts stick together, except when we are fighting each other !
Grant | 25.02.09 – 4:52 pm | #
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Aye,aye, I’ll mind out when the Celts are riled.
But you know, I wasn’t letting the Sassenachs off. Honest, Guv.
We are all British. Or at least we were until Blair and Brown dissolved the union. And I think you will find an awful lot of Welsh are against the tax eating assembly.
Don’t forget that we need the Welsh to help save us from this awful government.
“Nevertheless Plaid lost overall control of its usually very safe Council
of Gwynedd and failed to gain control of any one Council in Wales.
Despite this, the overall support of Plaid increased dramatically
and the Party managed to gain Councillors where there were none before,
such as in Wrecsam/Wrexham. In addition, Plaid pulled much of the
support away from Labour, even in very safe Labour seats such as Caerffili,
where Plaid and Labour now have 32 Councillors each.
The Conservatives in Wales were also celebrating after managing to
keep control of Monmouth and gained overall control of Vale of Glamorgan.
The Liberal Democrats kept control of Cardiff, Wales’ largest council,
and stayed in power in Swansea, but looked likely to have to form
a coalition. The big losers in these elections though were the Labour
Party who were down to 122 seats, leaving the party on 344. ”
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/wales-plaid-cymru-success-new-labour-decimated
I would love to see a few penetrating questions concerning the tax-guzzling assembly and Wales’ lamentable record on out-of-control quangos:
http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/483701/
We won’t get any of course…
Hi Jon,
I think perhaps you misunderstood devolution. It did not destroy nor weaken the union, it actually maintained the status quo whilst creating the illusion of some degree of independence in Scotland and Wales.
I hope to be back from the special budget-setting meeting of our council in time for this. Otherwise, I’ll pop in within a couple of minutes of stepping back inside the door.
Gunter 12:25
Nonsense ! It has increased the pressure for independence. You should get out more.
Gunter:
Hi Jon,
I think perhaps you misunderstood devolution. It did not destroy nor weaken the union, it actually maintained the status quo whilst creating the illusion of some degree of independence in Scotland and Wales.
Gunter | 26.02.09 – 12:25 am | #
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On what evidence do you base your theory?, it may have escaped your notice that the SNP are the governing party in Scotland.
If the Scots are so passionate about the Union as you claim, why are the Nationalists in power?.
I just hope that they go on about the guy who gets £650.000 per year pension.
Then someone might also ask the panel:
Who is the BBC pwesenter who earns more in one year than 4 CEO’s from two banks
put together.
And does the license prayer pay for the pensions of the crowd at the BBC.
Grant: How can he get out more when the nurses keep him locked up for most of the time?
Cant believe how anti-welsh alot of people are on here
ColinW 2:18
At the last election the SNP got 17% of the vote. Hardly a ringing endorsement for independence !