Assembly Asides

"Well y Jiw Jiw" (that was not an anti-semitic statement by the way), it was Welsh for good God! They say a week is a long time in politics, well its only been three days and we can take a magnifying glass to the usual suspects. Apart from Leanne Wood's historic new dawn in the Rhondda, the result that gave me the most satisfaction was hearing of the slashing of Alun Davies's majority in Blaenau Gwent. I thought, this has to be some man who has done this and it turns out to be Professor Nigel Copner . Good on ya mate is all I can say. That was as good as a win I reckon and old squirmy farmers friend should have an uncomfortable five years in front of him. He's jumped ship once from Plaid to Labour, don't be surprised to see him jump ship to UKIP to try and secure himself a place on the regional list next time and talking of regional lists, what a farce. How the School for Scoundrels namely UKIP can now have 7 members in the National Assembly of Wales is an indictment on this form of democracy. Surely there are more people in Wales who care more about the environment than care about leaving Europe and the plight of migrants? Surely? People who have fled England from migrants, now voting to keep migrants out of Wales and to keep our sovereignty, whatever that bloody term means. A couple of things I found interesting from listening to the count, when Trystan Lewis in Aber Conway's result was read out it was announced as Plaid Cymru for North Wales and when the Plaid Cymru candidate for Brecon and Radnoshire was read out it said Plaid Cymru for the whole of Wales. Pity when Dafydd Elis Thomas' result was read out that they didn't announce him as Plaid Cymru, little Lord Fauntleroy. They are going to have to find a way to gag him or excommunicate him from the party cos he is an embarrassment, encouraging members to vote for a Labour candidate for Police Commissioner for North Wales. The Tories did badly, the pundits thinking it was because of the divided stand on Europe. Their man in Ceredigion who had been described as Donald Trump Trelech was read out at the count at Aberaeron as Felix Frank Elfed Aubel. The final result that came in was just as staggering, to me anyway, as the Blaenau Gwent result namely Cardiff West's Neil McEvoy whose achievement in this part of the City was even more spectacular than Professor Copner's in Blaenau Gwent. He has been voted in on the regional list and we can look forward to some fireworks in the Assembly with this resilient and hard working character. Carwyn (Snooze) Jones will have to be on the ball this time around and I will be surprised if this term will be as boring as previous terms with the personalities therein assembled.
I don't smile often, being a miserable bastard with bad teeth, but, I have to admit smiling wryly on numerous occasions whilst listening to the Free French Radio (BBC Radio Cymru) on Thursday night, all through the night!