tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21338091916302905992024-03-13T22:04:30.368+00:00National LeftNational Left - Wales needs a progressive left future.glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger3251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-39017175466481911632020-11-06T05:40:00.005+00:002020-11-06T05:40:48.586+00:00 Not bloggiing because of injury<p> I will unfortunately not be blogging g for a wji!e as I have broken a collarbone.Aauzd</p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-79637469125358603662020-11-05T06:00:00.004+00:002020-11-05T06:00:31.555+00:00Whether the English Government plans to ban all not essentials sales it is still hypocritical,<p>There seems to be some confusion on whether the English Government has decided <span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px;">follow those in Wales and refrain from selling some goods such as clothes and books during its new lockdown.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather;"><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;">Nayion Cymru report that </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>According to industry publication <a href="https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/service-and-availability/english-supermarkets-told-to-cordon-off-areas-of-non-essential-goods/650001.article" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #f47857; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.625em; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">The Grocer</span></a>, stores have been instructed to cordon off aisles which contain non-essential products only, following in Wales’ footsteps after similar measures were introduced here.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>However a UK Government spokesperson denied the report, telling website Guido Fawkes that “These claims are false. Items will not be cordoned off.”</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>One individual involved in the talks told <span style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px;"><a href="https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/service-and-availability/english-supermarkets-told-to-cordon-off-areas-of-non-essential-goods/650001.article" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #f47857; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.625em; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s;">the Grocer </a></span>that the UK Government had instructed retailers in England that non-essential goods could not be sold in aisles that did not contain essential goods.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“The Government have said that they are not going to force retailers to shut down all non-essential goods, like it happened in Wales,” they said.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“However,” the source added, “those stores which have specific areas of so-called non-essential goods will have to cordon them off.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“They will not have to close off aisles where there is a mix.”</i></b></p></blockquote><p>Which seems a pretty way of saying that if you have section like my local Tesco Store which has an upstairs section selling "non-Essential goods" and some very clear distinction between other goods like groceries down stairs , then they will be cordoned of and it will only be in smaller stores where thiswil happen</p><blockquote><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Under the new restrictions, people should stay at home except for specific reasons including education and work (if it cannot be done from home).</span></i></b></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>All non-essential retailers, leisure and entertainment venues must shut, with pubs and restaurants told to close except for takeaways.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs Council, warned that those responsible for the most "egregious" breaches of the rules would face stiff fines.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>He said: "Every one of us has a responsibility to understand what the regulations are and abide by those regulations", adding that people who flouted them would be "breaking the law and endangering people's lives".</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to make a statement in the House of Commons later on Thursday outlining what economic support will be available to businesses and jobs during the lockdown.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What seems odd is that the Prime Minister and Chancellor did not make this clear during the debate in the House of Commons.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We do know that up to now the Welsh and English Tories all opposed the the Welsh Governments lockdown rules .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-d0pm55" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div></a><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: normal; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"></a><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 49px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: 400; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: normal; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ddef8g r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Andrew RT Davies</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@AndrewRTDavie</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">This lockdown will cost the Welsh economy £500m. Hospital-acquired infections & deaths are spiralling out of control. We’re still waiting for the firebreak exit plan yet Labour ministers are still fiddling with their shopping list ban.
Whilst Rome burns...</span></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="quote-tweet-label tweet-card-label" class="css-1dbjc4n" id="tweet-rich-content-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="card-media-label card-detail-label" class="css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-1867qdf r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-testid="card.wrapper" id="tweet-card-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 214, 221); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-1dbjc4n r-uvzvve r-pm2fo r-zmljjp r-rull8r r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll" data-testid="card.layoutLarge.media" id="card-media-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-color: black black rgb(204, 214, 221); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1pi2tsx r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://t.co/t2bqYGFvSe?amp=1" rel=" noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 296.328px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 566px; z-index: 0;" target="_blank"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 296.328px; width: 566px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 296.328px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 566px;"><div aria-label="271020 Non-essential shop" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1mnahxq r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1323907665643319298/bznn-2Fh?format=jpg&name=small"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 296.328px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 566px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="271020 Non-essential shop" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1323907665643319298/bznn-2Fh?format=jpg&name=small" style="bottom: 0px; height: 296.328px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 566px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" id="card-detail-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-18u37iz r-16y2uox r-1wtj0ep r-1ny4l3l r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-focusable="true" href="https://t.co/t2bqYGFvSe?amp=1" rel=" noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 0 auto; font: inherit; justify-content: space-between; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;" target="_blank"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o r-utggzx r-m611by" data-testid="card.layoutLarge.detail" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Welsh Government updates list of items that can be sold in supermarkets | ITV News</span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-cens5h r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: -webkit-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">The Welsh Government has announced a list of items that supermarkets in Wales will be allowed to sell in Wales during the 17 day firebreak lockdown.</span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">tv.com</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-vpgt9t" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 15px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-zso239 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies/status/1321172652174774278" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">7:31 PM · Oct 27, 2020</a><span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></span><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1jeg54m r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" href="https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels" rel=" noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">Twitter for iPhone</a></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Former Conservative Government minister David Jones MP has voted against the UK government in its plans to introduce a four week lockdown in England.</span></span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Clwyd West MP, and former Welsh Secretary, was one of 34 Conservative MPs to rebel against their government's proposals.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">MPs were voting on the new measures that will come into force at midnight.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But Boris Johnson saw off the rebellion of Conservative MPs opposed to the move, with the support of Labour.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The government won the vote by 516 to 38, a majority of 478.</span></p></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Mr Jones, along with all other north Wales Conservative politicians</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><a class="css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54363059" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(186, 186, 186); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: dimgrey; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">in the Senedd and the Commons</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">, had opposed local lockdowns being imposed in north Wales in September.</span></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He was the only Conservative MP in Wales to rebel in the vote on Wednesday.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plaid Cymru abstained from voting on the measures, that will apply to England.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All other Welsh MPs, both Labour and Conservative, voted with the government - except for Cardiff North MP Anna McMorrin who did not record a vote.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the Tory MPs who backed the English Government and who have spent the last Fortnight it is hypocricy on a major scale.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, this does not necessarily mean she deliberately abstained.</span></p></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whether the English Government had plans to follow the Welsh completely is unlikely , though they may well have decided that they can get away with anything these days even such hypocrisy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The normally bumptious Andrew rT Davies seems to be somewhat muted and even have deleted some of his tweets,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But he and the many who rightly or wrongly criticise the Welsh Government often using near-racist language only to be mute when it happens in England is outstanding,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1pi2tsx r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://t.co/bLtnXkLiUm?amp=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 265.438px; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 507px; z-index: 0;" target="_blank"><br /><br /></a></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 507px;"><div aria-label="SUPERMARKET" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1mnahxq r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><span id="alttext-container" style="border-color: silver; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 265.438px; overflow: hidden; padding: 1px; pointer-events: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 507px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img align="left" height="16" id="alttext-image" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px;" width="16" /><span id="alttext">SUPERMARKET</span></span></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 507px;"><div aria-label="SUPERMARKET" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1mnahxq r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><img alt="SUPERMARKET" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1319684302985154560/pmdHHgbI?format=jpg&name=small" style="bottom: 0px; cursor: move; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 507px; z-index: -1;" /><span id="alttext-container" style="border-color: silver; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 265.438px; overflow: hidden; padding: 1px; pointer-events: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 507px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img align="left" height="16" id="alttext-image" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px;" width="16" /><span id="alttext">SUPERMARKET</span></span></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">s</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-50770885729715206282020-11-04T05:39:00.003+00:002020-11-04T05:39:15.726+00:00Latest Welsh Opinion Poll sees Abolish taking seats with 7% of the regional vote.<p></p><br /><br />The latest Welsh Political Barometer Poll come as a bit of a disappointment , I have <a href="https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/author/sesrms/">Professor Roger Awan-Scully</a> analysis , which is in Green with my comments in black.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #383735; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The poll was carried out online by YouGov from 26-30 October 2020 so the recent surge in Yes/Cymru </b><span style="color: #383735; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>supporters</b></span></span><b style="color: #383735; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> may not have yet began.</b></span><br /><blockquote><p> <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Our most recent poll, in September, put Labour in single-point leads over the Conservatives for all three voting intention questions asked: general election voting intention and the two Senedd ballots. How do things stand now? Let’s look first at Westminster: here are the latest figures (with changes since September’s poll in brackets):</span></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Labour: 43% (+2)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Conservatives: 32% (-1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Plaid Cymru: 13% (-2)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Brexit Party: 5% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Greens: 3% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Liberal Democrats: 3% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Others: 2% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">These figures demonstrate limited movement in party support since our last poll; indeed, all of the changes seen here are well within the standard ‘margin of error’, suggesting that there has been no fundamental shift in public preferences in the nearly two month period since the last Barometer poll was conducted. Labour will, though, undoubtedly be pleased to register their highest Westminster vote intention in Wales since December 2018. Such findings are broadly in line with what recent Britain-wide polling has been showing, with a modest Conservative weakening and slight improvements for Labour in recent weeks bringing the two parties more-or-less level.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">What might these numbers from the new Barometer poll mean in terms of parliamentary seats? Using the standard method of projecting swings since the last general election uniformly across Wales generates the following projected outcome in terms of seats (with changes from the December 2019 election result indicated in brackets):</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Labour: 27 (+5)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Conservatives: 9 (-5)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Plaid Cymru: 4 (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">The projected Labour gains from the Conservatives are (in order of marginality from the 2019 general election) Delyn, Bridgend, Clwyd South, Vale of Clwyd and Ynys Mon; of the swathe of Welsh Conservative gains in the December 2019 general election, only Wrexham is now (very narrowly) projected to remain blue.</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p>Basically it looks like that a Pre December status will remain and the socalled RED WALL in Wales at least will be partially rebuilt </p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">The picture for devolved voting intentions is not quite so stable as for Westminster. Here are the findings of our new poll for the constituency ballot (with changes in support from September’s poll once more indicated in brackets):</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Labour: 38% (+4)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Conservatives: 27% (-2)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Plaid Cymru: 20% (-4)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Brexit Party: 5% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Liberal Democrats: 3% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Greens: 3% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Others: 4% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Here we see a rather greater strengthening of Labour support, alongside a weakening for Plaid Cymru and (though to a lesser extent, and within the standard sampling error margin) for the Conservatives. These are once again Labour’s best numbers since December 2018. It is also interesting that there is also no improvement for the Liberal Democrats from their historically poor figure in our last poll.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">A uniform swing projection of the changes in party support since May 2016 indicated by this poll suggests that only one constituency seat in the Senedd would change hands, with the Conservatives very narrowly gaining the Vale of Glamorgan from Labour.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">And what about the regional list vote? Here our new Barometer poll produced the following results (with changes since September’s poll again indicated in brackets):</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p>Of course one of the factors here may be Brecon and Radnor which may not be a safe seat for the sole Liberal Democrat with the announcement that Kirsty Williams from the Senedd and will not be standing , leaving it to the possibility of a Tory gain</p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Labour: 33% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Conservatives: 24% (-3)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Plaid Cymru: 20% (-3)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Abolish the Assembly: 7% (+3)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Brexit Party: 5% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Greens: 4% (no change)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Liberal Democrats: 4% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Others: 3% (+1)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Unlike for the constituency vote, we see here no improvement in Labour’s support. But there are similar declines for both the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru. And, perhaps most strikingly of all, there is a further rise in support for the anti-devolution Abolish the Assembly party. Their seven percent support in this poll is their highest ever figure registered in a Barometer poll and equals the highest level of support they have registered in any public poll – matching their score in the December 2018 Sky Data poll. Along with the five percent support scored by the Brexit Party, this does emphasise that there is a significant constituency of support in Wales for Euro- and devo-sceptic populist political options; were such voters to have a single clear option to unite around in next May’s election they might well deliver a significant number of seats to such a party.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Allowing for the constituency results already projected, and once again assuming uniform national swings since 2016, our new poll projects the following overall results for the Senedd’s regional list seats:</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">North Wales: 2 Conservative, 1 Plaid, 1 Abolish the Assembly</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Mid and West Wales: 2 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 Abolish the Assembly</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">South Wales West: 2 Conservative, 2 Plaid</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">South Wales Central: 2 Conservative, 1 Plaid, 1 Abolish the Assembly</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">South Wales East: 2 Conservative, 1 Plaid, 1 Abolish the Assembly</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">From all these figures we thus produce the following overall projected result for the Senedd:</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Labour: 28 seats (26 constituency, 2 regional)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Conservatives: 16 seats (7 constituency, 9 regional)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Plaid Cymru: 11 seats (6 constituency, 5 regional)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Abolish the Assembly: 4 seats (4 regional)</span></i></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Liberal Democrats: 1 seat (1 constituency)</span></i></strong></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Overall, our new poll certainly does not suggest that Labour in Wales are suffering negative political consequences from the firebreak lockdown. If anything the opposite would appear to be the case, with the party’s support appearing to strengthen more substantially for the Senedd constituency vote than for Westminster. In addition to factors common to politics across Britain – such as declining ratings for Prime Minister Johnson, dissatisfaction with the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, and the impact of Sir Keir Starmer on perceptions of Labour – the persistence of a major crisis in an area of devolved competence like health has brought devolved politics to the fore. At present, this appears to be playing to Labour’s advantage in Wales. But it may also be helping an explicitly anti-devolution party like Abolish the Assembly harvest additional support from some of those who resent the distinct approach to handling the crisis taken by government in Wal</span>es.</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p>Though if the Liberal Democrats were to lose Brecon and Radnor , the they could make up for it with one of the <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Mid and West Wales:, seats though who would lose out sems unclear.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There's an interesting analysis by Ioan Phillips "<span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;">Why Faragist politics are doomed to fail in Wales" , which points out that </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"There is an old saying about buses that goes “you wait ages for one, and then three turn up at once”. That might need updating for Welsh politics following the launch of the Reform Party. It joins UKIP and Abolish the Assembly as staunch opponents of devolution.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, says the party will campaign primarily against lockdown measures. This distinguishes the latest vehicle for his ego from the other abolitionist parties, who have no policy platform to speak of other than getting rid of the Senedd.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The arguments for parties like Reform usually stress the electoral space in Welsh politics for a socially right-wing party with left-leaning economic instincts. Proponents of this view claim that the Conservatives are still too tainted by the legacy of the 1980s to win over socially conservative voters in areas like the South Wales Valleys.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>With support for independence rising and growing scepticism towards the union amongst some parts of Welsh Labour, they contend that there is a segment of the unionist electorate that is up for grabs.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The electoral case against a new party is just as strong, though. For a start, the Additional Member System (AMS) used to elect MSs disadvantages parties with narrow pockets of support – especially when competing against ideologically similar rivals.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Moreover, as opposition to lockdown and devolution have a significant ideological overlap, Farage’s Reform Party faces duels with the Welsh Conservatives and Abolish in rural Mid and West Wales, as well as battles with Labour in more urban areas.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Abolish have eked out the 7% needed to elect a handful of regional MS’ in today’s YouGov poll, but have done during the week where devolution has probably split opinion more than at any time in its history, and at the Conservatives’ expense in terms of seats.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"></span></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Throwing Reform into the mix as well might just split the vote further and deny any of them representation".</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #333333;">I was going to comment further but clearly I am distracted with events across the pond and the possibility of another disappointment. </span></span></p><br /> <p style="background-color: white; color: #383735; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong></strong></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-37967719095888249092020-11-03T05:53:00.002+00:002020-11-03T05:53:24.564+00:00Mark Drakeford and Paul Davies still back the Union over Wales.<p> <span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wales’ First Minister has said that Wales already has a “huge degree of independence” but that membership of the UK is an “insurance policy” in times of financial hardship.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Some "insurance policy" that pays up when the affluent South of England join the rest of tat country in another lockdown but refuses to do so when Wales and Scotland and indeed the North of England put a similar claim in earlier.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Nation Cymru tell us that </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Mark Drakeford was asked by Sky News why he was not advocating independence after the UK Treasury refused to extend furlough for Wales but did so for England.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“What I say to people who make that argument is that we have a huge degree of independence already,” he answered.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“We make our own laws here in the Senedd. We exercise the powers that we do have independently as we have throughout the crisis as I have done so when I thought it was right to do so for Wales, as we did with our early firebreak period we went ahead and made that independent decision.</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i> <span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;">“But at the same time we are able to draw on the strength of the United Kingdom. We wouldn’t be talking about millions of extra pounds for Welsh businesses if it wasn’t for the fact we are part of a big insurance policy that is the United Kingdom. Paying in when we can, drawing out when we need it.</span></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“I think Wales has the best of both worlds. A strong and assertive devolution settlement and membership of what I see as a successful United Kingdom.”</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p> <span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this case Wales is like a house that has been constantly flooded and the Insurance company sets too high a premium, but also is responsible for the flooding (literary when it come to Tryweryn) in the first place.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Drakeford finds himself in a curious position .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He knows that there is extreme disquiet within Wales over the failure of the response of the uK government in its response to handling the Covid 19 virus and would likely have sought to have established a more robust reaction in Wales but still cannot bring himself to react in some quarters for being seen as too much of a "Welsh Nationalist".</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He well know that the cross-party independence movement, YesCymru hit 10,000 members yesterday, with 1,000 joining within the previous 48 hours.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">TheYYes movement had previously set a target of 10,000 members before the end of the year. They hit the target at yesterday , they said, “a little earlier” than they had expected.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cross-party movement said that they had seen their membership increase from 2,300 members at the beginning of the year.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #333333;">Meanwhile there seems to be an orchestrated campaign from Devo sceptics to use the Welsh Government response to call for an abolishment of the Senedd.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile Paul Davies, the leader of the Conservative group in the Senedd has reiterated his criticism of the Welsh Government’s firebreak lockdown despite the announcement at the weekend of a four-week lockdown in England by the Tory government at Westminster.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Saturday Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed a new lockdown in England which will run from next Thursday until at least 2 December.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Under the new restrictions pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and places of worship will close and travel will be restricted but schools, colleges and universities remain open.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Davies told BBC Wales: </span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“What happens in England of course is a matter for the UK government and Boris Johnson, and his government has made that decision. What happens here in Wales is a different matter, and that’s what devolution is about.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“The first minster and the prime minister have said that devolved governments sometimes take different decisions, and we’ve made it absolutely clear that we think this temporary national lockdown [in Wales] was not the right thing to do.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“But we are where we are, and we do hope we will see the suppression of this virus.”</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So in some ways Mr Davies is aping Mark Drakeford in arguing for a Welsh solution to the Covid 19 virus albite a very diffrent one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I suspect the Tories in Wales have worked ou that there may be a minority opposed to the firebreak , but they are potential voted worth harvesting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But in the end both Labour and the Tories are going to have to respond to to the growing YesCymru movement .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I doubt very much they have learned the lesson from Scotland and that stopping the tide is going to take more than relying on an issuance policy from an increasingly dodgy provide.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div><br /></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-9235038155452226812020-11-02T05:54:00.005+00:002020-11-02T05:56:44.579+00:00Reverse ferreting by Tories after Johnson copies Drakeford,<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #202122;">Reverse ferret</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">is a phrase used predominantly within the British media to describe a sudden reversal in an organisation's editorial or political line on a certain issue. Generally, this will involve no acknowledgement of the previous position.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The term originates from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_MacKenzie" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kelvin MacKenzie">Kelvin MacKenzie</a>'s time at <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i>. His preferred description of the role of journalists when it came to public figures was to "stick a ferret up their trousers". This meant making their lives uncomfortable, and was based on the supposed northern stunt of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret-legging" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ferret-legging">ferret-legging</a> (where contestants compete to show who can endure a live <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ferret">ferret</a> within their sealed trousers the longest). However, when it became clear that the tide of public opinion had turned against the paper's line, MacKenzie would burst from his office shouting "Reverse ferret!"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-White_1-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_ferret#cite_note-White-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122;">Apparently the collective noun for Ferrets is apparently </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.96px;">a Besynes</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.96px;"> .</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.96px;">So there are a huge Besynes and there are a Busyness of Tory MP Tory MPs both Welsh and English who are reverse Ferreting after Boris Johnson took England into a Month lockdown , after they constantly attacked Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford for his 17 day Firebreak.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.96px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBtl550GZ2PlAdFeIomulXgYzZMZK-5jKoc5CGQyClnbIWHUfD6_1dUAN5thuOQu_KcQP2HA656Br7aaoJNpD-Mr3Y9wtevq-GuOYA_HtKeq5l61_u7hUt6jBx_8SxuxkWEb6-Ge2xg_1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="680" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBtl550GZ2PlAdFeIomulXgYzZMZK-5jKoc5CGQyClnbIWHUfD6_1dUAN5thuOQu_KcQP2HA656Br7aaoJNpD-Mr3Y9wtevq-GuOYA_HtKeq5l61_u7hUt6jBx_8SxuxkWEb6-Ge2xg_1/" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3nszUiNw3CycJjDn82pvuqZgRU-Fl8isNKL4OEjLWw9sQ4kgzIY9r0rOAy2LUam1hjp-HLpZ8pynC21SBWuUI9FlXm_IgXoCGEIgwgZ-3OrxjOUW5IRnwgc2qSLwAdbHqTIK5zfNUJ4u/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="720" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3nszUiNw3CycJjDn82pvuqZgRU-Fl8isNKL4OEjLWw9sQ4kgzIY9r0rOAy2LUam1hjp-HLpZ8pynC21SBWuUI9FlXm_IgXoCGEIgwgZ-3OrxjOUW5IRnwgc2qSLwAdbHqTIK5zfNUJ4u/" width="320" /></a></span></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.96px;">Of course some may have deleted thir more "robust " criticism of the Welsh Government</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.96px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><article aria-labelledby="tweet-promoted-label conversation-level-label tweet-social-context tweet-user-name tweet-user-screen-name tweet-timestamp tweet-reply-context tweet-text tweet-rich-content-label conversation-control-label tweet-action-buttons" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1panhkp r-1loqt21 r-18u37iz r-1ny4l3l r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-focusable="true" role="article" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-1yt7n81 r-ry3cjt" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 49px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="display: block; padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-vrwoeq r-16y2uox r-1jgb5lz r-1g94qm0 r-m5arl1" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: #ccd6dd; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 auto; margin: 5px auto 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 2px; z-index: 0;"></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1d09ksm r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: baseline; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: baseline; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font: 700 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Andrew RT Davies</span></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@AndrewRTDavies</span></div></div></div></a></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></div><a aria-label="Oct 31" class="r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao" data-focusable="true" dir="auto" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies/status/1322445336430833665" id="tweet-timestamp" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="7:48 AM · Oct 31, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-31T07:48:32.000Z">Oct 31</time></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">A number of people on my timeline screaming about England this morning, which is strange given I’m an elected Welsh politician. I stand by my view that the two-week lockdown implemented across Wales was disproportionate and unnecessary for certain parts of our country.</span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div><div aria-label="214 replies, 86 Retweets, 135 likes" class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep r-156q2ks r-1mdbhws" id="tweet-action-buttons" role="group" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 425px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-label="214 Replies. Reply" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="reply" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M14.046 2.242l-4.148-.01h-.002c-4.374 0-7.8 3.427-7.8 7.802 0 4.098 3.186 7.206 7.465 7.37v3.828c0 .108.044.286.12.403.142.225.384.347.632.347.138 0 .277-.038.402-.118.264-.168 6.473-4.14 8.088-5.506 1.902-1.61 3.04-3.97 3.043-6.312v-.017c-.006-4.367-3.43-7.787-7.8-7.788zm3.787 12.972c-1.134.96-4.862 3.405-6.772 4.643V16.67c0-.414-.335-.75-.75-.75h-.396c-3.66 0-6.318-2.476-6.318-5.886 0-3.534 2.768-6.302 6.3-6.302l4.147.01h.002c3.532 0 6.3 2.766 6.302 6.296-.003 1.91-.942 3.844-2.514 5.176z"></path></g></svg></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-n6v787 r-1sf4r6n r-1j6idkz r-utggzx r-d3hbe1 r-1wgg2b2 r-axxi2z r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: calc(19.6875px); margin: 0px; min-width: calc(1em + 20px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 10px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-property: -webkit-transform, transform; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">214</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-label="86 Retweets. Retweet" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="retweet" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M23.77 15.67c-.292-.293-.767-.293-1.06 0l-2.22 2.22V7.65c0-2.068-1.683-3.75-3.75-3.75h-5.85c-.414 0-.75.336-.75.75s.336.75.75.75h5.85c1.24 0 2.25 1.01 2.25 2.25v10.24l-2.22-2.22c-.293-.293-.768-.293-1.06 0s-.294.768 0 1.06l3.5 3.5c.145.147.337.22.53.22s.383-.072.53-.22l3.5-3.5c.294-.292.294-.767 0-1.06zm-10.66 3.28H7.26c-1.24 0-2.25-1.01-2.25-2.25V6.46l2.22 2.22c.148.147.34.22.532.22s.384-.073.53-.22c.293-.293.293-.768 0-1.06l-3.5-3.5c-.293-.294-.768-.294-1.06 0l-3.5 3.5c-.294.292-.294.767 0 1.06s.767.293 1.06 0l2.22-2.22V16.7c0 2.068 1.683 3.75 3.75 3.75h5.85c.414 0 .75-.336.75-.75s-.337-.75-.75-.75z"></path></g></svg></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-n6v787 r-1sf4r6n r-1j6idkz r-utggzx r-d3hbe1 r-1wgg2b2 r-axxi2z r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: calc(19.6875px); margin: 0px; min-width: calc(1em + 20px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 10px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-property: -webkit-transform, transform; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">86</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-label="135 Likes. Like" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="like" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M12 21.638h-.014C9.403 21.59 1.95 14.856 1.95 8.478c0-3.064 2.525-5.754 5.403-5.754 2.29 0 3.83 1.58 4.646 2.73.814-1.148 2.354-2.73 4.645-2.73 2.88 0 5.404 2.69 5.404 5.755 0 6.376-7.454 13.11-10.037 13.157H12zM7.354 4.225c-2.08 0-3.903 1.988-3.903 4.255 0 5.74 7.034 11.596 8.55 11.658 1.518-.062 8.55-5.917 8.55-11.658 0-2.267-1.823-4.255-3.903-4.255-2.528 0-3.94 2.936-3.952 2.965-.23.562-1.156.562-1.387 0-.014-.03-1.425-2.965-3.954-2.965z"></path></g></svg></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-n6v787 r-1sf4r6n r-1j6idkz r-utggzx r-d3hbe1 r-1wgg2b2 r-axxi2z r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: calc(19.6875px); margin: 0px; min-width: calc(1em + 20px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 10px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px); transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-property: -webkit-transform, transform; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">135</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="Share Tweet" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font: 400 15px / 1.3125 system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M17.53 7.47l-5-5c-.293-.293-.768-.293-1.06 0l-5 5c-.294.293-.294.768 0 1.06s.767.294 1.06 0l3.72-3.72V15c0 .414.336.75.75.75s.75-.336.75-.75V4.81l3.72 3.72c.146.147.338.22.53.22s.384-.072.53-.22c.293-.293.293-.767 0-1.06z"></path><path d="M19.708 21.944H4.292C3.028 21.944 2 20.916 2 19.652V14c0-.414.336-.75.75-.75s.75.336.75.75v5.652c0 .437.355.792.792.792h15.416c.437 0 .792-.355.792-.792V14c0-.414.336-.75.75-.75s.75.336.75.75v5.652c0 1.264-1.028 2.292-2.292 2.292z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; position: absolute; transform: translateY(15586px); transition: opacity 0.3s ease-out 0s; width: 598px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; position: absolute; transform: translateY(15732px); transition: opacity 0.3s ease-out 0s; width: 598px;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-my5ep6 r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-color: black black rgb(230, 236, 240); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><article class="css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-18u37iz r-1ny4l3l r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-focusable="true" role="article" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-1yt7n81 r-ry3cjt" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-d0pm55 r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-vrwoeq r-1p0dtai r-1d2f490 r-1jgb5lz r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-m5arl1" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: #ccd6dd; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 2px; z-index: 0;"></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-m611by" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.96px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq38ejGTP-EyLgwHKChAt-xmrz_gDsqIpBhku9GcQtkYLoT9bTedzTgILFBROERkYnyyhEMc_qxzyZC5wnoEBUl2j5LVs99t4HUMFgRlUWh7u3ovfWnG59DayaHM8kdLJP9L41Kwc-gKV3/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="334" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq38ejGTP-EyLgwHKChAt-xmrz_gDsqIpBhku9GcQtkYLoT9bTedzTgILFBROERkYnyyhEMc_qxzyZC5wnoEBUl2j5LVs99t4HUMFgRlUWh7u3ovfWnG59DayaHM8kdLJP9L41Kwc-gKV3/" width="223" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #66757f; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may have </span><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #66757f; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;">a problem</span></span><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #66757f; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"> finding RT Davies' strongest and more inaccurate Tweets but some remain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #66757f; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #66757f; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkn9lYJUX7hG3URzmH6qk_LUMciw5B-DgrAvf0Q7rVCnUAV3X_GJ5iL4bID07fqRAU66W9tbeogudr4rDwBbABJoHLFeTXRQ9EGCDAnLwjkThV3rAHurIqAlYPNxhyL2bW5swcMPzVM_H/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2000" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkn9lYJUX7hG3URzmH6qk_LUMciw5B-DgrAvf0Q7rVCnUAV3X_GJ5iL4bID07fqRAU66W9tbeogudr4rDwBbABJoHLFeTXRQ9EGCDAnLwjkThV3rAHurIqAlYPNxhyL2bW5swcMPzVM_H/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Have a look at his Twitter Feeds and ask yourself why his criticism of the Welsh Government swwms to be more mooted.</div></blockquote></blockquote>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-25448719936180405222020-10-31T05:43:00.001+00:002020-10-31T05:43:21.847+00:00BBC "No Bias" rule seems to be just that.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many people think that the BBC is politically biased and that <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_editor" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Political editor">political editor</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_News" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC News">BBC News</a> L<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;">aura Kongsberg is biased towards and that was also the position of her predecessor Nick Robinson and this was partiicualarly evident on her treatment of former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>In January 2017 the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Trust" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC Trust">BBC Trust</a> ruled that a report in November 2015 by Kuenssberg broke the broadcaster's impartiality and accuracy guidelines. A viewer had complained about her item, which featured an interview with Jeremy Corbyn on the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_News_at_Six" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC News at Six">BBC News at Six</a></i> which gave the incorrect impression that Corbyn disagreed with the use of firearms by police in incidents such as that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="November 2015 Paris attacks">month's terrorist attacks in Paris</a>. His purported answer to a question as broadcast in the report was in fact his reply to a more general (unbroadcast) question, not specifically about that terrorist attack.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-martinson_27-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-martinson-27" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup> The BBC Trust said that the inaccuracy was "compounded" when Kuenssberg went on to state that Corbyn's message "couldn't be more different" from that of the prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a>, who was about to publish anti-terrorism proposals. The trust said that accuracy was particularly important when dealing "with a critical question at a time of extreme national concern."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-martinson_27-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-martinson-27" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[27]</a></sup> Nevertheless, the BBC Trust found no evidence that there had been any intention to mislead, and their ruling was that the footage "had been compiled in good faith."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-28" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[28]</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Telegraph</a> published a front page story about Kunnensburg in 2017 with the headline “the most divisive woman on TV today?”<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-29" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>In September 2019 Kuenssberg received criticism for her portrayal of Omar Salem, a father who confronted prime minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Johnson" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> about the government's treatment of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Health Service">NHS</a>, as "a Labour activist."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nationalscot-20190918_30-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-nationalscot-20190918-30" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[30]</a></sup> Salem defended Kuenssberg, saying that she was doing her job "without fear or favour which is a vital part of democracy. I don't think 'Labour activist cares about NHS' is a huge scoop though...".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-independent-20190919_31-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-independent-20190919-31" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[31]</a></sup></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 United Kingdom general election</a>, Kuenssberg was accused of bias, in various campaign incidents, alongside criticism of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC">BBC</a>'s election coverage. On 11 December, one day before the 2019 general election, she drew controversy by claiming on air that submitted postal votes, apparently viewed by both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a>, were "looking pretty grim for Labour in a lot of parts of the country."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-32" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[32]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-33" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[33]</a></sup> Viewing postal votes prior to polling day is in breach of guidelines set by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(United_Kingdom)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)">Electoral Commission</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-electoralcommission-partd_34-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-electoralcommission-partd-34" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[34]</a></sup> and predicting electoral outcomes based on votes cast prior to polls closing may be a criminal offence.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-36" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup> The footage was subsequently withdrawn from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_iPlayer" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC iPlayer">BBC iPlayer</a>, while the episode of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_Live" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Politics Live">Politics Live</a></i> in which the incident happened was withdrawn and removed from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Parliament" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC Parliament">BBC Parliament</a> schedule.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-37" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[37]</a></sup> The BBC News press office tweeted: "Regarding today's <i>Politics Live</i> programme, the BBC does not believe it, or its political editor, has breached electoral law."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-38" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup> The Metropolitan Police Service later confirmed that there was "no <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Kuenssberg was criticised, alongside other major journalists, for incorrectly tweeting that a Labour activist had punched a Conservative Party advisor, without verification; footage was released showing this was untrue and she later apologised and retracted her tweet.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kuenssberg#cite_note-40" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[40]</a></sup> On 3 March 2020, however, the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit stated that "It found no evidence of political bias nor that Laura Kuenssberg had failed to check the story before publication." When apologising Kuenssberg noted that two sources had told her the story was true, hence why she decided to publish it.</b></span></p></blockquote><p>of course there are many on the right who believe that the BBC is a hot bed of "cultural Marxism" </p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122;">With much of the other News Media unashamingly on th right however it is imperative that the BBC re-establish trust , with its viewers , however it seem that the likelihood is that under the guise of "impartially" it will be progressive voices that will be muted.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122;">The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/oct/29/bbc-no-bias-rules-prevent-staff-joining-lgbt-pride-protests">Guardian report that</a> </span></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>BBC journalists have been told that new rules on impartiality mean they may no longer be able to go on LGBT pride marches, even in a personal capacity, in case their presence is taken as a sign of political bias.<br /><br />The BBC’s director general, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/timdavie">Tim Davie</a>, introduced the rules on Thursday. They are designed to shore up the public perception of BBC impartiality, following long-running criticism pushed by rightwing media outlets about alleged biases of corporation staff.<br /><br /><br />In addition to strict new social media guidelines, Davie introduced a ban on the broadcaster’s news reporters taking part in “public demonstrations or gatherings about controversial issues” even when not marching under an identifiable BBC banner.<br /><br />The guidelines state that “judgment is required as to what issues are ‘controversial’ with regard to marches or demonstrations, though it should be assumed that most marches are contentious to some degree or other”.</i></b></span></blockquote><p><b><i></i></b></p><blockquote><p><b><i> <span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Journalists in BBC newsrooms across the UK told the Guardian that managers had informed them that while pride marches were not specifically mentioned by the guidelines, journalists would be stopped from attending due to the new rules.</span></i></b></p><div class="css-avj6db" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #121212; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body-commercial-selector css-79elbk" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>BBC sources did not dispute this, but said interpretation of the rules would at the discretion of local managers. They emphasised that there was no explicit ban on pride marches in the rules. BBC employees not working in the news or current affairs divisions would still be able to take part in public marches and protests.</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>One BBC journalist said their manager had been told that growing media and political opposition to trans rights in the UK meant public LGBT pride events were now more likely to count as controversial events, meaning they would not be able to attend even in a personal capacity.</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Managers also held up Black Lives Matter marches as an example of protests that would be banned for news staff, even in their spare time.</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>BBC Northern Ireland <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/03/bbc-northern-ireland-steps-back-from-belfast-pride-after-complaints" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c70000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">pulled</a> its employees from taking part in Belfast Pride last year, after politicians raised concerns that it breached impartiality rules by implicitly endorsing same-sex marriage. The same year, however, the BBC’s entertainment arm spent a substantial sum to launch RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with a <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-49425599" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c70000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">float</a> at Manchester Pride.</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>The introduction of the impartiality guidelines has also caught out Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s director of news. She contacted staff on Thursday to introduce the strict social media rules, which explicitly warn reporters that liking posts on Twitter and other social media platforms could be seen as a sign of “revealed bias”.</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Unfortunately, staff quickly noticed that Unsworth’s own rarely used personal Twitter account had most recently liked a 2019 <a data-link-name="in body link" href="https://twitter.com/tfoale/status/1197979629744775170" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c70000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">tweet</a> by a Liberal Democrat activist criticising the prime minister’s performance in a Question Time debate. The tweet said: “Boris has just offended everyone, male or female, in this room. I’ve never seen a more appalling performance by a UK prime minister. Absolutely dreadful.”</i></b></p><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>A BBC spokesperson said Unsworth had now deleted all of her “likes”. They said it highlighted the issues that the new impartiality guidelines were intended to address. “This just shows how vigilant we all need to be. This was a classic case of fat finger syndrome. She didn’t even realise she’d ‘liked’ it.”</i></b></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="css-avj6db" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #121212; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body-commercial-selector css-79elbk" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="css-38z03z" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i></i></b></p></div></div><div id="slot-body-end" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-hr4bqa" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.125rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><section class="css-q5digb" style="background-color: #f6f6f6; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(255, 229, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 4px 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="css-1xg62vk" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;">The whole point of Pride and its marches that it is platform to show that LGBT </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-weight: 400;">issues</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">transcends</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> a "Niche" platform and includes people from alll backgrounds including the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Military</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> and Police.</span></span></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">I may be </span>heterosexual<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> but I see nothing in the Pride ( the name itself is a clue) that would find objectionable</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">However LGBT need to know that they are not </span>discriminate<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> against by outlets like the BBC and banning staff from taking part in Pride marches does not seem to elevate </span>their<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> concerns and once again calls into question </span>what<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> the BBC seem view where the line on </span>impartiality<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> should be drawnto</span></span></span></div></section></div></div><p class="css-38z03z" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #121212; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-11179162377883553912020-10-30T05:39:00.001+00:002020-10-30T05:39:32.430+00:00Antsemitism is a disease, but was Corbyn a carrier of it?<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">It would be a case pf political cowardice for me not to comment on the news that f<span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;">ormer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party following a damning report into antisemitism.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wales <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-suspended-labour-party-19186603">Online report that </a></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"A spokesperson for the Labour Party said: "In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation. He has also had the whip removed from the Parliamentary Labour Party."</span></i></b></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sir Keir Starmer faced pressure to take action against Corbyn after the former Labour leader refused to fully accept the conclusions of a damning report on anti-Semitism within the party.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Corbyn said he did "not accept all" of the findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which found the party broke the law on harassment and discrimination under his watch.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">And he maintained on Thursday that the extent of the problem had been "dramatically overstated for political reasons" by opponents and the media.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">In a statement released on Thursday morning, Mr Corbyn said: “Anyone claiming there is no antisemitism in the Labour Party is wrong. Of course there is, as there is throughout society, and sometimes it is voiced by people who think of themselves as on the left.</span></i></b></p><div class="placeholder" data-config="{"name":"perform-placeholder","componentType":"placeholder","referenceNode":".article-body > p:nth-of-type(6)","type":"performPlaceholder","relativePos":"after"}" data-placeholder-placeholder="" data-response-start="8800.000000046566" data-type="placeholder" id="perform-placeholder" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Jewish members of our party and the wider community were right to expect us to deal with it, and I regret that it took longer to deliver that change than it should.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“One antisemite is one too many, but the scale of the problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party, as well as by much of the media. That combination hurt Jewish people and must never be repeated.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“My sincere hope is that relations with Jewish communities can be rebuilt and those fears overcome. While I do not accept all of its findings, I trust its recommendations will be swiftly implemented to help move on from this period.”</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shortly after Mr Corbyn's statement, Sir Keir told a press conference the findings of the equality watchdog marked a "day of shame" and said he was "truly sorry for all the pain and grief that has been caused".</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"If - after all the pain, all the grief, and all the evidence in this report - there are still those who think there's no problem with anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, that it's all exaggerated, or a factional attack, then, frankly, you are part of the problem too," Sir Keir said.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">In response to his suspension, Mr Corbyn said he will "strongly contest the political intervention to suspend me."</span></i></b></p><div class="converse-re-wrapper" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="converse-re cre-center" frameborder="0" height="0" scrolling="no" src="https://get-latest.convrse.media/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fjeremy-corbyn-suspended-labour-party-19186603&cre=center&cip=17&view=web" style="background: transparent; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Adding: "I’ve made absolutely clear those who deny there has been an antisemitism problem in the Labour Party are wrong.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I will continue to support a zero tolerance policy towards all forms of racism."</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">The report found that the Labour Party breached equality law in its "inadequate" handling of anti-Semitism case, <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-labour-broke-law-over-22924117" rel="Follow" style="background: transparent; color: #db0000; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self">TheMirror reports.</a></span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), responsible for the report, found that Jeremy Corbyn's office unlawfully "politically interfered" with almost two dozen alleged cases of anti-Semitism, including of Ken Livingstone and the leader himself.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 130-page report did not find personal anti-Semitism on the part of Mr Corbyn and no criminal law was broken by Labour.</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">But it found Labour was responsible for three civil law breaches of the Equality Act:</span></i></b></p><ul style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 2; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Political interference in anti-Semitism complaints, including by the leader’s office;</span></i></b></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 2; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Failure to provide adequate training to those handling complaints;</span></i></b></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 2; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Harassment through two high-profile members who made anti-Semitic statements, including Mr Livingstone</span></i></b></li></ul><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sir Keir today praised the "comprehensive, rigorous and professional" report for uncovering unlawful acts, declaring: "The report’s conclusions are clear and stark. They leave no room for equivocation."</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vowing to implement all its recommendations in full, including an independent complaints process, Sir Keir added: "I found this report hard to read and it is a day of shame for the Labour Party."</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> What I find unacceptable is that there appears to be no attempt to distinguish between antisemitism and criticism of the State of Israel and and its treatment of Palestinians/.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">They can obviously linked but many of Israel critics are the sought who criticise all regimes who oppress either their own or other people and I see no reason why Israel should be included as such.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But what of actual antisemitism? I find it hard to believe that it doesn't exist in the Labour Party .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However it seems unlikely it is new phenomena and that it existed under ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and more importantly beyond or that it exists in other parties in the UK .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The current accusations whether legitimate or , seem to have emerged as a bat to hit Corbyn and the left within the Labour party and the failure to investigate how other parties deal with similar accusation seems to me that there was a deliberate decision by some elements of the media to use accusations of antisemitism to attack the first real socialist leader of the Labour Party in living memory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over at Nation Cymru </span><strong style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-ghost-of-corbyns-leadership-is-back-to-haunt-welsh-labours-electoral-prospects/">Ifan Morgan Jones writes</a></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"For those who haven’t read his response, Corbyn claimed that “anyone claiming there is no antisemitism in the Labour party is wrong” and “one antisemite is too many”. But he also added that the problem had been “dramatically overstated for political purposes by our opponents inside and outside the party”. It’s this final part which seems to have led to the removal of the whip.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The message Starmer wants to send however is clear – there is no place for those who in any way seek to play down the problem of antisemitism, in any way, within the party.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>By doing this he is forcing those within the Labour party to pick sides – stick with the new leadership or stick with Jeremy Corbyn’s view.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>And he is calculating that the benefit of doing so – by losing what he sees as a problematic element within the party and signalling to the public that Labour is under new management – will outweigh the cost to the party’s popularity of what could be a lengthy civil war which he is not guaranteed to win".</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't help but agree but the winners are likely to be a corrupt and inept right wing Tory Party and you don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see that some of Corbyn accusers did so for this reason and not concern over antisematism </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-43139663339603715462020-10-29T05:53:00.004+00:002020-10-29T09:31:38.115+00:00We are going to have to prepare to extend the Firebreak.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> As we enter the second week of the "Firebreak" Lockdown for some parts of Wales, it seems likely that they will have to endure heavy restrictions after November 9th.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Merthyr Tydful , Caerphilly, Swansea Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf , are all experiencing a large ammount of cases , but clearly the whole of Wales is facing a major crisis</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxgF6wNhFi24V2F1s53f0KpBGayXJ0tKqa6LJB9glO77X2OOoGCz8F3YLFn2dJwJK2r5Z2pqmmZSipRZOe2V3gbZ1Cft1VRtyIVVrAP7VgYIe-w53qK7SoxJtz_MI4NAIhdkBUuR0SEcT/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxgF6wNhFi24V2F1s53f0KpBGayXJ0tKqa6LJB9glO77X2OOoGCz8F3YLFn2dJwJK2r5Z2pqmmZSipRZOe2V3gbZ1Cft1VRtyIVVrAP7VgYIe-w53qK7SoxJtz_MI4NAIhdkBUuR0SEcT/w640-h360/image.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There has been a dramatic rise in Covid-19 case rates in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the latest figures published by Public Health Wales.</span></b></p><p><b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The BBC report that </span></b></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nearly 800 people were tested in a single day - and a third of those tested positive.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parts of the Cynon Valley over the past week have shown up as hotspots, with Penrhiwceiber eclipsing student areas of Cardiff for its case rate.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Council leaders have called the weekly rise a "great concern".</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They do not expect to see improvements until the weeks after Wales comes out of the firebreak lockdown on 9 November.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were a further 276 positive cases reported in RCT on Wednesday, with the case rate in the county having risen by 458.9 cases per 100,000 people over the past week.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">RCT council leader Andrew Morgan said the cases announced on Wednesday were "exceptional" and were from people who picked up the virus over a week ago and had only just tested positive.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But he tweeted that the rise in the past week or so had been a "great concern".</span></p></div></div><div class="css-r83t2i-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80" data-component="include-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Covid-19 case rates in south Wales. Rolling seven-day cases per 100,000 people. Up to 25 October." class="css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1632/idt2/idt2/fb0dfa27-7ae1-4965-a104-785686b86bf4/image/816" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/920/idt2/idt2/fb0dfa27-7ae1-4965-a104-785686b86bf4/image/460 920w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1280/idt2/idt2/fb0dfa27-7ae1-4965-a104-785686b86bf4/image/640 1280w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1632/idt2/idt2/fb0dfa27-7ae1-4965-a104-785686b86bf4/image/816 1632w" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 800px;" /></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merthyr Tydfil is even higher on more than 487 cases per 100,000, with a particular hotspot on the Gurnos estate.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">It came as PHW also</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><a class="css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51888681" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(186, 186, 186); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: dimgrey; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reported 24 deaths across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board area - which includes Merthyr and RCT.</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">- most occurred over the past seven days.</span></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dr Chris Williams, PHW incident director, said: "Rising case numbers are likely to result in rising hospitalisations and, sadly, to an increase in reported Covid-19 deaths."</span></p></div></div><div class="css-r83t2i-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80" data-component="image-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20" style="border: 0px; font-size: 0.875rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="css-v0mvo8-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 819.672px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="RCT local case rates" class="css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="820" loading="lazy" src="https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1517/production/_115099350_rctlocal28oct.png 800w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; bottom: 0px; display: flex; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 819.672px; justify-content: center; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 800px;" width="615" /></span></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="css-72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81" data-component="crosshead-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; padding: 1rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" style="border: 0px; font-size: 2rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 2.25rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Highest rates in the Cynon Valley</span></h2></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There have been 92 cases in the past week in Penrhiwceiber in the Cynon Valley.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Its case rate of 1,546 per 100,000 is even higher than the student areas of Cardiff.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abercynon, Mountain Ash and the northern part of Aberdare are also high. Tonypandy East (655 cases per 100,000) is also in the worst 10 local areas of Wales outside student areas.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81" data-component="crosshead-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; padding: 1rem 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 2.25rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Health officials in Wales have also been closely looking at positivity rates as one of the indicators of how infection is progressing.</span></span></h2></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised governments that, before easing lockdowns, the proportion of test results which come back should remain at 5% or lower for at least two weeks.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Wales, that proportion of positive tests has increased sharply since August - in three of the areas with the highest positivity rates, they have reached 20% or more.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Wales average for the most recent seven days is nearly 16%.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">RCT, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff have been particularly high, at 20% or more.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only Pembrokeshire has been below the WHO threshold.</span></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With numbers as they are , it is imperative thet the FIrst Minister holds his nerve and if he seems it necessary , carry out a seconf "Firebreak" though maybe in a reformed way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What will be important is that we get behind it and the "Welsh " Tories in particular we shoulf have no more of this .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="quote-tweet-label tweet-card-label" class="css-1dbjc4n" id="tweet-rich-content-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" id="quote-tweet-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-4iw3lz r-1xk2f4g r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-109y4c4 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1udh08x r-wwvuq4 r-u8s1d r-92ng3h r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #14171a; display: inline; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; height: 1px; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1px;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quote Tweet</span></span></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1panhkp r-9x6qib r-1867qdf r-rs99b7 r-1loqt21 r-dap0kf r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-focusable="true" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 214, 221); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 59px; min-width: 0px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-vlx1xi r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; font-size: 15px; margin: 10px 10px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1habvwh r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: flex-start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1q142lx r-z80fyv r-7o8qx1 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-19wmn03" role="presentation" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1mlwlqe r-z80fyv r-1udh08x r-19wmn03 r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: #aab8c2; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_normal.jpg"); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 20px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_normal.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 20px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 20px; z-index: -1;" /></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-19z6qd4 r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-z80fyv r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-19wmn03" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-19z6qd4 r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"></div></div><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Andrew RT Davies</span></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g></g></svg><span style="font-family: verdana;"><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">@AndrewRTDavies</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-yrgyi6 r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> · <span aria-label="Oct 27" class="r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-901oao css-16my406" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: nowrap;" title="9:07 AM · Oct 27, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-27T09:07:01.000Z">Oct 27</time></span></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-15d164r r-vlx1xi" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 10px 10px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-1g94qm0 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 5px 0px 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Dictating whether you can buy a hairdryer might be a socialist’s wet dream, but for many people in Wales it’s turning into a living nightmare.
My article in today’s </span><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@timesredbox</span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">.
</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 1em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0.075em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: inherit; width: 1.2em;"><div aria-label="Right pointing backhand index" class="r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010 css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1.2em; z-index: 0;" title="Right pointing backhand index"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f449.svg"); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 18px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="Right pointing backhand index" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f449.svg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 18px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;" /></div></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> </span><span class="r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 css-901oao css-16my406" color="inherit" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;" title="http://bit.ly/31LTFz8"><span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-hiw28u r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">http://</span>bit.ly/31LTFz8</span></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1g94qm0" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1ny4l3l r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies/status/1321015534880722944/photo/1" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73vNagEj0Es6oOZhbpAuf_vtkSRsWajyOiDhk84K7T8iZstUHt6tPqNwntYF2j6wNlGg5BxmEc2TlTiFYAcgMDtxfIBEw83Ma-LiUJ9OhVhFZU_71DQH32kC67eURdu4Q5mwDnZK5eztD/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73vNagEj0Es6oOZhbpAuf_vtkSRsWajyOiDhk84K7T8iZstUHt6tPqNwntYF2j6wNlGg5BxmEc2TlTiFYAcgMDtxfIBEw83Ma-LiUJ9OhVhFZU_71DQH32kC67eURdu4Q5mwDnZK5eztD/w640-h358/image.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #14171a;"><span style="font-size: 23px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr Davies should perhaps be informed that a misuse of hairdryers can lead to damage and hair loss. Oh!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The aim of all Welsh politicians should be slow Covid 19 until we get a workable vaccine , which is far off.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If it means that we are under some form of Lockdown over Christmas so beit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Certainly the l</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">eader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey MP saying on BBC Breakfast that the Government needs to come up with a coronavirus Christmas strategy across all four UK nations is not helpful .</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe WP, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Hang on maybe if Nicola Sturgeon was in charge of the strategy it might just work , but the thought of Boris Johnson , relaxing the rules so his fellow Tory MPs can have a "Good" Christmas leaves me cold.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe WP, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">It is going to be hard, though I reckon this Tweet is not far off the mark</span></span></span></p><p><span color="inherit" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; white-space: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-d0pm55" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/DrBCCurtis" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Ben Curtis</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@DrBCCurtis</span></div></div></div></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">I reckon it's not too far wide of the mark to say that the Venn diagram of 'people who invoke the stoicism of the supposed Dunkirk / Blitz spirit of WWII' & 'people who are complaining about measures intended to keep the population safe during a pandemic' is pretty much a circle.</span></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-vpgt9t" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 15px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-zso239 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/DrBCCurtis/status/1320332175666008064" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">11:51 AM · Oct 25, 2020</a><span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></span><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1jeg54m r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" href="https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels" rel="noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">Twitter Web App</a></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">s</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-63692967287645405922020-10-28T05:45:00.005+00:002020-10-28T06:51:03.283+00:00La Pasionaria (Kirsty Williams) to stand down from Senedd.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> So sole <b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd member and Education Minister Kirsty Williams has announced she is stepping down at next May's election.</b></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ms Williams is the only Lib Dem in the Welsh Parliament and has represented Brecon and Radnorshire since the then Assembly first met 1999.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She said she was "looking forward to spending more time with my family".</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"There is, of course, sadness in making this decision, but also with a sense of achievement and pride," Ms Williams said.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I remain committed to my role in Brecon and Radnorshire and look forward to continuing to campaign with my successor to ensure Brecon and Radnorshire returns a Welsh Liberal Democrat voice."</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She said she had taken the decision "after a great deal of thought and reflection".</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 2006 she was voted member to watch leading to this cartoon</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-k9WHsWpN1x40-97XOwkiSU9c_lqspE4rxI-Fo0PI-DusNAhyphenhyphenSKrJG78EHKwB7HgP24A5SRXuOiF7IA1Hm9UhqVeE6iOXvH1rOP1NS0C0U6TnPGhMn3KKrLWOCGzOgK_gcmoRyabuHxe/s879/img20201028_05054360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-k9WHsWpN1x40-97XOwkiSU9c_lqspE4rxI-Fo0PI-DusNAhyphenhyphenSKrJG78EHKwB7HgP24A5SRXuOiF7IA1Hm9UhqVeE6iOXvH1rOP1NS0C0U6TnPGhMn3KKrLWOCGzOgK_gcmoRyabuHxe/w514-h640/img20201028_05054360.jpg" width="514" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the opposition benches she was one of the most effective , to the extent that I nicknamed her La Pasionaria especially when it came to the NHS and Education.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However the Mumph carton has proven prophetic as there is only one of her and without any colleagues chances of getting called to speak would be small.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So Ms Williams is in Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford's cabinet, in a continuation of a deal originally agreed by previous Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones following the 2016 election..</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She has an undoubtable personal following in her constituency </span></p><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; margin: 1em 0px;"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"></tr></tbody><caption style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: -1px; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">Welsh Assembly Election 2016</a>: Brecon and Radnorshire<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(Senedd_Cymru_constituency)#cite_note-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup></span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 130px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Party</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 17em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Candidate</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Votes</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">%</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span class="rt-commentedText" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="Change in percentage value since previous election"><span style="font-family: verdana;">±%</span></span></th></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Liberal_Democrats" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Liberal Democrats"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liberal Democrats</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_Williams" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kirsty Williams"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kirsty Williams</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">15,898</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">52.4</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+9.3</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Conservative_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Conservative Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conservative</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gary Price</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7,728</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">25.4</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−7.9</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Labour</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alex Thomas</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2,703</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8.9</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−8.0</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #70147a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UK Independence Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">UKIP</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thomas Turton</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2,161</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7.1</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+7.1</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #008142; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Plaid Cymru"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plaid Cymru</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freddy Greaves</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,180</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3.9</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−2.8</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #6ab023; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_Green_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Wales Green Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Green</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grenville Ham</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">697</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2.3</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+2.3</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Majority</span></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8,170</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">27</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+17.3</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter turnout"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Turnout</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">30,367</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">56.5</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+3.6</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Liberal_Democrats" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Liberal Democrats">Liberal Democrats</a> <b>hold</b></span></td><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(politics)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Swing (politics)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swing</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+8.6<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">but whether it will reflect on her successor may doubtful in 2019 the Liberal Democrats gained the seat only to lose it a few months later </span></p><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; margin: 1em 0px;"><caption style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: -1px; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Brecon_and_Radnorshire_by-election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2019 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election">2019 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC-49200636_34-0" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-BBC-49200636-34" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[33]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-35" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[34]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-by_36-0" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-by-36" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[35]</a></sup></span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 130px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Party</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 17em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Candidate</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Votes</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">%</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span class="rt-commentedText" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="Change in percentage value since previous election"><span style="font-family: verdana;">±%</span></span></th></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liberal Democrats</span></a></b></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Dodds" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jane Dodds"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jane Dodds</span></a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">13,826</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">43.5</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">+14.4</span></b></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conservative</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Davies_(Conservative_politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chris Davies (Conservative politician)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christopher Davies</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">12,401</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">39.0</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−9.6</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #12b6cf; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brexit Party</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Des Parkinson</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3,331</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10.5</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">N/A</span></i></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Labour</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tom Davies</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,680</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5.3</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−12.4</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #fff000; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Official Monster Raving Loony Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monster Raving Loony</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lady Lily the Pink</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">334</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1.0</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">N/A</span></i></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #70147a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UK Independence Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">UKIP</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liz Phillips</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">242</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">0.7</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−0.7</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rejected ballots</span></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">73</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Majority</span></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,425</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4.5</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">N/A</span></i></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter turnout"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Turnout</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">31,814</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">59.7</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−17.2</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_registration" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter registration"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Registered electors</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></span></td><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(politics)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Swing (politics)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swing</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+12.0</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">vote share are compared to the 2017 general election, not the 2019 by-election.</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></p><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; margin: 1em 0px;"><caption style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: -1px; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">General election 2019</a>: Brecon and Radnorshire<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-37" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[36]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-38" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[37]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2019results_39-0" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_and_Radnorshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#cite_note-2019results-39" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[38]</a></sup></span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 130px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Party</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 17em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Candidate</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Votes</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">%</span></th><th scope="col" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 3.5em;"><span class="rt-commentedText" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="Change in percentage value since previous election"><span style="font-family: verdana;">±%</span></span></th></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conservative</span></a></b></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Jones_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fay Jones (politician)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fay Jones</span></a></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">21,958</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">53.1</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">+4.5</span></b></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liberal Democrats</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Dodds" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jane Dodds"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jane Dodds</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">14,827</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">35.9</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">+6.8</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Labour</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomos Davies</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3,944</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">9.5</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−8.2</span></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #fff000; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Official Monster Raving Loony Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monster Raving Loony</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lady Lily the Pink</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">345</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">0.8</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">N/A</span></i></td></tr><tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #9966cc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Christian Party (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christian</span></a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeff Green</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">245</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">0.6</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">N/A</span></i></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rejected ballots</span></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">110</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Majority</span></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7,131</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">17.2</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">−2.3</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter turnout"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Turnout</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">41,319</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">74.5</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-2.4</span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_registration" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter registration"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Registered electors</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">55,490</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <b>hold</b></span></td><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(politics)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Swing (politics)"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swing</span></a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">-1.1</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Based on the last<a href="https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2020/09/14/the-september-welsh-political-barometer-poll-2/"> Welsh polls</a> here are the figures for the constituency ballot (with changes in support since June once again indicated in brackets):</span></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Labour: 34% (no change)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conservatives: 29% (-2)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plaid Cymru: 24% (+2)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brexit Party: 4% (+1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liberal Democrats: 3% (-2)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greens: 3% (no change)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Others: 3% (no change)</span></strong></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And fo the region</span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Labour: 33% (+1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conservatives: 27% (-1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plaid Cymru: 23% (-1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abolish the Assembly: 4% (no change)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brexit Party: 4% (+1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greens: 4% (+1)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Liberal Democrats: 3% (-2)</span></strong></p><p style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; text-shadow: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Others: 2% (+1)</span></strong></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3f3f42; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">So if the Liberal Democrats where to loose Brecon and Radnor , then the chances of making it up making it up in the Mid and West Wales region (currently predicted as </span><strong style="color: #383735; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> 3 Labour, 1 Conservative) </strong><span style="color: #383735;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">could see another party gaining a seat rather </span>than<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> the Liberal Democrats , who are predicted to wn no regional seats.</span></span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #383735; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #383735; font-family: verdana;">An astonishing result which could see the Liberal Democrats with no Parliamentary seats in neither Westminster nor Cardiff.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Of course Ms Williams may be considering </span>running<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> for Westminster but that will not be </span></span><span style="color: #202122;">Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-size: 14px; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204);" title="">Fixed-term Parliaments Act</a><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">. and three years without a platform may see her personal following fade.</span></span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Drakeford said of La Pasionaria's departure would..</span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">.."leave an enormous hole - not just in the Welsh Government but in the Senedd and in Welsh political life".</span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"She was a formidable politician in opposition but she has demonstrated her real strength has been in putting into practice the progressive policies for which she has long argued," he said.</span></i></b></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><blockquote style="color: #3f3f42; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paul Davies, Conservative leader in the Welsh Parliament, said she had been a</span></blockquote><blockquote style="color: #3f3f42; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">"</span><b><i>tireless champion of her constituency and a passionate and formidable politician over the last two decades."</i></b></span></blockquote><p style="color: #3f3f42; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plaid Cymru education spokeswoman Siân Gwenllian said: </span></p><p style="color: #3f3f42; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<b><i>Her contribution to the Senedd has been significant, not least in the legacy she will leave in ensuring women's voices were heard clearly from the outset, and all this whilst raising a family - certainly no mean feat!" </i></b></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i></i></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3f3f42; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> Political </span><span style="color: #3f3f42;">Obituaries</span><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> , are nearly always </span></span><span style="color: #3f3f42;">praiseworthy</span><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> , but in the case of La Pasionaria (</span>probably<span style="font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> the last time I use it) it is heartfelt.</span></span></span></p><p></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-78490844491392305102020-10-27T06:08:00.002+00:002020-10-27T06:08:19.508+00:00"Welsh" Greens to campaign for Independence.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Even though you tend to support one political party , there are times when you consider switching your vote if you feel that that party has gone in the wrong direction, has become tired and stale , or you feel it needs a good kick up the ass.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For Independista in Wales for a good while there has been no alternative to Plaid Cymru but it now seems there are three.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">GWLAD are a centre-right party though they claim "We will not tie ourselves to an ideology ", which rises my suspicion and have in the past labelled progressive politics as "Cultural Marxism" and suport Brexit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Welsh National Party also seem to eschew ideology, apart from Independence , but seem to a populist party centred around Neil McEvoy <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">who in January 2018 he was expelled from the Plaid Cymru group in the Welsh Assembly,</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McEvoy#cite_note-37" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> with a spokesperson stating that "his ongoing behaviour has left Assembly Member colleagues feeling undermined and demoralised".</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Now there seems a new/old party on the independence scene with the </span><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;">The Green Party in Wales has voted in favour of backing Welsh independence at a future referendum.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the Wales Green Party conference last week members voted in favour of the amendment: “In the event of a referendum on Welsh independence, the Wales Green Party commits to campaigning in favour of seceding from the United Kingdom.”</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Emily Durrant, the Green Party County Councillor for Llangors ward in Powys and their candidate in Mid and West Wales at next year’s Senedd elections, said that it was “a huge day for the party and an important day for me personally”.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The Wales Green Party is a semi-autonomous <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-Frankland_11-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>political party within the Green Party of England and Wales.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The current Leader of the Wales Green Party is Anthony Slaughter, with Duncan Rees and Lauren James as Deputy Leaders.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Wales-wide decisions are taken by the Wales Green Party Council which is composed of the spokespeople, elected officers, and a representative from each local party.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">In his speech at today’s conference, Anthony Slaughter said they were aiming to elect their first Senedd Member at next May’s elections.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“This is our chance, our opportunity to get our radical message heard, to truly engage with the people of Wales, with our communities, to challenge the stale ‘business as usual’ status quo,” he said.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“This will be our chance, our opportunity to make that historic breakthrough and get the elected Green representation in the Senedd that Wales so desperately needs.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“These challenging times demand urgent and radical action. Warm words and soundbite slogans are not enough.</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Wales Green Party’s bold and ambitious plans for a Green New Deal for Wales will deliver the changes needed in Wales, providing safe, secure lives for all and ensuring carbon reduction targets are reached at the scale and pace needed to tackle the Climate Emergency.”</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This may help some Plaid supporters to give their second vote to the Greens as has happened with some Independistas in Scotland backing the Scottish Greens on the regional list vote.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Constituency </span></p><table class="wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; line-height: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><thead><tr><th class="headerSort" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pollster/client(s)</span></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Date(s)<br />conducted</span></th><th class="headerSort" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sample<br />size</span></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish National Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SNP</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lab</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Conservatives"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Con</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lib Dem</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Greens" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Greens"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Green</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UK Independence Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">UKIP</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brexit</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other</span></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lead</span></th></tr><tr><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(228, 0, 59); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(0, 135, 220); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(250, 166, 26); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(98, 164, 57); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(112, 20, 122); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(18, 182, 207); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/record-public-support-scottish-independence" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/external-link-ltr-icon.svg?b4b84") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ipsos MORI/STV News</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-10-09" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2–9 Oct 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,045</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">58%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">13%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">19%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">39%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://2sjjwunnql41ia7ki31qqub1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SavantaComRes_ScotlandVI_101020_TabsUpload.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Savanta ComRes</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-10-09" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">9 Oct 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,003</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">50%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">23%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">27%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://www.survation.com/scotland-political-polling-september-2020" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/external-link-ltr-icon.svg?b4b84") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Survation</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-09-07" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2–7 Sep 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,018</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">53%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">20%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">33%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://2sjjwunnql41ia7ki31qqub1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Final-Savanta-ComRes-Scotland-Voting-Intention-Poll-20200820_Private.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Savanta ComRes</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-08-10" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6–13 Aug 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,008</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">51%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">17%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">24%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">27%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/l0arqcm4ea/TimesResults_200810_ScotlandV2_W.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">YouGov/<i>The Times</i></span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-08-10" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6–10 Aug 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,142</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">57%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">14%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">20%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">37%</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #14171a; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>s<br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">Regional List</span></p><table class="wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; line-height: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><thead><tr><th class="headerSort" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pollster/client(s)</span></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Date(s)<br />conducted</span></th><th class="headerSort" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sample<br />size</span></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish National Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SNP</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Conservatives"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Con</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lab</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Greens" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Greens"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Green</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lib Dem</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UK Independence Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">UKIP</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brexit</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 50px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Socialist_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Socialist Party"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SSP</span></a></th><th class="unsortable" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other</span></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; background-image: url("/w/resources/src/jquery.tablesorter.styles/images/sort_both.svg?6b5ca"); background-position: right center; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lead</span></th></tr><tr><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(0, 135, 220); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(228, 0, 59); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(98, 164, 57); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(250, 166, 26); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(112, 20, 122); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(18, 182, 207); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th><th class="headerSort" data-sort-type="number" role="columnheader button" style="background: rgb(255, 0, 0); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em 21px 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;" tabindex="0" title="Sort ascending"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/record-public-support-scottish-independence" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/external-link-ltr-icon.svg?b4b84") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ipsos MORI/STV News</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2–9 Oct 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,045</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">48%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">14%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">9%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">28%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://2sjjwunnql41ia7ki31qqub1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SavantaComRes_ScotlandVI_101020_TabsUpload.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Savanta ComRes</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-10-09" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">9 Oct 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,003</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">41%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">21%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">11%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">20%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://www.survation.com/scotland-political-polling-september-2020" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/external-link-ltr-icon.svg?b4b84") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Survation</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-09-07" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2–7 Sep 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,018</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">42%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">18%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><1%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">24%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://2sjjwunnql41ia7ki31qqub1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Final-Savanta-ComRes-Scotland-Voting-Intention-Poll-20200820_Private.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Savanta ComRes</span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-08-10" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6–13 Aug 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,008</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">43%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">21%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">17%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">22%</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="external text" href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/l0arqcm4ea/TimesResults_200810_ScotlandV2_W.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Icons-mini-file_acrobat.gif") right center no-repeat; color: #663366; padding-right: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">YouGov/<i>The Times</i></span></a></td><td data-sort-value="2020-08-10" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6–10 Aug 2020</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1,142</span></td><td style="background: rgb(254, 253, 222); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">47%</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">21%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">14%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">–</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td data-sort-value="0%" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4%</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1%</span></td><td style="background: rgb(253, 243, 142); border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">26%</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;">As you can see the </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;">fall</span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;"> of 10 in the SNP is matched by a rise in the Green vote , which could </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;">suggest</span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;"> , that it voters see that a SNP </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;">landslide</span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;"> in the </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;">constituency</span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><span style="color: #202122;"> vote would move that their vote is wasted in the regional list vote.</span></span></span><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">Now there is a caveat in that not all the Scottish Greens support Independence but what matters here is that their MSP vote for a second referendum.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">However this is not replicated in Wales Plaid are not heading for a Landside and can't afford to lose votes on the Regional list .</span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">However things change and if the move towards YES in Wales continues going there may be a time , when the Green/Independence vote grows.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">However for it to do so they need to emulate the Scottish Greens and become an Independent Party.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">It is a Catch22 dilemma they need to extend their Welsh membership in order to become a separate party , but unless they do they will be also rans when it comes to Parties backing Independence,</span></div><div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-4853185957639926502020-10-26T05:52:00.001+00:002020-10-26T05:52:10.216+00:00 17 days of Drakeford being wrong V months of Johnson corrupt, and inept government.<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />I must admit I still Mark Drakeford rules banning shops selling non-essential items during Wales' firebreak lockdown are mistaken and should be reversed,.<br /><br />On Sunday afternoon, Mr Drakeford said the implementation of the rules may be tweaked, but the "basic decision" behind the ban was the right one. <a href="https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244282">petition</a> on the issue has exceeded 60,000 signatures, making it the largest ever submitted to the Senedd.<br /><br />Although I accept the reason for the ban, i am not sure it was a wise decision especially as it has given Unionists politicians over the boarder an excuse however lame to atack the Senedd and devolution. Even though it was </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">something that apparently the Tories wanted ,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2133809191630290599/3660385836547340559#"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNLyB2lWrLukzqXFQaNWenAkgrheE0zb_03wBGb6DifJ2SahStA1w0esZKRjTELsBjslyzuyIXleiXB-0iad4Df0UFwxnSdby2B_yBcscfR6OEr-Racz4JNYh4pIlliJq_E_KG7Xq66kS/w640-h262/image.png" /></a><br /><br />Though there is still a strong argument that it encourages people to do the intended essential shopping and not to spend more time in the stores browsing.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">But it has led to sheer hypocrisy from the Tories. Witness this from MS Darren Millar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLW1tyDJS-EQWhMdA-LGpqI1DzFRvmEqDlKFm7Q2t_kPaLYeoppg9gCSWnieLHFkBh_ZNf6kS3ip_AJYYD4F5ex01JocWRliUexK5g7YkgYAh1EP0h9w5ti1H5xkWnrv9FvAMMiYaHqBy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLW1tyDJS-EQWhMdA-LGpqI1DzFRvmEqDlKFm7Q2t_kPaLYeoppg9gCSWnieLHFkBh_ZNf6kS3ip_AJYYD4F5ex01JocWRliUexK5g7YkgYAh1EP0h9w5ti1H5xkWnrv9FvAMMiYaHqBy/w515-h640/image.png" width="515" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If Mr Millar had payed attention and shown the whole of the guidance he would have noted that the Baby Products he highlighted were seen as exceptions to the ban on non-essentials </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmrf7R6aN9gN58fJk_jSgWobcj1VFUHB5fuTeDmcKnI-pFrAytlfl_kG25dC7RJS_bwI7Wm02l5hBBPeuQy6XGuCAR3-rXF963P51NvtrtnNIEgSe_IBfRhRMkNksLbJDJEfqvp0NrdBc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmrf7R6aN9gN58fJk_jSgWobcj1VFUHB5fuTeDmcKnI-pFrAytlfl_kG25dC7RJS_bwI7Wm02l5hBBPeuQy6XGuCAR3-rXF963P51NvtrtnNIEgSe_IBfRhRMkNksLbJDJEfqvp0NrdBc/w640-h400/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />But then again maybe it was deliberate move to mislead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In an interview with BBC Wales, Mr Drakeford said:</p><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i> "The position we face in Wales is really and deeply serious and for these two weeks we are asking people to stay at home and not to mix with other people as much as they can.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"If the rules are not sensible rules, if there are anomalies that are emerging, we will put them right, but the basic underlying public health emergency has not gone away.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"The basic decision is the right one. If the implementation of it, the interpretation of it needs to be revisited to make sure the rules are sensible, then we will do that.</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"Non-essential goods are not allowed to be sold over the next two weeks. That's why there are hundreds of shops the length and breadth of Wales are closed. The underlying issue is not about shopping, it is about saving lives."</i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Mr Drakeford said a review into how the rules have been implemented would be held on Monday.</i></b></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clearly it would be difficult for Mr Drakeford to back down completely as it would portray him as week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rather than praising him for listening the Tories would claim victory and probably also claim that we should be following Boris Johnson's plan even though it more disastrous than that of the Welsh Labour Government.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Personally I am prepared to face 17 days of Mark Drakeford making, what may be the wrong call, than months of Johnson corrupt, and inept handling.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div></div><div><br /></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-36603858365473405592020-10-24T06:24:00.004+01:002020-10-24T06:25:47.240+01:00Tory hypocrisy over non-essential goods in supermarkets<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">OK the call by <span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford banning on selling non-essential goods in supermarkets and other food shops is “fair play” as the nation prepares to go into a ‘fire break’ lockdown at 6pm. last night seems a bit twp to say the least.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/drakeford-says-non-essential-goods-ban-is-fair-play-as-hes-accused-of-misguided-over-reach/">Nation Cymru </a>report that. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The Welsh Conservatives have said that the ruling amounts to a “misguided over-reach” and would leave many convenience store owners “confused and at risk of abuse”.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>But speaking at today’s pre-lockdown press conference Mark Drakeford defended the decision, saying that it was only fair on shops that would have to close.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“It is a simple matter of fair play,” he said. “We are requiring many hundreds of small business to close on the high street right across Wales.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“We cannot do that and then allow supermarkets to sell goods that those people are unable to sell.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“And we are looking to minimise the amount of time people spend out of their homes during this two-week period.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“This is not a period to be browsing around supermarkets looking for non-essential goods.</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course Tory Senedd member Andrew RT (what ever it is I'm against) Davies) did not approve.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 49px; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg"); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1d09ksm r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: baseline; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: baseline; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Andrew RT Davies</span></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g></g></svg><span style="font-family: verdana;"><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">@AndrewRTDavies</span></span></div></div></div></a></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">·</span></span></div><a aria-label="10 hours ago" class="r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao" data-focusable="true" dir="auto" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies/status/1319707546635173889" id="tweet-timestamp" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="7:29 PM · Oct 23, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-23T18:29:32.000Z"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10h</span></time></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g></g></svg><span style="font-family: verdana;"><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is an absolute disgrace from Labour ministers.
How on earth is a phone not classed as an essential item?
The absurd list also includes electrical goods, clothes & homeware.
Do write to your Welsh Labour MS & MP & demand this to be ditched.</span></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="quote-tweet-label tweet-card-label" class="css-1dbjc4n" id="tweet-rich-content-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="card-media-label card-detail-label" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1panhkp r-9x6qib r-1867qdf r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-testid="card.wrapper" id="tweet-card-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 214, 221); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-1dbjc4n r-uvzvve r-pm2fo r-zmljjp r-rull8r r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll" data-testid="card.layoutLarge.media" id="card-media-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-color: black black rgb(204, 214, 221); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1pi2tsx r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://t.co/bLtnXkLiUm?amp=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 265.438px; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 507px; z-index: 0;" target="_blank"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 265.438px; width: 507px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 507px;"><div aria-label="SUPERMARKET" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1mnahxq r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1319684302985154560/pmdHHgbI?format=jpg&name=small"); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 507px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="SUPERMARKET" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1319684302985154560/pmdHHgbI?format=jpg&name=small" style="bottom: 0px; height: 265.438px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 507px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" id="card-detail-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-18u37iz r-16y2uox r-1wtj0ep r-1ny4l3l r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" data-focusable="true" href="https://t.co/bLtnXkLiUm?amp=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 0 auto; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; justify-content: space-between; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;" target="_blank"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o r-utggzx r-m611by" data-testid="card.layoutLarge.detail" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 1 auto; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What you can and can’t buy in shops during Wales’ fire-break lockdown | ITV News</span></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-cens5h r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: -webkit-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wales is set to enter a national lockdown on Friday with all non-essential shops set to be closed.</span></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">tv.com</span></span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A fair point you might think but the suggestion to do this was made by a Tory member.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-d0pm55" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/MarchGlas" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 49px; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/942289471558561793/JqUL2JP4_bigger.jpg"); background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/942289471558561793/JqUL2JP4_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/MarchGlas" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Siôn Jobbins</span></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">@MarchGlas</span></span></div></div></div></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g></g></svg><span style="font-family: verdana;"><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-4qtqp9 r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep r-p1pxzi r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-reply-context" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Replying to <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/GrantTucker" role="link" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@GrantTucker</span></a></div></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Tories wanted this. They said supermarkets coils sell non essential items whilst small shops could not open.
</span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment" role="link" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">@WelshGovernment</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" color="inherit" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> listened, amended law so no no advantage to supermarkets.
It's what Tories wanted.</span></span></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-labelledby="quote-tweet-label tweet-card-label" class="css-1dbjc4n" id="tweet-rich-content-label" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-1867qdf r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-156q2ks r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 214, 221); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/MarchGlas/status/1319664755938906113/photo/1" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="background-color: white; bottom: 0px; color: black; height: 232.406px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 566px;"><div aria-label="Image" class="css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-p1pxzi r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1mnahxq r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" data-testid="tweetPhoto" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"></div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNLyB2lWrLukzqXFQaNWenAkgrheE0zb_03wBGb6DifJ2SahStA1w0esZKRjTELsBjslyzuyIXleiXB-0iad4Df0UFwxnSdby2B_yBcscfR6OEr-Racz4JNYh4pIlliJq_E_KG7Xq66kS/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="679" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNLyB2lWrLukzqXFQaNWenAkgrheE0zb_03wBGb6DifJ2SahStA1w0esZKRjTELsBjslyzuyIXleiXB-0iad4Df0UFwxnSdby2B_yBcscfR6OEr-Racz4JNYh4pIlliJq_E_KG7Xq66kS/w640-h262/image.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So apparently the First Minister listened to the Tories , then got slammed for carrying out what they apparently wanted.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe it was a trap ask what seems a reasonable question get the First Minister to adopt a solution and then highlight the absurdity of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Firs Minister has left an open goal, but it is the equivalent of seeing an opponent claiming an injury and whilst showing concern an other from the opposing side , hit the net.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First Minister may have egg on his face, but its nothing to the hypocrisy shown by Andrew RT (what ever it is I'm against) Davies and his colleagues.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-48941163903937469242020-10-23T06:15:00.005+01:002020-10-23T06:16:10.469+01:00 More "Wales has never been a nation" rubbish<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />Recently there have been a spate of London Journalists and others who have Welsh Heritage , writing about their former Homeland only to disparage our ambition and portray as an economic Wasteland incapable of running their own affairs.<br /><br />Another take was Builth Wells born ackensiePolly Mackenzie joined Demos as the new Director in January 2018. She previously worked for Nick Clegg from 2006 to 2015, helping to write the 2010 Coalition Agreement, and served as Director of Policy to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2010-15., who recently entered the field with the claim on Unherd that </span><h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: essonnes-display, serif; font-size: 2.5rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 2vh; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://unherd.com/2020/10/wales-has-never-been-a-nation/">"Wales has never been a nation"</a></h1><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 22.4px;"></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>But all this excitement about England’s northern border is distracting us from what is happening on its western one. Exactly the same political forces are conspiring to boost the Welsh government and with it the legitimacy of the campaign for Wales’ freedom. Don’t get me wrong: Welsh nationalism is still a minority sport. But polls in the last month or two suggest now a third of voters would choose independence in a referendum tomorrow. 46% of under-25s say they want Wales to be an independent country.</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 2.2rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Perhaps you need to know more about Welsh history to understand how truly astonishing this is. In particular, you need to understand that Wales has never actually been an independent country. Coronavirus is conjuring a modern nation state from the mists of myth and fantasy.</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 2.2rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The Welsh are a people, no question: a people with a language, a culture and a heritage. But what are their lands? The Welsh (and the Cornish) are, in fact, the original British, driven west by the Anglo Saxon invasions that followed the departure of the Roman Empire from these shores. The Welsh word Cymru, used from the seventh century, means the land of the Cymry — it refers not just to the residents of the western part of the British Isles but also to the men of the North of England. And the English word Wales, similarly, was originally used to mean simply foreigner — a reference to any of the non-Anglo Saxon peoples of these islands.</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 2.2rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The area now governed by the Welsh Senedd was, in medieval times, a set of warring principalities. The ruler of the strongest of those was known as Tywysog Cymru: ruler, or prince, of the Welsh. But that didn’t give him power or hegemony over the other principalities. The closest a Tywysog — cognate of the Irish word Taoiseach — ever came to ruling the whole of modern Wales was Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who secured the rule of Gwynedd from his uncle Owain and brother Dafydd in 1255. By 1267, he dominated modern-day Clwyd, Powys and Ceredigion.</i></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 2.2rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>But Pembrokeshire, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire — the whole of south and south-west Wales — remained under the rule of the Marcher Barons. And that was the peak of his power. In 1276, Edward I declared Llywelyn a rebel and marched a huge army against him. Llywelyn lost control of everything but Gwynedd, and after a brief resurgence of power in 1282, he was killed at Builth Wells. Llywelyn was, at best, the Temporary Prince of Part of Wales.</i></b></span></p></div><div></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well to some extent she's right but England was previously a state of warring states , but I wonder how many English people regard King Alfred the Great as just a King of Wessex and not a great "English" King. When did England as a nation begin, under the <span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Angevin Empire</b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;"> , it could be argued that they regarded and identified with their French </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;">territories rather than England and they </span></span><span style="color: #202122;">didn't even speak </span></span><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">English.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">It wasn't until King John lost them that England began and they concentrated on subduing the other parts of the British Isles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The question of how much people identified their nationality through Kings, Queens or Princes is an interesting one </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t2c-X8HiBng" width="320" youtube-src-id="t2c-X8HiBng"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ms Mackenzie does make a telling case , but one wonder what her sources are because at the end of her polemic she writes.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Only now, as Cardiff’s leadership effectively erects a land border down Offa’s dyke, and bans the English from entering, does it seem a possibility. Perhaps the deepest irony is that among the highest support for Welsh independence is in the south west of the country: Pembrokeshire. But it is also one of the parts of Wales that never even fell to Llywelyn: it has never been part of a sovereign “Wales”</i></b></span></span></div><div></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">highest support for Welsh independence is in the south west of the country: Pembrokeshire". </i>Where did she get that from?</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;">I will leave it to others more qualified t o mark Ms Mackensie's essay , but I suspect it will not be a very high one</span></span></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-43374565308768158142020-10-22T06:03:00.000+01:002020-10-22T06:03:04.963+01:00"Fool Scotland with the VOW once, shame on you; fool Scotland twice, shame on Scots.<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nation Cymru and Borthlas have reported on a leaked memo suggests that the Conservative leadership are considering a plan to hand Wales and Scotland more powers to try and keep them in the union.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/leaked-tory-memo-reveals-plan-for-new-constitutional-settlement-if-independence-calls-increase/">Nation Cymru </a>say </span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"The memo seen by Bloomberg news suggests preparing a new constitutional plan ready to roll out in case an SNP victory in May makes Scottish independence almost inevitable.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Rather than rejecting a referendum for Scotland the government should instead focus on a “Four Nations, One Country” policy by transferring further financial powers and allowing differentiation on policies connected to the EU vote, such as immigration.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The memo says that continuing to dismiss Scottish calls for another independence vote outright could be “counterproductive” as support rises.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The document from a political consultancy firm, Hanbury Strategy, that works closely with the Conservative party, Bloomberg said.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The memo offers three steps the UK Government could take to mitigate the pressure: “New accommodation, new constitutional settlement, and cooperation rather than confrontation.”</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>These measures could eventually be ratified via a referendum as a “placation” for independence supporters."</i></b></span></p></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><a href="http://borthlas.blogspot.com/2020/10/when-wind-blows.html">Bothlas</a> sums it up as <br /><br /><b><i>There are four main elements to their proposed ‘strategy’:<br /><br />1. Attempt to persuade the Scots that they should stay by devolving more powers to Holyrood. It sounds a lot like a watered-down version of the infamous ‘<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29443603">Vow</a>’, a promise of greater devolution if the Scots voted ‘no’ on which the UK parties, led by the Tories, promptly reneged after the vote. As cunning plans go, assuming that the Scots will be stupid enough to fall for the same tactic again looks more Baldrick than Machiavelli. And that would be true even if the Scots couldn’t read, in the same article, that many Tories will oppose this route anyway, preferring to reduce rather than enhance the powers of the Scottish parliament.<br /><br />2. Get the EU to make it clear that there is no easy route to membership for an independent Scotland. The EU will, of course, play ball with this because… Well, presumably because they really want to go out of their way to provide political support to people who have spent the last four years being obstructive and objectionable and who are trying to undo the whole EU project rather than those who have bought into the European ideal and want to promote it. Yes, I can see how that looks like a sensible approach to English exceptionalists - but not to anyone else. On the cunningness scale it also runs far wide of the goalposts.<br /><br />3. To attack the perceived failings of the Scottish government, “making the [SNP] 'pay the price' for running the semi-autonomous administration since 2007”. I’m not going to pretend that the SNP record in a number of fields has been perfect; it has not. But given that at least some of the problems can be laid at the lack of powers (and especially financial powers) devolved to Scotland, and given the patent failings of the UK Government, the words which immediately jump into my mind at the thought of the UK government inviting people to compare its record with that of Scotland are ‘shoot’ and ‘foot’.<br /><br />4. To launch a “a hard-hitting, attack-focused” campaign against Sturgeon. Again, I can only wonder at the mindset behind a proposal that what is widely seen to be the most dishonest, corrupt and incompetent government in the modern history of the UK would be taken seriously if it launches a personal attack on the single politician in the whole of the UK who most emerges from the handling of the pandemic with hugely-enhanced credibility.</i></b></span></blockquote><p>It is all reminiscent of the VOW </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBDNaYx4EZx6IQcssrpz2ftd5IAWf7B1Mw2k1BvAoaUHYe7DsXk1Tj66W6vhOZekzy-Aq5TPSb8M7jkZIkPJ7BEMprKCVl74cHxndZr2g63wUni5Ag5OQ3KmzPRliq4BzP4TJ5gCMJnSa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBDNaYx4EZx6IQcssrpz2ftd5IAWf7B1Mw2k1BvAoaUHYe7DsXk1Tj66W6vhOZekzy-Aq5TPSb8M7jkZIkPJ7BEMprKCVl74cHxndZr2g63wUni5Ag5OQ3KmzPRliq4BzP4TJ5gCMJnSa/w549-h640/image.png" width="549" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <b>Smith Commission</b> was announced by Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> on 19 September 2014 in the wake of the 'No' vote in the 2014 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2014 Scottish independence referendum">Scottish independence referendum</a>. The establishment of the commission was part of the process of fulfilling <b>The Vow</b> made by the leaders of the three main <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unionism_in_the_United_Kingdom" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Unionism in the United Kingdom">unionist</a> parties during the last days of the referendum campaign. The Vow promised the devolution of more powers from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> in the event of a No vote.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following the No vote, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smith,_Baron_Smith_of_Kelvin" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin">Lord Smith of Kelvin</a> was given the task to "convene cross-party talks and facilitate an inclusive engagement process across Scotland to produce, by 30 November 2014, Heads of Agreement with recommendations for further devolution of powers to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a>" Ten representatives were nominated by the political parties with elected members in the Scottish Parliament; the Commission started its discussions on 22 October. Agreement was reached and the report published on 27 November 2014.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ben_Riley-Smith_4-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following the Conservative election victory at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 UK General Election</a>, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Bill_2015%E2%80%9316" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Scotland Bill 2015–16">Scotland Bill 2015–16</a> was proposed in the first Queen's Speech, to put into effect the recommendations of the Smith Commission.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">But also almost immediately after the outcome of the vote was announced, the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, David Cameron, stated that the "question of English votes for English laws – the so-called West Lothian question – requires a decisive answer." He announced the appointment of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smith,_Baron_Smith_of_Kelvin" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin">Lord Smith</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> to lead a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Commission" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Smith Commission">commission</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> to develop proposals for constitutional reform to be included in a Bill to be published in January 2015</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> refused to engage in cross party discussions about the issue.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;">Guess which one of the above were implemented?</span></span></span></p><p class="article-first-paragraph" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Boris Johnson is set to stamp schemes in Scotland paid for by the UK Government with a Union flag from next year.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Telegraph reports that the flag will replace the EU symbol used to show infrastructure like bridges or roads have been funded by Brussels.</span></p><div id="subscription-content" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The news has been highly criticised by senior SNP figures who accuse the Prime Minister of “trying to force the Union flag down people’s throats”.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But the idea is backed by new Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, who wants to show the “visual connection” between UK funding and schemes in Scotland.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said the party should be “unashamed of our investment in Scotland”.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course the Unions investment in Scotland would have to be extensive ,to visibly match the existing number of EU funded projects,</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">by the time the independence referendum is called. unless Prime Minister Johnson intends to replace though maybe Johnson intends to replace the EU Flag, with the <span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">" butcher's Apron" </span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">I suspect the Tories will play a Cat and Mouse game showing </span>their<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> power whilst </span>offering<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> an </span>illusion<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> of the chance for freedom.</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Will Scotland fall for it . Well the UK media will do </span>their<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> best to get them to do so.</span></span></p></div><blockquote><br /></blockquote>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-62973648476856064772020-10-20T06:15:00.000+01:002020-10-20T06:15:33.461+01:00Welsh opposition Parties should be constructive not destructive during pandemic.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It has been difficult for Plaid Cymru to gain much needed air pace during the Covid 19 pandemic as Labour and the First Minister are constantly on the media issuing updates.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To their credit although it may not be politically expedient , rather than ape the "Welsh" Conservatives in constantly criticising the Welsh Government Plaid have been constructive nad gven support when needed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is reflected by the news that Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has welcomed the announcement by the Welsh Government of a ‘firebreak’ lockdown from Friday to attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus across Wales, and called for the nation to come together to protect the NHS and save lives.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At a press briefing earlier today First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed the lockdown will start at 6 pm on Friday and will last until Monday 9 November.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>:<span style="text-align: justify;">“A fire break is a last resort and should only be used in an emergency. We are now in an emergency,” Mr Price said.</span></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“The time the fire break buys us must be used build up a resilient test trace and isolate system in Wales which means we can prevent being in the position we’re currently in where the case numbers have risen to the point where they can overwhelm an already exhausted NHS.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“We also need to ensure the safeguarding of workplaces, and that sufficient financial support is available for businesses and their employees who will be directly impacted by this fire break.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“It’s time for us as a nation to come together once again – as communities, as Government and as Opposition – working together to protect our NHS and save lives."</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Welsh Tories however seem to have a Donald Trump attitude</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 49px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1251837902679674880/LfUkLx3e_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; font-size: 15px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1d09ksm r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: baseline; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: baseline; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Andrew RT Davies</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@AndrewRTDavies</span></div></div></div></a></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></div><a aria-label="12 hours ago" class="r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao" data-focusable="true" dir="auto" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies/status/1318220293199040512" id="tweet-timestamp" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="4:59 PM · Oct 19, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-19T15:59:43.000Z">12h</time></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">At the last lockdown Wales lost 30,000 jobs and thousands more suffered through cancelled operations and late/missed diagnosis in life-threatening conditions such as cancer.
It’s a difficult situation for governments but we can’t allow the cure to be worse than the disease.</span></div></div></div></div><p><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-d0pm55" data-testid="tweet" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ddef8g r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Andrew RT Davies</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@AndrewRTDavies</span></div></div></div></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">No responsible opposition can ignore the weight of scientific evidence that states that such a fire-break will only delay matters for a number of weeks and we'll then be back to square one.
Lockdowns don't kill the virus, they suppress it temporarily.</span></div></div></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paul Davies, Welsh Conservative leader, accused the first minister of "failing to be open and transparent about the evidence".</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He added:</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><b><i>"The main concern is that this national lockdown is not proportionate.</i></b></span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"The impact on businesses in areas such as Powys, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion, who have the lowest rate of Covid-19 cases in Wales, will be severe at a time when they are desperately struggling to recover from the pandemic so far this year."</i></b></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p></div></div><p><span style="color: #3f3f42; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mr Davies earlier seems to have suggested that somehow travelling does not spread the virus .</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wonder what both Davies's think of the UK government approach and how effective that is going to be and since the heaviest measures have ben applied to the North of England whilst the affluent South East of England and what Boris Johnson will do to aid these areas?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Welsh opposition parties have a duty to task the Welsh Government and to exam and constructively criticise their proposals</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is not to however to oppose for the sake of opposition and certainly not to so so to promote the policies of another government in Westminster.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-32301681169692737482020-10-19T05:58:00.004+01:002020-10-19T05:58:38.837+01:00An independent Scotland (and Wales ) could be in the same position as NZ.<p> Labour in bother Wales and Scotland former Scottish Leader Kexia Douglas have been Congratulating thier Sister Party Jacinda Ardern<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> on their result in last weeks landslide in that independent country's General Election</span></span></span></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-vlx1xi r-156q2ks" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; font-size: 15px; margin: 10px 10px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1habvwh r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: flex-start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1q142lx r-z80fyv r-7o8qx1 r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-19wmn03" role="presentation" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1mlwlqe r-z80fyv r-1udh08x r-19wmn03 r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: #aab8c2; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1300048887303016449/NGrr1MdH_normal.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 20px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 20px; z-index: -1;" /></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-19z6qd4 r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-z80fyv r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-19wmn03" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 20px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 20px; z-index: 0;"></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-19z6qd4 r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"></div></div><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Kezia Dugdale</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@kezdugdale</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-yrgyi6 r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre;"> · <span aria-label="Oct 17" class="r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-901oao css-16my406" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: nowrap;" title="6:14 PM · Oct 17, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-17T17:14:38.000Z">Oct 17</time></span></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-15d164r r-vlx1xi" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 10px 10px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-1g94qm0 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 5px 0px 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Super proud of my pal tonight </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline-block; font: inherit; height: 1em; margin: 0px 0.075em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: inherit; width: 1.2em;"><div aria-label="Winking face" class="r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010 css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1.2em; z-index: 0;" title="Winking face"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f609.svg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 18px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="Winking face" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f609.svg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 18px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;" /></div></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline-block; font: inherit; height: 1em; margin: 0px 0.075em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: inherit; width: 1.2em;"><div aria-label="Clapping hands sign" class="r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010 css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1.2em; z-index: 0;" title="Clapping hands sign"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f44f-1f3fc.svg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 18px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="Clapping hands sign" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f44f-1f3fc.svg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 18px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;" /></div></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb6gPm927PmbvB9q8aIPipXdLYN2HK8a8IVCmIp9-meltSUa_TKZ6v8wa6JrjaVbuIDa90X30piNZWnnIfsCWrT2cJNV2ZVfuE6O88s1OdRZexJpAPbQxebZVoF3Ta5UnsPmdq2hxqxv3/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="842" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb6gPm927PmbvB9q8aIPipXdLYN2HK8a8IVCmIp9-meltSUa_TKZ6v8wa6JrjaVbuIDa90X30piNZWnnIfsCWrT2cJNV2ZVfuE6O88s1OdRZexJpAPbQxebZVoF3Ta5UnsPmdq2hxqxv3/w640-h372/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/WelshLabour" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 49px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1278255708773941249/jra_MKmj_bigger.jpg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1278255708773941249/jra_MKmj_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1d09ksm r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: baseline; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: baseline; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/WelshLabour" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ddef8g r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Welsh Labour</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><svg aria-label="Verified account" class="r-13gxpu9 r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-9cviqr r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M22.5 12.5c0-1.58-.875-2.95-2.148-3.6.154-.435.238-.905.238-1.4 0-2.21-1.71-3.998-3.818-3.998-.47 0-.92.084-1.336.25C14.818 2.415 13.51 1.5 12 1.5s-2.816.917-3.437 2.25c-.415-.165-.866-.25-1.336-.25-2.11 0-3.818 1.79-3.818 4 0 .494.083.964.237 1.4-1.272.65-2.147 2.018-2.147 3.6 0 1.495.782 2.798 1.942 3.486-.02.17-.032.34-.032.514 0 2.21 1.708 4 3.818 4 .47 0 .92-.086 1.335-.25.62 1.334 1.926 2.25 3.437 2.25 1.512 0 2.818-.916 3.437-2.25.415.163.865.248 1.336.248 2.11 0 3.818-1.79 3.818-4 0-.174-.012-.344-.033-.513 1.158-.687 1.943-1.99 1.943-3.484zm-6.616-3.334l-4.334 6.5c-.145.217-.382.334-.625.334-.143 0-.288-.04-.416-.126l-.115-.094-2.415-2.415c-.293-.293-.293-.768 0-1.06s.768-.294 1.06 0l1.77 1.767 3.825-5.74c.23-.345.696-.436 1.04-.207.346.23.44.696.21 1.04z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@WelshLabour</span></div></div></div></a></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></div><a aria-label="Oct 17" class="r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao" data-focusable="true" dir="auto" href="https://twitter.com/WelshLabour/status/1317485341876641794" id="tweet-timestamp" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="4:19 PM · Oct 17, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-17T15:19:17.000Z">Oct 17</time></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline-block; font: inherit; height: 1em; margin: 0px 0.075em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: inherit; width: 1.2em;"><div aria-label="Rose" class="r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010 css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1.2em; z-index: 0;" title="Rose"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f339.svg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 18px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="Rose" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f339.svg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 18px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;" /></div></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> Congratulations </span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/jacindaardern" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">@JacindaArdern</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> and </span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/nzlabour" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">@NZLabour</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> on a well-deserved victory!
</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline-block; font: inherit; height: 1em; margin: 0px 0.075em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: inherit; width: 1.2em;"><div aria-label="Flag of Wales" class="r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010 css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1.2em; z-index: 0;" title="Flag of Wales"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f3f4-e0067-e0062-e0077-e006c-e0073-e007f.svg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 18px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="Flag of Wales" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f3f4-e0067-e0062-e0077-e006c-e0073-e007f.svg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 18px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 18px; z-index: -1;" /></div></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> Best wishes from the entire </span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/WelshLabour" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">@WelshLabour</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> family.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">s</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcgZIoxc8leJRr6RjqVR7JZn03N3tzXQbr46sfHheHn4NVNm6pwuOCHdVre5muZkP-6cQFl7t6qb8PxHtnQEoBoStp8yIMcbgUtidG0Eshvn5MCgrXUnKAlYKSxJ8muZdVl66EQUv99Ds/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="680" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcgZIoxc8leJRr6RjqVR7JZn03N3tzXQbr46sfHheHn4NVNm6pwuOCHdVre5muZkP-6cQFl7t6qb8PxHtnQEoBoStp8yIMcbgUtidG0Eshvn5MCgrXUnKAlYKSxJ8muZdVl66EQUv99Ds/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">It seems to bypaass them that they are congratulating a small country (Too Small) on providing a leader and government , that is the envy of the world</div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indeed it prompted me to ask Ms <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Douglas </span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-zso239" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 49px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: normal; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 1 auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1loqt21 r-1adg3ll r-ahm1il r-1ny4l3l r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-13qz1uu" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/glynbeddau" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font: inherit; height: 49px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; width: 49px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu" style="padding-bottom: 49px; width: 49px;"></div><div class="r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 49px;"><div aria-label="" class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-image: url("https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1210212264839647234/3qcfUtEj_bigger.jpg"); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; height: 49px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;"></div><img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="true" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1210212264839647234/3qcfUtEj_bigger.jpg" style="bottom: 0px; height: 49px; left: 0px; opacity: 0; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; width: 49px; z-index: -1;" /></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04); bottom: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 0px 0px 2px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 1; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1 0 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; position: relative; white-space: normal; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px 0px 2px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-k4xj1c r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep" style="-webkit-box-align: start; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: justify; align-items: start; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1d09ksm r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2" style="-webkit-box-align: baseline; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: baseline; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" data-focusable="true" href="https://twitter.com/glynbeddau" role="link" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l" id="tweet-user-name" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ddef8g r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Glyn Morris</span></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-18u37iz r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2 r-1f6r7vd" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-18u37iz r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-direction: row; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">@glynbeddau</span></div></div></div></a></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-ou255f r-qvutc0" dir="auto" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">·</span></div><a aria-label="14 hours ago" class="r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1q142lx r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao" data-focusable="true" dir="auto" href="https://twitter.com/glynbeddau/status/1317831404043075584" id="tweet-timestamp" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; cursor: pointer; display: inline; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;" title="3:14 PM · Oct 18, 2020"><time datetime="2020-10-18T14:14:25.000Z">14h</time></a></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="More" class="css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1777fci r-11cpok1 r-1ny4l3l r-bztko3 r-lrvibr" data-focusable="true" data-testid="caret" role="button" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: none; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><div class="css-901oao r-1awozwy r-1re7ezh r-6koalj r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1h0z5md r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-o7ynqc r-clp7b1 r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: center; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #657786; display: flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; justify-content: flex-start; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1d2f490 r-xf4iuw r-1ny4l3l r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border-radius: 9999px; border: 0px solid black; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; left: 0px; margin: -8px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: background-color, box-shadow; z-index: 0;"></div><svg class="r-4qtqp9 r-yyyyoo r-1xvli5t r-dnmrzs r-bnwqim r-1plcrui r-lrvibr r-1hdv0qi" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M19.39 14.882c-1.58 0-2.862-1.283-2.862-2.86s1.283-2.862 2.86-2.862 2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.284 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.362.61-1.362 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36zM12 14.882c-1.578 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S10.42 9.158 12 9.158s2.86 1.282 2.86 2.86S13.578 14.88 12 14.88zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.362 1.36 1.362 1.36-.61 1.36-1.36-.61-1.363-1.36-1.363zm-7.39 4.223c-1.577 0-2.86-1.283-2.86-2.86S3.034 9.16 4.61 9.16s2.862 1.283 2.862 2.86-1.283 2.862-2.86 2.862zm0-4.223c-.75 0-1.36.61-1.36 1.36s.61 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.362-.61 1.362-1.36-.61-1.36-1.36-1.36z"></path></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">If you hadn't chosen the path of a failed Union. Maybe you could have emulated her and led Labour to a landslide in an General Election in an independent Scotland next May.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">The comparison with Scotland is stark even under the Union a strong able leader sems to be heading for a landslide at the next Scottish Elections almost mirroring the result in New Zealand</div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" id="tweet-text" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><p style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;">Here are the polling averages of the polls below together with the seat changes on uniform swings. Information on how the 2021 Scottish Parliament election polling average is calculated is available <a href="http://www.electionpolling.co.uk/faq" style="color: #0000aa; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>.</p><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;">Here are the polling averages of the polls below together with the seat changes on uniform swings. Information on how the 2021 Scottish Parliament election polling average is calculated is available <a href="http://www.electionpolling.co.uk/faq" style="color: #0000aa; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>.</p><b class="Title" style="display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;">Summary</b><table class="PSTable PSTable1" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 768px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 768px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"></th><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;">Seats</th><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;">Seat Changes</th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">Party</th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;">Then</th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;">Now</th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;">Gains</th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;">Losses</th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); font-size: 13px; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;">Net</th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fef987; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="SNP"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">SNP</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">63</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">71</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+11</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-3</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+8</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Conservative"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">Conservative</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">31</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">23</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+1</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-9</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-8</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #dc241f; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Labour"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">Labour</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">24</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">19</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">0</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-5</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-5</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #6ab023; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Green"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">Green</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">6</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">10</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+4</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">0</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+4</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fdbb30; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Liberal Democrat"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;">Liberal Democrat</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">5</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">6</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+2</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">-1</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">+1</td></tr></tbody></table><b class="Title" style="display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;">Constituency</b><table class="PSTable PSTable2" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 768px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 768px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"></th><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Votes</span></th><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Seats</span></th><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Seat Changes</span></th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Party</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Then</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Now</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Change</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Then</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Now</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Gains</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Losses</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Net</span></th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fef987; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="SNP"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">SNP</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">46.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">54.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+7.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">59</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">69</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+10</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+10</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Conservative"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Conservative</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">22.02%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">20.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-1.52%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">7</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-6</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-6</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #dc241f; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Labour"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Labour</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">22.56%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">15.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-7.06%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fdbb30; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Liberal Democrat"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Liberal Democrat</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">7.82%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">7.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-0.82%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">4</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-1</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-1</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #6ab023; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Green"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Green</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0.58%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">1.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+0.42%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b class="Title" style="display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Region</span></b><table class="PSTable PSTable2" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 768px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 768px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"></th><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Votes</span></th><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Seats</span></th><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Seat Changes</span></th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Party</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Then</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Now</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Change</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Then</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Now</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Gains</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Losses</span></th><th style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Net</span></th></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fef987; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="SNP"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">SNP</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">41.72%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">44.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+2.78%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">4</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+1</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-2</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Conservative"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Conservative</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">22.93%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">19.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3.43%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">24</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">22</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+1</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-2</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #dc241f; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Labour"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Labour</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">19.07%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">16.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-3.07%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">21</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">19</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-2</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">-2</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #6ab023; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Green"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Green</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">6.58%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">10.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+3.42%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">6</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">10</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+4</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+4</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #fdbb30; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Liberal Democrat"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Liberal Democrat</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">5.22%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">7.50%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+2.28%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+2</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">+2</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #70147a; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="UKIP"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">UKIP</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">2.03%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">2.03%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="background-color: #12b6cf; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; width: 2px;" title="Brexit Party"></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Brexit Party</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0.00%</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">0</td><td style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 1px solid rgb(136, 136, 136); height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 2px 4px;">0<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;">Compare this prediction with the result in New Zealand</b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.3px; margin: 1em 0px; text-align: right;"><caption style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editlink noprint plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="float: left; font-size: 11.97px;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:2020_New_Zealand_election&action=edit" style="background: none !important; color: #663366; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration-line: none;">e</a> • <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:2020_New_Zealand_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Template talk:2020 New Zealand election">d</a></span> Summary of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink" style="background: none; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">17 October 2020 election</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-results_208-0" style="font-size: 10.64px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election#cite_note-results-208" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[201]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-209" style="font-size: 10.64px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election#cite_note-209" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[202]</a></sup><br /><i>Preliminary results with 100.0% of ordinary and advanced votes counted, not including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_vote" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Special vote">special votes</a></i></caption><tbody><tr style="background-color: #e9e9e9; text-align: center;"><th colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 213px;">Party</th><th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Votes</th><th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Percent</th><th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Change<br />(<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_points" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Percentage points">pp</a>)</th><th colspan="4" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Seats</th></tr><tr style="background-color: #e9e9e9; text-align: center;"><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Electorate</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">List</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Total</th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">Change</th></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="New Zealand Labour Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #d82a20; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1,171,544</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">49.15</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+12.26</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">43</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">21</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>64</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+18</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="New Zealand National Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #00529f; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">638,606</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">26.79</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−17.66</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">26</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">9</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>35</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−21</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="ACT New Zealand" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #fde401; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">190,139</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">7.98</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+7.48</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">9</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>10</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+9</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #098137; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand">Green</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">180,347</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">7.57</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+1.30</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">9</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>10</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+2</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="New Zealand First" rowspan="1" style="background-color: black; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_First" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand First">NZ First</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">63,534</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">2.67</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−4.53</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−9</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="New Conservative Party (New Zealand)" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #00aeef; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Conservative_Party_(New_Zealand)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Conservative Party (New Zealand)">New Conservative</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">35,971</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1.51</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+1.27</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="The Opportunities Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #32dac3; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Opportunities_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Opportunities Party">Opportunities</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">33,727</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1.41</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−1.03</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Māori Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #b2001a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Māori Party">Māori</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">23,932</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1.00</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">−0.18</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>1</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+1</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Advance New Zealand" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #1987d1; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Advance New Zealand">Advance NZ</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">20,878</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.88</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.88</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #33cc33; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa_Legalise_Cannabis_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party">Legalise Cannabis</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">7,590</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.32</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.01</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="ONE Party" style="background-color: #f9d11a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 4px;"></td><td scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ONE_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="ONE Party">ONE</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">6,474</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.27</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.27</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Vision NZ" style="background-color: #423121; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 4px;"></td><td scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_NZ" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vision NZ">Vision NZ</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">2,780</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.12</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.12</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="New Zealand Outdoors Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: green; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Outdoors_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand Outdoors Party">Outdoors</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">2,596</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.11</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.05</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Tea Party New Zealand" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #5a276c; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tea Party New Zealand">TEA</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1,871</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.08</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.08</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Sustainable New Zealand Party" style="background-color: teal; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 4px;"></td><td scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_New_Zealand_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sustainable New Zealand Party">Sustainable NZ</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1,469</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.06</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.06</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #cbe800; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_Party_(New_Zealand)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Social Credit Party (New Zealand)">Social Credit</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">1,351</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.06</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.03</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr><td data-sort-value="Heartland New Zealand Party" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #185533; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 2px;"></td><td rowspan="1" scope="row" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartland_New_Zealand_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Heartland New Zealand Party">Heartland</a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">987</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0.04</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">+0.04</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">0</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #e9e9e9;"><td colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>Total</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">2,383,796</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">100.00</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">—</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">72</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">48</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">120</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;">—</td></tr></tbody></table></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If Scotland had voted YEsS in 2014 it could have been a Labour Leader who led Scotland through the Covid Pandemic who was approaching a lamdslide.</span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course next May's election is going to be about Independence , but Nicola Sturgeons steerage through the pandemic has clearly influenced many that this route is the future for Scotland.</span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some will claim that New Zealand's </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">success is partly due to it being an Island.</span></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But Scotland in an Island and has only one land boarder and an Independent Scotland would have much more control over how they applied restrictions.</span></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For New Zealand and Scotland read Wales , we to should look at the result in the Southern Hemisphere as an example what we with the right leadership and powers can achieve.</span></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;">I<span style="font-family: verdana;">nstead we send letters to the incompetent and increasingly corrupt and totalitarian Westminster Government asking them to discourage other UK residents from blackspots from visiting Wales , during what is obviously a Second Wave.</span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have no doubt before this decade is out Scotland will join New Zealand asan independent Nation , whether another nation called Cymru joins them is up to us.</span></span><span class="Title" style="background-color: white; display: block; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b><b class="Title" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: block; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: normal;"><br /></b></div></div></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-60406819186847042452020-10-18T06:07:00.002+01:002020-10-18T06:07:36.973+01:00Jacinda Arden is the real "Leader" of the Free World<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I have often thought even before Donald Trump that the title of "Leader of the Free World " should not be applied to the President of the USA.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Few have actually applied leadership in the manner I would agree it shouldbe and the current holder is clearly unfit for office.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I doubt that Joe Biden even if as I hope defeats Trump will provide it and even as some yearn for the days of Barrack Obama who was awarded the Noble Peace Prize for what he might do rather that what he did .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> The president escalated</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">, not ending the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">President Obama is still peddled lies about Iran building nuclear weapons.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Under him the Americas, the US Still Blockaded Cuba, Threatened Venezuela, & Funded t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">he Longest and Bloodiest War in South America since the Genocide of Native Americans in Colombia.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Indeed if Leader of the Free World should be applied then it should go to the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Arden who has just won a landslide election under a system designed to prevent it.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122; font-weight: 400;">On 15 March 2019, 51 people were fatally shot and 49 injured in two mosques in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a><span style="color: #202122; font-weight: 400;">. In a statement broadcast on television, Ardern offered condolences and stated that the shootings had been carried out by suspects with "extremist views" that have no place in New Zealand, or anywhere else in the world.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-130" style="color: #202122; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-130" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup><span style="color: #202122; font-weight: 400;"> She also described it as a well-planned </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_New_Zealand" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Terrorism in New Zealand">terrorist attack</a><span style="color: #202122; font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Announcing a period of national mourning, Ardern was the first signatory of a national <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolence_book" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Condolence book">condolence book</a> that she opened in the capital, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204);" title="">Wellington</a> She also travelled to Christchurch to meet first responders and families of the victims. Ardern received international praise for her response to the shootings, and a photograph of her hugging a member of the Christchurch Muslim community with the word "peace" in English and Arabic was projected onto the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Burj Khalifa">Burj Khalifa</a>, the world's tallest building.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-138" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-138" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[138]</a></sup> A 25-metre mural of this photograph was unveiled in May 2019.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In response to the shootings, Ardern announced her government's intention to introduce stronger firearms regulations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-140" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-140" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup>She said that the attack had exposed a range of weaknesses in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_in_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gun law in New Zealand">New Zealand's gun law</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-141" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-141" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup> On 10 April 2019, less than one month after the attack, the New Zealand Parliament passed a law that bans most semiautomatic weapons and assault rifles, parts that convert guns into semiautomatic guns, and higher capacity magazines.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-142" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-142" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1-JrkPwPGdDSIz_p3O6FzLFRzqmXaiHeYUoWgPQV4AQMugBkLew6a8NyhyphenhyphenZigiF2TbWjF8dacexq9S9Xczr52j7caZcnKdprTIGX7OhnK5Qb380IAB4HjaS8aFWw3kg2ROTXNKbUS6Hj/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;"><b><img alt="" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1-JrkPwPGdDSIz_p3O6FzLFRzqmXaiHeYUoWgPQV4AQMugBkLew6a8NyhyphenhyphenZigiF2TbWjF8dacexq9S9Xczr52j7caZcnKdprTIGX7OhnK5Qb380IAB4HjaS8aFWw3kg2ROTXNKbUS6Hj/w440-h640/image.png" width="440" /></b></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="text-align: start;">Ardern visited members of the Muslim community at the </span>Phillipstown<span style="text-align: start;"> Community Centre, 16 March 2019. Captured through a glass window, this photograph was widely shared at the time and described by </span><i style="text-align: start;">The Guardian</i></b></span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> as "an image of hope"</b></span><span style="color: #202122;">.</span></span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-129" style="color: #202122; line-height: 1; text-align: start; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 14 March 2020, Ardern announced in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand">COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand</a> that the government would be requiring anyone entering the country from midnight 15 March to isolate themselves for 14 days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-146" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-146" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[146]</a></sup> She said the new rules will mean New Zealand has the "widest ranging and toughest border restrictions of any country in the world". On 19 March, Ardern stated that New Zealand's borders would be closed to all non-citizens and non-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_permanent_residency" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="New Zealand permanent residency">permanent residents</a>, after 11:59 pm on 20 March (<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZDT" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="NZDT">NZDT</a>). Ardern announced that New Zealand would move to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_Zealand#Alert_level_system" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand">alert level 4</a>, including a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_lockdowns#New_Zealand" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns">nationwide lockdown</a>, at 11:59 pm on 25 March.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">National and international media covered the government response led by Ardern, praising her leadership and swift response to the outbreak in New Zealand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-151" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-151" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup> <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left: 0.1em; white-space: nowrap;">'s</span> Fifield described her regular use of interviews, press conferences and social media as a "masterclass in crisis communication."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-152" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#cite_note-152" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[]</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Campbell" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alastair Campbell">Alastair Campbell</a>, a journalist and adviser in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>'s British government, commended Ardern for addressing both the human and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That is leadership if we are going to apply the title of "Leader of the Free World " I don't see why it should not be given to someone who actually provides it , even the leader of New Zealand a tiny island but which has a big heart.</span></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-29392857148056415342020-10-17T05:53:00.001+01:002020-10-17T05:53:43.288+01:00The Not So Magnificent Seven four and half years later.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is hard to believe that it will be only five years next May since what was the last Assembly Elections and that seven members of UKIP were elected </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since then they have split , reformed into new Parties and split again and reformed into new Parties </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I covered the the Story of the less than magnificent seven in June and reproduce much of it now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nathan Gill">Nathan Gill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #7b1fa2;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" title="">UKIP</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #7b1fa2;">, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">North Wales electoral region</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #7b1fa2;"> former leader</span></span></p><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016 Assembly election</a> Gill won a seat representing the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">North Wales</a> region.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-17" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[17]</a></sup> He was beaten to the post of leader of the UKIP group in the National Assembly for Wales by former Conservative MP <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton</a>. Farage described the move as an "unjust act of deep ingratitude" <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-18" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[18]</a></sup> resulting in Hamilton dismissing Farage as simply an "MEP for South East England whose opinions were irrelevant".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-19" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[19]</a></sup> Gill subsequently left the UKIP group in the assembly to sit as an independent, citing much infighting and distractions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-20" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[20]</a></sup> He remained a member of the party and its leader in Wales, until Neil Hamilton was made Wales leader in September 2016.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-21" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[21]</a></sup> Also in September 2016 Gill's media advisor <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Phillips_(Brexit_politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Alexandra Phillips (Brexit politician)">Alexandra Phillips</a> spoke to <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, stating that she had left UKIP and joined the Conservatives, making comments critical of Hamilton.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-22" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[22]</a></sup> Staying on as an advisor to Gill, she told <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC Wales">BBC Wales</a> that UKIP's foothold in Wales had become "a war zone".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill#cite_note-23" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[23]</a></sup> Gill resigned as an AM in December 2017.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 6 December 2018, Gill resigned from UKIP, in opposition to the party leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Batten" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gerard Batten">Gerard Batten</a>'s links to far-right activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson_(activist)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tommy Robinson (activist)">Tommy Robinson</a>. He joined the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> in February 2019.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></span></p></div><div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.1em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #7b1fa2; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Brown" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Michelle Brown">Michelle Brown</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">North Wales electoral region</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">In May 2016, she voted for Neil Hamilton as leader of the UKIP group in the Welsh Assembly and against </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nathan Gill">Nathan Gill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GillOut_7-0" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Brown#cite_note-GillOut-7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[7]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">In March 2018 she was chosen by the UKIP Assembly group over Hamilton's choice of</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gareth Bennett (politician)">Gareth Bennett</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">to be their representative on the party National Executive Committee</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NEC_8-0" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Brown#cite_note-NEC-8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[8]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">and in May 2018 she backed</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caroline Jones (politician)">Caroline Jones</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">to replace Hamilton.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Brown expressed regret at Jones leaving the group after Bennett won a ballot of party members intended to settle the group's leadership.</span><br /></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.1em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mark Reckless">Mark Reckless</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_East_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales East electoral region</a></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; display: inline !important; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March 2016, Reckless was announced as UKIP's lead candidate for the regional seat of South Wales East. He was elected on 5 May 2016.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 6 April 2017, Reckless left UKIP to join the Conservative Group; however, he did not rejoin the Conservative Party. This move made the Conservative group the second-largest in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_for_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Assembly for Wales">Welsh Assembly</a>. Upon leaving, he said, "I leave UKIP positively, having achieved our joint aim, a successful referendum to leave the EU".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Servini_2017_29-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-Servini_2017-29" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[29]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ITV_News_Apr_2017_30-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-ITV_News_Apr_2017-30" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[30]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-31" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[31]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-32" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[32]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 14 April 2019, Reckless left the Conservative Party Group over the party's failure to deliver Brexit. He then sat as an independent member<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-33" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[33]</a></sup> before joining until the Brexit Party the following month.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Brex_6-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-Brex-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 15 May 2019, Reckless stated his intention to form a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> political group, along with Caroline Jones, Mandy Jones, and David Rowlands. He is the current leader of the Brexit Party in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senedd_Cymru_%E2%80%93_Welsh_Parliament" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament">Senedd</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Brex_6-2" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless#cite_note-Brex-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.1em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #7b1fa2; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rowlands_(Welsh_politician)" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="David Rowlands (Welsh politician)">David Rowlands</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_East_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales East electoral region</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Formerly a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Assembly Member, a somewhat odscure AM who seemed to stay out of the infighting but Rowlands resigned to join the Brexit Party in May 2019.[3]</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122;"><br /></span></span><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/skins.vector.styles/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.1em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #7b1fa2; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caroline Jones (politician)">Caroline Jones</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_West_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales West electoral region</a></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><p style="color: #202122; display: inline !important; margin: 0.5em 0px;"></p><div><p style="color: #202122; display: inline !important; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><br /></p></div>Jones defected from the Conservatives to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a> in 2013<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[5]</a></sup> and in 2015 she stood for the party in the General Election for the constituency of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgend" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup><p></p><span style="color: #202122;">Jones voted for </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton</a><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><span style="color: #202122;">to be the leader of UKIP in the</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Assembly" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Assembly">Welsh Assembly</a><span style="color: #202122;">.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" title="">Gareth Bennett</a><span style="color: #202122;">,</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a><span style="color: #202122;">,</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Central_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales Central electoral region</a><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jones replaced Hamilton as leader of UKIP in the National Assembly on the 17 May 2018 following a vote by the UKIP group.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[8]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 10 August 2018, Jones lost the group leadership finishing last in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_UKIP_Wales_leadership_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2018 UKIP Wales leadership election">2018 UKIP Wales leadership election</a> in a three-way contest. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gareth Bennett (politician)">Gareth Bennett</a> won the contest and replaced her as group leader.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[9]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 12 September 2018, Jones announced that she was leaving the United Kingdom Independence Party citing her reasons as the party moving "to a more far-right position" under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Batten" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gerard Batten">Gerard Batten</a> and a leadership election that was "shambolic from beginning to end". She also said that she was a victim of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Misogyny">misogyny</a> claiming that she was once told to "shut up" at a meeting. UKIP Group Leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gareth Bennett (politician)">Gareth Bennett</a> admitted that she was told this by a participant, but that "it had nothing to do with her gender". UKIP Wales Leader Neil Hamilton called on Jones to resign her regional list seat and allow another UKIP member to become an AM, which she refused to do.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-10" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[10]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Party Leader Gerard Batten described her statement as "politically correct twaddle to disguise the fact that Mrs Jones is politically ineffective..</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 15 May 2019, Jones along with 3 other Assembly Members joined the Brexit Party.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="color: #7b1fa2; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" title="">Gareth Bennett</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UKIP">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Central_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales Central electoral region</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bennett joined UKIP in 2014. He campaigned in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014 European election</a>, and was agent for UKIP candidate Brian Morris in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)">Cardiff West</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When Bennett was selected to contest the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Central_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales Central</a> electoral region, he was criticised for blaming rubbish problems in Cardiff on students and Eastern European immigrants and was nicknamed the '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> of Wales'.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup> This led to senior UKIP figures including leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a> and immigration spokesman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Woolfe" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Steven Woolfe">Steven Woolfe</a> publicly distancing themselves from Bennett.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[7]</a></sup> A petition containing the names of 16 other UKIP Assembly candidates opposing Bennett's candidacy was presented to the party's National Executive Committee, which upheld his candidacy. He was elected to National Assembly for Wales as member for South Wales Central in 2016.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[8]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the UKIP Assembly group, Bennett backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton</a> for leader over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nathan Gill">Nathan Gill</a>. After Hamilton became leader of the group, Bennett was appointed as UKIP Assembly spokesman for Local Government, Housing and Sport. In April 2017, Bennett was appointed as UKIP's Business Manager in the Assembly. In the same month, the Assembly's Equalities Committee, of which Bennett was a member, published a report about refugees. Bennett brought out his own report, in which he complained that the proposals would encourage more refugees to come to Wales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[9]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In December 2017, Bennett was banned from speaking in the Chamber of the Welsh Assembly for a year by Presiding Officer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elin_Jones" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Elin Jones">Elin Jones</a>. The ban came after Bennett claimed that making the process to change legal gender easier would lead society to implode.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-10" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[10]</a></sup> Bennett refused to apologise or withdraw his remarks, and was barred. In January 2018, Bennett made a partial apology in which he stated that he would accept the authority of the Presiding Officer, and he was allowed to resume his speaking duties without withdrawing his previous remarks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[11]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In February 2018, Bennett led UKIP's opposition to plans to expand the Welsh Assembly's membership.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-12" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[12]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bennett claimed almost £10,000 in expenses to set up an office which never opened.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-13" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[13]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In July 2018, it was announced that there would be a ballot of UKIP party members in Wales to decide the position of UKIP Leader in Wales. The three candidates who announced that they were running for the post were former Assembly Group Leader Neil Hamilton, who had just been ousted from the role; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Jones_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Caroline Jones (politician)">Caroline Jones</a>, who had ousted him; and Gareth Bennett. Bennett's main policy planks included his campaign to abolish the Welsh Assembly, and his opposition to the Welsh Government's Welsh language policies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-14" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[14]</a></sup> He won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_UKIP_Wales_leadership_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2018 UKIP Wales leadership election">UKIP Wales leadership election in August 2018</a>, with 269 votes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-15" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[15]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In August 2018, Bennett was criticised by First Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carwyn_Jones" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Carwyn Jones">Carwyn Jones</a> and other Assembly members for supporting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Johnson" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a>'s remarks about the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niqab" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Niqab">Muslim veil</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-16" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[16]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 3 June 2019, Bennett announced that he would be running in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_UK_Independence_Party_leadership_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2019 UK Independence Party leadership election">2019 UK Independence Party leadership election</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-17" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[17]</a></sup> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Batten" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Gerard Batten">Gerard Batten</a> stood down as leader.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-18" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[18]</a></sup> Bennett has claimed that he would take UKIP forward with 'bold policy ideas', after Gerard Batten's one-year term came to an end.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-19" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[19]</a></sup> Bennett published his 2019 UKIP Leadership Election Manifesto on his website, which includes policies such as 'National ID Cards' ,'UKIP Party Democracy', 'National Volunteer Force', 'Regular Referenda', 'Freedom of Speech', 'Regulating Mosques', 'Scrap Foreign Aid' and 'Abolishing Politicians'.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Bennett_(politician)#cite_note-20" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[20]</a></sup> On 11 July, Bennett announced that he would withdraw his leadership bid in order to promote Ben Walker's campaign.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 7 November 2019, he quit UKIP to become an independent politician</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0.5em 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)"><span style="color: #0b0080;">N</span><span style="color: #7b1fa2;">eil Hamilton</span></a><span style="color: #7b1fa2;">, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration-line: none;" title="">UKIP</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_and_West_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #015782; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">Mid and West Wales electoral region</a></span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Mostyn Neil Hamilton</b>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_National_Assembly_for_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Member of the National Assembly for Wales">MS</a> (born 9 March 1949) is a British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Politician">politician</a>, non-practising <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Barrister">barrister</a>, and former teacher. He has been a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> (UKIP) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_Senedd" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Member of the Senedd">Member of the Senedd</a> for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_and_West_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">Mid and West Wales</a> region since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016</a>. He was previously a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MP</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tatton (UK Parliament constituency)">Tatton</a> constituency from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After being implicated (alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Smith_(British_politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Tim Smith (British politician)">Tim Smith</a>) in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash-for-questions_affair" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cash-for-questions affair">cash-for-questions affair</a>, Hamilton became widely associated with sleaze; he was defeated in the 1997 general election, and subsequently left politics. He left the Conservative Party in 2002, and joined UKIP. He was elected to the National Executive Committee of UKIP in 2011. Following his election to the National Assembly for Wales, he was UKIP Assembly Group Leader from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2019. He has been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_UKIP_Wales_leadership_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2018 UKIP Wales leadership election">Leader of UKIP Wales</a> since 26 September 2016.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0.5em 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="color: #7b1fa2; font-family: verdana;">Mandy Jones , Ukip North Wales Replaced Nathan Gill</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jones stood for UKIP in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clwyd_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)">Clwyd South</a> constituency at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 General Election</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DP_Clwyd_South_4-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-DP_Clwyd_South-4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[4]</a></sup> She also stood for UKIP in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clwyd_South_(Assembly_constituency)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)">Clwyd South</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016 Welsh Assembly election</a>, coming fourth behind <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[5]</a></sup> As the third UKIP candidate on the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wales_(National_Assembly_for_Wales_electoral_region)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">North Wales</a> regional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Party-list proportional representation">party list</a>, she failed to secure a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_for_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="National Assembly for Wales">National Assembly for Wales</a> seat.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_new_AM_6-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-BBC_new_AM-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following the resignation in December 2017 of former UKIP Assembly Member (AM), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Gill" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nathan Gill">Nathan Gill</a>, Jones (as the next available UKIP candidate on the regional list) was confirmed on 27 December as the replacement AM.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-argusconfirmed_2-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-argusconfirmed-2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_new_AM_6-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-BBC_new_AM-6" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[6]</a></sup> She was due to actively take up her duties following an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Oath">oath</a> swearing ceremony, which took place on 29 December at the Welsh Assembly's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colwyn_Bay" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Colwyn Bay">Colwyn Bay</a> buildings.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_sworn_in_7-0" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-BBC_sworn_in-7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[7]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 9 January 2018, UKIP Wales announced that she would not be joining the UKIP group in the Assembly, due to employing members of other parties in her office.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-8" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[8]</a></sup> Jones refused to change her staff and described the UKIP group as "toxic". She describes herself as a Faragist and claims former UKIP leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a> supports her actions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[9]</a></sup> Her party membership was suspended on 18 June 2018 following criticism of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neil Hamilton (politician)">Neil Hamilton's</a> nomination as an assembly commissioner.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-10" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[10]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March 2019, Jones spoke in the Assembly Chamber about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_abuse" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Physical abuse">physical</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_abuse" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Emotional abuse">emotional abuse</a> she suffered from her adopted mother, in opposition to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Government" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Government">Welsh Government's</a> proposals to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_corporal_punishment_laws" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Child corporal punishment laws">ban the smacking of children</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Jones_(politician)#cite_note-11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[11]</a></sup></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In May 2019, Jones along with three other Assembly Members joined the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_Party" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Brexit Party">Brexit Party</a> and formed an assembly group in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senedd_Cymru" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Senedd Cymru">Senedd</a>, lead by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reckless" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mark Reckless">Mark Reckle</a>ss.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That was in June now <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54568369">The BBC report tha</a>t </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Two<b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Brexit Party members of the Welsh Parliament and independent member Caroline Jones are forming a new political group in the Senedd.</b></span></blockquote><b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></b><p></p><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ms Jones, David Rowlands and Mandy Jones will be the fourth-largest group in the 60-member parliament as the Independent Alliance for Reform.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It comes amid speculation that Brexit Party group leader Mark Reckless will join the Abolish the Assembly Party.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The new group will focus on reforming devolution, rather than abolition.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since seven UKIP members were elected in 2016 there have been several changes of party alliance, amid disagreements over policy and future direction.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Caroline Jones, named as the new group's leader, said it would be "committed to engaging with voters in Wales ahead of potential elections next year; to be their voice in deciding how devolution in Wales could work better for the people of our country".</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"This won't be a group offering more of the same, nor will we be obsessed with just scrapping everything," she said.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"This will be a group focused on the thing our politics needs most, reform."</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The move leaves Mr Reckless as the Brexit Party's sole representative in the Senedd"</span></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Er not quite <span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;">It was revealed today that Mark Reckless, formerly the Leader of the Brexit Party, would leave to join the Abolish the Assembly party alongside former UKIP colleague Gareth Bennett.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Nation Cymru have provided a flow chart which I hope they don't mind me reproducing it is important that the Welsh electorate follow this complex <a href="https://nation.cymru/news/senedd-musical-chairs-continues-as-brexit-party-members-switch-allegiance-again/">game of musical chairs .</a></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1wShS78_1vmnVf2JpW15TrCnxgJCEsap8f_AxrUC_VKl_-GZkypYon-xiEh_XxhbTlkqYSsXHmllE41d9Yw_dQrlWlMyYiXyA6xiW6LDlW7SwJ1UaMQu-WZbOScaSNxXBW-MOUoUZAI1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1536" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1wShS78_1vmnVf2JpW15TrCnxgJCEsap8f_AxrUC_VKl_-GZkypYon-xiEh_XxhbTlkqYSsXHmllE41d9Yw_dQrlWlMyYiXyA6xiW6LDlW7SwJ1UaMQu-WZbOScaSNxXBW-MOUoUZAI1/w640-h308/image.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHQwaM8LqHGHxGBtqE1r88fDh3o7cCJu5mUaEDaxkir8k-Ur3Fwysx8Gwg-TSqp0pbTvBbtWf3KqgFzB0zi_PBS17JFzbwxPb5fI6uwZL6aU5kxuvnxs_7iH-DRrPdqTnbZtA7svPq3Ld/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1536" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHQwaM8LqHGHxGBtqE1r88fDh3o7cCJu5mUaEDaxkir8k-Ur3Fwysx8Gwg-TSqp0pbTvBbtWf3KqgFzB0zi_PBS17JFzbwxPb5fI6uwZL6aU5kxuvnxs_7iH-DRrPdqTnbZtA7svPq3Ld/w640-h352/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Mr Reckless has Waka Jumped so often he must be paying (or rather we are) a fortune in changing his letter heading</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the arguments for proportional representation in that it allows for the election of smaller parties and it allows for the maverick , shit stirrer to shake up the <span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56;">legislature</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56;"> not bound by party whips .</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">But the election of The Not So Magnificent Seven has severely damaged that argument.</span></span></p><p>The fact that some now support the Abolish of the Assembly (it's the Senedd you idiots) is akin to a Mafia Boss calling for an increase in Law and Order.</p><p>I do not relish the idea the three major parties (+ one Lib Dem) will probably win all the seats next May, but if the alternative is any one of the "<span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">The Not So Magnificent Seven" I can live with it.</span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-26088741399632242792020-10-16T05:52:00.001+01:002020-10-16T05:52:15.238+01:00Sir Keith Starmer support for Welsh First Minister seems heal-hearted,<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The reaction from the Tories <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f42;">who </span>plans by Welsh First Minister for a ban on travel from Covid hotspots to Wales<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3f3f42;">, from other parts of the UK (Not just England) was "trying to keep Wales safe". was somewhat expected , though as perhaps even more ridiculous </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3f3f42; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcf9f4; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">During business questions, Jacob Rees-Mogg had responded to a question asking whether the pla<a href="https://nation.cymru/news/rees-mogg-accused-of-rubbish-as-war-of-words-between-uk-and-welsh-government-hots-up/">n was “illegal”.</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Tory Alicia Kearns, MP of Rutland and Melton, asked: “Can my right honourable friend confirm that it would be illegal for the Welsh Labour Government to introduce an intensive border within the UK to restrict movement between England and Wales?”</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Jacob Rees Mogg replied: “What would you expect of a hard-left Labour Government?</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“The approach to putting a border between England and Wales is unconstitutional and will place the police in an invidious position considering that they serve the whole of the United Kingdom.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“We are one single United Kingdom and we should not have… borders between different parts of the United Kingdom.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“And I’m afraid that is what you get when you vote for socialists.”</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Rees-Mogg seems to not to know that Wales enforced a smoking Ban before England .</span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer call for Boris Johnson and Wales' first minister to reach agreement on travel restrictions seems to be another case of fence sitting typical of the Westminster party.</span></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said Mark Drakeford, who <a class="css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54540764" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(186, 186, 186); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: dimgrey; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">plans a ban on travel from Covid hotspots to Wales</a>, was "<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54552791">trying to keep Wales safe"</a>.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sir Keir initially said he hoped "it doesn't come" to restrictions, but after he was asked several times for his position said he would support them if it controlled coronavirus.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ban is set for Friday at 18:00 BST.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mr Drakeford, the Welsh Labour leader, says he would bring it into force if the prime minister does not introduce his own restrictions.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Welsh Labour leader has written twice in recent weeks to Mr Johnson asking for travel to be restricted in and out of areas with high levels of transmission in England.</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><blockquote><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"What Mark Drakeford is trying to do is to keep people in Wales safe," Sir Keir told BBC Wales.</span></i></b></blockquote><p></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"He is frustrated. He's been asking the prime minister to work with him on this.</span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Mark's objective is to keep people safe and he's absolutely right about that.</span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I think the ball is really in the prime minister's court to do something about it.</span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Because I hope it doesn't come to this... travel restrictions. I don't think it needs to if the prime minister enters discussions with Mark in the right spirits."</span></i></b></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div></blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sir Keir added: "The prime minister just needs to be clear that people shouldn't travel from high infection rate areas into areas in Wales where there aren't those high infection rates."</span></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After he was asked several times for his position on what should be agreed between the two governments, Sir Keir said:</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> "There has to be a way of controlling the virus.</span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"And if that unfortunately means people can't travel in the way they did before then that's got to be put in place."</span></i></b></p></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The problem with Sir Keith attitude is that his call for "<b class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Boris Johnson and Wales' first minister to reach agreement on travel restrictions" </b><span class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> assumes that hte former is prepared to treet the First Minister as his equal.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #333333;">Throughout this crisis Johnson has refused to meet with the leaders of the devolved </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #464e56;">legislature having an attitude that they should merely mirror his haphazard measures , which only seem to benefit Tory donors who are awarded government contracts </span></span></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nicola Sturgeon has however backed the Welsh government’s decision to ban visitors from Covid-19 hotspots in the rest of the UK (including Scotland) in a bid to curb the virus spreading.</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scotland's First Minister tweeted her support for Welsh counterpart Mark Drakeford after he announced his plans for new restrictions on Wednesday.</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nicola Sturgeon wrote: “Fully support @fmwales on this. These are public health decisions, and nothing to do with constitutional or political debates.</span></p><div class="converse-re-wrapper" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“@scotgov will also take whatever action we consider necessary to control COVID.”</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She said she will be writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "seek urgent talks" on the issue of travel within the UK..</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #141414;">Looking at Sir Keith comments it seems that hope for a robust backi8ng from Labour in Westminster may6 not be coming after all it was Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts who raised the question of a ban in the Commons .</span></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #141414;">Sir Keith and his Westminster Party really ned to start looking to challenge Boris Johnson and not simply abstain on major issues or make half hearted calls for compromise , from a Prime Minister who has constantly refused to do so.</span></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-78127616168677677012020-10-14T06:11:00.002+01:002020-10-14T06:12:40.886+01:00Was ballerina "Fatima" Ad not only "Crass" but also deliberately racists?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The government has pulled a heavily criticised advert that suggested a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span>ballet dancer<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">could “reboot” her career and retrain as an IT worker amid the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span>coronavirus<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">pandemic.</span></span></p><div class="sc-qOiPt jpYiwZ" style="background-color: white;"><p style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prime minister Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson admitted the advert, which was launched amid anger at the relative lack of government financial support for the creative industries, was “inappropriate”.</span></p><p style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #222222; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCRH38cU1Bt3CjGzehDai5dKCiqdDSshWFvOCazKvRNLnYjThMjf-ep6AEQ2hJT8dclUrlAfK4WS1od2D_xb2Jath5oQBqUzr5gLcfcgQ64WdgoYBFrJECjdNhrjm-RBSYyncKElyL9QY/w640-h480/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"Crass yes", but was it also deliberately racists</span>?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCRH38cU1Bt3CjGzehDai5dKCiqdDSshWFvOCazKvRNLnYjThMjf-ep6AEQ2hJT8dclUrlAfK4WS1od2D_xb2Jath5oQBqUzr5gLcfcgQ64WdgoYBFrJECjdNhrjm-RBSYyncKElyL9QY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p style="color: #222222;"></p><p style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well that's one word you could use another is deliberately racist.</span></p></div><div class="sc-qOiPt jpYiwZ" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><p style="line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The spokesperson said:</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"></p></div><blockquote><div class="sc-qOiPt jpYiwZ" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><p style="line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i> “This is part of a campaign encouraging people from all walks of life to consider a career in cyber-security. This particular piece of content was not appropriate and has been removed from the campaign.</i></b></span></p></div><div id="article-im-prompt" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></div><div class="sc-qOiPt jpYiwZ" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><p style="line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“The government recognises the challenge to the cultural industry and today the culture secretary has announced £257m of funding to help support 1,385 theatres, art venues, museums and cultural organisations across England.”</i></b></span></p></div></blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br />The advert is part of the government’s Cyber First campaign and featured a young dancer tying up her ballet shoes, with the caption: “Fatima’s next job could be in cyber. (She just doesn’t know it yet)”<br /><br /><br />It adds the slogan: “Rethink. Reskill. Reboot.”<br /><br /><br />Earlier on Monday, culture secretary Oliver Dowden distanced himself from the advert, calling it “crass” and insisting the poster had not been produced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).<br /><br /><br />He tweeted shortly after the hashtag “Fatima” began trending on Twitter: “To those tweeting re #Fatima. This is not something from DCMS and I agree it was crass. This was a partner campaign encouraging people from all walks of life to think about a career in cyber security.<br /><br /> </span><div class="sc-qOiPt jpYiwZ" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><p style="line-height: 1.44em; margin: 16px 0px;"></p></div><div><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p></div><blockquote><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i> I have spent my entire life immersed in music and I am married to someone who has spent her entire life and no small amount of money training for roles in theatre and the arts...this is revolting #Fatima" tweeted one outraged creative.</i></b></span></p></div><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>With another saying: "This ad is a disgrace! The total lack of respect for the arts by this dreadful government has to stop!! Talk about also crushing young performers dreams! Rethink Reskill Reboot??!! How dare they!"</i></b></span></p></div><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"And just like that, Fatima's dreams are crushed. Shocking from HMG," said another.</i></b></span></p></div><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"How hideous is this. Fatima's dreams: dismissed, degraded, denounced," added a fourth.</i></b></span></p></div></blockquote><div class="css-1oteowz" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But was it racist deliberately or not , many people have long displaced the idea that Ballerinas are are the daughters of the white middle class , but you can't have the feeling the use of "Fatima" might be asking the question " What is an Asian girl doing learning to be a Ballerina?"</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apparently the goverment used a Stock Photo for this appalling Ad and one wonders why use this one?</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.8px;">The advert may have crashes badly, but i suspect the message from the goverment will continue as they place the crisis that the Arts are facing due to theatre closures during the Covid 19 pandemic on the Artists themselves following impossible dreams. It's not as if Artists take other jobs when "resting".</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;">Before landing a role in </span><i style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kay%27s_Car_Share" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204);" title="">Peter Kay's Car Share</a></i><span style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;"> in 2015, thw Welsh actress Sian Gibson had not auditioned for any acting roles for over a year and was working in a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_centre" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Call centre">call centre</a><span style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Chester">Chester</a><span style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;">. Kay had received the script from Paul Coleman and Tim Reid, who sought Kay's opinion. Although Kay loved the script he initially had no intention of even appearing in the series. He later asked Gibson if she wanted to work with him and they set to work rewriting the script to fit themselves, since John and Kayleigh as originally scripted were meant to be slightly younger. The success of the series brought Gibson to wider prominence and opened the door for other roles. She returned for the second series of </span><i style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;">Car Share</i><span style="color: #202122; letter-spacing: normal;"> in April 2017.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: verdana;">Eve Myles of "Keeping Faith and "Torchwood "was once do disillusioned that she was thinking of <a href="https://www.you.co.uk/keeping-faith-eve-myles-interview-2019/">retraining as a midwife.</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just seven years ago, when pregnant with Siena, she was so disillusioned with her career that she was intent on jacking it in and had signed up for a midwifery course, having become fascinated by the work of the sonographers she met during routine scans. ‘I had a wobble. I wasn’t doing the parts I wanted and I was bored,’ Eve says. ‘Brad’s very patient; he knows when I’m a bit lost, so he was completely behind me. But then as soon as I signed up for the course, I was offered Faith and he said, “OK, here’s the challenge you need!”’</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">What a loss it would have been if we had lost both the above , and what a loss it will be if due to the governments failure to help the arts through the crisis, more and more talented people give up their dreams.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: FormaDJRDeck, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 1.25rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-81964262688800576672020-10-13T05:47:00.001+01:002020-10-13T05:48:03.046+01:00Boris employs "Mushroom Management" when dealing with the devolved legislatures.<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSsR4s-gWTgwLRVVShuplaTL6PFhlO9AvDz35fGyAoTn3mP2_8R4x1tONuDcLUuCXsASm87PCGufQUQyI7lx72Y_-gLqOH3QGyp64trkHNAInUxSolYLr7KfYWuhw7MWxTUMbf7ADojYH/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="330" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSsR4s-gWTgwLRVVShuplaTL6PFhlO9AvDz35fGyAoTn3mP2_8R4x1tONuDcLUuCXsASm87PCGufQUQyI7lx72Y_-gLqOH3QGyp64trkHNAInUxSolYLr7KfYWuhw7MWxTUMbf7ADojYH/w640-h486/image.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.3704px; text-align: left;"> showing the Anglo-German Declaration (the resolution) to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself, on his return from Munich on 30 September 1938</span>dd caption</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The picture of Neville Chamberlain , waving the piece of paper supposedly signed by Hitler and Chamberlin waving a piece of paper saying</span></p><p></p><blockquote style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #d4d9dd; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></blockquote><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"This morning I had another talk with the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler, and here is the paper which bears his name upon it as well as mine. Some of you, perhaps, have already heard what it contains but I would just like to read it to you,</blockquote><p>is one of the most iconic moments in world History.</p><p>At least Chamberlain managed to meet Hitler and get his signature, the Welsh Government has failed to receive any communique from Boris Johnson and the "English" goverment <span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">restrict people crossing the border into Wales from </span><a data-content-type="section-topic" data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus" rel="Follow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #db0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">coronavirus</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;"> hotspots and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed he will write to Boris Johnson tomorrow in a final bid to convince the Prime Minister to do so.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">Mr Drakeford </span><a data-content-type="news" data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-mark-drakeford-travel-19018071" rel="Follow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #db0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">has previously appealed </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">to the UK Government to put travel restrictions in place to stop people coming from England into Wales, especially from areas with high infection rates into areas with low infection rates.</span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Speaking on BBC Wales Today on Monday evening, the First Minister said closing the Welsh border was "not the preferred option" but that the Prime Minister's guidance "simply will not do."</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><blockquote><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"<b><i>North Wales Police cannot stop someone and turn them around simply because they're not following guidance," he said.</i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"We need rules that prevent people from high incidence areas coming into Wales, to areas with low incidences of the virus."</i></b></p></blockquote><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><blockquote><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>Mr Drakeford said he would be writing to the Prime Minister on Tuesday showing the harm being done by those coming into areas of Wales with low infection rates, to give Mr Johnson "one final opportunity to do the right thing."</i></b></p><div class="placeholder" data-config="{"name":"perform-placeholder","componentType":"placeholder","referenceNode":".article-body > p:nth-of-type(6)","type":"performPlaceholder","relativePos":"after"}" data-placeholder-placeholder="" data-response-start="9068.000000028405" data-type="placeholder" id="perform-placeholder" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"We've got that evidence, we'll share it with the Prime Minister. I will set out the powers that we have, and if he doesn't act, we'll use them.</i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"I want to give him one final opportunity to do the right thing. Because that would be fair to people in Wales and people across the border.</i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i>"The Prime Minister needs to act. He has the power, he has the authority, what he lacks is the willingness. He needs to find that."</i></b></p></blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Meanwhile <a href="https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-call-on-welsh-government-to-stop-dithering-and-stop-travel-from-high-covid-areas-into-wales/">Nation Cymru report that</a></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>Plaid Cymru have called on the Wesh Government to “stop dithering” and use their powers to stop travel from high-Covid areas of England into Wales.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>It was confirmed earlier today that there would be no restrictions on people from parts of England under the most severe lockdown from travelling into and staying in parts of Wales that aren’t under local lockdown.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>The Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething earlier revealed that there was evidence of transmission of Covid-19 as a result of people coming in from high infection areas of England into Wales. However, the Welsh Government has so far not implemented measures to restrict travel into Wales.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>Speaking in the House of Commons, Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader Liz Saville Roberts MP said the rules as they stood were “unfair”.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“People from Conwy, with 122 cases per 100,000, are not permitted by Welsh law to make non-essential journeys into Meirionnydd next door, where cases stand at 18 per 100,000,” she said.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“Yet people in Liverpool, with almost 600 cases per 100,000 can still go on holiday in Gwynedd and Ynys Môn.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“People in Wales are asking the Prime Minister: how is this fair?”</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>In his response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “guidance was clear” that people should not travel from very high-risk areas.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>Speaking after the session in the House of Commons, Liz Saville Roberts MP said: “It now seems people will be asked nicely by the Prime Minister not to go on holiday from areas of high infection, but this does not go far enough and is clearly unfair to people subject to restrictions within Wales.</i></b></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><b><i>“People are rightly concerned that there is growing evidence that outbreaks in Wales are linked to the unrestricted movement of people from high transmission areas of England</i></b>.</p></blockquote><p>If we were in a "Union of Equals" then the British/Prime Minister would be working with the First Ministers of the devolved <span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-size: 14px;">legislatures</span></p></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Instead he ignores them expects them to follow blindly follow his "lead" and obey his rules .</p><p>Even if he disagrees with the approach of Arlene Foster (Northern Ireland0, Nicola Sturgeon(Scotland) and our own Mark Drakeford and considers the maxim "First among Equals) applies here. I would be common decency to keep in contact with them.</p><p>Instead he employs a form of Mushroom Management", keeping the devolved governments in the dark, except for the times he opens a door to throw shit at them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote><p> </p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p></blockquote><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></span>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-9528773459192075012020-10-12T06:27:00.001+01:002020-10-12T06:27:19.560+01:00Should we consider what happens after Wales votes YES?<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Wales Online has an excellent article today by <span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #141414;">Laura McAllister on h</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141414;"><span style="letter-spacing: -1px;">ere two steps Wales needs to first consider <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-opinion/independence-here-two-steps-wales-19075868">on the independence question.</a> I have followed it with how I think the aftermath of a YES vote could play out as we should also plan of what happens when we vote YES.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141414;"><span style="letter-spacing: -1px;"> Laura </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #141414; font-family: verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: -1px;">writes</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />"So, thinking about the potential route maps to independence, I’d suggest there are two important preliminary steps before we get down to the detail.<br /><br />The first must be to normalise independence. This isn’t as easy as it sounds, despite independent statehood being the most common form of political organisation. There are a host of nations in Europe that have disentangled themselves from others – from the Baltic nations leaving the Soviet Union, most of Ireland leaving the UK, Finland going its own way from Sweden and, in more recent times, Montenegro ending its union with Serbia.<br /><br />Yet while independence is normal, and countries that achieve it almost never give it back, there are plenty of multinational states and a variety of federations too. The relationships between nations and statehood is not static or immutable. Normalising independence means normalising the concept that the UK itself is already multinational, but also that membership of it shouldn’t be taken for granted.<br /><br />One of the difficulties is that we’ve absorbed an idea of exceptionalism in Wales, so much so that it’s become entrenched as part of our own self-image. We’re too poor to be independent, too small, too old, we have too powerful a neighbour.<br /><br />But take Slovakia, a young, independent country by any standard and scarcely with a pedigree of economic might. Yet Slovakia is now the world’s largest producer of cars per capita and has a better record of handling Covid than Wales or the UK, as well as a positive relationship with the Czech state from which it peacefully divorced.<br /><br />The indy movement will need to “untrain” us to cease believing our future constitutional options are so tightly constrained. I suspect people might be persuaded to take a leap of faith if they can be convinced that independence is not an end in itself but a means to a much better reality. An indy Wales has to be radically different to what we have now or why make the effort?<br /><br />Of course, the independence debate has to be grounded in realities, harsh or otherwise. We can’t deny the UK’s tax deficit, some of which Wales would inherit without a radical change to taxation and spending either before independence or immediately afterwards, or our pensions liability. It’s conceivable that people might reach the point where they put economic concerns aside and say “let’s just go for it” but, as the Plaid commission soberly accepts, pre-independence deficits make it problematic to get to that point.<br /><br />The second preliminary, therefore, must be to bind Welsh independence to a social and economic revolution, itself based on challenging globalisation, austerity, inequality and automation – all symbols of a flawed and failing capitalism.<br /><br />Given the dreadful context of conflict and war that frames the emergence of some new nations (Eritrea, South Sudan, East Timor or Kosovo, for example), it seems rather trite to observe that existential crises create the best opportunities to fundamentally reassess political sovereignty.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the Anglo-Saxon model of command and control that operates in these islands looks embarrassingly outdated, with its bloated and grasping centre jealously guarding its indivisible sovereignty. This, rightly, feels like an important moment.<br /><br />Next, the indy debate needs to steer away from identity and an outdated juxtapositioning of Britishness versus Welshness. There has to be scope for both in an indy Wales. Interestingly, there’s been a recent swapping of ideological clothes. Independence campaigners were traditionally labelled the separatists, the isolationists – now it is the British Brexiteers who are the flag-wavers, chanting the language of drawbridges and barricades.<br /><br />But parties of the left have been guilty of playing the identity card too, be it Stephen Kinnock or Keir Starmer. It’s obvious that gaining a majority to support an independent Wales will be contingent on winning over, not only the sizeable chunk of people who identify as both Welsh and British, but the 27% of our population who weren’t born here. Indy has to be an actively inclusive project, one where everyone feels they have a stake and a direct interest, whatever their personal identity or background. There must be a sense that this is a campaign about place and power – that we can all flourish under a different and better political structure.<br /><br />To return for a moment to Plaid Cymru. Sure, independence is not about Adam Price exclusively, but Plaid has a unique and discrete role in all of this. The SNP knew that to get a referendum, there had to be a pro-indy Scottish government and the same was true in Catalonia. Quite probably – and given the specific conditions here in Wales – a pro-independence government would be forced to compromise with overtly unionist parties, maybe by including other constitutional options in a wider debate.<br /><br />Likewise the matter of EU membership, seen by some in the movement as the primary reason for independence. Rejoining the EU after independence would cause all sorts of constitutional problems, some of which have been rehearsed in the bitter debates about creating a hard border on the island of Ireland.<br /><br />The temptation to build a Europhile indy movement is huge, but does realpolitik mean that some Welsh-identifying Brexit voters might be better reached with a message that this isn’t the Trojan horse for undoing the referendum result? That’s probably why the Indy Commission concluded that EU membership isn’t an immediate prospect, but, instead, better relations can be sought with the bloc both before and after independence."<br /></blockquote><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p>What5I would like to consider to consider is what happens the days, month, and possibly years after Wales voted for independence.</p><p>Of course we would have had a template to follow or avoid because I don't really see a referendum coming if Scotland had not already voted YES.</p><p>Firstly a form of provisional goverment should be formed either by elections or a merger of the current Senedd Members and MPs the latter would be required to sit in Westminster until independence day, they may keep their Party designations but will no longer sit on the government benches or among the shadow goverment.</p><p>It would seem naïve to expect those from non-independence parties to accept the mandate of a YES referendum but we should expect them to, and from that moment work in the interest of Wales monitoring the English Government whilst only voting on rare occasions if at all.</p><p>So it is imperative that there is also a majority of pro Independence Senedd members and MPs in echoing the current issue in Scotland where Unionist politicians are as rare as a coherent tweet by Donald Trump.</p><p>I am not sure about Laura's pessimism over European membership , again much may depend of what happens in Scotland , but if the negotiations with what will be the English Government in Westminster take more than two years (which is not a fanciful time), then the negotiations with the EU could ne carried out at hte same time and as the Ddraig Goch is raised at Midnight as St David's Day approaches a European Flag with its extra star representing Cymru as the new Nation will be known should follow a few minutes behind it.</p><p>A week wee before we would have gone to the polls and a new government elected and the new First Minister should read the proclamation , who he or she is may not be clear . </p><p>Of course my scenario will depend on all Welsh politicians accepting the mandate and not concluding with their former London masters , to sabotage the negotiations.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p></span>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-90680774019396882042020-10-10T05:49:00.007+01:002020-10-10T15:24:14.143+01:00I'm afraid Simon Calder is a "absolute f***ing knob".<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;">Simon Calder is the "Travel Expert" the UK media turns to he to. He regularly contribute to various </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="BBC">BBC</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> programmes, including </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The Travel Show</i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Calder#cite_note-11" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Off_Britain_(TV_programme)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rip Off Britain (TV programme)">Rip Off Britain</a></i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Calder#cite_note-12" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> as a presenter of short films and as an expert providing advice to consumers. He regularly comments as an expert on travel issues for other radio and TV stations</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Earlier this week he appeared </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ITV's This Morning on Monday</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to discuss with presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield to ask </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Should you risk a half-term staycation?" </span><br style="font-family: verdana;" /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The travel expert covered concerns over cancelled trips and made sure people knew their rights during his television slot.<br /><br />One of Simon's tips, however, was that people could visit areas in mid Wales.<br /><br />He pointed out Machynlleth in Powys and Aberystwyth in Ceredigion as possible getaway destinations among others.<br /><br />His advice comes as much of south and north Wales are under local lockdown restrictions and Ceredigion perhaps the County in the UK which has possibly the best record in keeping the affection rate low has seen its biggest rise probably due to returning students.</span><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlRwWBqIB2B2jYB1hpjDp50GfU-TkOD4kyWTn9dg-IFNTX6WAwrny1OLGr7ki6_WkKisPcsfeuu-WiP23UTiXOS7fc5G5oHlpe9BvfAXOvmuYXBqXwqIbZ6sNjGwizyRZBvDKCO3izqI2/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlRwWBqIB2B2jYB1hpjDp50GfU-TkOD4kyWTn9dg-IFNTX6WAwrny1OLGr7ki6_WkKisPcsfeuu-WiP23UTiXOS7fc5G5oHlpe9BvfAXOvmuYXBqXwqIbZ6sNjGwizyRZBvDKCO3izqI2/w640-h360/image.png" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Add caption<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now the travel expert who advised people to holiday in Wales says he has received the most intense abuse of his career as a result.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Simon Calder says he was called "a maggot" and an "absolute f***ing knob" and told to "f*** off and stay in England". Calder appeared on ITV's This Morning on Monday to discuss staycations for the upcoming half term holiday with presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.<br /><br /><br />The segment covered concerns over cancelled trips and made sure people knew their rights as well as offering alternative holiday destinations in the UK.<br /><br />During his slot <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/morning-viewers-hit-back-travel-19057974">he also suggested holidaymakers could visit mid-Wales</a> for a short getaway, as areas of south and north Wales remain under lockdown. He specifically suggested Machynlleth and Aberystwyth as possible staycation locations among others.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has ben a concern in Wales that those in parts of Wales who are under lockdown find that, people from across the boarder in England can travel through their counties , to places like Ceredigion even if they come from Corvis 19 hotspots. <br /><br />But some viewers criticised his advice to travel to Wales, <a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-counties-in-wales-lockdown-19029565">which currently has 16 areas under local lockdown</a>, and took issue over his final comment which was that "Wales is easy" in terms of being a place to spend a UK holiday.<br /><br />One viewer wrote: "Nice one This Morning, advertising that everywhere to go on holiday is on lockdown except mid Wales? Maybe you should encourage everyone to stay at home instead of visiting mid Wales? Control the virus."<br /><br /><br />Another added: "Why on earth are you suggesting mid Wales for half term staycations as we are the only ones not in lockdown!! We will be after you send everyone here."</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used to admire Mr Calder for his in depth knowledge of far of lands and what to expect when holidaying there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">However Mr Calder like so many London based "Experts" seem to have a blindspot when it comes what is happening to their closest neighbour.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Though I don't often hold with online abuse , that which Mr Calder received is understandable , and I see no attempt by him , to apologise for his dangerous information.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Or Good Morning who should have followed up with a correction.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have already had those travelling from across the boarder claiming 2Boris said it would be all right" despite Wales having different Lockdown rules and being turned back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now we have the UK media failing to find out what is actually happening here .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">just as important that the current uK media are educated in what's happeing outside London and the hub in Sheffield.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-28302941965694470862020-10-09T05:57:00.003+01:002020-10-09T06:04:04.452+01:00How limited is the Welsh First Ministers "Talent Pool"?<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">It seems elementary sensible that the Welsh Labour Government have under <span class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fi</span><span class="css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f42; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">rst Minister Mark Drakeford have moved to take the pressure of t hr Health Minister by given some of his health minister's responsibilities to Eluned Morgan in a Welsh Government shake-up.</span></span></p><div class="css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #3f3f42;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-54467962">The BBC report that</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></p><blockquote><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Vaughan Gething will retain responsibility for Wales' coronavirus response, and the delivery and performance of NHS services.<br /><br />But Ms Morgan will be put in charge of a range of health issues, including mental health, dementia and autism.</i></b><br /></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many will argue that this should be a permeant position considering , the issues involved</span></p><blockquote><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><b><i>Mr Drakeford said the changes mean Mr Gething can focus on coronavirus.<br />Ms Morgan's previous role overseeing international relations will be transferred to the first minister, but she will retain responsibility for Welsh language policy.</i></b></span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br />Both sit in the Welsh Government cabinet.<br /><br />"Covid-19 has highlighted the impact of isolation on people's mental health, and we will stand by individuals who continue to suffer in these difficult times," the new minster for mental health, wellbeing and Welsh language said.<br /><br /><br />Mr Drakeford, himself a former health minister, said: "The changes I am making to my cabinet team will mean [Mr Gething] can focus all his time and effort on coronavirus and ensuring our NHS is able to treat people with the virus as well as respond to the population's wider health needs."<br /><br />Paul Davies, Welsh Conservative Senedd leader, said he was delighted "that the first minister has heeded my call in getting rid of the international relations minister position".<br /><br /><br />"The Welsh Labour-led Government now needs to get on with actually delivering in areas it has responsibility for."</i></b></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br />Ms Morgan will be responsible for mental health services, dementia, autism, substance misuse, veterans' health, patient experience and Wales' obesity strategy.<br /><br />"Covid-19 has highlighted the impact of isolation on people's mental health, and we will stand by individuals who continue to suffer in these difficult times," the new minster for mental health, wellbeing and Welsh language said.</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope that this will not see a lack of emphasis on Welsh language policy. and one wonders as Mr Drakeford also has his handful that appointing someone outside the current cabinet may have ben a wiser move.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are 29 Labour Members of the Senedd and 14 members of the Welsh Government Cabinet,, two of whom are not Labour Party members , </span></p><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #202122; margin: 1em 0px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="6" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cabinet<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Government#cite_note-5" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[5]</a></sup></span></th></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 390px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Office</span></th><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Name</span></th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Term</span></th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Party</span></th><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Image</span></th></tr><tr><th colspan="6" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Ministers</span></th></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_for_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="First Minister for Wales"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">First Minister</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rt._Hon" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rt. Hon">Rt. Hon</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Drakeford" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mark Drakeford">Mark Drakeford</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Mark Drakeford - National Assembly for Wales.jpg" data-file-height="2966" data-file-width="2965" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/85px-Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/128px-Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/170px-Mark_Drakeford_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Finance" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Finance">Minister for Finance</a> and <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trefnydd&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Trefnydd (page does not exist)">Trefnydd</a></span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Evans_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rebecca Evans (politician)">Rebecca Evans</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rebecca_Evans_AM_(27555062324).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Rebecca Evans AM (27555062324).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg/85px-Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg/128px-Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg/170px-Rebecca_Evans_AM_%2827555062324%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Health_and_Social_Services" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Health and Social Services"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Health and Social Services</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_Gething" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Vaughan Gething">Vaughan Gething</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2016–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vaughan_Gething.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Vaughan Gething.jpg" data-file-height="1743" data-file-width="1743" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vaughan_Gething.jpg/85px-Vaughan_Gething.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vaughan_Gething.jpg/128px-Vaughan_Gething.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vaughan_Gething.jpg/170px-Vaughan_Gething.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Environment,_Energy_and_Rural_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs (page does not exist)"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Griffiths" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lesley Griffiths">Lesley Griffiths</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesley_Griffiths.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Lesley Griffiths.jpg" data-file-height="2809" data-file-width="2808" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lesley_Griffiths.jpg/85px-Lesley_Griffiths.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lesley_Griffiths.jpg/128px-Lesley_Griffiths.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lesley_Griffiths.jpg/170px-Lesley_Griffiths.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Housing_and_Local_Government" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Housing and Local Government"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Housing and Local Government</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_James" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Julie James">Julie James</a></b> <b>MS</b></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Julie James - National Assembly for Wales.jpg" data-file-height="2715" data-file-width="2715" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/85px-Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/128px-Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/170px-Julie_James_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Mental_Health,_Well-being_and_the_Welsh_Language&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Mental Health, Well-being and the Welsh Language (page does not exist)"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Mental Health, Well-being and the Welsh Language</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eluned_Morgan_AM_(28136582086).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Eluned Morgan AM (28136582086).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg/85px-Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg/128px-Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg/170px-Eluned_Morgan_AM_%2828136582086%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minister_for_Economy,_Transport_and_North_Wales&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales (page does not exist)"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Skates" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ken Skates">Ken Skates</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2016–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Ken Skates - National Assembly for Wales.jpg" data-file-height="3173" data-file-width="3172" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/85px-Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/128px-Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg/170px-Ken_Skates_-_National_Assembly_for_Wales.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_for_Education_and_Skills_(Wales)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Department for Education and Skills (Wales)"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Minister for Education</span></a></b></td><th style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_Williams" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kirsty Williams">Kirsty Williams</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2016–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Liberal Democrats</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Kirsty Williams 2011.jpg" data-file-height="3000" data-file-width="3000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg/85px-Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg/128px-Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg/170px-Kirsty_Williams_2011.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counsel_General_for_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Counsel General for Wales">Counsel General</a> and Minister for European Transition</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Miles" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jeremy Miles">Jeremy Miles</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jeremy_Miles_AM_(28170809995).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Jeremy Miles AM (28170809995).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg/85px-Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg/128px-Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg/170px-Jeremy_Miles_AM_%2828170809995%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="6" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Ministers</span></th></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Blythyn" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hannah Blythyn">Hannah Blythyn</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hannah_Blythyn_AM_(27555185853).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Hannah Blythyn AM (27555185853).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg/85px-Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg/128px-Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg/170px-Hannah_Blythyn_AM_%2827555185853%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rt._Hon" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Rt. Hon">Rt. Hon</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafydd_Elis-Thomas" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dafydd Elis-Thomas">Dafydd Elis-Thomas</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2017–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Independent</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Dafydd Elis-Thomas 2011.jpg" data-file-height="3014" data-file-width="3014" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg/85px-Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg/128px-Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg/170px-Dafydd_Elis-Thomas_2011.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Minister and Chief Whip</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Hutt" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jane Hutt">Jane Hutt</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Hutt_AM_(28136581466).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Jane Hutt AM (28136581466).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg/85px-Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg/128px-Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg/170px-Jane_Hutt_AM_%2828136581466%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Morgan" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Julie Morgan">Julie Morgan</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Julie_Morgan_AM_(28066509352).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Julie Morgan AM (28066509352).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg/85px-Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg/128px-Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg/170px-Julie_Morgan_AM_%2828066509352%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport</span></b></td><th style="background-color: #e4003b; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; width: 1px;"></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Waters" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Lee Waters">Lee Waters</a> MS</span></b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">2018–</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Labour" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Welsh Labour"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Labour</span></a></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a class="image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lee_Waters_AM_(28066509142).jpg" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="Lee Waters AM (28066509142).jpg" data-file-height="1000" data-file-width="1000" decoding="async" height="85" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg/85px-Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg/128px-Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg/170px-Lee_Waters_AM_%2828066509142%29.jpg 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="85" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Surely there is a case for promotion of a the other 15 Labour MS's some of whom dont even have a junior portfolio? Gven that we are likely to be still dealing with the Corana 19 virus or at least its aftermath , when we go to the polls for the 2019 Senedd Elections.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does the First Minister feel that this pol of talent is so limited , that there's not a MS out there he could promote?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p></div></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-62330244548934619142020-10-08T06:03:00.000+01:002020-10-08T06:03:06.778+01:00The "English" First Minister keeps his contemporaries in the dark.<p> </p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the Daily Express refers to Leaked document showing Boris Johnson 'hid plans from devolved nations as a <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1344494/Brexit-news-uk-boris-johnson-plans-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-internal-market-bill">"Brexit Bombshell" </a>then you know something is seriously wrong<br /><br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: verdana;">T<b><i>hey say. leaked documents show Boris Johnson hid Brexit plans from Scotland, Wales</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The leaked Brexit planning documents published by Guido Fawkes shows Westminster attempted to hide information about Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans including details of the controversial UK Internal Market Bill. The Bill which has now become public has been branded by SNP as a "power grab" from the Scottish Parliament.<br /><br /><br />Another document on the food supply, which warned of “a tightening of supply" and "reduced supply availability, especially of certain fresh products” from Brexit also stated "Food is a devolved policy area.<br /><br />It added: "We have not shared this assumption with DA [Devolved Administrations] as per handling instructions, but it will have an impact on DAs and their planning."<br /><br />The leaked document came ahead of the UK Internal Market Bill which Westminster says will protect UK trade after Brexit but devolved nations fear i will force them accept new standards on food, environment and animal welfare agreed by the UK Government.<br /><br />The documents, entitled "Transition period planning assumptions (central case)” were circulated to ministers in June, and contained detailed plans about subsidy controls which have now appeared in the controversial UK Internal Market Bill.<br />However the documents state clearly that several parts "should not be shared publicly or with the devolved administrations at this stage”.<br /><br />They include paragraphs on revoking EU laws through statutory instruments, and on the UK government assuming control of state aid throughout the Internal Market Bill. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Another document explaining the 'reasonable worst case scenario' for food supply had a handling note accompanying it, which stated it should also not be shared with devolved administrations.</i></b></span></p><div id="piano-container-inside-article" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>It read: "We are dependent on BPDG [Border and Protocol Delivery Group ]/DfT [Department for Transport] for the extent and duration of disruption. </i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>"Food is a devolved policy area. We have not shared this assumption with DAs [devolved administrations] as per handling instructions but it will have an impact on DAs and their planning." </i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The worst case scenario document outlined 'a tightening of supply and an increase in demand for certain agri-food products, but not cause an overall food shortage. The effect of this disruption is likely to be reduced supply availability, especially of certain fresh products”.</i></b></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nation Cymru report that </span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Welsh Government have called for an “urgent meeting” after a leaked document showed that the UK Government hid their Brexit plans from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“This further corrodes trust in the UK government which is already at a low ebb following the publication of the Internal Market Bill, a direct attack on devolution,” the Welsh Government said.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“Over the last two years, we’ve put the interests of our country first by setting aside our political differences and working constructively with the UK Government and the other devolved administrations to make sure we’re all as well prepared as we can be for the fundamental change in our relations with the EU which is coming.</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: #fcf9f4; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>“We’re now calling on the UK Government to do the same and are requesting an urgent meeting with them to press home this point.”</i></b></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Considering only two days ago t<span style="background-color: white; color: #141414;">e First Minister has said that Boris Johnson is "<a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/boris-johnson-mark-drakeford-travel-19059750">disrespecting the people of Wales</a>" after the Prime Minister ignored a letter requesting he stop people travelling to Wales from areas of England with high coronavirus infection rates.</span></span></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><blockquote><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Speaking in Plenary at the Senedd, <a data-content-type="news" data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/travel-england-quarantine-coronavirus-covid-19051332" style="background: transparent; color: #db0000; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr Drakeford</a> expressed his anger that Mr Johnson, who is also "the Minister for the Union", had still not replied to his letter after more than a week.</span></i></b></p><div class="gpt in-article gpt-no-ad-label" data-config="{"componentType":"gpt","targeting":{"index":4,"hivis":"n"},"injectionConditions":[{"condition":"stopONAffiliateContent"}],"referenceNode":".article-body > p:nth-of-type(2)","sizes":[[8,8]],"hideOnSensitiveArticle":true,"relativePos":"after","additionalClass":"in-article","name":"div-gpt-ad-vip-slot","type":"VIP"}" data-google-query-id="CO6-1_6XpOwCFQoGGwodB5wJgg" data-gpt-placeholder="" data-rendered-height="1" data-rendered-width="1" data-requested="5825.0000001862645" data-response-end="20884.00000007823" data-response-start="4270.000000018626" data-timer-slot-rendered="15249.000000301749" data-type="gpt" id="div-gpt-ad-vip-slot" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: both; color: #141414; height: 1px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 1;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_/5293/walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news_2__container__" style="background: rgb(241, 241, 241); border: 0pt none; left: 0px; margin: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe data-google-container-id="3" data-integralas-id-851f0bc4-93b2-c51e-5833-1e8c1e77c9a7="" data-load-complete="true" frameborder="0" height="1px" id="google_ads_iframe_/5293/walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news_2" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/5293/walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news_2" sandbox="allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" scrolling="no" style="background: transparent; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" title="3rd party ad content" width="1px"></iframe></span></i></b></div></div><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Responding to a question from Plaid leader Adam Price, Mr Drakeford said: "I share his sense of disappointment at the Prime Minister's apparent conclusion, and I say apparent because although he gave an interview in which he opined on this matter he is yet to reply to my letter to him of Monday last week."</span></i></b></p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #141414; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px 0px 12px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">The First Minister added: "I think that is deeply disrespectful, not to me but to the Senedd and to people here in Wales. I do expect to see a reply to that letter and I expect to see a rationale set out in that letter that explains why the Prime Minister appears to have come to his conclusion."</span></i></b></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What is M rDrakeford going to do now? Write another letter for the "English" Prime Minister to ignore?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I say "English " Prime Minister because in this case Boris Johnson is acting as that, and whereas he i in possession information which will affect people in England , his contemporaries in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have no such information , because he choses not to share it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I suppose Unionists could argue that that's the price you pay for devolution, and maybe they have a point.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It shows that the devolution settlement is rotten to the core , because the Prime Minister of the UK who is also First Minister of England can favour is own nation over the other three, and it clearly shows that the choice for us is Independence and a First Minister who works in our Interest.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: "Noto Serif", serif; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div>glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.com2