Saturday 21 April 2018

Ken Skates and Alun Cairns joint managers of the Wales Royal Theme Park.

With nearly 40,000 signing a petition ( the equivalent of 700.000 in England) against the renaming og the second Severn  to crossing to the Prince of Wales you would expect the Welsh Government, to at least try and stop tugging their forelocks for a moment and acknowledge that this is not overwhelmingly popular move.

 
However it seems that changing the name of the Second Severn Crossing to the Prince of Wales Bridge is supported by "many people in Wales", according to Ken Skates.
The economy secretary said the Welsh Government will not ask the UK government to rethink the move.


Mr Skates said:

 "I think it's absolutely right that the Prince of Wales is recognised, and the naming of the bridge after him, I think, whilst it's in the gift of the UK government, is something that many, many people in Wales will support.
"But I would say, also, that there are a huge number of other bridges that we could name in honour of other people."

Ah the silent majority which any poltician can conjure up when faced with a revolt of the masses,


Mr Skates said he was more concerned with the removal of tolls over the Second Severn Bridge to ease traffic flow.

But he added the renaming could being economic benefits to Wales.
"It's essential as we exit the EU that we take every opportunity to promote Wales globally.
"It's a fact that few other figures are better known around the world than his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales."
 Does he seriously people believe people will visit Wales in order to cross a bridge named after English royalty,

Mr Skates had egg all over his face for backing the Iron Ring sculpture in Flint which many saw as celebrating the conquest of Wales.
 
 Is it not time we had  an economic secretary, who seems to believe the key to economicsuccess is to turn Wales into a giant English Conquest theme park.

AMs tackled the controversial topic after independent AM Neil McEvoy raised the matter in a question in the Senedd.

He said:
"This isn't an isolated incident, because just some months ago we had the debacle of the so-called 'iron ring' and a celebration of conquest, which so many people found insulting."
Mr Price added:

 "It is part of a deliberate attempt to reintegrate Wales into a nostalgic Britain that probably never existed - a re-colonisation effort."
UKIP Wales leader Neil Hamilton suggested the original Severn Bridge should be named after Owain Glyndwr or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, which was welcomed by Mr Skates.

Which is odd because Mr Skates had pointed out that the bridges were shared by two countries  and there appears to be some opposition over the boarder to the renaming , and we could forgive our English friends for objecting to the first bridge being renamed after a real Welsh Prince,

Conservative AM Russell George said renaming the bridge to mark the prince's 70th birthday and the 60th anniversary of the Queen appointing him as Prince of Wales was a "fitting tribute".



What next  a annual re-enactment of the gruesome   execution of  Dafydd ap Gruffydd the  first person known to have been tried and executed for what from that time onwards would be described as high treason against the King. Edward 1 ensured that Dafydd's death was to be slow and agonising, and also historic; he became the first prominent person in recorded history to have been hanged, drawn and quartered.













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