Please Paul Davies "Don't give a dose to the one you love most"

I doubt even if they were aware of the song most Politicians would not be as  vulgar as me to point it out, that if Paul Davies claims to love Wales he would not to be talking about giving Wales a dose.

At 51 the leader of the Tories in the Senedd Paul Davies  Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) was an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother",. or he might have thought twice before he pledged a radical overhaul of the way that Wales is governed, saying that "a dose of Dom is needed for Wales."   

The comments refer to the Prime Minister’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, and his controversial restructuring of UK Government departments.   

If he had  then he would have known that the many of Dr Hook's songs songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein who also wrote  A Boy Named Sue fot Johnny Cash 

I'm afraid that I however remember  Shel Silverstein for also writing 

"Don't give a dose to the one you love most"

Yes my dear I must admit that one time I might did

(And if you grow wiser for me experience)

Yes my dear I grew wiser in many ways and the thing I learned most

Is don't give a dose to the one you love most

No don't give a dose to the one you love most

Give her some marmelade give her some toast

You can give her the willings or give her the blues

But the dose that you give her will get back to you

I once had a lady as sweet as a song she was my darlin' and she was my dear

But she had a dose and she passed it along

Now she's gone but the dose is still here

So don't give a dose to the one you love most

Giver her some marmelade give her some toast

You can give her a partridge up in a pear tree

But the dose that you give her might get back to me.

Not perhaps what you may have wanted to hear and see on Sunday , I admit, but I couldn't  resist it.

Back to "The English Problem". (The case of Team GB)

I have recently  written on this Blog on the "The English Problem" ,and how I believe this should replace the term the "West Lothian Question" when looking at the effects of Devolution, and the natural feeling amongst people in England, that they are suffering from a democratic deficit, in thatthe Celts can make laws for Wales,Scotland &Northern Ireland in their legislatures and still vote on laws which only affect England.

This a problem which must be addressed:But if it the solution as some propose  an "English Parliament"  then those backing it must realise that will be a partner in the UK and not the sole voice.

In an article in todays Independent on Sunday (IOS) Paul Newman writes an article entitled "Celts fail to embrace spirit of the Games"  inadvertently shows us the difficulties of Federal Union of Equals.

In this he attacks the F A's  of   Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland for not supporting the creation of a combined GB for the under 23 soccer  team for the 2012 Olympics. To his credit he does write that.

"Maybe football should not be a part of the Games – a personal view is that they should feature only those sports for which the Olympics is the pinnacle – but at least football has come up with a format that differentiates it from other competitions, even if the presence of three over-age players in a tournament for under-23 players somewhat defeats the object". 

So he is not guilty of misleading people by omission (as many of his London colleagues have ) in that this would be international competition.  and we would see the International Stars playing. (and how many other Olympic sports have an age limit?) but he fails to appreciate real problem that such a precedent  could lead to . He may dismisss the notion that the sides would eventually  be forced by FIFA to combine permanently at all levels and he cant see the arrogance of the English FA in saying they will provide a side regardless of the views of the other Home Nations.

And that is the real problem the English FA clearly feel that the other governing bodies are not their equals and that they can make such a decision to side an English side as Team GB  and invite players from the other countries to play in their so called GB side regardless of the stance of their governing bodies.

And this is the problem with Federalism. It would only work if an English Parliament were to acknowledge it was on the same par as the other devolved powers which may happen but would take time and the English FA example shows that there would be reluctance. Though perhaps the very nature of creating a English parliament might leds to an acceptance of such a position

Perhaps the answer would beto devolve power within England, but. Is sense the mood in England is more towards  a Parliament. (Except in Cornwall of course).

But as Newman has shown whether the rights or wrongs of a Team GB under 23 team for 2012 the voice of England whilst it must be heard is not the only one that should be listen to.