tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post5966376154514542878..comments2024-03-10T22:25:07.539+00:00Comments on Wrecsam.news: Devolution? What devolution?Plaid Whitegatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05757898330400853732noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-81830184484571857892009-12-08T16:20:26.900+00:002009-12-08T16:20:26.900+00:00Nobody's hiding anything Guerilla Welsh Fare a...Nobody's hiding anything Guerilla Welsh Fare and Adam Hignett have been blogging about this already.Plaid Gwersyllthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986006252463873835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-48103863937674421152009-12-08T15:39:06.818+00:002009-12-08T15:39:06.818+00:00I hear a key figure in Plaid from North Wales may ...I hear a key figure in Plaid from North Wales may be jumping ship with Ashgar to the tories.. is that why Plaid are so quiet on here today?All Quietnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-80949585369863199512009-12-08T12:10:38.717+00:002009-12-08T12:10:38.717+00:00In answer to Jim Dunkley, the list of IPC projects...In answer to Jim Dunkley, the list of IPC projects seems curiously 'flexible'.<br /><br />For example, I quote here from the Planning Resource website (Oct 22): "Five major wind farms and two new nuclear power stations are included on the list, as well as a biomass power plant, and two national grid connection projects. <br /><br />The initial named projects include nuclear power plants at Sizewell and Hinkley Point, and a biomass power plant at Blyth, Northumberland."<br /><br />No mention of Wylfa. This was the case when I wrote the Welsh Times piece at the beginning of November. Since then Wylfa has been 'slipped in' and others dropped.<br /><br />Whatever's going on here, according to the IPC's latest list, HALF of the projects are in Wales. Which is why our politicos had better wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-29895353488822004002009-12-07T15:44:28.614+00:002009-12-07T15:44:28.614+00:00@ Efrogwr: Defending the NHS and opposing the war ...@ Efrogwr: Defending the NHS and opposing the war in Iraq are both issues of huge significance in Wales. Plaid will get condemned for being over-idealistic and not idealistic enough, for being too moderate and too extreme - but it's the only credible voice advancing the needs of Welsh people against the greed of bankers and bosses.<br />@ Pelagius: Perhaps I was over-harsh in responding to Jim, who I know well. Your point about resource imperialism is well made as the Crown Estate is yet another area of governance over which we have no control. Not sure about the LCO though - which devolved area covers the Crown Estate?Plaid Whitegatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757898330400853732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-36164292251930984522009-12-07T12:51:12.631+00:002009-12-07T12:51:12.631+00:00Plaid Whitegate. The only problem with being sensi...Plaid Whitegate. The only problem with being sensitive about "resource nationalism" is that, if we do not practice it., we will be faced with "resource imperialism" - our current status. And we have the resources not only to supply England. Many of them are portable to Ireland and the mainland.<br /><br />One further example to add the Jim Dunckley's list. The Crown Estate owns our undersea land, including Afon Menai, Bae Ceredigion and Mor Hafren. It collects fees for their use. If we want more off-shore wind farms (I hate most on-shore ones) and tidal power, our nation gains nothing. Unlike Norway. We should nationalise this. Why hasn't a Plaid AM proposed an LCO? Popular even if defeated.Pelagiusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-42548185263915901402009-12-07T11:54:20.796+00:002009-12-07T11:54:20.796+00:00Very relevant post. You are dead right of course....Very relevant post. You are dead right of course. The problem is Plaid at the top seems not to be much interested in stressing Wales' resource strengths and making the economic case for independence within an anti-colonial framework (as the Basque left does). Plaid nationally seems more interested in non-conformist pacifism, schoolsnhospitals welfarism (defending the NHS and not keeping the pressure on the BBC - both British institutions), combined with a Guardinaists Brit-Left leftism. Of course we should make our case relevant to daily life but we have to make our case, we have to capture the agenda. Adam Price's recent anti-coloniasim lecture in Aber was welcome, but it would have been more so if it had come when Simon Glyn and Cymuned were taking the heat in Llyn (where have you been, Adam?) and if he hadn't spent most of his parliamentary career fighting on a British-wide issue (Iraq) which is hardly a first order issue on the road to independence. <br /><br />EfrogwrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-64219367294822892672009-12-07T09:36:26.788+00:002009-12-07T09:36:26.788+00:00Not sure I like the term "resource nationalis...Not sure I like the term "resource nationalism" - sounds a bit too much of 'I'm alright Jack' in the wrong hands!<br /> Truth is that Wales needs to change the way it produces energy and has the capacity to have a green energy economy - if it's allowed to. The IPC won't do that.Plaid Whitegatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757898330400853732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-38229626427260203202009-12-07T08:03:49.392+00:002009-12-07T08:03:49.392+00:00And in any case the author didn't look very ha...And in any case the author didn't look very hard at the list - 3 of the developments are wind farms, the other one is Wylfa C - a nuke station. The guy who wrote welsh times isn't pro-nuke is he by any chance?Jim Dunckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-75557400563581910742009-12-07T08:03:06.973+00:002009-12-07T08:03:06.973+00:00Resource nationalism is going to come wales, one w...Resource nationalism is going to come wales, one way or another in the next ten years. We export water, and we also export electricity. We produce more than we need and the surplus goes to England, yet the Assembly and London are supporting even more energy developments over the next few years. We're being screwed, big time - why is the Assembly not standing up for us?Jim Dunckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-59567326448047916592009-12-07T08:02:23.940+00:002009-12-07T08:02:23.940+00:00we should take the matter of unfair water rates to...we should take the matter of unfair water rates to the E/U we could win,Dave Vandwellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-57416542183169933082009-12-06T17:10:37.905+00:002009-12-06T17:10:37.905+00:00I'm sure we'll be getting Janet onto this ...I'm sure we'll be getting Janet onto this in the morning!Plaid Gwersyllthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986006252463873835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-38540504550351842992009-12-06T17:07:31.536+00:002009-12-06T17:07:31.536+00:00This is a great post and you are totally correct. ...This is a great post and you are totally correct. It is classic imperialism in action. England is deciding about Wales' natural resources. Another word is theft. The same with proposed changes to laws about our water resources: another "England & Wales" regime imminent to our detriment.<br /><br />But it's no use only blaming St Rhodri. Where have the Plaid AMs been? The MPs come to that. What have they done to oppose this?<br /><br />This is a national scandal and opposition to it is weakened by Plaid's cosying up to Labour. Wake up Plaid!Pelagiusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-37566059388111736732009-12-06T15:46:31.673+00:002009-12-06T15:46:31.673+00:00I thought Rhodri had done away with quango's i...I thought Rhodri had done away with quango's in Wales? But this is just another expensive Quango to prevent Ministers having to make difficult decisions. Anyway Planning is supposedly devolved to Wales so why isn't this. I wonder who agreed to this...probably the dozy doc Brian Gibbons...I wonder if Jane Davidson knows about it? Can feel a letter to the dozy doc coming on!Plaid Gwersyllthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986006252463873835noreply@blogger.com