Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog

I’ve always liked Kirsty Williams, and am confident that she could be a good leader for the Welsh Lib dems. Nevertheless, I am very disappointed by her admission today that she would work with the Tories to form a coalition in Cardiff Bay, if only to say that she has performed one hell of a u-turn. Despite her being one of the main players in the downfall of the Rainbow coalition last year, it looks like she has changed her mind completely.

This does stink of changing a mindset to appeal to those in the party that she quite obviously annoyed in turning down being in government last time around. Surely if you had a principled stand against that coalition from the outset, you should remain true to your values, Kirsty? Obviously not in the case of the Lib dems in Wales. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised really…..

Dwi newydd dderbyn cyfathrebiaeth gan Gyngor Castell Nedd Port Talbot yn tynnu sylw at ei ymgynghoriad ar gynllun addysg gymraeg. Mae’r Cyngor wedi paratoi cynllun sy’n egluro sut mae nhw’n bwriadu darparu gwasanaethau addysg yn y gymraeg ac yn ddwyieithog yn y ‘ ddinas.’

Os hoffech bod yn rhan o’r ymgynghoriad, ewch i’r wefan www.npt.gov.uk/learning/wes. Gallwch ddanfon eich sylwadau i Mr Aled Evans erbyn Dydd Gwener, 14 o Dachwedd 2008 ar a.evans@npt.gov.uk neu Cyngor Bwrdeistref Castell Nedd Port Talbot, Y Ganolfan Ddinesig, SA13 1PJ.

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I’ve just received correspondence from Neath Port Talbot County Council drawing attention to their public consultation on a Welsh Education scheme. The Council has prepared a scheme that sets out how they propose to deliver education services in Welsh and bilingually.

If you would like to be part of the consultation then go to the website www.npt.gov.uk/learning/wes. You can send your comments to Mr Aled Evans by the 14th of November 2008 on a.evans@npt.gov.uk or at Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Civic Centre, SA13 1PJ.