Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and while I never usually celebrate it, I thought perhaps I should use it as an opportunity to recindle my love of blogging, as we seem to have become very distant of late. I think perhaps I am afraid of commitment- either that or the honeymoon period is over! …Sorry about the analogy- corny I know, but I’m trying to explain why I have failed to blog for so long. Betsan Powys suggested that I should consider not apologising for failing to blog, but I guess that people stop visiting blogs if they don’t update them, and if I continue, I want to ensure that I get at least a core readership!
So, for now I’ll try and relight the blogging passion within me.  For starters, I’d like to note that I enjoyed my session with Don Touhig on Dragon’s Eye last week- now that’s a politician who reads his blogs. He knew more about me than my mother! He was very personable and friendly off screen to be honest, but I think we will end up agreeing to disagree on legislating over the language. For me, it is about the principle of the National Assembly for Wales making decisions over the language in Wales, nothing more and nothing less. Let us get embroiled in the debate about the content of the measures when that time comes. It doesn’t help that some politicians are scaremongering on this issue- those of whom will remain nameless. Surely we should be concentrating on the progressive elements of this order- equal status for the Welsh Language, creating a Language Commissioner and enshrining linguistic rights as opposed to allowing some narrow minded individuals to shout it down from the outset? I look forward to the debate that we will have on the matter, which will undoubtedly be ongoing.
On another note, today the petitions committee has launched an e-forum discussion on the possibility of introducing a Welsh Honours system. If you wish to take part in it, then go to the website of the petitions committee. There’s no timeline for this as yet, but I hope that once we have gathered enough interest,  we can put the proposals forward to the Assembly Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government.
And don’t forget to take part in the Eating Disorders Awareness competition- true beauty, by sending in a photo and a line to describe the photo as to why it represents true beauty to truebeauty09@googlemail.com by the 16th of February…

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Mae Dydd San Ffolant ar y ffordd, ac er nad ydw i fel arfer yn dathlu’r achlysur, o’n i’n ystyried falle  dylen i ei ddefnyddio fel siawns i adfywio fy nghariad at flogio, am ein bod ni wedi ymbellhau yn ddiweddar.  Dwi’n credu falle fod gen i ofn bod yn dryw i flogio- hynny, neu mae’r mis mel wedi dod i ben!..Sori am gymharu blogio a pherthynas- dwi’n gwbod bod e’n corny, ond dwi’n ceisio esbonio pam dwi ddim wedi blogio am gyhyd! Dywedodd Bestan Powys y dylen i ystyried peidio ymddiheuro bob tro am beidio blogio, ond os ydw i ambarhau, dwi am wneud yn siwr fy mod i’n ennyn pobl i’w ddarllen, ac nad ydw i’n colli darlenwyr am nad yw pobl yn dewis dod i’r wefan oherwydd diffyg cynnwys.

Felly am nawr, nai drio adfer y pasiwn rhwng fi a fy mlog. I ddechrau, hoffwn i nodi i mi fwynhau’r cyfweliad gyda Don Touhig wythnos diwethaf ar Dragon’s Eye- nawr dyna i ti wleidydd sy’n darllen y blogs. Odd e’n gwbod mwy amdana i na fy mam, siwr! Mi oedd o’n gyfeillgar iawn oddi ar y sgrin i fod yn deg iddo, ond dwi’n credu y bydd rhaid i ni gytuno i anghytuno ar y broses o ddeddfu ar yr iaith. I fi, y ddadl ar hyn o bryd yw’r egwyddor o drosglwyddo’r pwerau i’r Cynulliad- dim byd mwy, dim byd llai. Gad i ni beidio a gwastraffu amser ar hyn o bryd yn trafod beth fydd yn y mesurau- gad i ni drafod hynny pan fydd yr amser yn dod. Dyw e ddim yn helpu fod nifer o wleidyddion yn dewis codi gwrychyn ar y mater yma- da chi’n gwbod pwy y’ch chi. Dylen ni ganolbwyntio ar yr elfennau cadaranhaol o’r drafodaeth nawr- a’r pethau hynny o fewn y gorchymyn sydd yn flaengar ac yn gadarnhaol, megis sicrhau statws swyddogol i’r iaith, creu Comisiynydd Iaith, a hawliau ieithyddol. Dwi’n edrych ymlaen at gael trafodaeth ar y mater yma. Mi fydd yn un hir iawn, mae’n sicr.

Ar nodyn arall, mae’r pwyllgor deisebau wedi lansio trafodaeth e -fforwm ar anrhydeddau i Gymru ar y wefan heddiw. Os ydych am gymryd rhan, ewch i wefan  y pwyllgor deisebau i ddarganfod mwy. Does dim amserlen clir hyd yn hyn ar gyfer y cysyniad newydd yma, ond rwy’n gobeithio, unwaith i ni gael digon o ddiddordeb,  byddem yn cynnig y syniadau i’r Llywodraeth ac i’r Comisiwn.

..A pheidiwch anghofio cymryd rhan yn y gystadleaueth i farcio wythnos anhwylderau bwyta sy’n dod i ben ar y 16 o Chwefror. Danfonwch llun a disgrifiad o baham mae’r llun yn cynrychioli gwir harddwch i gwirharddwch09@googlemail.com.