Last day of conference
Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 2:57pm
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The lack of access to a computer hinders me from video blogging, friends, so apologies. The last day of conference is upon us, and it has been a good one! Fiona Hyslop SNP MSP has just addressed the conference, again emphasising the new found confidence of our respective Nations, with Plaid and the SNP now in government.
I chaired two meetings yesterday, one with the RNIB and then one discussing new ways to tackle poverty in Wales with Oxfam Cymru. Interesting debates, and many new ideas for us to enact in our communities.
Conference dinner tonight- I believe there’s a speaker from the WRU..should be a lively evening, such was the case at last night’s ‘Review’ in Aber. The Caerphilly councillors gave us a presentation to remember!!
Dr Dai Lloyd is now addressing conference about presumed consent, and we have just passed a motion on the devolution of broadcasting matters to the National Assembly for Wales.Welsh FFederal Coleg to follow, then we should be finished.
The motion “motion on the devolution of broadcasting matters to the National Assembly for Wales.” Is this all channels, including satellite, or restricted to s4c?
I don’t believe it is restricted to just S4C; broadcasting which is controlled by the UK government, for example BBC’s numerous channels. I believe that the only control that the UK government has over satellite and cable is that of OFCOM, overlooking what programmes those service providers produce and air. The fact of the matter is that Wales is not really portrayed on TV and even the BBC admitted they were not doing enough and ITV are trying to take away Welsh programmes for financial reasons. Conference agreed once again that Wales should control this matter not the UK government.