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McGimpsey not McFarland

Martina Purdy
13 Apr 07, 05:21 PM

Just finished editing Inside Politics which will air tomorrow featuring an interview with the Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey. Chatting before the show, he says his party's phones are ringing off the hook, over issues such as health. The party now has appointed Michael McGimpsey as health minister, despite expectations health would go to Alan McFarland if Sir Reg opted for Employment and Learning. Alan McFarland has been rather silent on the issue. Check out Inside Politics tomorrow to hear what Sir Reg has to say about the matter.

Who cares?

Betsan Powys
13 Apr 07, 12:42 PM

At 11.39am a press release arrives from the Electoral Commission. They're offering grants of 拢200,000 over two years if you can come up with a winning idea on how to get the message across to 'marginalised groups' that to vote, you've got to register.

At 12.30pm a press release arrives from the South Wales Anarchists urging you to Vote Nobody on May 3rd. The Nobody spokesperson quote a committed Nobody supporter and a first time Nobody non-voter. "Nobody on the ballot represents me and ... Nobody ever will. Nobody cares ..."

Any ideas?

Incensed septuagenarians

Betsan Powys
13 Apr 07, 11:00 AM

On Monday the English Democrats will be meeting the media in Newport. Their candidates are campaigning on 'the injustice that was imposed on the people of Monmouthshire in 1974". In other words they were told they were Welsh and so the English Democrats say Monmouthians have been denied a basic human right for years.

And just to make sure they get as much coverage as possible a press release arrives:

"I have now been informed that an incensed local septuagenarian, who only discoverd that he was no longer English in 1990, will also be in attendance."

I wonder who told him?

Not likely to pick up many interviews for Radio Cymru there...

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