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October 31, 2006

Word count

In our First Ministers press release

Wales is mentioned 6 times
Latvia 6 times
United Kingdom 0 times
British 0 times
Queen Elizabeth 0 times


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October 30, 2006

National Welsh Assembly Government Assembly Executive

Pick any combination of the words in the title.

Clearly the way of describing the Government of Wales as Welsh Assembly Government isn't working! Our export markets are very confused.


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October 28, 2006

Swansea, England

I am just gutted by this.

The Dylan Thomas Prize was awarded on Friday 27th October at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea.

This is a great prize, lets get the PR right!


 

October 27, 2006

Freedom to Flourish

Rather an independent Wales, than a Wales dependent on England.

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October 26, 2006

DANES DECIDE

The nation's failing railway system has been given a boost by parliament

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October 25, 2006

Cardiff Knot

What does London, Edinburgh and Barcelona have that Cardiff does not?

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October 24, 2006

.cym

We are open for business!

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October 23, 2006

Too much Fibre in the Welsh diet?

The Finns opt for Wireless because they have control over their own frequencies and because they know it is the most competitive method of broadband delivery.

While in Wales its " lay more cable" because Wales does not have control over its own frequencies.

We need to get control over our own frequencies because otherwise our economic development can be stifled.

Answers please on the back of a ten euro note as to who controls Wales's frequencies now and send to me?


 

October 21, 2006

Tory report for tax powers at Holyrood

Who's bread you eat their song you sing

Except in Scotland it seems.


 

October 20, 2006

A NEW WALES MEASURE?

The aim of the measures is to protect children and young people from the marketing of alcohol

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October 19, 2006

COMPETITION

With its 9 university centres, its 300 research centres, its 11,000 researchers and its 20 centres of excellence, Wallonia has huge resources serving the performance of businesses
Wallonia is a region where efficiency in work is a key advantage: this performance talent is associated with a quality education system and a professional training system in which considerable resources are invested

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October 17, 2006

Under different criteria

EU Agriculture Commissioner Marian Fisher Boel, who also attended the meeting, has already ruled out the demands of Finnish farmers but implied that some assistance might be continued "under different criteria."

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October 16, 2006

Revenue Wales

DAVID Cameron has promised to preserve the Treasury formula for Scottish public services, reversing his party's previous threat of a review.

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October 15, 2006

SUNDAY SERMON

THE leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics last night backed independence from the UK, declaring he would be "happy" if Scots wanted separation.

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October 13, 2006

CCRTV

The Catalan Broadcasting Corporation (CCRTV) was founded on May 30, 1983 after legislation creating the entity was unanimously passed by the political parties in the Catalan Parliament. It was one of the first laws to be passed by the new Parliament.

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October 12, 2006

Changing the way Wales is governed

It was interesting to hear Labour Minister Andrew Davies's views yesterday.

Being small means we can and should be more flexible. It means we can emulate the economic and social success of other small countries and regions - Sweden, Finland, Galicia and Catalonia - but in our own unique way.

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October 11, 2006

Desperate acts of union

Despite BBC Wales's effort to brand English newspapers as the "London Press" they remain English. Perhaps that's got more to do with BBC Wales's British masters than reality.
The comments from this article are telling.


 

October 10, 2006

Police force, education system and tax collection.

The Basques and the Catalans seem set on following Wales lead in soccer. We should follow theirs in controlling our own police force and tax collection.


 

October 9, 2006

Absolútna katastrofa!

Not the greatest day in the history of Welsh football. However that we as a nation compete by right in FIFA/UEFA competitions brings a lot of publicity to our country as all the games are covered in the foreign media, especially in those whose country is in the same group as Wales.

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October 4, 2006

Pay the rent

The elitist British have a permanent exhibition space at the Venice Biennale. Paid for with Welsh taxpayers money -

We receive a core grant-in-aid from the Foreign and Commonwealth Department, which in 2005/06 amounts to £186.2m.

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October 3, 2006

Speaker of the Catalan parliament Ernest Benach praises truth of ‘Salvador’ film

The Catalan Republican Left politician recalled that the execution of the anarchist spurred him to start “committing myself to the fight against injustice, barbarity and fascism.” According to the film’s director, Spain “has forgotten the Franco regime too quickly.””

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October 2, 2006

Follow my leader

"Ms. Gagnon-Tremblay also noted that Québec signed a historic agreement with the federal government on May 5 setting out Québec’s role within UNESCO. According to the Minister, this agreement has created a new dynamic in the field of international relations. Moreover, the Government of Québec advocates the implementation of a formal framework to enable any province wishing to do so to participate in other international organizations and forums whenever areas of provincial jurisdiction are on the agenda."

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