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From Miss Wagstaffe observing Westminster (”Things you don’t see in the Senedd“) Checklist: Warm coat, scarf, hat, thermal underwear, whisky-filled hipflask, sandwiches, tea-filled vacuum flask, tissues, a reliable friend or companion, a large banner of your choice, and a speech prepared for the media. They get far more formidable man-eating creatures in the Senedd. Dig the crazy black leather coat. I’m sure there’s a Member of the Senedd who wears one like that, but I’m blowed if I can find them. And as for Holyrood… Tags: senedd, torchwood, welsh wagstaffe. welsh assembly, weevil

In my strategy for the Wardman Wire I try to find niches where no one else is writing. Recently I have covered the phenomenon of Roundups breeding like rabbits filling that particular set of niches. I think I’ve spotted an empty niche, and there will be a column starting on Thursdays to try and fill it. So? So we are introducing another roundup to fill this gap - and going further. I think it is a genuine first for a blog. On Thursdays the Wardman Wire will be carrying a report from as many Parliaments as possible that affect us. The idea is that for each of the Holyrood Parliament, Cardiff Assembly, Westminster Parliament, Brussels/Strasburg European Parliament, and Stormont Assembly, there will be a report of happenings during in the week - to be published each Thursday. We have chosen Thursday to be at the point when most of the business is done, but early enough to give time for responses. (more…)