Things you don't hear...

School reunions. Now there's an issue. My wife was at hers recently and not only was there an AM there, it's reported by those who were vaguely sober that he was the most popular guy there - one mocked for his political beliefs he now commands respect through his genuine niceness, confidence and humour. Blimey, how the tories have changed. It just makes you want to go all blue. Well almost. Good on him. He'll be an MP soon too. Hope he doesn't forget those of us at the bottom of the food chain.

Where do all our AMs go?

The answer? Royal Welsh Show. The place was awash with them yesterday - opening things, talking about things, announcing things... and they'll be back to do it all over again at the Eisteddfod.

Good to see that the country's in safe if occasionally absent hands.

Brown down amongst the enemy

So Gordy today meets with the leaders, or in our case deputy leader, of the minor nations. Without a single Labour colleague he will be sure to enjoy his experience of meeting the little people from the various Isles, his native Scotland and the "Principality". Their 1hr 45minute meeting is set to throw up no surprises as they are already well covered on BBC Radio Wales so no doubt he will go there safe in the knowledge that he's sage in the knowledge. Good old democracy. Shame it doesn't work with Labour though. As Paul Weller sang, "the people want what the people get..."

Lunch in the Bay

It was hard not to notice that a certain restaurant in the Bay is attracting the Taffia in their droves, or should I say "yn eu llu"?

Good Morning Wales presenters were rubbing tables with at least10 lobbyists, a crotch of tv presenters, a gaggle of Dr Who actors and even the odd tourist or two, no doubt, who were oblivious to the great and good around them. No doubt it was only the tourists who couldn't claim their tete-a-tetes against expenses or taxes.

Better still the tales of woe of those who think they are part of the great and good but are not.

These are the ones who wandered is and couldn't get a table. Poor souls.

Still, I had a hearty meal, bilingual too, which is always nice.

History is made

So, a new day a new dawn in Welsh and UK politics. Ieuan WJ takes (temporary) control of Wales in Cardiff while the SNP are hugging the dashboard of politics in Scotland.

Peter Black on his Blog has become increasingly bitchy in his reaction to this - largely due to the evident split in the Lib Dems and their demise to the behind the bike shed benches (the tories have the back benches to themselves now).

IWJ calles for a continuation of inclusive politics and quite rightly so - in fairness Labour, Plaid and the Conservatives are showing maturity. What's happened to the PR-loving Lib Dems though?

Having been once in the running as the second party of Wales they're now building snowmen in the cold.

Interesting times ahead. A gwellan'n fuan Rhodri

Do we have a government or not, that's the question the disinterested bingo-hall-fag-smelling proletariat aren't asking today.

Suddenly Paul Murphy is on Radio Wales in his poshest of upper middle class voices and huge salary telling us that socialism is best, and not just West, but everywhere.

He's correct of course but his accent suggests he's more likely to be eating at Momo than McDonalds tonight.

So Rhodri is ill and now we have another delay.

Following this formation of non-government has turned out worse than the Titanic (the film). It started well and then it just went on and on and on and on and on.... until you don't care what the outcome is - but you want it to end!

Personally I feel sorry for the Lib Dems who are left without a boat, let alone a rudder.

Still there's always tomorrow...