Attended a fundraiser tonight for Pancreatic Cancer in the Gwdihw Cardiff.
It was a roaring success thanks to the enthusiasm of Lynda Ball and her family. Pancreatic Cancer is often diagnosed late and does not receive the attention it deserves. Linda is the great motivator of the local Pancreatic Cancer Survival Group.
A vast array of goodies were on display for auction. The venue is one of the Welsh words for 'owl' pronounced 'Good-ee-hoo' for obvious reasons. I try to keep Sundays free of events. This one was very special.
Political Hari-kiri
BBC Wales breakfast show Sunday Supplement continues to intrigue.
They was a wonderful mutually destructive spat on the Welsh Budget's crumbs. Plaid's Elin Jones and libDem's Peter Black talked over each other repeatedly. They used to say that nuclear weapon were M.A.D. 'Mutually Assured Destruction.
Alun Cairns put the boot in to the two million low paid workers who will strike on Wednesday. I asked him afterwards if he had abandoned any hope of re-election. He may have forgotten that strikers have vote. Memories of major events of this character rankle and can be vote changers.
Madelaine Moon MP and Children's Commissioner Keith Towler were in sombre mood in the papers review. Their main topic was suicide and how to avoid it. None of us had the slightest inkling of the terrible bewildering news of the death of Gary Speed. He carried the hopes of all Welsh football fans. He was rightly proclaimed a hero today. The nation's condolences are offered to his family and friends.
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