How to solve two Welsh issues for the price of one.
- by Roderick Davies
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- 16 May, 2018
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For some while now, much time and hot air has been devoted to a couple of issues in Wales: one due to the precipitous nature of a decision, the other due to a lack of decision.
The first is the announcement by Alun Cairns, Secretary of State for Wales, that he had decided, quite unilaterally it seems, to rename the Second Severn Crossing the Prince of Wales Bridge. Many people were annoyed by the process, or lack of it, that led to this announcement, even if they had no objection to the change of name. Nobody seems worried about what we call the poor old first Severn Bridge.
The lack of decision is on the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Despite all the discussion, and investigations and reports, there is still no decision from Westminster over actually getting on with it. Or not.
Let me propose a solution to both of these problems: leave the Severn Bridge alone, and get on with building the Prince of Wales Tidal Lagoon. I suspect HRH would actually prefer that.
The first is the announcement by Alun Cairns, Secretary of State for Wales, that he had decided, quite unilaterally it seems, to rename the Second Severn Crossing the Prince of Wales Bridge. Many people were annoyed by the process, or lack of it, that led to this announcement, even if they had no objection to the change of name. Nobody seems worried about what we call the poor old first Severn Bridge.
The lack of decision is on the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Despite all the discussion, and investigations and reports, there is still no decision from Westminster over actually getting on with it. Or not.
Let me propose a solution to both of these problems: leave the Severn Bridge alone, and get on with building the Prince of Wales Tidal Lagoon. I suspect HRH would actually prefer that.
