Seal on by
A colleague who reads obscure WAG documents over breakfast and who I sometimes suspect of reading the Government of Wales Act 2006 in bed sends me a note:
"Clause 116. Welsh Seal and Letters Patent
(1) There is to be a Welsh Seal.
(2) The First Minister is to be the Keeper of the Welsh Seal.
In the latter years of his leadership, Rhodri Morgan has subsisted largely - and healthily - on a diet of mackerel and other oily fish. Clearly for him keeping the Welsh Seal fed and nurtured is no problem - but what of his successor?
An area of expertise which has had insufficient attention during the leadership race?"
Ah, there are still three days to go until the ballot boxes are ... sealed.
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"Clause 116. Welsh Seal and Letters Patent
(1) There is to be a Welsh Seal.
(2) The First Minister is to be the Keeper of the Welsh Seal.
Only Seals with a knowledge of the Welsh language need apply for this position.
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Very good Noah but no biscuit for you...
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Mor lo comments?
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Smells fishy.....
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#3 ya rly! hagd
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Given the variety of Seals in Wales, may I suggest a rider to Clause 116 (1) as follows:
(i) This refers to the Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus Laborus) the sub-species of which will be determined by the Selectors of the Seals on 26th November 2009
(ii) The Common Seal (Phoca Vitulina Cambrensis) is not allowed to take part in the process referred to in 116 (1, i)
(iii) Any Hooded Seals (Cystophora Cristata Vulgaris) as observed on 29 July 2001 at Little Haven Beach in Pembs are to be detained immediately and will be subject to an ASBO.
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Very clever!
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(1) There is to be a Welsh Seal.
I propose the statue of 'Billy the Seal' in Victoria Park!
(2) The First Minister is to be the Keeper of the Welsh Seal.
Cue Rhodri Morgan, decked out in park keeper uniform, raking the leaves out of Billy's Pond and cheerily whistling a ditty by 'The Carpenters'
A real Cehhr-diffian job with a bit of local history behind that I think he'd really take to!
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