The Green Green Grass of erm…Moscow?

In a potential disaster for those of us that believe that Wales should become a self determining, self governing, devolved,  ‘Nation once again’ (from the song by the Wolfe Tones) comes the news that NuLabour wants to sell off 14% of the entire landmass of our beautiful land in order to pay for their mismanagement of the UK economy.

Alwyn ap Huw has written:

The three (organisations) which are going to have a big effect on Wales are privatisation of the Royal Mint, which is currently in Llantrisant, the DVLA the major employer in the Swansea area and the Forestry commission.

Privatising the Forestry commission is a matter of particular concern. One out of every seven acres of the surface of Wales is owned by the Commission, the idea that Mr Darling could sell 14% of our country to private investors who may have little or no interest in our country is sobering, the thought that one seventh of our country could be owned by a Russian oligarch or a huge multinational with its headquarters half way around the world by this time next year is frightening. The fact that most of our elected politicians seem have ignored this issue is scandalous.

When you add to this the facts that most of the water and all that swims in our rivers, lakes and reservoirs  is already in privatisated hands and even the air that we breathe is used by massive privately owned windfarms that despoil the landscape and export all their power generation (little as it is) to the National Grid, then you have to begin to wonder. What is left?

That a Labour government whose very roots and soul were formed in the political furnace of industrial South Wales should be responsible for this is beyond credulity. Mr.Rhodri Morgan, if all of this is sold off, you will no longer be able to walk on Llangrannog beach on your jollydays, firstly because you won’t be welcome and secondly because you will have to pay for the privilege and have sufficient points on your Tesco card – every little helps.