I hear that the University of Wales Press is discretely trying to distance themselves from that recent disaster, the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales.
As well they might.
One of my fellow bloggers gave the volume (available in both languages) fulsome praise after he had seen it written about in The Guardian.
Presumably that was because he was [...]
Dumbing down by the Welsh Academy
July 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Welsh Politics
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Assembly puts its money behind real ale
April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Welsh Assembly
It’s good to know that the Assembly government is putting both its name and its money behind good beer.
No surprise after Rhodri Morgan’s address to the CAMRA UK annual general meeting in Cardiff this month.
But which ministry is putting cash into the Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival at its new venue of the [...]