So, there is life beyond the political grave – and it as a result might mean widespread cuts in speed limits on Welsh roads.

Alun Pugh was hardly the most successful culture minister, and now all of his controversial Labour-fuelled talk of absorbing the Arts Council into the civil service has totally vanished – successor Rhodri Glyn Thomas is off later this week to address that council’s annual conference, no doubt delivering lots of talk about plans for the future

But in his new existence as director of the Snowdonia Society he is having more luck; he has been pushing the idea of reducing road speed limits within the national park to 50, with only 20 in built-up areas, especially around schools and houses. Continue reading »