The abolition of the Wales Tourist Board, with all functions handed over to civil servants, seemed an own-goal by the previous Labour-only government. The ponderousness of civil service procedures did not seem well-suited to a task which must involve quick-thinking and movement.

And, more important, it had to be asked to what extent WTB-style experts within the civil service are now leading activities, and to what extent the lead is being taken by civil service “generalists”.

To some, Tory AM Darren Millar is assuredly a right-winger – mainly because of his links to Christian groups. You know, a sort of Welsh version of an an American Christian republican.

VisitWales.com, the ‘official’ online showpiece for Welsh Tourism, is officially a failure. The parrot is dead. That was the message and admission loud and clear from a consultative meeting of Visit Wales… Read the rest