Leave off our Cheryl!

Now, where was I …

Can anyone tell it’s recess?

In today’s Western Mail, Cheryl Gillan has been criticised for saying that “knowledge of Wales or devolution is desirable but not essential” while advertising for a research assistant. Does this really justify a two-page spread in the Western Mail?

Some would say that some of our AMs could do with a crash course to boost their knowledge of Wales or devolution.

This is no where near “doing a Redwood” as Welsh Ramblings suggests. Clearly all adverts have to comply with employment legislation.

Cheryl’s opponents have typically jumped on this politically expedient bandwagon.

If only she got the same media coverage for all the good work she does in Wales – she is the most dedicated and hard working Shadow Secretary of State that I have had the pleasure of working with and she gives up most of her weekends to visit constituencies all over Wales to listen to people’s views and concerns on a range of issues including the economy, housing, social justice and the environment among others.

She will make an outstanding Secretary of State in the not too distant future.