With the advent of social media in recent years, there has been an increasing number of “commentators” on British society and politics. Some are blatantly party political. Some are less than pleasant. But others can be thought-provoking and very good at challenging arguments put forward by politicians. One of my favourites is former England international rugby hooker Brian Moore, who is very active on twitter and whose approach can be best described as no-nonsense. I was particularly pleased to see his…

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Councillors on Gwynedd Council in North West Wales have voted to take advantage of new rules brought in by the Welsh Parliament, which allow them to control the number of second homes and holiday lets through the planning system. Put simply, people would need planning permission to turn a residential property into some form of holiday accommodation. This will now proceed to a public consultation and it is anticipated that the final decision will be made in 2024. It follows the…

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Boris Johnson’s “resignation honours list” was published on Friday. I completely disagree with such archaic arrangements and I knew it was something that I would cover in this week’s newspaper. But then Johnson resigned as an MP, which he linked to the publication of a report from the Privileges Committee that has been investigating whether the former Prime Minister had misled parliament over breaches of lockdown rules during the pandemic. Johnson’s resignation statement accused the Committee of being a “kangaroo court,” which…

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