...the Welsh blogosphere, which, in general terms, is in a state of rude health. - Iain Dale
...in Wales we seem to have a healthier and perhaps more mature situation, in which politicians, political editors, (anonymous) civil servants, lobbyists and anoraks can and do rub shoulders, interchanging views, ideas and topics, without such mediocre pretentions, tensions or rivalries between professionals and amateurs. - Simon Dyda
Most of the Welsh blogs around don't matter in the slightest. - Leighton Andrews AM
Our Blogosphere is a much nicer and more interesting place to be that the wider one. - Valleys Mam
Wording the question
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The GoWA 2006 puts us in the strange position of knowing in exact detail
what we will get if we vote "Yes" in the referendum, but it doesn't actually
se...
Penblwydd Hapus Metastwnsh!
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Mae’n anodd credu bod blwyddyn wedi mynd heibio ers i Aled, Rhodri, Rhys a
minnau gael y syniad o greu gwefan ar gyfer trafod technoleg a’r we drwy
gyfrwng...
The Iraq War Inquiry
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*Run this scenario past your eyes.....*
After the Gulf War is halted following the liberation of Kuwait the United
States government is determined to toppl...
Conspiracy or cock-up
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PETER Hain will arrive in the Assembly today where every nuance of every word he utters will be under even more close scrutiny. The Welsh Secretary has the a...
Dadlau dros Darwin – hyd heddiw
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CYHOEDDWYD “On The Origin Of Species” 150 mlynedd yn ôl i heddiw. Mi
sgytiodd llyfr Charles Darwin y byd. Roedd ei ddamcaniaeth yn ddaeargryn
drwy Gristnog...
Hain's cunning plan backfires
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Peter Hain must have been feeling pretty smug this morning. He and Rhodri
Morgan had signed a declaration effectively pledging Welsh Labour to kick
the lon...
A day of drama, but the issues remain
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It was certainly a day of drama in the Assembly today over the timing of a
referendum and Welsh Labour Party’s official response to it, which if you
believ...
Labour in (political) climate change denial
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One of the characterisations of climate change is the unexpected appearance
of extreme storms that appear, cause lasting damage, and disappear with the
sam...
Home cinema choice is a shed of course
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Sheddie pj slim is featured in this months edition of home cinema choice
magazine
You can see more pictures of his shed over at readersheds.co.uk of cou...
A Bit of Culture at the Vulcan
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The Vulcan is set to feature on the BBC's Culture Show at 7pm this Thursday.
The team spent an afternoon interviewing Liz and Brian for a piece on the ...
Huey Lewis vs. Cambria Politico - Part III
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Cambria Politico has laid down the gauntlet to Huw Lewis in his bid to
silence bloggers criticising him through legal action by re-publishing the
original ...
Efallai
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[image: _42783637_hainmorganmanif3_203.jpg]Roeddwn i yng Nghanolfan
Gelfyddydau Chapter heno ar gyfer ei hail-agoriad. Rhodri oedd yn gwneud yr
onyrs a d...
What were they thinking?
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So, Labour was forced to make yet another u-turn today. Its becoming
something of a habit isn't it! This time it was over the timing of the
referendum. Whe...
Points and punchlines
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Why couldn't there be a referendum in the Autumn of 2010 if the Assembly
doesn't trigger one as early as January or February?
A fair question asked by t...
The Why's beat the When's
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There are two groups of politicians, the 'Why?'s and the 'When?'s. The former are the curious, industrious and creative and seeking to find out why. The latt...
Mistrust
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The Welsh Labour Party issued a statement at noon on Tuesday from Rhodri
Morgan and Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales, which was read
differently by...
Labour thrashing around - dodging a decision.
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'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway is a very good book. I've read
it twice. When David Cameron delivered his 'Broughton Statement' it was the
eq...
Refining the question
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The Chilcot inquiry spent much of today examining an issue germane to number 4 in my list of questions they should be looking at - although it appears that t...
Sebastopol Social Club
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On the outskirts of Pontypool, just downgill of the Monmouthshire-Brecon
canal stands the Sebastopol Social Club. Now the Brew Wales editor used to
be a r...
Rainbow - Making a comeback to Wales
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With the news about Labour's official response to the the All Wales
Convention. I can see rainbow making a comeback!!
Coalition safe for now
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There's no need to get excited as the predicted collapse of the Welsh
Government has failed to happen.
But it's clear that Plaid Cymru flexed its muscles e...
Rhodri Morgan leads the way
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Rhodri Morgan & Co lead the way on further devolved powers with this ground
breaking and progressive response to the All Wales Convention's report.
Banking on LCOs
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Too much excitement can be bad for you, so let's talk about LCOs. Wales's
former First Secretary has given his views on Legislative Competence Orders
here....
So First Minister
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Who the hell is running Wales - the one Wales Coalition or Peter Hain and
the Labour Policy makers?
This is all about a statement issued this morning
* JOI...
Huhne condemns police DNA "fishing expeditions"
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Commenting on the Human Genetics Commission’s review of the Government’s DNA
database, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
“The Gov...
Huw Lewis AM has a Streisand moment!
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Apparently it seems that Huw Lewis AM and his staff seem to think it's OK to
issue threatening letters to a blogger who merely ridiculed the Assembly
membe...
The postcode lottery strikes again
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The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, the Wales Audit Office, Estyn, and the
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales have today published a worrying
repor...
Experience desirable
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In the latest issue of 'Agenda', Geraint Talfan Davies underlines the extent
to which elected members in Wales are drawn from the public rather than the
pr...
More can be less when it comes to leaflets
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Penri James's blog quite rightly draws attention to Ceredigion Council’s
recently published ‘Highways During Winter/Priffyrdd Dros y Gaeaf' leaflet.
This w...
Good news from the Bryn
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This was a mean-spirited and misconceived proposal that was rightly rejected
and vigorously opposed by the users of the Bryn.
Busy busy - but not so busy as OFSTED
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The last few days have been rather hectic. The next few will probably be
more so. I am clocking up well north of 1,000 miles of travelling over a
ten-day p...
Getting active in Neath Port Talbot
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I visited the Discovery Centre near Margam Park today to see the Mentro
Allan ( Venture Out) project in action. It’s a collection of projects
supported by ...
The Irrelevance of Law Making Powers
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The recently published report of the All Wales Convention has recommended
that we should move rapidly to propose in a referendum that the National
Assembly...
Saturday, 21st November, 2009.
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Are We Thick? It seems that Westminster government – and, for all I
know, The Queen of England – believes that the people of Wales are too twp
to be a...
Rhag ofn i mi golli rhagor o dir
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Chwarae teg i Golwg 360 am fy nghynnwys ar restr 10 uchaf blogwyr "amatur" y
we Gymraeg. A dwi'n llawn haeddu'r cerydd am beidio a blogio yn amlach.
Pwysau...
What policy?
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From the government of policy conflicts comes yet another one.
I know it's meaningless, but having put a bill in the Queen's Speech forcing
the next govern...
Jumble Sale: 21st November!
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On 21st November from 1pm No Borders South Wales will be hosting a jumble
sale at Trinity methodist church (map). The money we raise will be going
towards ...
Huw Lewis Queries the Convention
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Labour leadership contender Huw Lewis has been mulling over yesterday's All Wales Convention report on more powers for the Assembly... He argues an "honest b...
The Gift
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"Does dim 'e' yn fy enw i."
"Be'?"
"Does dim 'e' yn fy enw i."
"Ha. Ie, OK. Doniol iawn."
"Na, o ddifrif. Does dim 'e' yn fy enw i."
"Ti'n siŵr?"
"Beth wyt t...
Strategic defence review?
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The UK ministry of Defence (MoD) is conducting an online poll to gauge the
views of the public on the government’s reorganisation of the armed forces,
some...
Sir Em Reports
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Here is the long awaited Sir Em report.
£1.3 million wasted on an exercise in stating the bleeding obvious i.e. that
the current system of obtaining compet...
Glasgow North East
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Lots of talk been on Celtic nationalist blogs about the Labour hold at the
Glasgow North East even on the Welsh blogger site, Grangetown Jack.
It's a terri...
South West Norfolk Tories Support Liz Truss
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I was so pleased to see the news that Liz Truss was supported by the
Constituency Association of South West Norfolk to remain as their candidate
for the 20...
The Debate: Results
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There I was last night popcorn in one hand, oversized soft drink in the
other eagerly anticipating the contest between the three people vying to
become Wal...
Rhondda Cynon Taff Library Luvvies
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Shhhh please… for the Library Luvvies! Staff from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Library service – aka ‘the Library Luvvies’ – perform the radio play The
Minor ...
Inquiry into St Athan DTC and Aerospace Park
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Inquiry into St Athan DTC and Aerospace Park set for 12 January
Emyr Jones of the Planning Inspectorate held a preliminary meeting with
Inquiry participant...
Mur i'r bur
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You will all be familiar with the joke about the first Jewish President of
the United States. He invites his retired mother up from Florida for the
grand ...
I’ve had a haircut!
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Well would you believe it… I’ve had my coat cut! Dad took me to a lovely
lady’s house at the weekend and I came back with a lot less hair than I went
with....
What price the McKinsey report?
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The NHS in Wales is to come under the scrutiny of management consultants
McKinsey and Co, it was revealed today.
This is the same company which early this y...
GLC DJ at "THIS FEELING" London 30th october 2009
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Some of the boys went to England's trendy city o' London, to "This Felling",
which is a club night run in association with popular red top news comic
"The ...
Shortage of helicopters
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British troops wounded in Afghanistan are enduring lengthy delays before
receiving hospital treatment because of a shortage of helicopters, senior
army sur...
Hello and Goodbye!
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As I heavily hinted to in the last post I am back in Wales and ready to turn
my hand to blogging again.The new Amlwch to Magor can be found at:
www.amlwch-...
Oi, Gwynfryn! Noooooooooo
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Esgusodwch fi tra dw i'n newid i mewn i fy nghostiwm spandex ' Mr Pedant'.
Dyna welliant.
Prynnias i gopi o Golwg yr wythnos diwethaf (Hydref 15). Rhaid i ...
The world of local politics
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A week into officially being a candidate as a local council election, I have
already been slandered on a local political website. They have, rather
laughab...
Welsh Defence League sent packing from Swansea!
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An outbreak of organised racism in Swansea last Saturday 17 October was
cured by a traditional remedy: street confrontation. The self-styled Welsh
Defence ...
Fab Forty
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If you have emailed or called over the last 2 weeks, you may be wondering
where I've been and who is this Pat person?
Well, ladies & gentlemen, I have...
Quote Of The Day
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The media and parliament has been deceived by the so-called Taxpayers'
Alliance. They are widely quoted as an independent voice. To our shame the
Select ...
Leadership
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I announced my intention to stand for the leadership of the Labour Group in
the Assembly on Monday. From now until the end of the campaign, all blogging
wi...
Western Mail Essay
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It should be pretty clear by now to any objective observer that the Labour
Party is a few months away from suffering the most humiliating electoral
defeat ...
Mwy am noson deyrnged Ceri Wyn
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Diolch am y sylw, Emma. Roedd hi’n noson wych yn Aberteifi ac roeddwn i’n
falch iawn o fod wedi cael y cyfle i fynd. Roedd yr awyrgylch yn un braf ac
roedd...
Free Mixing.....With Every Five Gallons!
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No sooner has the squabbling over the Al Fresco Salah died down, but a new
e-argument has errupted here in North East London. I have to admit some
responsi...
Y Carchar a Cymru'n Un
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Mae’r datganiad na fydd carchar yng Nghaernarfon yn wedi siomi nifer mawr o
bobl, gan gynnwys nifer o Bleidwyr. Ond rhaid gofyn: faint o ergyd ydi o?
Budds...
The silence of the S4C2 lambs
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So, switching on S4C2 today to watch First Ministers Questions (and the
long-awaited Heritage statement), we were greeted with … the S4C2 testcard.
Huh? ...
White on black
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POOR old Peter Black got himself into a bit of a pickle yesterday by
ignoring Rule Number One for public figures that engage with the
blogosphere: don’t ge...
Soccer USA - Y Felinheli style
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I don't blog often these days but the start of the US soccer season brings
good news for Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales and women's soccer.
See here for the n...
Hart failure
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Whoops (again)! According to Betsan Powys’ blog the health minister has sent
out a statement that clarifies (sic) the earlier one. First, in January, the
M...
Alwminiwm Mon
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Mae’r newyddion yma’n ofnadwy i’r gweithwyr a’u teuluoedd. Mae o’n siomedig
iawn gan ystyried bod trafferthion cytundeb pŵer wedi bod yn amlwg ers 4
mlyned...
BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD
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I have just received this from an anonymous source (thanks Dad), I thought
it might amuse:
BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WORK.
HE LEADETH ME BESIDE ST...
Clunky Logic.
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I've lost count now of the amount of people I've had this row with. Someone
will tell me again that it's good for the environment to incentivise drivers
to...
We're moving...
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It's time for a refresh. And for some reinforcements. The Bevan Foundation
blog is being re-styled and redesigned. Now it will have six regular
contributor...
1000th blog
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I wanted to do a nice blog for the 1000th – something highlighting the highs
and lows of The Right Student but I find myself in Turkey so that will have
to...
So much for the "Online Society"
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Over on this BBC Web Page you will find the "startling" research finding
that 43% of those who do not have access to the internet would not want itif it wer...
George Monbiot: VOTE PLAID
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Environmentalist, author and Guardian columnist *George Monbiot* chooses
Plaid Cymru for the European elections in Wales:
*“Living in Wales, the choice isn...
Should he stay or should he go?
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The expenses row now it's overblown second week (I mean really aren't we in
the midst of the worst recession since 1945, or so the newspapers tell us?)
is ...
More than Gavin & Stacey
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Barry is a town which has a surprising place in the history of Welsh
politics. Historically it was a major coal exporting town because of the
docks, and wa...
Go now Mr Martin
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While there are plenty of call for the speaker to go and some suggesting successors one question that has to be considered is timing.Now, in a month or at th...
Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Infographics based on the 85+ recorded covers of Joy Division’s “Love Will
Tear Us Apart” Using information design principles and graphical techniques,
the...
Apologies, and the future of WPH.com
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Apologies to my loyal reader for the lack of posts over the past couple of
weeks. I’m working on an exciting new project which I hope to be able to
reveal ...
Newyddion Mai / May Newsletter Out Now!
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May's edition of Newyddion! is out now. If you haven't received your copy,
please email us at postcymrux@googlemail.com to be added to the mailing
list.
T...
Pleidiol pause.
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Okay, this has been an interesting experiment. I don't want to continue
posting here as it cuts into time I had set aside for other projects. If any
other ...
Stand up for Wales Ieuan!
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The sudden tearing up of a five year contract between the Welsh Assembly Government and the organisers of the Wales Rally GB is probably illegal. It is certa...
Statebook: because knowledge is power
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I just wanted to post about this, because the Open Rights Group’s new site
Statebook, seems to be hitting a nerve, judging by the interest the site is
gett...
Karl Marx
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On a recent day visit to London I met with some friends in Highgate.
Although I lived in London for a period of time and have visited London on
many occas...
Wales Can
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From the British Nationalists in Wales Watch Website
Plaid's new www.walescan.com website is just fantastic. A political party
which actually maps out wher...
Liberal Youth Elections.
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Good old Harry has nicked a piece from the Liberal Democrat bloggersphere
suggesting all is not well in the contest to be the next Chairperson of
Liberal Y...
Blog Review: 267
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- Betsan Powys looks at the Tory reshuffle. More here from David
Williamson, Tom Bodden, Vaughan Roderick, Peter Black, Glyn Davies, Freedom
...
The referendum that never was
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Still on the subject of the highly unlikely referendum on further powers, I find myself – somewhat unusually – in agreement to some extent with both Peter Bl...
A-Level Exam Practices In Need of Drastic Reform
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Although the A-Level examination results came out almost two weeks ago and
for the most part students were either pleased with the grades they were
given (...
Woman police officer done for speeding
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83mph in a 40! Through the roadworks! Tut, tut. The boss wouldn't be happy.
It's especially bad news if your boss happens to be the man dubbed by the
Dail...
WALES'S 12 MILE
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Richard Lochhead, the environment secretary (Scotland), told MSPs that he believed Holyrood should be in charge of the marine environment around Scotland's c...