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I was thinking that myself. Though there no doubt would be shouts of jobs for the boys he is someone who seems passionate about it succeeding.Carwyn Jones would be a good candidate to replace Roger Lewis in my opinion. He seems enthusiastic about the airport and has good connections.
I think at the time he probably had a lack of understanding of the airport and the way things worked so was too vocal. One of the things I see a lot on social media is that the expectation of CWL is extremely high, too high in my opinion. There are many who think that it should be as an airport up with BRS in passenger numbers, routes serving it and the airlines operating out of it, the most notable criticism being the lack of Easyjet and the FM probably had similar expectations.For example, around the time the WG was purchasing CWL the FM averred that CWL would be handling more passengers than Bristol within ten years. A little while later he said that CWL should emulate BRS, followed not much later with a comment that CWL should model itself on BRS and SOU. At the time BRS was handling 6 mppa and SOU 2 mppa so I wondered which airport he had in mind.
Expectation and reality are often strangers that pass each other unnoticed in the night. Some people in the Bristol area don't think that BRS provides good route services at all judging from comments in the local press.I think at the time he probably had a lack of understanding of the airport and the way things worked so was too vocal. One of the things I see a lot on social media is that the expectation of CWL is extremely high, too high in my opinion. There are many who think that it should be as an airport up with BRS in passenger numbers, routes serving it and the airlines operating out of it, the most notable criticism being the lack of Easyjet and the FM probably had similar expectations.
There are a few posters on the other forum who are saying that is the reason Wales won't get APD devolved and even if it did then the Welsh government wouldn't be able to abolish it or cut it and the Scottish governments recent decision has been pointed at as well. I personally couldn't see the WG finally getting hold of it and not doing something with it, whether reducing, cutting or changing it.
I've watched a few interviews with him and he seems to come across well.I watched an interview with Adam Price, Leader of Plaid Cymru, on BBC Tv News 24 (or whatever it's called these days) at teatime today regarding tomorrow's European elections.
In a way i do feel that the UK is in a crisis due to it's political system. The devolution settlement has been unequal leading to an imbalance in powers between the consituent parts and one part not having it's own devolved institution.If the next UK General Election brings about a stalemate and either the Lib-Dems or Labour look to try to form an administration with the support of the nationalist parties and others all sorts of prospects begin to emerge.
Brexit shenanigans; a half-baked, quasi federal system of government in the UK: what a mess our elected representatives have got us into.
Problem with that is many MP's are actually decent people who do a good job to the best of their abilities and are passionate about it. I just think limiting serving time would get rid of many people like them.Lets clear out Westminister and start again please. Perhaps there should be a time limit on on how long an MP can sit? That way we’d always have fresh faces and not the same time wasters. Similar to US presidents.
The Lords is a bit of a joke, the UK should really have a second elected chamber.Too many sleepers in the commons and lords. Not railway sleepers.
I agree with your Lords comments, but there is a view that an elected second chamber would somehow reduce the power of the Commons with the second chamber members feeling they were put there by the public and therefore their views should carry greater weight (than is currently the case). That might led to even more difficulties in getting legislation enacted. Many other countries have two elected chambers but we can see from the USA how endlessly frustrating it can be, even in a Presidential system, to put the administration's wishes into law.The Lords is a bit of a joke, the UK should really have a second elected chamber.
It would also make it harder in the UK in that the PM now has to be from the Commons and that wasn't always the case. It would mean that there would need to be more consensus politics than there is now.I agree with your Lords comments, but there is a view that an elected second chamber would somehow reduce the power of the Commons with the second chamber members feeling they were put there by the public and therefore their views should carry greater weight (than is currently the case). That might led to even more difficulties in getting legislation enacted. Many other countries have two elected chambers but we can see from the USA how endlessly frustrating it can be, even in a Presidential system, to put the administration's wishes into law.
Probably getting away from CWL a bit now, but the way a future Welsh government might be shaped is certainly relevant to the airport and its future.
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