Waiting for Godot [ Samuel Beckett ]

Performed by members of the Welsh Government Amateur Dramatic Players.

Introduction.

Mark Drakeford, Wales First Minister is stepping down and will be replaced in March 2024. Just three months away.

Is his leaving a cause for celebration, particularly for the Independence cause.

Mark Drakeford is not only Wales First Minister, but also the leading supporter of a mystical sect called the ‘ Union ‘. 

It is a mystical sect for no one really knows why it exists,  its members are tied together by such vague concepts as ‘ common culture’, ' common history’, ‘ better together ‘. and by some unidentified ‘ insurance policy ‘.

No material or quantifiable advantages are offered.

The ‘ Union’ it seems is held together by blind faith.

There is another group offering ‘ Independence’, but to belong to that, the ‘ Unionists ‘ say, would bring about  pestilence, famine and swarms of locusts.

So with Mark Drakeford gone. What next?

The Commission on the Constitutional future of Wales . What a waste !

The report on the ‘ consultation ‘ on the future Wales Constitution, is about to be published. 

Two years in the making and a cost of millions

So what do we expect from this latest Welsh government indulgence.

Well, we do know that the independent Commission doesn't have the powers to implement any findings.

It will not be recommending one option over another

That the report will be inconclusive.

The report will be open to interpretation, the worst position of all..

Its attempts to engage with the Welsh public over this subject has failed and therefore its legitimacy. Phase 1 showed this.

Come on Mr Drakeford. Let us into the secret.

It's no secret that Wales is in a mess

The recent budget cuts, on top of the health and social care already in crisis.

Education services are struggling.

Affordable homes shortage.

Low wages.

Local services are regularly cut.

Business productivity is continually low.

Stagnating economy.

Can't afford to do this, can't afford to do that.

It's no secret Wales is in a mess

What the First Minister and Welsh Labour government are doing to resolve this mess, now that's a secret.