Mae'n debyg gen i na fydd fawr neb sy'n gyfarwydd efo BMA Cymru yn synnu at eu
hymateb i ymgynghoriad cwbl gymhedrol a di niwed y llywodraeth i gynllun i
sicrhau darpariaeth deilwng i Gymry Cymraeg sy'n defnyddio'r Gwasanaeth Iechyd
Cenedlaethol yng Nghymru. Yn wir hyd y gallaf farnu yr unig gyfeiriad at y
Gymraeg sydd gan y corff ar ei wefan ydi eu datganiad o wrthwynebiad i gynllun
gweithredu'r llywodraeth.
Yr hyn sy'n fwy o syndod, fodd bynnag,ydi goslef hysteraidd ac amrydedd y datganiad. Cymerer y canlynol er enghraifft:
Yr hyn sy'n fwy o syndod, fodd bynnag,ydi goslef hysteraidd ac amrydedd y datganiad. Cymerer y canlynol er enghraifft:
An eastern valleys doctor, who did not want to be named, said that in 24 years of practice they had only met one person who spoke Welsh — and even they were not <</blockquote>...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
Rwan, mae'n hollol wir nad oes yna lawer o siaradwyr Cymraeg yn rhai o gymoedd y De Ddwyrain. Ond mae'n anhebygol bod yna gymdogaethau efo llai na 5% yn siarad Cymraeg yn byw ynddynt - mae 13% o bobl Blaenau Gwent hyd yn oed efo rhyw sgil neu'i gilydd yn y Gymraeg. Mae pob practis doctor efo cannoedd o gwsmeriaid yn ym
Rali cefnogi gweithwyr Scottish Power o flaen cofeb Lloyd George,
Caernarfon Dydd Sadwrn, 19 Mai am 11 y bore
Dewch i ddangos gwrthwynebiad i fwriad y cwmni i symud 32 o swyddi o Gaernarfon i Wrecsam - ergyd arall i'r economi leol. Hefyd mae gweithwyr Caernarfon yn darparu gwasanaeth Cymraeg i gwsmeriaid - mae amheuaeth y gall Scottish Power barhau gyda'r wasanaeth honno os byddan nhw'n symud.
Dewch i ddangos gwrthwynebiad i fwriad y cwmni i symud 32 o swyddi o Gaernarfon i Wrecsam - ergyd arall i'r economi leol. Hefyd mae gweithwyr Caernarfon yn darparu gwasanaeth Cymraeg i gwsmeriaid - mae amheuaeth y gall Scottish Power barhau gyda'r wasanaeth honno os byddan nhw'n symud.
Today's Western Mail leads on a lecture by the Welsh
Education Minister in which he indulges in the language of class war to attack
his UK counterparts. Leighton Andrews attacked the Conservative-Liberal
Democrat Government’s record on education and welfare reform and accused it of
a policy of “English exceptionalism” and a failure to consult with the devolved
administrations that can be traced back to the public school system.
It certainly got the headlines, even though the direction of welfare reform has the broad support of the UK Labour Party whilst outcomes for pupils in England continue to be better than those for Welsh school children.
The problems with the Welsh education system were highlighted in stark terms in the same paper. They reported that the Wels...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
It certainly got the headlines, even though the direction of welfare reform has the broad support of the UK Labour Party whilst outcomes for pupils in England continue to be better than those for Welsh school children.
The problems with the Welsh education system were highlighted in stark terms in the same paper. They reported that the Wels...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
We had a good couple of days at the weekend. The sun came out on Friday and I
managed to get one step ahead of the weekend by mowing the lawn and tidying the
garden. Not a bad start to the weekend and with no Scouts & Explorers this
week we had some time to [...]
Mae'n debyg y bydd y rhan fwyaf o ddarllenwyr Blogmenai yn cofio Peter Hain fel
gwleidydd o'r tu allan o Gymru aeth ati i ymgorffori holl dueddiadau anymunol y
Blaid Lafur Gymreig - traha, llwytholdeb rhemp, rhagrith di feddwl a diffyg
diddordeb llwyr mewn cyd weithredu efo elfennau gwleidyddol eraill yng
Nghymru.
Bydd hefyd yn cael ei gofio fel gwleidydd oedd byth a hefyd ynghanol rhyw helynt neu'i gilydd - cymryd rhoddion ariannol o ffynonellau amheus ac anghofio eu datgan i'r awdurdodau priodol, defnyddio ei statws fel gweinidog y goron i hyrwyddo busnes ei wraig, ceisio hawlio treuliau ar ddau dy oedd wedi eu lleoli chwe milltir oddi wrth ei gilydd ar yr un pryd ac ati.
Er gwaethaf hyn oll mae'n dra phosibl y bydd y sawl sy'n 'sgwennu hanes Cymru yn y dyfodol yn garedig wrtho am un rheswm ac un rheswm yn unig - ei ran yn yr ymgyrch ddatganoli yn 1997. Hain oedd yn arwain yr ymgyrch Llafur, ac yn ei iard gefn yng Nghastell Nedd Port Talbot oedd y ganran 'Ia' ar ei huchaf. Bychan iawn oedd y mwyafrif tros Gymru, ac mae'n ddigon posibl na fyddai'r ateb wedi bod yn un cadarnhaol oni bai am Hain. Mae'n debyg bod datganoli yn symud ymhellach ac ynghynt na ma...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
Bydd hefyd yn cael ei gofio fel gwleidydd oedd byth a hefyd ynghanol rhyw helynt neu'i gilydd - cymryd rhoddion ariannol o ffynonellau amheus ac anghofio eu datgan i'r awdurdodau priodol, defnyddio ei statws fel gweinidog y goron i hyrwyddo busnes ei wraig, ceisio hawlio treuliau ar ddau dy oedd wedi eu lleoli chwe milltir oddi wrth ei gilydd ar yr un pryd ac ati.
Er gwaethaf hyn oll mae'n dra phosibl y bydd y sawl sy'n 'sgwennu hanes Cymru yn y dyfodol yn garedig wrtho am un rheswm ac un rheswm yn unig - ei ran yn yr ymgyrch ddatganoli yn 1997. Hain oedd yn arwain yr ymgyrch Llafur, ac yn ei iard gefn yng Nghastell Nedd Port Talbot oedd y ganran 'Ia' ar ei huchaf. Bychan iawn oedd y mwyafrif tros Gymru, ac mae'n ddigon posibl na fyddai'r ateb wedi bod yn un cadarnhaol oni bai am Hain. Mae'n debyg bod datganoli yn symud ymhellach ac ynghynt na ma...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
An early morning cal from Radio Cymru brought me the welcome news that Peter
Hain was standing down from his front bench role. After doing the real job,
it's not very satisfying doing the pretend one. There is a wealth...
As a party politician I have always been troubled by the concept of an
independent, largely because I have never been clear what one is. Obviously, I
would expect somebody who considers themselves to be an independent to avoid
party whips, but surely that is not enough. What do they stand for? What are
their politics and what values do they bring to policy decisions?
More confusing still is the very common scenario when independents form official groups, presumably involving whips and group discipline. At that point what shred of independence they might have left disappears. An independent group is an oxymoron.
Imagine my amusement therefore to read on the BBC today that two groups of independents on Powys County Council have failed to form an administration because there are "fundamental differences" between them. Is that fundamental differences between individual independents or between the two oxymoronic groups? And how can a group of independents have a mandate when by definition they will not have a common manifesto?
My head is hurting just thinking about i...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
More confusing still is the very common scenario when independents form official groups, presumably involving whips and group discipline. At that point what shred of independence they might have left disappears. An independent group is an oxymoron.
Imagine my amusement therefore to read on the BBC today that two groups of independents on Powys County Council have failed to form an administration because there are "fundamental differences" between them. Is that fundamental differences between individual independents or between the two oxymoronic groups? And how can a group of independents have a mandate when by definition they will not have a common manifesto?
My head is hurting just thinking about i...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
After a fairly lack lustre bike and run session on Thursday evening and then a
similarly poor turbo trainer session on Friday I wasn’t really looking forward
to a hard bike session followed immediately by a hard run on Saturday. I was
coming to the end of a hard week of training, my achilles was [...]
Total of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan = 414 Optimism still rules in
Westminster. Our brave troop are dying because of a self-serving delusion. Paul
Flynn (Newport West) (Lab): The main justification given yesterday by Ministers
for our continuing presence...
Yesterday's Telegraph reported on a crisis in
social care that has been building up over decades simply because successive
governments have avoided making difficult decisions or have decided that
solutions are too expensive.
They highlight new research that shows that Britain's crisis over caring for the elderly is mounting because of a combination of rising costs and falling house prices. The study concludes that the average proceeds from selling a home now pays for just five years of care, compared with seven years in 2007. For those in nursing homes, assets are drained yet more quickly - in three years, eight months. Five years ago, the same property sale would have funded almost five years' nursing care.
When it came to power, the Coalition decided that it wanted to change the system urgently so to reduce the cost burden to individuals, and so set up an independent commission led by economist Andrew Dilnot, which reported last July. However, last week's Queen's Speech included a new draft bill...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
They highlight new research that shows that Britain's crisis over caring for the elderly is mounting because of a combination of rising costs and falling house prices. The study concludes that the average proceeds from selling a home now pays for just five years of care, compared with seven years in 2007. For those in nursing homes, assets are drained yet more quickly - in three years, eight months. Five years ago, the same property sale would have funded almost five years' nursing care.
When it came to power, the Coalition decided that it wanted to change the system urgently so to reduce the cost burden to individuals, and so set up an independent commission led by economist Andrew Dilnot, which reported last July. However, last week's Queen's Speech included a new draft bill...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
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