by Julian Ruck
Now, you readers of Uncut may be thinking that in Wales things cannot get any crazier. Well, please note the following –
Rob Gittins, who lives in Carmarthenshire and is an award-winning screenwriter for such programmes as EastEnders, Casualty and The Bill, has had the publication of his two books, ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘The Poet and the Private Eye’ subsidised by public funds – make no mistake, the gentleman’s creative dexterity has certainly made a casualty out of the taxpayer!
But this is not all, do read on.
Martin Shipton, chief hack for the Western Mail no less, has written a political masterpiece on Welsh politics, titled “A Poor Man’s Parliament” (Seren 2011).
An admirable endeavour by anyone’s standards, except for one thing.
Mr Shipton observes, “…..a stifling of public debate in Wales through the reliance on Assembly patronage of so many organisations.” So the book’s blurb maintains anyway.
Well, guess what?
His very own Marquandian and towering political critique was published with the financial help of “Assembly patronage”!
