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As the UK Government eases the lockown before it's safe to do so the Labour Welsh Government now finds itself in the position of Seithenyn from the Welsh myth Cantre Gwaelod - trying to hold back a wave of misinformation after doing nothing for over 20 years to close the gate. 1/
The lockdown is essentially unenforceable if people decide to ignore it. So WG's devolved powers won't stop people flouting the lockdown if WG are unable to effectively communicate to people that the law is different in Wales. 2/ https://twitter.com/MPSHackney/status/1259128381452533761?s=20
The Welsh Government can't do this because the Welsh media has been allowed to wither for 20 years with no apparent interest in saving it, and Labour have themselves actively sown misinformation about what is devolved, such as health, and what isn't. 3/ https://nation.cymru/opinion/why-are-welsh-labour-politicians-pretending-they-dont-run-the-nhs-in-wales/
I write on Wednesday that the Welsh Gov have left themselves in a position where they would be completely steamrolled on this and now we're watching it happen in real-time. 4/ https://www.google.com/search?q=welsh+labour+steamrolled&oq=welsh+labour+steamrolled&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59l2j69i65j69i61l3j69i60.3625j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
As a result, the First Minister is left using whatever media access he has in the UK media and tweeting to try and get his message across. With 40% of Wales' population not knowing who the FM is this is unlikely to work. 5/ https://twitter.com/fmwales/status/1259404466304008193?s=20
20 years of not getting to grips with the fact that if Wales has a polity it also needs a functioning public sphere has led us to a point where the FM is like Apu in the Simspons essentially saying: 'I have asked you nicely. You leave me no choice but to ask you nicely again.' 6.
I'll end by posting this link again because it didn't post correctly earlier - the Welsh Government are powerless to resist being steamrolled on the lockdown. /End https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-welsh-government-are-powerless-to-resist-being-steamrolled-on-the-lockdown/
