As the furore over the Western Mail’s front page editorial on the Assembly's Welsh translation service dies down and everyone surveys the landscape, one thing struck me about the welsh press’s coverage yet again, for the second time in less than a week the initial reaction by the Western Mail and BBC Wales in particular and to a lesser extent other media outlets to the big stories of the day, firstly Andy Richards attack on Leanne Wood and today’s cheap shots over Welsh language translation services have been at odds with the majority of public opinion.
It’s also conveniently taken the focus of the Welsh press away from the main stories of today, the Welsh Government’s announcement of how it will spend its Capital Budget to try and boost the flagging economy through investment and job creation and the deal between the Labour and the Liberal Democrats over how the extra money from the Barnett consequential as a result of the UK Government’s freezing Council tax last year will be spent. Both of which will have far more of an impact on people’s lives than the Western Mail turning into a poor imitation of the Daily Mail.
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