Speaking of cars; a couple of days ago Mark Drakeford, the person labelled as being behind our stupid 20mph speed limits (see Day 6) and many of the nonsensical "Covid Restrictions" that were inflicted on us, announced he would be stepping down. Hurrah! (Although it I'm doubtful if the person who takes his place will be any better).

In his speech Drakeford claimed he had said 5 years ago that he would only be standing for 5 years, but many have argued that the heavy criticisms (not to mention death threats) he has received over the above (many of the new speed limit signs have been vandalised), and also this announcement came the day after 5 lads somehow died in a car crash in one of his new-fangled 20mph speed-restricted areas - their car somehow collided with a bus, were surely behind the sudden announcement. Someone on Wikipedia also makes light of the point that his son is serving time in prison for sexual abuse (not that such things ever come about due to how their own father treated them...) and this has not been good for his public image. He's not someone I would invite round for a cup of tea.

The Youtube/Rumble channel "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters" spoke of Drakeford yesterday, calling Wales the "Wokest Country in Europe"; since rainbows were painted on our roads in 2020 I can attest to this (I used to like rainbows). They also refer to a document about anti-racism by the government here. The most laughable part from my perspective is that the councils here supposedly have a policy whereby you can't be employed by the council unless you can speak Welsh fluently (and I'm pretty sure they're the largest employers), which pretty much rules out anyone that isn't welsh and born and bred here (and I'm not) or capable of learning the language sufficiently enough (and I'm not). I can understand this policy from a "we want to keep our language alive" perspective, but it feels racist to me. Most welsh people don't come across as racist at all, but it only takes one, and perhaps some alcohol, and this impression could become quickly skewed.