All right for some

All quiet on the Assembly front. Nothing from Betsan Powys since 12 Feb and some journos are reduced to writing stories about local government. What’s going on?

Of course! Once again we experience the family friendly nature of Welsh politics where everything gets put on hold for half-term.

It would probably be ill-mannered to enquire as to just how many AMs are actually parents with children of school age – although an FoI check might prove enlightening. But a relevant question would be how many of their constituents have had to draft in grandparents or make ad-hoc child-minding arrangements because they simply cannot afford to take off a week from work.

As much as the occupants of Cardiff Bay seek to distance themselves from the excesses of their Westminster counterparts, the silence in the Senedd chamber serves as a timely reminder that perks in public office are not always financial.