Minority view

One of the more pointless bits of public broadcasting to be heard this morning was a “debate” on BBC Radio Wales as Lib Dem Peter Black and Plaid’s Helen Mary Jones gave their respective erudite but ultimately irrelevant takes on Mr Osborne’s budget.

It may have been the ghastly hour involved which prevented the appearance of parliamentary big-hitters but it seemed almost as if the only function served by the slot was a time-filler on the producer’s schedule. The same could probably be said of the later interview with finance minister Jane Hut which came across as an exercise in sheer inanity.

Regardless of referendum outcomes, we’d suggest that the Beeb need to keep things in perspective and recognise that Parliament still has a significant role - as do it’s members.