The humbling of Huw Bach

You can tell that things are bad when the cosy Welsh socio-political establishment starts chewing at its own entrails. Even so, the timing employed by Leighton Andrews in publicly demanding the resignation of loveable Huw Thomas from his UoW sinecure smacks more of amateur dramatics than usual.

Such indecent haste to name, shame and sack makes you wonder if there is more at stake that initially meets the eye. Surely a better script was available than the one whereby the curse which besets the University of Wales can attributed to a single villain – especially when there is arguably a larger cast of players who should share a significant chunk of the blame.

But the unacceptable alternative is to conclude that ultimate responsibility lies with whoever has been happy to sanction the substantial amount of funding assigned to this troubled institution over the years.

And that would be ….?