Is it 'cos we is Welsh? British embassies abroad are more than twice as likely to celebrate St David's Day as they are to mark England's national day.
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, says 13 British embassies held events to mark the Welsh patron saint this year.
Only five embassies held events to mark St George's Day, seven marked St Andrew's Day, and four celebrated St Patrick's Day.
Mr Miliband released the figures in written parliamentary answers to the Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price. They were possibly not what Mr Price was expecting.
A snub to England or a slap in the face?
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Thursday, 17 July 2008
Monday, 9 June 2008
Votes and anniversaries
Another Monday, and the start of what may well turn out to be Gordon Brown's worst week since the last one.
The crunch vote is on Wednesday, although it feels as if we've already been covering this story for 42 days or more.
The shadow Home Secretary, David Davis told The Times: "Whips have been ringing up the left-wing members of the Labour Party and saying, ‘Vote against 42 days on Wednesday and you get David Miliband on Thursday'."
He doesn't report whether any wavering MPs responded: "Well, what's the downside?" although presumably the tactic wasn't used on the Blairite wing.
Gordon Brown has been so busy telephoning backbenchers he probably hasn't had time to plan his anniversary for June 27. Channel 4 are starting the commemorations tonight.
The Conservatives have thoughtfully called the Henley by-election for the previous day. The first anniversary is usually "paper", although not usually of the ballot variety.
The game of managing expectations is already underway, with various newspapers already reporting internal Labour thinking that may lose its deposit.
But what's £500 when you're £20m+ in debt?
The crunch vote is on Wednesday, although it feels as if we've already been covering this story for 42 days or more.
The shadow Home Secretary, David Davis told The Times: "Whips have been ringing up the left-wing members of the Labour Party and saying, ‘Vote against 42 days on Wednesday and you get David Miliband on Thursday'."
He doesn't report whether any wavering MPs responded: "Well, what's the downside?" although presumably the tactic wasn't used on the Blairite wing.
Gordon Brown has been so busy telephoning backbenchers he probably hasn't had time to plan his anniversary for June 27. Channel 4 are starting the commemorations tonight.
The Conservatives have thoughtfully called the Henley by-election for the previous day. The first anniversary is usually "paper", although not usually of the ballot variety.
The game of managing expectations is already underway, with various newspapers already reporting internal Labour thinking that may lose its deposit.
But what's £500 when you're £20m+ in debt?
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