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"GWYNFOR Dual Carriageways" has a vision. An independent Wales with a super road network, modern electrified railways thriving ports, a national airport ....
A glimpse of a nation on the move — but alas, it seemed to Move no-one in th Commons except Gwynfor Evans, Plai Cymru president and MP for Carmarthen.
His eloquence, his enthusiasm, his Wels "hwyl" deserved more than the "1 hope tha Mr Evans will forgive me if I do not follow hin along the particularly hilly road in Wales tha he has chosen to discuss," from the Labou man who followed him.
Even the other Welsh MP who touched o transport during the debate on the Queen' Speech — a Tory — ignored Mr Evans, an instead said nice things about Transpor Minister Bill Rodgers.
But then Mr Evans has never sought o expected the big hand from other MPs. Hi day, he believes, will come — and in th meantime he had made his point about tw items in the legislative programme, devolt tion and transport.
It was way back in the 1960s that he earne his nickname and decent Welsh roads are sti close to his heart.
He had scarcely a good word to say for th remote gentlemen in Whitehall. The fact On there would soon be a motorway in th Bridgend area of South Wales was a maj reason for Ford deciding to go there . . , on the other hand unless something was do about unclassified roads many Welsh dai farmers would have to give up because bul tankers could not get to them.
The Queen's Speech was vague to the n degree in its reference to "development transport policy to meet economic and soci needs, including those of rural areas."
And Jim Callaghan hardly spre enlightenment when he spoke of removi restrictions which now make it illegal for c owners to make a charge when they give lif and enabling community buses to operate areas without ordinary bus services.
A sort of do-it-yourself programme.
This was, however, enough to revive -welcome" from Liberal Richard Wai wright .... but then, in their accord wi Labour, the Liberals are more privy Government plans than lesser mortals.
It was Sir Anthony Mayer, the To Member for West Flint, who came out wi the plaudits for Mr Rodgers.
"The Secretary of State for Transport i. Minister of whom we have come to expec great deal. It seems as though he may well fulfilling the expectations we have of him."
Why did Labour MN not rise to their feet cheer this handsome tribute to one of th leaders?