Daily Archives: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

  • An insult to Welsh history

    In March 1931 Conservative Party leader Stanley Baldwin laid into the press, whose proprietors wanted him ousted as party leader, accusing them of power without responsibility – the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages.

    Today’s fourth estate is densely populated with irresponsible harlots whether one peruses the national or local press.

    At this point your ‘umble scribe, would refer readers to a piece in today’s Daily Post/North Wales Live, which reviews an Indian restaurant in Corwen and whose headline is shown in the following screenshot. Headline reads The award-winning North Wales curry house which is almost as legendary as Owain Glyndwr

    The first comment below the piece at the time of drafting also uses the insult to describe the flippant use of comparison and hyperbole in it, whilst the other 2 reader comments were similarly dismissive.

    A restaurant winning an award for its food is hardly a match for the feats of Owain Glyndŵr, the last Welsh of Wales proclaimed by popular support, who lead an armed rebellion and 15 years long war of independence against the English colonisers during the late Middle Ages. Amongst his other achievements, he was He also an educated lawyer and formed the first Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru), which sat in Machynlleth.

    Owain’s body was famously never found, so his date of death is unknown; he just vanished into the hills, although it is not known whether Welsh curry houses retreat into the uplands when their time is up.

    Anyway, in case any passing restaurant reviewers working for Reach plc’s Welsh titles happen to be reading this, please find below a handy reference guide showing the difference between Welsh heroes and restaurants to avoid further confusion. 😉

    Private Eye style lookalike graphic