tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post3175795303202623706..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: The little thingsJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-69281935083384161472012-03-02T17:53:14.578+00:002012-03-02T17:53:14.578+00:00This has always been a conflicting issue. It is ha...This has always been a conflicting issue. It is hardly strange that someone involved in, especially local, politics would do all they can for the everyday problems of the constituents. neither is it strange that when election time comes around the candidate would remind the voters of his/her achievements. Then you realize that instead of changing the system you are proving that you can manage the system better than anyone else. That is how Peter Black won and kept the Labour stronghold of Cwmbwrla in Swansea.<br />I remember the demonstration in Swansea at the Welsh Conservative conference. Later, in the Pub, a Plaid counselor from Merthyr pointed out that he had become so obsessed with falling chimneys and the like that he had almost forgotten why he was there. He said that chasing Maggie around the streets of Swansea was the most political thing he had done since being elected.<br />I feel the context of what Dewi said is what we should remember.<br />"Arglwyddi brodyr a chwiorydd, Cadw deich fydd a'ch cred. A fyddwch ffyddlon yn y pethau bach."<br />Noble brothers and sisters, keep the faith and your religion and be faithful in the little things.<br />Being faithful in the little things while keeping true to our core principles is a balancing act. Personally, I'm glad I don't have to do it any more.Peter Freemanhttp://labusdriver.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com