Welsh
students taking us for grant aid
By
John Morgan 14/12/02
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"That's enough protesting,
let's hit Piccadilly"
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This
month saw 2,000 Welsh students descend
on London in a protest against top-up
grants. How did they afford a trip
up to London in the first place if
they're supposed to be so skint, we
ask? And didn't this demo waste valuable
study time as well?
Talk
Wales interviewed controversial student
leader Chris Price who said, "I, like
thousands of others, became a student
to sleep with birds/blokes, and get
drunk all the time - debt free".
Are
they taking us for a ride or what?
Gifts
of mass destruction!
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"Did you pack the Toblerone
yourself, sir"
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There's been more shocking news after
the Wales On Sunday discovered Cardiff
Airport are selling metal mini-gyms
that, in the wrong hands, could easily
be used as offensive weapons.
Talk
Wales investigated further and found
more alarming products on sale at terminal
gift shops; Toblerone bars that could
be used as coshes, travel pillows that
could double as smothering devices,
and Burberry scarves - a strangler's
dream.
Welsh
daredevil on roll
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He'll be coming down the Mountain..........
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On a lighter note, the Welsh daredevil,
"mad" Michael Lloyd, has announced plans
for his latest stunt. He'll roll down
Snowdon in a specially reinforced sphere,
similar to those used in the "Gladiator"
show.
We
caught up with Mad Michael at his secret
training camp near Devil's Bridge, where
he's been putting the device through
rigorous testing. "I've tried rolling
down several local hills and everything
seems okay from a safety point of view",
he said. "There will be a medical team
on stand-by on the big day, though hopefully
this will be the one occasion they won't
be needed," he added.
You
have to admire the bravery of a man
who's been in more ambulances than most
people have had hot diners. Good luck!
No
labour
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A rare sight in Wales
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Finally,
only 30,000 babies were born in Wales
last year, the lowest since records
began.
President
of The Social Studies Council, Gavin
Harvey, told Talk Wales, "If the recent
trend continues, the Welsh race could
soon be a thing of the past".
Economists
have also warned that the likes of Mothercare
and Adams face a difficult time ahead,
with the wheels set to come off the
pram industry.
One group who can take comfort from
the news are single parents: the scapegoats
for all manner of social ills have actually
been safeguarding our national identity
- egg on a few faces, then!