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Welsh students taking us for grant aid
By John Morgan 14/12/02

"That's enough protesting, let's hit Piccadilly"

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!

"Did you pack the Toblerone yourself, sir"

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

He'll be coming down the Mountain..........

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

A rare sight in Wales

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!






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