TRINITY Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I find him about as inspiring as a dreary old washer woman. I may have got him all wrong and would ne interested to know if our Welsh members think differently.When I hear him drone on I am so glad I live in England and that he has no influence on my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 + another one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) im sure he is very nice and kind off camera but he has the movement and manorisms of a sloth on camera its like watching something at Banham zoo....expect to see chwis peckham in the background doing a deaf jiggly hand thing Edited December 23, 2021 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Yes he is dire in what he says but he go with what he believes is best for Wales and its people he don't tell lies and don't change his mind with a backbench rebellion then change it back unlike England he shut the stable door before the horse bolted unlike the Fat Controller who then followed suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Hello, must be difficult for him as a true Welshman with a son in prison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Duck Water!!! Quite a nasty man from what I have seen - @Rim Firehas a different opinion from what he put above - but he is only part of the problem in Wales which is it being a pawn in a massive game between wannabees (Assembly) and the established (although currently comical) government of the UK. Similar game to is being played out in Scotland He went to Mold and thought he was in Buckley - despite being corrected When it goes wrong - blames Central Government When it goes right (even if it was Central Government doing) - takes all the credit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 46 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, must be difficult for him as a true Welshman with a son in prison what has a son in prison got to do with being Welsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Never heard of him. Perhaps because i dont watch tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: what has a son in prison got to do with being Welsh I have never agreed with people using that to attack the man - despite my utter dislike (ne contempt) of him As I say - Duck Water proves the point that in certain places certain parties could put a Monkey up as a candidate and it would get voted in - he is a very practical example!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingdragon Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I'd rather Vaughan Gethin as First Minister, as when the leadership elections were held I thought Drakeford was old Labour - always battling for political points whereas Gethin was more dynamic. Anyway still rather him than Boris! As for the son bit, as one of Jeremy Corbin's sons said about Piers Corbin you can't do anything about family 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Trinity has started this thread knowing i am probably the only only one to respond i have obviously touched a nerve with some of my comments on the Fat Controller so this is my last post on it but i would still like to know off OLDYPIGEONPOPPER what has a son in Prison got to do with being Welsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) A lot of my shooting friends are from just over the Welsh border from Gloucestershire, I have yet to hear a good word about Mark Drakeford, (or Drippy )as they refer to him. Edited December 23, 2021 by twenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Shot Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I can't see him lasting another election cycle with what he's done to Wales in the last few years. He's crippled the country with his overbearing COVID restrictions, refusal to address the M4 problem which makes anywhere west of Magor about as attractive to businesses and industry as a cactus tampon and wasted millions on consultations and white elephant projects that could be better spent opening up Wales to the wider world. Oh, and it's It's all Westminster's fault. It's like living in a badly scripted sitcom. Plaid Cymru are waiting for the next election cycle to put this **** show to sword and then we'll be in for another 20 years of bad politics and Tory/ English/ BREXIT/ Non Independence blaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Dripford likes people to believe that Wales has been the safest place in the uk under his leadership, but it's all smoke and mirrors, he and the labour party like to pick and chose and do not like anyone who questions them, Dripford was dancing in a crowd the other week celebrating diwali ,when it was pointed out he should wear a mask it was said there was food at the premises,one rule for them sound familiar? according to official figures, Wales has the worst fatalities for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. The principality has recorded a rate of 285 Covid deaths per 100,000 population, followed by England with 257 deaths, Scotland with 224 and Northern Ireland with 207. Despite Dripford taking a hard line, mask wearing, crowd limits etc we in Wales have come out the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I can't see him lasting another election cycle with what he's done to Wales in the last few years. He's crippled the country with his overbearing COVID restrictions, refusal to address the M4 problem which makes anywhere west of Magor about as attractive to businesses and industry as a cactus tampon and wasted millions on consultations and white elephant projects that could be better spent opening up Wales to the wider world. Oh, and it's It's all Westminster's fault. I was asking some Welsh clay shooters if they thought that Drippy would be re-elected after his crippling measures and answer I got was “You could put a red rosette on a donkey and it would be elected in Wales “ to which another one said “That’s what we have now so no change “ 🤷🏼♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, discobob said: I have never agreed with people using that to attack the man - despite my utter dislike (ne contempt) of him As I say - Duck Water proves the point that in certain places certain parties could put a Monkey up as a candidate and it would get voted in - he is a very practical example!! Hello, I am not attacking him but does it also have a bearing on people not liking him ,? 1 hour ago, Rim Fire said: Trinity has started this thread knowing i am probably the only only one to respond i have obviously touched a nerve with some of my comments on the Fat Controller so this is my last post on it but i would still like to know off OLDYPIGEONPOPPER what has a son in Prison got to do with being Welsh Hello, it maybe another reason why people don't like Mr Drakeford Senior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Shot Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.T said: I can't see him lasting another election cycle with what he's done to Wales in the last few years. He's crippled the country with his overbearing COVID restrictions, refusal to address the M4 problem which makes anywhere west of Magor about as attractive to businesses and industry as a cactus tampon and wasted millions on consultations and white elephant projects that could be better spent opening up Wales to the wider world. Oh, and it's It's all Westminster's fault. I was asking some Welsh clay shooters if they thought that Drippy would be re-elected after his crippling measures and answer I got was “You could put a red rosette on a donkey and it would be elected in Wales “ to which another one said “That’s what we have now so no change “ 🤷🏼♂️ Yeah, it would be funny were it not so tragic. There seems to be a lot of noise from the traditional labour types claiming a swing in allegiance from Welsh Labour to Plaid Cymru. There are literally thousands of elderly people living in the South Wales valleys, Swansea etc who have some not so fond memories of what evil Maggie and the Tory party did to the miners and how the lord and saviour labour party saved Wales so we'll need to wait and see if that turns out to be anything more than just noise. You get the politicians you vote for and rightly so this is what we seem to have voted for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I think he's OK, does what he thinks is best for Wales. Like everyone, he's between a rock and a hard place. What's that saying, you can please some of the people some of the time but you'll never please all of the people all of the time. He should not be judged by his son's wrongdoings, he is not alone in the political world of a black sheep in the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 My mate near aber sent me this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRINITY Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Trinity has started this thread knowing i am probably the only only one to respond i have obviously touched a nerve with some of my comments on the Fat Controller so this is my last post on it but i would still like to know off OLDYPIGEONPOPPER what has a son in Prison got to do with being Welsh Sorry Rimfire, never gave you a thought. It's something that came to me when watching him recently. Don't know how the people of Wales suffer the the bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 On 23/12/2021 at 13:15, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I am not attacking him but does it also have a bearing on people not liking him ,? Hello, it maybe another reason why people don't like Mr Drakeford Senior I wasn't aware his son was a criminal, what's he done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: I wasn't aware his son was a criminal, what's he done? It's not good.........just google Mark Drakefords son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, twenty said: It's not good.........just google Mark Drakefords son. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45600558 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Wow, sounds like he is a danger to women and children and should never be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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