Parliament to Debate St David's Day Holiday

Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has secured a debate on making St David's Day a public holiday in Wales, to take place the day before Wales votes in a referendum on whether to have a law-making parliament.

In 2000, the National Assembly voted in favour of making March 1 a public holiday, but the idea was blocked by Westminster.

The debate will now take place on March 2 after being secured by Ceredigion Lib Dem MP Mark Williams.

He said: “St David’s Day has massive cultural and historical significance in Wales and there have been calls for a public holiday for many years, so it is a real honour to make the case to the Government.

“A St David’s Day holiday would be a great opportunity to showcase our culture and heritage and could provide a boost to tourism.

Why not vote for a law-making parliament and make St David's Day a public holiday whether Westminster likes it or not?

An English Liberal Democrat MP is busy securing a debate on a St George's Day holiday as I type.

And in other news, a cow jumped over the moon.