Comments on: Let’s have a heated debate

By: Anthony Hunt

Anthony Hunt — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:57:01 +0000

“In the meantime, all three of us are working on a blog post based on whether the Queen’s head should appear on the ballot paper for the referendum, and whether that paper should be bilingual or not, and what the question should be.”

Glad you’ve not lost the ability to provoke Daran! The idea of the Queen’s head on a ballot paper struck me as absurd until I chuckled at the comments above. I presumed the paper would be billingual, but on seperate lines for clarity please – none of this keeping the English/and the Welsh on the same line – it will just confuse.

As to the question, I have strong feelings on that, but will leave those for after the GE.

By: Welsh Connection

Welsh Connection — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:09:19 +0000

Why would the Queen’s head be on a ballot paper? I dont believe I’ve ever noticed her on any other ballot paper. Was that a serious suggestion?

By: Iestyn

Iestyn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:12 +0000

If the referendum ballot paper is not bilingual, how are the 80% non Welsh-speakers going to know which box to cross?

By: Carl Morris

Carl Morris — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:10:33 +0000

Of course the referendum paper should be bilingual. End of! I think you should credit the rather excellent XKCD for using that cartoon. Keep up the good work.

By: Hendre

Hendre — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:46:38 +0000

From what I can remember the design of 1997 referendum ballot paper was awful. (I’m assuming Daran and the ‘yes’ campaign had nothing to do with it!)

By: Al

Al — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:35:30 +0000

see that cartoon? That’s me, that is…