Tory's bizarre City Hall Royal Palace plan

Conservative Assembly Member David Melding's latest bizarre idea is to turn City Hall into a Royal Palace.
Not only is the City Hall owned by the people of Cardiff but the cost of turning it into a Royal Palace would be hugely exorbitant in the middle of an economic crisis not seen since the Second World War.
And why should we have a Palace in the capital that might be used a few times of year when the Royals make their sojourns to Wales? It was only fairly recently that Prince Charles deemed to buy a house in Wales.
It seems David Melding has no sense of the history of Cardiff, even though he is a member of the Cardiff-based Welsh Assembly.
His last suggestion was to remove the John Batchelor statue, again part of Cardiff's history, and replace it with a more well known person.
The suggestion is that David Melding may be targeting voters who support Plaid Cymru because of its backing for the Welsh language but have strong conservative instincts.
His City Hall idea is yet another non-starter. It really seems as he's got too much time on his hands.

Out of touch David Melding Continues with Statue Campaign

Well,David Melding the Conservative AM for South Wales Central, doesn't give up on a daft idea easily does he?
This time he took his off-the-wall suggestion that the statue of Liberal Victorian campaigner John Batchelor should be moved and replaced by one of David Lloyd George or Saint David to the Senedd
He spent Assembly time raising the issue in a question to Culture Minister Alun Ffred Jones.
Hasn't he got something better to raise with the Minister on culture, the Welsh language or sport? Apparently not.
I suggest he buries his idea and concentrates on something a little more important.

Tory AM's daft plan to move landmark statue

David Melding, the Conservative AM for South Wales Central, clearly knows nothing about the history of Cardiff with his off-the-wall suggestion that the statue of Liberal Victorian campaigner John Batchelor should be moved.
John Batchelor is very much part of Cardiff's proud history and spoke out strongly for the people against the Tory-supporting Bute family.
He's always had a place in The Hayes as long as I can remember and I'm sure there would be uproar in the city if the statue. So he's not of Welsh national significance but he is to Cardiff and should remain where he is.
David Melding, who is not from Cardiff, has suggested more prominent people should be placed in that key location.
As has been pointed out prominent Welsh figures such as Hywel Dda have pride of place in the City Hall.
Cardiff must remember its history while also looking forward to the future.
Too many landmarks have been pulled down like the Capitol Theatre for a non-descript shopping centre. Look at the modern buildings in Cathedral Road which should have never been allowed by planners.
We mustn't lose our heritage and John Batchelor should stay firmly where he is.