Peter Hain appeared before the Welsh Assembly today on his annual visit to present the Queen’s Speech.
In fact, the Queen’s Speech featured little in the proceedings, which were devoted primarily to Tory-bashing; so far, so predictable.
However, Peter did spring a huge surprise when he announced that he, like Sir Emyr Jones-Parry, was a Swansea City fan.
The surely cannot be the same Peter Hain whose website informs us, in effusive terms:
Other than his family, Peter’s real passion is football and his beloved Chelsea FC which he first started supporting in 1965. As anyone who’s managed his diary knows, Chelsea matches come out of the diary at great risk to career and office calm (and on the rare occasions they lose a match is never the best time to ask for a day off).
“I have been a Chelsea fanatic since 1965 and have watched all the stars, like Peter Osgood the most brilliant striker in British football and worldwide, especially in his heyday before he broke his leg”.
Alas for Chelsea, Peter’s affections have now apparently been transferred from Stamford Bridge to the Liberty Stadium.
Nothing worse than a glory-chaser.
Nice Elvis Costello reference there David, though some of your readers might think it an uncharacteristic slip in grammar.
All my readers are hip, David.