In the news

Jenny Randerson has been stirring it up in Storm rages over WDA junkets (Wales on Sunday). The article details the 'jollies' enjoyed by clients of the Welsh Development Agency.

There are more regeneration plans outlined in £700m revamp for bus station? (South Wales Echo).

Ahead of all the G8 fun and shenanigans Brown dismisses Lady Kinnock's warning (Western Mail) has Glenys Kinnock, Wales MEP and Labour's international development spokesperson for the European Parliament does not believe George Bush will allow deals.

"There is a will here like never before let us hope that can translate into action.

"But the Americans did not sign up to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Kyoto, the Landmine Convention. Their record is not good.

"I am not optimistic about the US and the US is the key."

On a higher education funding theme: Cost of higher education revealed alongside Degree no guarantee of higher earnings.

Thrown out of the house does not feature our recently ex-MP but is still an interesting look at life beyond Parliament.