In the news

More top-up fees: Politicians celebrate top-up exemption deal and New deal for Welsh students over top-up fees, both Western Mail.

And a bit on electoral systems: Assembley poll 'abuse' must end, says Hain...

WELSH Secretary Peter Hain today demanded the end of the "widespread abuse" of the National Assembly electoral system under which "losers become winners".

And this unbelievably ludicrous story from last week that I didn't post: AMs shocked to test positive for drugs, Western Mail. I can't manage to pick a quote which really sums up the ridiculousness of it all.

But AMs were yesterday shocked to discover readings of drugs like heroin and cocaine on their hands. Out of curiosity, they queued to volunteer themselves for trial using the machine with its stern beeping noises and complicated light-up screen. And there were a few raised eyebrows as the machine did its work.

So there's this great new machine the police will be using to scan clubbers, people taken in to custody, pubs and the what not to see if they have come in to contact with drugs. The Tory AM who organised the machine's visit to the Assembly himself tested positive, asking "Good gracious, where the dickens could I have got that from?" So far so 'wash hands regularly' cos it's a dirty world out there. Except...

Despite his positive testing, Mr Graham said he supported the machine. He said, "Anything that deters people from taking drugs is a good thing. If people know this thing exists, then they know they might get caught."

Hang on, this machine identified assembly members as having drugs on their hands, which they undoubtedly did. It's all a bit of a joke and leads to chat about all the drug dust around. Jolly hockey sticks and it rolls out. So when it identifies a clubber or pub table as having traces of drugs they will get 'caught'.

Also, bit late notice of this I'm afraid but it's Refugee Week Wales. There are still some events on in Cardiff for the remainder of the week and, of course, over the whole of Wales.