Playing with fire

I smacked my older two occasionally. Can safely say they are completely normal adult men and great dads. I was smacked and it really really didn’t do me any harm.

Most parents know how to control themselves and most parents worship their children.

I was seldom smacked but when I was about 8, on one occasion with a sibling, each given 1 whack on the bare buttocks with the buckle end of dad's belt, after constantly talking across the landing to other siblings in their bedrooms when we should have been asleep. Ouch!!
We didn't do it again.
It didn't do either of us any harm...except having red cheeks for a bit.

Smacking, hitting, frightening or hurting children is not only wrong, it’s a useless way of helping children to modify their behaviour. How any adult can believe that chastisement that includes shock, pain and fear is good parenting is beyond me. Reasonable chastisement - find more effective less abusive parenting skills

I must be an " empty-headed idiot !"

I must be one of your empty headed idiots maryeliza ....
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It was said back last year and no , not independance , Wales is too poor

I don’t know seeing some patents these days endlessly sitting their kids down to discuss why they pushed over little Jamie or why they feel the need to run around a cafe screaming I think a quick snack would be infinitely preferable for all concerned.

By campaigners you mean the ‘I was hit as a child it didn’t do me any harm’ empty headed idiots?

It's a divergence from English law but...does it herald an undertone of wanting independence?
Lots of areas diverge from English law or thinking, eg education - there are no grammar schools or academies in Wales. but that means independence of thought rather than a desire for independence.

Plaid have 10 Assembly members and the other parties combined have 50 AM.

does it herald an undertone of wanting independence?

No.

Can us English people get independence from Westminster too please.

Possibly following Holyrood's lead.

I agree that they could certainly be forgiven for distancing themselves from Westminster.
I wonder what brought that thought to the attention of policy makers in Wales.
Has there been a noticeable rise in the reporting of such 'abuse'...

With the way that things are with this useless Tory government at Westminster who would blame the Welsh government for believing that this could be an excellent time to put the thought of indendence into the minds of the Welsh electorate.