“"Math" Galavanto? Math? Signior Galavanto, many a time and oft today, on the Posto, you have gleaned from the New World; Still you hope to fix your reputation.”

“Agree 100% with Galavanto!”

“Oops! Yes! You are right Rob,Swansea...my editorial skills are not up to scratch today!...also, I'm sorry you take umbrage with my use of the apostrophe! (by the way, your spelling of apostrophe was slightly awry too¿tut¿tut! )...I'll consider my knuckles well and truly rapped!....Mr.James, my old English master would be proud of you!...I still have the weals inflicted by that gentleman¿s cane!!....those were the days!
By the way, my opinions are not "gleaned from the media" as you suggest, but are a personal observation based on years as a senior technical manager of a large company.
I have read the C.Vs of many aspiring undergraduates, who were technically very capable, but their English and presentation skills ultimately let them down. Believe me, I would have been ashamed to produce such drivel as an 11 year old, never mind as a 20-something university graduate looking to embark on a career in industry.
I would suggest that this is not just my experience either...H.R managers and employers across all areas of commerce are increasingly astounded at the poor English (& Math) skills of young job seekers, whether college graduates or not!
Our education system has indeed suffered under years of socialist governance and their misguided priorities. Our children are now reaping the rewards of these declining standards.”

“Galvanato, I may have had more respect for your arguments (no doubt gleaned from "the media") if you had backed up your accusation of falling standards - "There is also evidence of the decline in the ancient art of reading!...this is very evident by the appallingly poor spelling and grammar skills of many people these days" - with correct English and punctuation yourself.
First of all try to use the apostraphe correctly. And uninterested and disinterested are not interchangeable.
And I'm not even going to justify the tired argument that Bob puts forward about the internet being great for democracy. Pah!”

“Excellent message, Galavanto,
I agree with all your comments and could not have put it better myself!”

“There are a number of very obvious reasons for the decline in newspaper sales.
One must be, surely, the (often) poor quality of reporting (overt sensationalism, inaccuracies, and political bias, to name but a few) particularly in the smaller provincial "local rags".
There is also the rise of digital media, 24hr radio & television coverage of local, national & international news.
Then there is the decline in peoples (particularly the young) disinterest in current affairs.
There is also evidence of the decline in the ancient art of reading!...this is very evident by the appallingly poor spelling and grammar skills of many people these days. This can be borne out and proven by reading the many contributions made by many commentators on this site. This affliction has no class or social boundaries, and is endemic in the children of the "computer age", where texting, mobile phone usage, "street culture speak", and the failure of our schools and colleges in maintaining the high standards of English held as so essential to a rounded education in earlier years.
I personally stopped buying the Evening Post,on a daily basis, many years ago. I found that it was becoming an increasingly depressing read, and seemed to be catering to the needs of the local crime watch brigade, the celebrity watchers & other intellectually bereft groups.
The Evening Post may do well to take a look at the Western Mail...generally, a much better read and better value for money.”

“Totally agree Bob, this is a similar issue for record companies who are trying to impose old business models. This site is guilty of trying to force people into using the old business model by buying newspapers, yet the whole site is littered with advertising which must be generating some income. These businesses need to come up with a new model and use the internet to their advantage and not rely on the government to support a medium that is failing. Public money should not be used for private companies to turn a profit.”

“Many friends of mine have lost their jobs at the Post and more look to go but the reality is that the World is changing and, it has to be said, that the likes of HTV Wales, BBC Wales, the Western Mail and the Post have basically been cartels for decades for those who 'are in' whilst keeping out views and opinions of those who are 'not in' - the Internet is a great form of democracy.”