:00:00. > :00:10.Tonight on the Wales Report: The problem of poor quality housing in
:00:11. > :00:13.the private rented sector in Wales affecting the health of tenants. Is
:00:14. > :00:17.it time for new legislation? A clearer picture of how much control
:00:18. > :00:22.the Welsh Government would have over taxes - but does it make sense? And
:00:23. > :00:26.Swansea Bay will not be the British capital of culture - so how else do
:00:27. > :00:38.we promote Wales on the global stage? Stay with us for the Wales
:00:39. > :00:41.Report. Good evening and welcome to the Wales Report, where we explore
:00:42. > :00:44.the issues that affect lives in Wales and question some of those
:00:45. > :00:47.making the decisions. On tonight's programme - the latest facts about
:00:48. > :00:53.private rented accommodation in Wales. In far too many cases, the
:00:54. > :00:56.quality of housing is appalling. Tenants' health and sometimes their
:00:57. > :01:01.lives are put at risk by damp, dangerous wiring, and crumbling
:01:02. > :01:04.walls. This week - the Welsh Government launched new legislation
:01:05. > :01:07.- the Housing Bill - part of which aims to clamp down on reckless
:01:08. > :01:16.private landlords. But does it go far enough, given the scale of the
:01:17. > :01:22.problem? Helen Callaghan reports. This is not a property viewing the
:01:23. > :01:28.well in this house has invited me here to talk about the battle she is
:01:29. > :01:32.having with third landlord. She has asked us to hydrate entity but once
:01:33. > :01:40.people to know how problems with this house began to ruin her life.
:01:41. > :01:47.What was wrong? Excessive cold and damp. Wires hanging from the
:01:48. > :01:54.bathroom, it could cause a fire. You think this house was making the
:01:55. > :01:57.bill? They put me on Valium. With the damp, you have problems with
:01:58. > :02:03.breathing, you cannot work or pay the rent. Why should I? You have put
:02:04. > :02:07.me in this condition that is worse than an animal. She says from
:02:08. > :02:11.landlord tried to convert -- a victory for complaining but she
:02:12. > :02:17.stared because was nowhere else to go. One day she came home to find
:02:18. > :02:22.the locks were changed but although she was allowed back in, she still
:02:23. > :02:27.does not have a full set of keys. You cannot use your back door? It is
:02:28. > :02:32.locked. How do you get out? Through the window. She lived with these
:02:33. > :02:40.problems for eight months before any repairs were made and during that
:02:41. > :02:47.time she felt isolated and alone. Calling and nobody would do
:02:48. > :02:58.anything. I just wanted not to be cold. When I went to the kitchen, to
:02:59. > :03:04.have a nice, warm... Unite? -- you know? It is illegal for landlords to
:03:05. > :03:08.put tenants at risk of injury or death. These problems are called
:03:09. > :03:12.category one and according to figures from housing charities,
:03:13. > :03:19.there are more than 75,000 properties in this estate being
:03:20. > :03:22.privately let out across Wales. It is a landlord market and more of us
:03:23. > :03:27.are renting than ever before. Mortgages are hard to come by and
:03:28. > :03:31.social housing is in short supply. Experts predict we will need an
:03:32. > :03:37.extra 6000 homes over the next five years just to meet demand. A perfect
:03:38. > :03:47.situation for rogue landlords to take advantage of. The Housing
:03:48. > :03:50.Minister thinks he has the answer. Launching the Welsh Government's
:03:51. > :03:57.Housing Bill at this homeless charity, he outlined proposals to
:03:58. > :04:01.tackle problems with homelessness, empty properties and unscrupulous
:04:02. > :04:06.landlords. Under the plans, landlords would have to be licensed
:04:07. > :04:11.and if they fail to comply, they could face fines or having their
:04:12. > :04:16.rent withheld. But the housing charity is worried that lack of
:04:17. > :04:20.resources will undermine what the legislation is helping to achieve.
:04:21. > :04:25.There is not enough money for enforcement and most environmental
:04:26. > :04:29.health departments are stretched. How can they cope with the
:04:30. > :04:33.additional intelligence that will come from landlord licensing? There
:04:34. > :04:37.is a fundamental question about these resources and something the
:04:38. > :04:41.government needs to take on board. We spoke to the body representing
:04:42. > :04:46.environmental health officers, who take on rogue landlords. They said
:04:47. > :04:49.the extra information gathered through compulsory licensing will
:04:50. > :04:54.help them identify the culprits but they stress that local councils must
:04:55. > :04:59.provide adequate funding for the new laws to be enforced. It is important
:05:00. > :05:06.that our elected members who set budgets appreciate that if you cut
:05:07. > :05:10.money to housing teams, you have a real, direct and immediate effect on
:05:11. > :05:18.people's lives and we encourage elected members to ensure their
:05:19. > :05:21.teams are properly funded. We have spoken to all those representing
:05:22. > :05:24.landlords and letting agents and they all have their doubts about the
:05:25. > :05:29.effectiveness of increased legislation. They are worried that
:05:30. > :05:32.fees for registration will penalised good landlords and they question
:05:33. > :05:38.whether rogue landlords will even comply with the new laws. Con
:05:39. > :05:41.artists and criminals will not and we know that that applies to
:05:42. > :05:45.different sectors and society so we should partner up with all of the
:05:46. > :05:50.stakeholders to make sure they don't get away with it. There is basically
:05:51. > :05:55.enforcement against the good and not the bad. We believe an engagement
:05:56. > :06:00.with good landlords and enforcement against the bad ones. It is an
:06:01. > :06:06.indirect tax to the good, law-abiding citizens. Tenants might
:06:07. > :06:09.the one I met welcomed the Welsh Government's good intentions but
:06:10. > :06:13.they know the legislation will only have a positive impact on their
:06:14. > :06:19.lives if the foundations of the new laws are solid. When you come home
:06:20. > :06:27.and you have no happiness, it is not a home, you know? You wonder what
:06:28. > :06:32.you have done wrong. You become depressed and it makes you feel very
:06:33. > :06:35.bad. Helen Callaghan reporting. Joining me now from our Swansea
:06:36. > :06:42.studio is the Housing Minister, Carl Sargeant. Lots of people applauding
:06:43. > :06:46.what you are doing and they do not question your motives. But they do
:06:47. > :06:52.question whether the rogue landlords will be felt with by this
:06:53. > :06:59.legislation? -- dealt with. Our intention is to tackle the very
:07:00. > :07:01.people who will not comply. The enforcement activities of local
:07:02. > :07:05.authorities will be a very important part to ensure this happens. If they
:07:06. > :07:11.do not have any resources to properly policed this, what do you
:07:12. > :07:15.say? I do not accept the argument presented by some of your
:07:16. > :07:18.contributors tonight and the issue around the financing has been worked
:07:19. > :07:21.through with local government and we are confident that we can enable
:07:22. > :07:32.this legislation effectively. There are many myths. One example is the
:07:33. > :07:35.cost of legislation and enforcement is 65p per week for two properties
:07:36. > :07:44.and that is not particularly onerous. Some of these departments
:07:45. > :07:47.are not stretched? Local government and public services are always
:07:48. > :07:53.challenged and the budgets from the UK Government have not helped. But
:07:54. > :07:57.the issue with legislation and the financial profile has been worked
:07:58. > :08:01.through with them and this is about being forced and legislation pathway
:08:02. > :08:04.being successful to ensure that the cases you have heard about it on
:08:05. > :08:12.your programme are dealt with effectively. But what you are doing
:08:13. > :08:14.is adding a duty and burdens to staff who are already engaged in
:08:15. > :08:20.lots of policing work in that sense and I am wondering how you can make
:08:21. > :08:25.that logic for resourcing and say it is all there? Burden is a word that
:08:26. > :08:30.you will use. The fact of the matter is... It is a duty that we will
:08:31. > :08:34.impose on local authorities to comply with that will ensure we have
:08:35. > :08:39.better accommodation across Wales. But is not unreasonable, the fact
:08:40. > :08:43.that we should have safer accommodation is just a fundamental
:08:44. > :08:47.part of society. And I think that what we are doing in the government
:08:48. > :08:52.is making sure that rogue landlords can comply. We have some fantastic
:08:53. > :08:56.landlords in Wales that deliver on this but as you have heard, there
:08:57. > :09:01.are many that do not. It is about time we tackle them. What is your
:09:02. > :09:07.analysis of why the private sector is booming right now? There are
:09:08. > :09:12.supply issues. The bedroom tax is adding to displacement of
:09:13. > :09:18.individuals and whether we agree with that or not, and I do not, but
:09:19. > :09:22.the fact is that the UK has introduced this and it is displacing
:09:23. > :09:26.individuals into different modes of accommodation. Therefore, the
:09:27. > :09:30.private rented sector is playing its part and I am trying to support the
:09:31. > :09:34.private sector to lift up policy and the profession to ensure that we can
:09:35. > :09:39.get support to the professionals who want to be part of delivery and let
:09:40. > :09:44.us make sure that we can tackle these issues when rogue landlords
:09:45. > :09:53.failed to deliver. He did not mention social housing, you did
:09:54. > :09:57.mention social housing. -- supply. We have got investments with social
:09:58. > :10:02.landlords and a task force in place reporting to me at the end of the
:10:03. > :10:05.year in terms of supply and we are looking at innovative finance models
:10:06. > :10:12.and in doing things differently. We are in a very different time and
:10:13. > :10:18.place compared to 12 months ago. Six months ago, I took the post and I am
:10:19. > :10:23.very keen to tackle the issues around supply, quality and services
:10:24. > :10:27.in housing. That is what the Housing Bill will produce. And the building
:10:28. > :10:31.is already in place. Social landlords are increasing supply but
:10:32. > :10:34.you will have heard that report today that there are pressures due
:10:35. > :10:40.to that bedroom tax having an effect. Building new homes? New
:10:41. > :10:46.homes are being built. We have got some major announcements coming up
:10:47. > :10:52.shortly and I am sure they will be welcomed by the industry. Why, after
:10:53. > :10:55.13 years in power in Wales, Labour has not actually tackled this social
:10:56. > :11:01.housing problem before now? We have heard from some experts that we will
:11:02. > :11:04.be short of 6000 homes. You're talking about committees and
:11:05. > :11:10.consultations and projects, but when will the building happen? Some of
:11:11. > :11:14.those questions have been lifted from a Conservative press lease and
:11:15. > :11:20.the fact is, we are delivering... Not any press race I have seen! Six
:11:21. > :11:22.months in post and I am keen to ensure that I work with the industry
:11:23. > :11:27.and I have met with house-builders and met with social landlords and we
:11:28. > :11:33.are turning the corner in our ability to deliver but let us not be
:11:34. > :11:37.complacent. The fact is that we are under extreme pressure from the UK
:11:38. > :11:43.Government in terms of the finances, which are being reduced to ?1.7
:11:44. > :11:49.billion less into the Welsh economy. We can legislate around housing to
:11:50. > :11:52.make Wales a better place to live and the very person you had at the
:11:53. > :11:56.start of that interview shows that we need to do something. I am not
:11:57. > :12:02.prepared to sit back, we will take action. In future, if the Welsh
:12:03. > :12:09.Government had powers of income tax, it could tackle this better? The
:12:10. > :12:11.income tax question is around the referendum and we have to take
:12:12. > :12:16.action right now and that is what we are doing. Thank you for joining us.
:12:17. > :12:19.This week a clearer picture has emerged of how new financial powers
:12:20. > :12:24.for the Welsh Government announced recently by David Cameron and Nick
:12:25. > :12:27.Clegg would be implemented. Some powers over income tax could be
:12:28. > :12:30.transferred if the Welsh people gave their approval in a referendum. But
:12:31. > :12:34.the Welsh government would not get the power to vary individual tax
:12:35. > :12:38.bands. For some in the Assembly, that's disappointing news. The
:12:39. > :12:42.Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones, who's joining me in a moment,
:12:43. > :12:48.defended the decision at Westminster earlier today. I welcome the fact
:12:49. > :12:53.that after one year, we have a statement from the Secretary of
:12:54. > :12:59.State on this matter. But I want to question him further on details. I
:13:00. > :13:03.make no apologies for ensuring that this proposal was properly
:13:04. > :13:06.scrutinised and I believe that the package we have announced is good
:13:07. > :13:09.for Wales and I'm glad to see that it was welcomed by the Welsh
:13:10. > :13:12.Government. Joining me now from Westminster is the Secretary of
:13:13. > :13:18.State for Wales, David Jones. Thank you for joining us. Are you a
:13:19. > :13:23.convert for the income tax powers for Wells? Wales does need powers
:13:24. > :13:28.because the big issue we have in Wales is poor performance of the
:13:29. > :13:32.economy. By and large, lower taxes make for a more dynamic economy and
:13:33. > :13:38.at the moment we have Wales getting progressively poorer and GDA is only
:13:39. > :13:49.three quarters the British average and income tax powers would be good
:13:50. > :13:52.for the economy. In the past people have been saying you have been
:13:53. > :14:00.lukewarm on this. When did you change your mind? It is not a
:14:01. > :14:03.question of changing my mind. Conservatives believe instinctively
:14:04. > :14:11.in low taxation. Wales needs a competitive edge and devolution has
:14:12. > :14:17.been used to impose more regulation upon the people of Wales. It would
:14:18. > :14:20.be refreshing if we saw a lower rate of taxation in Wales which would
:14:21. > :14:27.encourage people to come into Wales and set up businesses here. Do you
:14:28. > :14:34.regret that it took so long to come up with the response to the
:14:35. > :14:40.recommendations? No, I do not. We had to give it proper scrutiny. The
:14:41. > :14:45.proposals we accepted mostly I therefore good. There will be an
:14:46. > :14:50.impact not just upon Wales, but on the whole of the United Kingdom. I
:14:51. > :14:56.do not make any apologies for giving proper consideration and going out
:14:57. > :15:00.to further consultation as a consequence of the extreme doubts we
:15:01. > :15:08.were seething from certain quarters of the property sector. There is one
:15:09. > :15:12.significant exception and that is air passenger duty. Northern Ireland
:15:13. > :15:18.benefits from that. Why is Wales to be deprived of it? There is a big
:15:19. > :15:22.difference in the case of Northern Ireland's which is that it is
:15:23. > :15:29.separate from the British mainland. In Wales we have got another
:15:30. > :15:34.aircraft -- airport crows to Cardiff, Bristol. There would be a
:15:35. > :15:38.distortion effect and it would have the effect of favouring one airport
:15:39. > :15:46.at the expense of another which we did not think was the right thing to
:15:47. > :15:50.do. What does that tell us about the Government's you about air capacity
:15:51. > :15:57.in the South East of England and beyond? We need more capacity in the
:15:58. > :16:02.South East of England and London is the only hub airport we have got at
:16:03. > :16:06.the moment. We do as much as we can to improve capacity into Heathrow
:16:07. > :16:15.and in Wales we are improving rail links. But the fact is to devolve
:16:16. > :16:19.airport tax duty would benefit one airport at the expense of other
:16:20. > :16:25.airports in the UK. That is a distortionary effect. The clarity of
:16:26. > :16:31.that answer means lots of those people who were hoping you would
:16:32. > :16:37.revisit this may as well stop because they are wasting their time.
:16:38. > :16:42.No, I do not think so because it is a matter that we will keep under
:16:43. > :16:48.review. It would have an unfair impact upon other airports in the
:16:49. > :16:54.UK. What is your view on the varying of individual tax band for income
:16:55. > :16:57.tax? Experts say if this is to be a meaningful devolution of power, a
:16:58. > :17:03.Welsh Government would need to have that ability, but you are depriving
:17:04. > :17:11.them of that. It would have an adverse impact on progressivity. The
:17:12. > :17:17.higher tax rate in Wales is extremely low. Unbelievably only
:17:18. > :17:24.4000 people in the whole of Wales pay the top rate. In terms of giving
:17:25. > :17:26.the Welsh Government more flexibility and the capacity to
:17:27. > :17:33.attract inward investment would have had very little effect. I think
:17:34. > :17:38.something that emulates the Scottish model, which is what we have
:17:39. > :17:43.approved, gives the Welsh Government the capacity to change income tax
:17:44. > :17:46.rates. Most importantly, it gives the opportunity to entrepreneurs to
:17:47. > :17:52.come into Wales and establish themselves. I feel a lower tax
:17:53. > :17:56.economy is a better one and I would hope the Welsh Government would be
:17:57. > :18:01.bold and go for a lower rate across the board. How bold should they be
:18:02. > :18:07.in terms of the timing of a referendum? As you know I am
:18:08. > :18:15.pressing for a referendum to take place as soon as possible. But I
:18:16. > :18:19.think the Welsh Government needs to do something to kick-start the Welsh
:18:20. > :18:25.economy. At the moment they have not used devolution to give Wales that
:18:26. > :18:31.competitive edge it needs. In many respects they have made Wales less
:18:32. > :18:35.competitive. It would be a strong signal if they said, we want a
:18:36. > :18:40.referendum and we want to have it as soon as possible and if we get those
:18:41. > :18:46.varying powers, then we will be moving to a lower tax regime in
:18:47. > :18:52.Wales. That would be bold and just the thing Wales needs to improve the
:18:53. > :18:57.Welsh economy. But doesn't Carwyn Jones have a point when he said
:18:58. > :19:02.unless we sort out the fundamental basis of funding for Wales, the
:19:03. > :19:09.Barnett formula, there is no point talking about a referendum? That is
:19:10. > :19:15.indicative of his mindset and the Labour Party's mindset as a whole.
:19:16. > :19:20.Labour expect Wales to be a kind of supplicant part of the United
:19:21. > :19:26.Kingdom for every more. They should be more ambitious. We agreed last
:19:27. > :19:30.year a formula that would protect the Welsh Government against
:19:31. > :19:33.so-called convergence, in other words the benefit of the Barnett
:19:34. > :19:39.formula dwindling. They have got that agreed. But now is the time for
:19:40. > :19:45.the Welsh Government to say, we want that to be ambitions for Wales and
:19:46. > :19:52.we want to move towards a lower tax economy. You think it is entirely
:19:53. > :19:57.practical and realistic to look forward to a referendum before the
:19:58. > :20:04.next Assembly elections? I think they should do it as quickly as
:20:05. > :20:07.possible. The question of when the referendum is triggered will be a
:20:08. > :20:12.matter for the Welsh Government and the Welsh Assembly. But I know my
:20:13. > :20:16.colleagues in the Conservative Party will be pressing the Welsh
:20:17. > :20:22.Government to do it as quickly as possible. Frankly, if it is
:20:23. > :20:26.Labour's timidity that is holding us back, it will be the Labour Party
:20:27. > :20:35.who will pay the penalty in the ballot box. You are saying before
:20:36. > :20:40.2016? It is a matter for them, but my preference is to go as quickly as
:20:41. > :20:48.possible. People would know what they were voting for. The UK City of
:20:49. > :20:55.Culture in 2017 will be how. It is a great city. Well done. They beat
:20:56. > :21:00.Swansea Bay, Leicester and Dundee. But some people are asking how did
:21:01. > :21:06.Swansea Bay managed to lose because the potential gains are significant?
:21:07. > :21:12.The current holder, dairy in Northern Ireland, has hosted events
:21:13. > :21:16.such as the Turner prize, an outdoor theatrical extravaganza written by
:21:17. > :21:21.Frank Cottrell Boyce and BBC radio one's Big Weekend. We will be
:21:22. > :21:28.discussing the lost opportunity for Swansea Bay. I am delighted to
:21:29. > :21:35.announce the UK City of Culture, 2017, is how. But I am also
:21:36. > :21:39.delighted to pay tribute to all of the short listed candidates as well.
:21:40. > :21:47.They all gave fantastic presentations. These things would
:21:48. > :21:54.happen anyway. This part of the world creates its own indigenous
:21:55. > :21:59.culture. We are gutted, but we pick ourselves up and we dust ourselves
:22:00. > :22:06.down. We take ourselves forward. Some evident disappointment. Joining
:22:07. > :22:09.me is Lleucu Siencyn, the chief executive of Literature Wales and
:22:10. > :22:21.the broadcaster and broadcaster John Gower. How gutted are you? We are
:22:22. > :22:26.very gutted, but it is a bitter disappointment for us all. The
:22:27. > :22:33.Swansea Bay bid was a really strong one and everybody involved should be
:22:34. > :22:39.congratulated. Not strong enough. I am really surprised, because if you
:22:40. > :22:46.had asked me yesterday I would have said Hal would have been long down
:22:47. > :22:52.at the bottom of my list. A long dead poet was not in the business of
:22:53. > :22:58.celebrating anything. A small theatre company. I thought
:22:59. > :23:08.Swansea's clever bit should have won out. Lester was a bit build on a
:23:09. > :23:12.platform of multiculturalism. The great building in the centre of it.
:23:13. > :23:20.I would have said Swansea would have been top of my list. What was the
:23:21. > :23:26.weakness? Was it to do with the logo or was it more fundamental?
:23:27. > :23:33.Swansea's bid was amorphous, it was about a whole region. Even although
:23:34. > :23:37.that allowed them to bring in some very heavyweight names like Michael
:23:38. > :23:42.Sheen, that would have been part of the problem. But you sometimes have
:23:43. > :23:48.to ask yourself questions about the bigger picture. These things deliver
:23:49. > :23:59.at the end of the day. As much as people say they do? For Glasgow it
:24:00. > :24:06.though. It transformed Glasgow. Now Glasgow is sexy, cultured and sharp
:24:07. > :24:09.and quick thinking. The big, huge, global Dylan Thomas brand and
:24:10. > :24:17.despite that it does not get there. It raises a few questions. You
:24:18. > :24:22.mentioned Glasgow and people in the early 90s would have said Glasgow,
:24:23. > :24:28.surely not? Saint Andrews would have been more mentioned. Maybe this is a
:24:29. > :24:33.subtlety that needs that cultural regeneration and Swansea does not.
:24:34. > :24:36.We have got art sensors and a fantastic programme of events
:24:37. > :24:43.beginning very soon, celebrating Dylan Thomas. Swansea is very much
:24:44. > :24:49.at the heart of those celebrations. We have got a City of Culture
:24:50. > :24:54.already and we will be celebrating that hopefully through literature
:24:55. > :24:58.and other activities. You are basically saying this project might
:24:59. > :25:04.not have delivered that much for Swansea as much as for other
:25:05. > :25:08.cities. Is that what you are saying? If you have the seed of a successful
:25:09. > :25:16.programme, any investment will develop that further. Also with the
:25:17. > :25:19.Welsh Government's own investment in the Dylan Thomas celebrations next
:25:20. > :25:26.year, the biggest investment in literature activities, and I am
:25:27. > :25:30.thrilled with that, what we see is a strong legacy of rebranding and
:25:31. > :25:34.repositioning South West Wales through the brand of Dylan Thomas
:25:35. > :25:40.which will have an equally lasting legacy. Is there any point in
:25:41. > :25:46.Swansea or Cardiff or any Welsh cities bidding for this kind of
:25:47. > :25:53.profile in future? Or do we say we are happy with our cultural heritage
:25:54. > :25:58.and richness as it is? There is a question about granting the City of
:25:59. > :26:02.Culture status in the future. The main players have been rewarded in
:26:03. > :26:09.the past. We are now getting down to decisions when we are thinking do we
:26:10. > :26:13.need the whole process? Of course Swansea will want to bid for it
:26:14. > :26:18.again because Swansea is one of these second cities. All around the
:26:19. > :26:22.world you have got cities that are capitals and they have all the
:26:23. > :26:28.formal business of culture. You have got other cities, like Manchester
:26:29. > :26:35.versus London, worked at grassroots level it is happening. Swansea has
:26:36. > :26:38.always had that mentality. Little poetry groups are happening in
:26:39. > :26:46.Swansea because they want to put it on. Because of the inheritance from
:26:47. > :26:50.the Dylan Thomas Centenary celebrations of course Swansea can
:26:51. > :26:56.do it. They have seen the value of sport. Premiership football is
:26:57. > :27:00.bringing in a lot of money and extra students into the university because
:27:01. > :27:08.they can see the brand of Swansea being promoted. Like you say it is
:27:09. > :27:14.already a cultural capital, a very cultured city, and has been for many
:27:15. > :27:19.decades. What will be the highlight of the Dylan Thomas year? All the
:27:20. > :27:26.workshops we are delivering in schools throughout Wales, not just
:27:27. > :27:33.in Swansea. There are so many films, theatre projects. The main thing is
:27:34. > :27:40.to return to the poetry. There are a handful of absolutely glorious
:27:41. > :27:46.poems. Forget the boozy bard. Go back to the work itself. If we do
:27:47. > :27:52.that, it will be a fantastic legacy. We will be back next Wednesday. In
:27:53. > :27:57.the meantime you can get in touch with us on e-mail and we are on
:27:58. > :28:03.twitter. As we have been discussing, Wales is to mark the
:28:04. > :28:07.Centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth. I will leave you with a taste of what
:28:08. > :28:18.is ahead in the coming year. Good night. Mostar. An ugly, lovely town,
:28:19. > :28:25.or so it was and is to me. Crawling, sprawling by a long and splendid
:28:26. > :28:32.curving shore where true with boys and sound field boys and old men
:28:33. > :28:37.from nowhere beach combed, idled and watched the dog bound ships, or the
:28:38. > :28:41.ships steaming away into wonder and India, magic and China, countries
:28:42. > :28:43.bright with oranges...