NATO Conference

Whatever we may think of this NATO conference it's here... here in Wales, on my doorstep.  The disruption to date has not been too bad.  The media have hyped it up far more than it actually is.  We cannot help but be aware of it, but what is it all about?

Probably they will discuss the wars in Islamic countries.  Russia's increase in spending on military weapons, sanctions against Russia and so on. But why doesn't someone set out a possible agenda for the British public to help them understand what is happening and why all this public money is being spent.

A TV program perhaps, explaining the NATO beginnings and it's continuing role in world affairs, probably needed today as much as ever.  There is an argument that we should all know these things I suppose, but why? The only way the public can be educated on such issues is if they are told. Information has been scarce on the significance of NATO discussions, but the disruption much evident and costings staring us in the face.

Perhaps if we knew more about what they stand for and why their venues and debates are causing such public expense, there would be more enthusiasm coming from ordinary folk like the people of Newport.