I have loved my time in Wales, and I feel a particular affinity with the Welsh people,

Over the years there have been tens of millions spent by Westminster on Welsh language education in Wales. As soon as you drive out of Wales over the Seven Bridge not many people speak Welsh. That money would have been much better spent teaching many of the Welsh people how to speak English properly.

Do you miss Wales?” Tessa inquired.
Will shrugged lightly. “What’s to miss? Sheep and singing,” he said. “And the ridiculous language. Fe hoffwn i fod mor feddw, fyddai ddim yn cofio fy enw.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means ‘I wish to get so drunk I no longer remember my own name,’ Quite useful.

And you won't get him to do it. He is very respectful and has a lot of affinity; he loved his time there.

I feel that the operations could and should have been performed a lot sooner,

Simply surround yourself with the best people