Welsh Blog Round Up, General Election Week 3

And the flying pig just went straight past that window...

And so the Lib Dems drive the narrative and the pundits respond. Take Betsan Powys, whose blog post about big pants struck me as perhaps the most outlandish but appropriate metaphor this week for the situation the Lib Dems may find themselves in. A more traditional analysis can be found over on Lib Dem site Freedom Central, which also points through to an interesting article by Neil Stockley from Bell Pottinger.

One Lib Dem who doesn’t seem to be on a surge though is Lembit Opik, especially if you read the comment thread on Glyn Davies’ blog post after last Monday night’s BBC hustings from Welshpool. His Plaid opponent Heledd Fychan also shares her perspective over on her must-read blog site. Must read particularly to see how more sunburnt she’s getting on a daily basis.

Over on his blog Dylan Jones-Evans also writes pointedly about the way the Lib Dems are portraying themselves as a “new” party in this election. The only thing new about it perhaps is that it is actually working for once…

Dylan also provides a snapshot of party policies on alcohol abuse. (Not that any WalesHome.org editor or contributor has ever behaved in such a way, of course). But it did strike me that one of the things that has been missing from this election is some decent Welsh policy comparison analysis on the net. If only I had the time… But at the end of the day I’m so engrossed in trying to work out what the hell is going on with the actual mechanics of this election, taking time to examine what’s on offer seems to be less of a priority.

As Vaughan Roderick so honestly and rightly reflects on his blog, for the first time in political memory the pundits (myself included) admit to being stumped as to what the final outcome will look like.

But, as I blogged earlier this week, if the outcome is that the third party gets the biggest number of seats and tries to carry on with business as usual then there will be consequences. Which seems to have been the narrative of the media broadcasts today. Glad I got there first.