Posts Tagged ‘2010 General Election’

How about letting the dust settle?

How about letting the dust settle?

Following yesterday’s demolition of Gordon Brown here on WalesHome, another editor provides a defence of his premiership – and a damning indictment of how we remember our immediate past

If only he’d stayed

If only he’d stayed

Right wing, media savvy Alun Cairns’ departure from the Senedd leaves it a poorer place

Is Plaid in crisis?

Is Plaid in crisis?

Plaid Cymru enters the Assembly election near-term with searching questions about its future posed from within and beyond part ranks. But is there really a crisis? And, if so, can Plaid recover? Two WalesHome editors give their verdicts

Is Plaid about to get shafted over Select Committee places?

Is Plaid about to get shafted over Select Committee places?

New elections to Parliament’s scrutiny bodies could have dire implications for the minor parties

Hung out to dry on the immigration debate

Hung out to dry on the immigration debate

Immigration was a hot topic during the General Election – and for the Lib Dems honesty on this issue was perhaps electorally counter productive, writes our newest Sixth Columnist

What next for Labour?

What next for Labour?

It only looks like a good time to be in opposition, says one of Welsh Labour’s newest MPs. The popularity of the new coalition may be more enduring, and Labour’s road back to credibility harder than most imagine

What next for Plaid Cymru?

What next for Plaid Cymru?

Plaid Cymru had a dreadful election, but providing lessons are learnt they can rebuild and reposition for success in 2011

London calling to the faraway towns

London calling to the faraway towns

“London parties” is a term of abuse for Plaid and the SNP. Here, a London dweller argues that the UK capital does not deserve to be demonised

Reflections from Montgomeryshire: my campaign

Reflections from Montgomeryshire: my campaign

Our newest Sixth Columnist tells of how she fulfilled her childhood ambition of running for Parliament, contributed to boosting her party – and also to the Portillo moment of the 2010 General Election

Exit, stage left

Exit, stage left

Lib-Lab talks fell apart early this week amid claims that significant Labour figures believed the time for opposition had come. So does this writer, who also warns of new challenges ahead for the party

Plaid still playing fantasy politics

Plaid still playing fantasy politics

FORGIVE the tangential nature of this post. History is being made in Westminster but Plaid still persists in an alternative version of reality. Today they have alleged that it was Labour that stopped discussions with the Liberal Democrats and not the other way around. Peter Hain’s rebuttal is clear: “I was involved in the discussions [...]

Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s good

Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s good

Coalition forming may be the norm elsewhere, but the practices should still offend us