Posts Tagged ‘2011 Assembly elections’

Ten things I’ve learnt about you

Ten things I’ve learnt about you

With the first term of the fourth Assembly now over, here are ten observations on how the character of this one differs from its predecessors

Time to draw a line

Time to draw a line

The last few weeks hasn’t been great for the Welsh Lib Dems – but one of the people caught up in the recent difficult situation makes the case to draw a line under the issue that has dominated recent Assembly business

Closer to shattering the glass ceiling

Closer to shattering the glass ceiling

What does the Assembly election and the formation of the new Welsh Government say about the role of women in our democracy?

A Shrinking Westminster and it’s effect on the Assembly

A Shrinking Westminster and it’s effect on the Assembly

Last week we facilitated speculation on a National List of AMs. This week our keenest psephologist shares his views on how changes to the number of Assembly seats would impact on the 2011 result

Count me in

Count me in

Standing as a candidate for election is often a difficult experience. Try doing it with a disability

It’s not all doom and gloom

It’s not all doom and gloom

Plaid Cymru has come in for a lot of scrutiny since the election. Much of it is ill-deserved, as the party has achieved its main goals

A date who won’t stop talking about the ex

A date who won’t stop talking about the ex

Plaid Cymru’s disastrous election result wasn’t down to “the media”, their opponents or any other scapegoat – it was a product of the party’s obsession with attacking Labour

No excuses

No excuses

As a root-and-branch review of Plaid Cymru is agreed in the wake of the party’s Assembly election showing, one AM argues that it has to answer a fundamental question first

The bittersweet symphony

The bittersweet symphony

Where do the Welsh Conservatives go from here?

‘Elections are bastards’

‘Elections are bastards’

Politics is about people – and people who care about one another. Whoever loses, they are always more than just a number or a name to those who have sat close to them

Ten to watch tonight

Ten to watch tonight

Our pundit’s back in his anorak, with a prediction on which are the ten seats to watch tonight and tomorrow to see who really will form the next Welsh Government

Ten not to watch

Ten not to watch

Today’s the day – and here’s ten seats that could have been close but which one political anorak is happy to call even though the ballot boxes are only just opening (presumptuous, eh?)