Posts Tagged ‘2011 Assembly elections’

5 ways the Welsh General Election was rubbish

5 ways the Welsh General Election was rubbish

The electoral equivalent of the Phoney War is finally over and the day of polling has arrived. And not a moment too soon

The leader Wales needs

The leader Wales needs

Carwyn Jones is the only party leader with the strength and statesmanlike qualities to be Wales’s next First Minister. Discuss

Come on Labour – stand up for Wales

Come on Labour – stand up for Wales

Labour criticism of Plaid’s proposals for the devolution of policing to Wales raises questions as to who is in charge of the party

If we put it off until tomorrow, it will only get worse

If we put it off until tomorrow, it will only get worse

There’s been a lot of controversy over Welsh Conservatives’ plans to ringfence health budgets. But what is the alternative?

Make the buggers work for you

Make the buggers work for you

Many politicians hold more power than even they realise, and if you harness that properly you can get your way in so many walks of life

Support them to achieve – not just to survive

Support them to achieve – not just to survive

The statistics that put children in care at the bottom of every league table rating achievement shouldn’t be news to anyone. Yet these children continue to underperform because of appalling stigma and a lack of leadership. The next Assembly Government has no more excuses for failing them

A healthier option

A healthier option

As the campaign moves into its last week, the Lib Dems place their focus on improving the Welsh NHS

A week to change the game that won’t change

A week to change the game that won’t change

There’s a little over a week to go, and my instincts tell me Labour is heading into majority territory

The campaign trail – through the lens

The campaign trail – through the lens

Photographer Natasha Hirst has spent the last month chronicling Welsh Labour’s Assembly campaign. Here she explains the synergy of politics and creativity that has led to her distinctive style

Do knock it: why doorstep campaigning still matters

Do knock it: why doorstep campaigning still matters

What role does the time-honoured practice of canvassing voters face-to-face have in this electronic age? Quite a lot, actually

The ground campaign in Ceredigion

The ground campaign in Ceredigion

Yesterday we were in Ynys Mon with the Conservatives, today we’re in Ceredigion with the Liberal Democrats

Words as bombs and bullets on the election battlefield

Words as bombs and bullets on the election battlefield

See beyond the typos and read this analysis of the 2011 Assembly Election manifesto – done through a twelve year looking glass