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Sgint – Sherman Cymru
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AWEMA – a failure of governance
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The show must go on
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The Welsh re-Development Agency
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An excuse to do nothing
February 8, 2012 07:02
Posts Tagged ‘candidate selection’
Congratulations to a WalesHome.org contributor tonight
ANOTHER small first for WalesHome.org tonight – but none of the credit is ours at all. Jonathan Edwards, who wrote this excellent piece on the social cost of the recession for us, has been selected to succeed Adam Price MP as Plaid Cymru candidate for Carmarthen East and Dinfewr. And presumably, if the last two [...]
A question of balance
AS WALESHOME.ORG reflected back in August, the issue of gender representation in the National Assembly is becoming an increasingly significant topic. The launch of IWA Women last night has prompted a busy debate on the issue in the columns of the Western Mail as well as on the blogosphere in Wales in different posts. And [...]
There’s more than one constituency in Wales
WHO else out there is a bit bored with reading about who is likely to be selected to succeed Adam Price as Plaid candidate in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr? The selection race almost feels like an American presidential primary in terms of the blog inches it’s attracting. That’s meant as no criticism of any of [...]
Conservative – but without the small ‘c’
The Welsh Conservatives need to keep modernising. While attitudes are slowly changing, there are still antediluvian tendencies within elements of the party. But changes are needed in the way the party operates – especially in the way it selects and supports candidates
The balance tips back
Harriet Harman caused a stir last week by arguing that one of Labour’s two top jobs should be reserved for a woman. With men succeeding women everywhere as candidates for the 2011 Assembly elections, the Welsh parties also need to pay some attention to whether action is needed to maintain gender balance in the Senedd
No County for Young Men – or Women
Swansea councillor Rene Kinzett is under investigation for alleged ageism against fellow members of his local authority. Here, he argues that the Ombudsman’s probe lacks legitimacy, and that his council and others like it no longer deserve to be regarded as representative of the people
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