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The Welsh re-Development Agency
February 9, 2012 07:02 -
An excuse to do nothing
February 8, 2012 07:02 -
When the thin blue line becomes a garrote
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Providing a useful sex education
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A mirrored darkness
February 6, 2012 09:02
Posts Tagged ‘Cheryl Gillan’
Beyond the Boundaries
A week on from the announcement of new boundaries for Welsh constituencies in Westminster, the changes proposed still cause concern
Commissioning is becoming a convention
The announcement of a new Commission to look at devolution and funding in Wales is a fitting memorial to Ken Hopkins and builds on a noble tradition
Is this new government anti-Wales?
Alun Davies AM becomes our sixth Sixth Columnist and shares his thoughts on why the new UK Government is marginalising Wales
When Cheryl met Assembly
EVERY YEAR the Secretary of State for Wales visits the Assembly to present the contents of the Queen’s Speech as they apply to Wales. This year was no different in terms of format but it was different in terms of the feel of the occasion because there were a number of key differences. For a [...]
What next for the Conservatives?
The Welsh Conservatives are the main opposition in the National Assembly and, by sheer number of Members of Parliament, in May 2010 recaptured the role of the second party of Welsh politics. Yet where they go from here is not necessarily easy to navigate.
Referendum centre stage
LAST night I took part in a lively discussion on the experience of referenda jointly organised by the Bevan Foundation, Public Affairs Cymru and my company, Positif Politics. I may be biased but it was a really high quality event with some excellent perspectives and the questions were sharp and provocative. My own contribution quoted [...]
Winners and losers at the Welsh Office
AS DAVID CAMERON prepares to visit Wales it is worth reflecting that he has one hell of a job of selling to do on the shape of the new Welsh Office/Wales Office (the name seems to be a matter of some debate these days). As I reflected on Wednesday, the appointment of Cheryl Gillan as [...]
The Welsh Conservative renaissance?
CONSERVATIVE party chairman Eric Pickles has just helped launch the party’s election campaign in Wales. And as a connoisseur of such matters, I can say it was done with conviction and a belief that the party is, in the words of the Chairman, genuinely experiencing something of a renaissance in Wales. His speech was in [...]
John Marek – in his own words
SPEAKING at a press conference in Wrexham, Dr John Marek issued the following statement: “Today I am joining a party which has changed, which has ideas, energy and vision, and which is serious about changing this country’s fortunes after 13 years of Labour failure. The Labour Party and I parted company shortly after Tony Blair [...]
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