Posts Tagged ‘Kirsty Williams’

A deal that’s worth more than £20 million

A deal that’s worth more than £20 million

This budget deal is good news for three parties in the Assembly and says much about the way politics in Wales will remain for some time to come

The end of monogamy?

The end of monogamy?

Last Autumn my view was that One Wales Two was the only realistic shape of any future Welsh coalition government. My view has changed

The cost to our children

The cost to our children

The Welsh Liberal Democrats launched their election manifesto on Wednesday. Here, the director of policy examines the emphasis the party is putting on education

The stuff of leadership

The stuff of leadership

Kirsty Williams has led her party in Wales for nearly two years. Her toughest test yet is next May, but she is ready for the challenge and has much to bring to the battle

Time for WAG to take responsibility

Time for WAG to take responsibility

Welsh people understand that the pain can’t be stopped at the Severn Bridge. However, the CSR settlement is better news for Wales than many were predicting. Attention now shifts to how the Welsh Assembly Government will make the savings needed

Happy anniversary, Kirsty

Happy anniversary, Kirsty

One year ago today Kirsty Williams became the first woman elected as leader of a Welsh political party. The campaign manager for her opponent, Jenny Randerson, takes a look back at how she has fared during her first year

This is the pulse of devolution in Wales

This is the pulse of devolution in Wales

A referendum should happen in the Autumn of 2010 and the Welsh Liberal Democrats will continue to work towards this timescale, pledges Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams in the second of today’s articles by Welsh party leaders

The half century

The half century

LESS THAN a month ago on the Hearth, we celebrated David Melding becoming our fortieth writer on WalesHome.org. Tomorrow we are fifty as his boss Nick Bourne joins the ranks of our writers. To mark this milestone we’re doing something a bit different tomorrow and for the first time ever we are publishing two columns [...]

Change the mindset and you can fix the economy

Change the mindset and you can fix the economy

The Welsh Liberal Democrats begin their Autumn conference today in Wrexham, one of the key local authorities they control in Wales. Ahead of her keynote speech to conference, Welsh party leader Kirsty Williams sets out her party’s approach to revitialising Welsh economic development policy