Posts Tagged ‘party conference’
Waiting for the gun
It has been four years, the term of an Amercian Presidency, since Rhodri Morgan first announced he would stand down as First Minister on his seventieth birthday. Rhodri, who originally timed his own departure plan to complement that of Sue Essex (remember her?) has taken Labour through an election and into a coalition with Plaid [...]
I rescued devolution
Alun Michael cut a sometimes controversial political figure as the first First Secretary of Wales. Here, he tells why he counts his time at the Assembly among his proudest moments in politics, speaks warmly of the man who replaced him – and not-so-warmly of the man whose post he took
It’s not over yet
This weekend the Labour Party gathers in Brighton for the last time before the next UK General Election. As she prepares to head to the seaside, Lesley Griffiths AM stridently argues that Labour can – and will – win for the fourth time
Time to reclaim the progressive mantle
When Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg delivers his leader’s speech to the UK Federal Conference tomorrow, party members will be hoping that he takes the opportunity to redress a 100-year-old mistake. Here, a member of the Lib Dems’ federal executive gives her view
‘People don’t really want the Tories – they just want Brown and Labour less’
Jenny Willott has built a reputation for her tenacious casework since becoming the Lib Dem MP for Cardiff Central four years ago. She explains how her approach differs from other parties and what she expects from the next General Election
Clear green water
Ieuan Wyn Jones takes to the Plaid Cymru party conference podium today to deliver a speech that will put his party on an election footing. Here, he tells WalesHome.org what plans he and Plaid have in place to take advantage of the electoral opportunities now in front of them
The A to Z of Party Conferences
Every party likes to think their own brand of conferencing is distinctive, if not unique. But there are more similarities between them than the parties themselves would like to admit. As the Autumn Conference season gets under way, here are 26 reasons why party politics might not be so very different, regardless of colour







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