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An excuse to do nothing
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When the thin blue line becomes a garrote
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Providing a useful sex education
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A mirrored darkness
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Brassed off
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Posts Tagged ‘Secretary of State for Wales’
A Conservative whose ideas flourish now
Nick Bourne remembers Peter Walker, former Welsh Secretary and a man whose Conservatism now finds form in David Cameron’s government
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 [...]
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 [...]
Enoch Powell is still right
BACK at the start of October I wrote a lengthy piece on the challenges facing the Conservatives in appointing their next Secretary of State for Wales. Enoch Powell was my starting and ending point. The crux of the argument I made was: Appointing non-Welsh MPs to positions of direct administrative authority over Wales alone was [...]
Save our SOS: Why Wales needs its place at the Cabinet table
Wales without a Welsh Secretary would be weaker within Britain. That’s precisely why nationalists advocate abolition of the post
Enoch Powell was right
The Conservative Party has a peculiar tradition in appointing MPs from outside Wales to deal with Welsh Affairs at Westminster. Should they do so again in 2010, they will be ignoring the lessons of history
‘Federalism’s the only game in town’
David Melding has gone further than anyone in his party in embracing a devolved Wales. But, as he explains on the eve of Conservative Conference in Manchester, his proposals for federalism will preserve Britain rather than destroy it
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
The concilliator
Peace in Northern Ireland is arguably New Labour’s greatest achievement. Yet, despite his crucial role in bringing it about, Paul Murphy has been twice reshuffled out of Government. Does that say more about the man, or his party?
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