Posts Tagged ‘Welsh Labour’

Does the left really want to fight for jobs?

Does the left really want to fight for jobs?

It’s jobs that matter – And that means private sector jobs – Will the left embrace this opportunity to support capitalism ?

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

Beware the Tory Trojan Horse

Beware the Tory Trojan Horse

Speaking in the House of Commons, former Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy has warned members of the Silk Commission on devolution against being fooled by ‘little Englanders’ in a Conservative party that values the Union less than ever

Silk purse or sow’s ear?

Silk purse or sow’s ear?

The Silk Commission cannot be used to let the Government off the hook on Barnett or to pave the way for a worse financial settlement for Wales, writes the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

The wrong target?

The wrong target?

Opposition parties have made little of the Welsh Government’s new Annual Reports that were promised this week. However, a set of figures now would have been helpful

How about letting the dust settle?

How about letting the dust settle?

Following yesterday’s demolition of Gordon Brown here on WalesHome, another editor provides a defence of his premiership – and a damning indictment of how we remember our immediate past

We did it together

We did it together

Several months on from the campaign that changed Welsh democracy forever, the WalesHome editor at the heart of it offers some thoughts on how things are now different

Scottish Labour must learn from Rhodri

Scottish Labour must learn from Rhodri

While Labour remains in control of the National Assembly and the Welsh Government, in Scotland the party is still licking its wounds after the SNP’s emphatic victory in May. Lessons need to be heeded, says this leading Scottish Labour politician

Labour is setting straight its language record

Labour is setting straight its language record

As the Eisteddfod begins in her constituency, leading Labour MP Susan Elan Jones ponders the position of the Welsh language in relation to her party

Time to stand up

Time to stand up

Carwyn Jones has proven himself to the people of Wales during the referendum campaign and recent election. It’s now time for him to up his game and really stand up for Wales

Intellectual lovesick blues

Intellectual lovesick blues

What is Blue Labour, and does it offer anything for the new Welsh Labour administration in Cardiff Bay?

The leader Wales needs

The leader Wales needs

Carwyn Jones is the only party leader with the strength and statesmanlike qualities to be Wales’s next First Minister. Discuss