Posts Tagged ‘Welsh Liberal Democrats’

Labour is in denial and Welsh Lib Dems are on the march

Labour is in denial and Welsh Lib Dems are on the march

The Lib Dems launch their Assembly campaign today. Here, one of their candidates robustly puts forward the Welsh party’s case

More than a Lady

More than a Lady

There’s a lot more to Veronica German than six months in the Assembly and it’s time people noticed

Hear my song

Hear my song

Never conventional, never without her own song, Eleanor Burnham’s voice is both tuneful and authentic

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

The multi skiller

The multi skiller

Another of the departing angels: when Jenny Randerson leaves the Assembly next year, she will be missed for her ability to turn her hand to anything, with skill and care

The Assembly anorak

The Assembly anorak

The Assembly is back and so is Willy Nilly, who today profiles one of the most original Assembly Members

Goodbye to all that

Goodbye to all that

Yesterday an Assembly Member told us about arriving at the Assembly. Today a leading researcher sheds a tear with us as he prepares to leave

A week in the life

A week in the life

This week Veronica German became the first new member of the National Assembly since 2007, and she’s decided to share her diary with us

A party of government – and one that’s delivering

A party of government – and one that’s delivering

Labour may have suffered collective amnesia, but the Lib Dems have all their faculties as they make the transition into government – and a government with a big and radical programme to deliver

Comings and goings and stayings

Comings and goings and stayings

THE decision to make Mike German AM a working Liberal Democrat peer is a sensible and worthy one. He has been a significant member of the National Assembly for over a decade and left an indelible mark on both his party and the institution. In 2000 he took his party into government in Wales and [...]

What next for the Liberal Democrats?

What next for the Liberal Democrats?

The Liberal Democrats have entered the UK government for the first time in eighty years, but in doing so have set a significant challenge for the Welsh element of the federal party