ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
From the Western Mail, which on the subject of Nick Bourne quotes a "senior Tory" as saying: “Despite the apology he made, he has lost a lot of respect as a result of what happened last week. It is only a matter of time before he is replaced as leader.” All very interesting, but would Bourne actually want to carry on as leader in light of the Robers Report's rejection of further...
icWales (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
WELSH Conservative leader Nick Bourne’s position has been weakened following a behind- the-scenes deal likely to see one of his key supporters stepping down from a pivotal role next year, it has been claimed.
Rhetoric innes (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Welsh liberal Democrat leader to be Jenny Randerson and Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne have both criticised the Assemblys draft budget which was publicised this afternoon. Mrs. Randerson said "This draft budget presents a raw deal for local authorities once again. When keeping council tax low is the one way that the WAG can help families during the credit crunch, it's disappointing...
BBC NEWS | Betsan Powys' blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
I disappear for a few days to the world of Mastermind Cymru and its black chair and re-emerge yesterday to find Nick Bourne in the chair of the Politics Show squirming more than any of the weekend's contestants . He might not have had an autocue but it's pretty clear he had a script and that in the circumstances, had no choice but to stick to it. Either that or he would have been sporting...
Gwilym Euros Roberts (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
It seems like the leader of the Welsh Conservetives, Nick Bourne AM may be heading for a crisis meeting with his colleagues on Tuesday following the furore over the document regarding Rhodri Morgan. The way the whole fiasco has been handled means that we could see another change of group leader in the Assembly sooner rather than later.....enter Mr Jonathan Morgan maybe?
ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Nick Bourne did some serious back tracking on the Politics Show yesterday, and we can look forward to seeing him squirm some more when the Roberts report is made public. Bourne's claims that his leadership of the Conservative group is stable, that the party has a Welsh agenda, and that it is the only effective alternative for government in Cardiff Bay are not only laughable in...
Amlwch to Magor (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Nick Bourne , having last week denied having any role in the Clown Prince of Wales dossier now admits that he had singed off on it. Apparently, being so busy preparing for the Tories' Convention he only speed- readed the dossier and didn't notice the paragraphs which he ended up denouncing. He's apologised to Rhodri Morgan and apologised to his staff for dropping them in it. Will it be...
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
So Nick Bourne has done a U-Turn . Well two in fact! His latest comments on the dodgy dossier may have appeased the party and a possible leadership challenge from Jonathan Morgan – for now – but it has seriously damaged his credibility. First he sends the document out with supportive comments in a press release. Secondly he distances himself from it. Now he says it was him but he did...
icWales (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
HATS off, first, to Welsh Conservative leader Nick Bourne, who has called upon his rivals to put aside petty party politics in order to forge a joint approach to tackling the woes of the Welsh economy.
icWales (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... wanted the Assembly scrapped.While leading Conservatives in the Assembly such as group leader Nick Bourne and Shadow Health Minister Jonathan Morgan want to increase the powers of the Assembly, they will have a difficult task persuading rank and file members.Some 30% said they would support a parliament, but 34% back keeping the status quo and three out of 10 want devolution to end....
icWales (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... wanted the Assembly scrapped.While leading Conservatives in the Assembly such as group leader Nick Bourne and Shadow Health Minister Jonathan Morgan want to increase the powers of the Assembly, they will have a difficult task persuading rank and file members.Some 30% said they would support a parliament, but 34% back keeping the status quo and three out of 10 want devolution to end....
Cambria Politico (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
When the Western Mail runs a story quoting a “senior Welsh Tory” questioning whether party centrist Nick Bourne should “stay on as leader”, one must wonder how close that individual is to the self-styled True Wales group led by a descendant of Owain Glyndwr. The Mail reporter with a direct line to a link to that [...]
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
There has been a lot of fuss about Peter Hain’s comments on the weekend. Glyn Davies predictably jumps on them as confirmation of his hope that a referendum will not be held. Anything to get the Nick Bourne betrayal off the front page of the Western Mail eh Glyn! Let’s look at this realistically. Yes these comments will not sit well for Plaid supporters. In fact, as you see on the Tomorrow’s...
welshblogindex (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Betsan Powys doesn’t think Nick Bourne has done enough to repair the damage he has caused. She also reports on Lord Roberts recent comments on the Assembly . More here from Guerrilla Welsh Fare and The Stonemason . David Cornock notes Labour’s attempts at a bonding session between their AM’s and MP’s. Cambrian Politico looks at the Lib Dems position in local government. Vaughan Roderick...
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Looking at Betsan’s blog on lord Roberts’ views on the Assembly I think it is safe to say that he is briefing up the idea that the party are not going to support Nick Bourne’s position on further devolution. After months of dithering on this clearly David Cameron is starting to prepare the ground for its findings. If, as I would expect from these words from Lord Roberts, the report does...
