David Cornock's other blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Bit of a headache for Welsh political hacks this one. We're now going to have to think of another question to ask David Cameron's people in Wales now he is confirming that a Conservative government would not block a request from the Welsh Assembly to hold a referendum on its powers.* When Cheryl Gillan told us at the Tory conference in Manchester "we will let the people decide" she really...
A Change of Personnel (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
So David Cameron is in North Wales today and will say that we can have a referendum on further transfer of powers if AM’s make the request to a Conservative Government – well let’s face he would be stupid to say anything else, he’s already learnt the cost of cancelling a referendum once this week and the other parties would have had a field day if he put off answering the question...
ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
ToryDiary: Dominic Grieve slams the threat to democracy posed by possible cuts to election costs Cheryl Gillan MP on Platform: As the Welsh Conservatives recover from the 1997 "near death experience", Labour is having to resort to the politics of...
ConservativeHome's YourPlatform (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Cheryl Gillan is Shadow Secretary of State for Wales. Rarely do we Welsh politicos have any Welsh specific polling to pore over. So this week’s YouGov poll on Wales was bound to set political and journalistic tongues wagging. As well...
Mark Reckons (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
It's Thursday which of course means that it's #bbcqt day again and as usual the Live Chat on this blog will start tonight at 10:30pm. Coming from Llandudno, the panel will include the former home secretary Jacqui Smith MP (wonder what she'll have to say about Professor David Nutt's latest comments about drugs ), shadow Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan MP, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Lembit...
icWales (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
THE general election campaign should be based on “mature politics” rather than mudslinging, Shadow Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said last night.
Denverstrope (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The Red Zone: about to disappear? Apologies for my hen's teeth posting but managing the workload of a full time MA and trying to earn a crust with a bit of teaching can occasionally be somewhat time-consuming - and knackering to boot. It's been particularly hectic this week for some reason - and I have a tricky little test coming up too so there's no respite for a while. Enough of that. I want to talk...
thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Cheryl Gillan MP is in town on Thursday and possibly Friday, I wonder if will spend any time in the area with Guto here in the Aberconwy Constituency or goes with David Jones around Clwyd West? Cheryl is the Conservative choice for the Question Time panel, Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP for Labour, Sunday Sport columnist Lembit Opik MP for the Liberals, and ARSEmbly member Leanne Wood for Plaid, would not...
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Just when I wonder where Nick Bourne has gone he pops up with this stupidity . At a time when public confidence is at an all time low in politics Cheryl Gillan’s assistant says the Tories will oppose any proposals to establish an independent panel to look at Assembly Members pay. I think it is fair to say that the Assembly has been decisive and correct in its reaction to the expenses row. Certainly...
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
When was the last time anyone heard or saw Nick Bourne say or do anything of interest? Has Cheryl Gillan finally put him in his box?
Betsan Powys' blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
This is a Scottish story. The Shadow Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, is apparently regarded by some senior Scottish Tories as a problem: "the David problem". The man who shared a stage with Shadow Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan just a few weeks ago in Manchester is regarded by some of his colleagues as "a political lightweight" and "not Cabinet-level material". They...
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
I have recently blogged on the practical disadvantages of the current constitutional settlement. In my mind there is something seriously wrong with the LCO process. Indeed unless your name ends with Hain and you have a blinkered and misguided view of politics you most likely agree that what we have at present is a complete mess. It is good news then that the All Wales Convention is due to present its...
Betsan Powys' blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Let's start with the easy bit: the vast majority of Welsh Labour MPs want to see Carwyn Jones leading the party and leading the country. Before leaving London yesterday I had sixteen names next to his. They come in groups of three and four, they come in individuals who would think twice about crossing the bridge back to Wales if anyone else won. He is the runaway favourite of this crucial group of...
0725 to Paddington (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
It's all over - after four hours of deliberation, I doubt there's much left for MPs to say about the Welsh Language LCO. Cheryl Gillan may have kicked a hornet's nest by suggesting that MPs be allowed to look at...
Welsh Ramblings (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Please can you stop calling our country "the Principality". Sincerely, Ramblings.
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