Blog Review 64

• David Cornock addresses Gordon Brown’s Britishness.
• Vaughan Roderick looks at the report on Labour’s failure at the Assembly election.
• David Jones appraises Jack Straws Today show performance.
• Paul Flynn says it is nail biting times for the PM as he decides on a snap election.
• Peter Black says the Tories have retreated to their core values.
• Gwe looks at Labour’s aims to widen its appeal.
• Independence Cymru asks what is a British nationalist?
• Miserable Old Fart looks at identity politics.
• Ordovicius doesn’t seem to have much time for Labour’s election dossier.
• Welsh Ramblings says an election is inevitable.

Blog Review 63

• Leanne Wood welcomes Labours U-turn on Remploy.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at the advantages of calling a snap election.
• Independence Cymru says a snap election is a certainty.
• Ordovicius sarcastically notes the pressure put on Brown by the Tories at the Assembly.
• Valleys Mam notes trouble for Kinnock at the conference.
• Greg Lewis gives an update on Lib Dem bus privatisation plans.

Blog Review 62

• David Cornock notes more trouble on the beach for Neil Kinnock.
• Glyn Davies vents his anger at Gordon Brown over the recent Foot and Mouth outbreak.
• Martin Eaglestone notes Eluned Morgan’s views on the Clear Red Water strategy.
• Ceredig gives a very interesting appraisal of Gordon Brown’s conference speech.

Blog Review 61

• Daniel Davies gives an overview of the Morgan vs Morgan battle. More on the clear red water statement from David Cornock, Vaughan Roderick, Peter Black and Guerrilla Welsh Fare.
• Bethan Jenkins is sceptical of Gordon Brown’s “new” style of Government.
• Andrew Nutt sees the Labour Conference as a repeat of previous years.
• Gwe gives his views on Brown’s speech. More here from Normal Mouth.

Blog Review 60

• Betsan Powys notes Labour’s plan to become more centralist and scrap the clear red water approach and examines the implications for Rhodri Morgan.
• David Cornock notes further Labour dissecting of the Assembly election.
• Glyn Davies gives his critique or Gordon Brown’s speech. More here from Guerrilla Welsh Fare and Ordovicius.

Blog Review 59

• David Cornock notes Peter Hain’s backtracking.
• Peter Black looks at the input of Westminster in Assembly decisions.
• Glyn Davies looks at the possibility of a Plaid addition to the House of Lords. More here from Ordovicius.
• Ceredig examines the inconsistency in the Tory approach to devolution following David Davies comments last week as does Normal Mouth and Valleys Mam.
• Independence Cymru revisits the issue of a bank holiday for St Davids Day.
• Welsh Ramblings gives its views on Peter Hain’s recent pamphlet.

Blog Review 58

• David Cornock notes results of his poll of Lib Dem support for Lembit.
• Paul Flynn is critical of Ming Campbell’s performance at the Lib Dems conference.
• Peter Black notes David Davies attack on Nick Bourne. More here from Guerrilla Welsh Fare.
• Ceredig looks at Plaid’s policy on the House of Lords.
• Gwe looks at the first Member Proposed Measure at the Assembly.

Blog Review 57

• David Cornock notes how the Lib Dems tune has changed.
• Peter Black defends the Liberals from internal accusations by Eleanor Burnham that it has become a party of monglot English speakers.
• Gwe gives us a very personal view of the referendum night.
• Ordovicius gives praised to Plaid Ministers as they faced their first Assembly grilling.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at Matt Withers description of Plaid.
• Welsh Ramblings looks at the shift to the right coming from the Tories and Lib Dems.

Blog Review 56

• David Cornock notes Lembit's latest showbiz splash.
• Tomos Livingstone looks at the failure of the British public to identify who leads the Liberal Democrats.
• Bethan Jenkins blogs about the ten years of devolution.
• Paul Flynn looks at Gordon Brown’s election chances, and his handling of the dangerous case of foot and moth!?
• Ceredig looks at Lib Dem green tax plans.
• Damon Lord ponders if Mike German and Ming Campbell have had their day.
• Gwe returns to blogging with a post about the support for further devolution.
• Independence Cymru looks at the benefits of devolution.
• Ordovicius, on behalf of Iain Dale, provides a top 20 list of Welsh blogs.

Blog Review 55

• Betsan Powys looks at the odds for the Lib Dem leadership.
• David Cornock examines Eleanor Burnham chances at the Lib Dem top job.
• Tom Bodden notes Dafydd Ellis Thomas calls to clarify the name of the Assembly’s ruling power.
• Bethan Jenkins blogs about the Assembly starting back and the resignation of Ann Jones’ researcher David Collins, an issue that Valley’s Mam also picks up on.
• David Jones criticises the Government for their handling of the Northern Rock affair.
• Paul Flynn looks at the chances of a single Lib Dem getting nominated.
• Homage to Catatonia gives his views about Mike’s conference no show.
• Normal Mouth gives some insight of the Assembly past.
• Welsh Ramblings gives a different insight to the David Collins situation.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare gives his assessment on Mike German’s non attendance of the Lib Dem conference.

Blog Review 54

• Tomos Livingstone notes criticism of the Lib Dem leader at their conference in Brighton.
• Vaughan Roderick notes David Collins resignation after his attack on the Welsh language.
• Bethan Jenkins gives her run down of the conference highlights from Plaid.
• Nick Bourne looks at the case for Eleanor Burnham’s leadership of the Lib Dems.
• Glyn Davies looks at the Lib Dems Assembly Leadership options.
• Cleckanndra examines the decision by Gordon Brown to invite Thatcher to 10 Downing Street. Something also noted by Welsh Ramblings.
• Welsh Independence looks at support for further devolution.

Blog Review 53

• Vaughan Roderick notes the appointment of Plaid’s new Chief Executive. As does Ordovicius.
• Normal Mouth asks does Labour have a plan B?
• Welsh Ramblings notes Helen Mary’s blogging from the conference and advises Peter Black to calm down.

Blog of the Week: 7

This week’s blog of the week will look at Helen Mary Jones who will be blogging during Plaid’s Conference in Llandudno this weekend. It will certainly be an interesting event given it will be the first conference in Plaid’s history where they will be in Government and have key note speeches from Cabinet Ministers. As one of Plaid’s best communicators it will be interesting to see Helen Mary’s slant on the proceedings. The blog will be accessible from Plaid’s home page.

Blog Review 52

I have been away for a short while. A long overdue holiday!

I am back and round ups will continue. Although they will be cut short this week.

• Betsan Powys looks at coalition troubles outside Wales and notes the impending announcement on Plaid’s new Chief Executive an issue also looked at by Vaughan Roderick.
• David Cornock notes the Lib Dem leader’s annoyance at being referred to as Sir.
• Leanne Wood looks at the Remploy modernisation plan.
• Independence Cymru looks at the Jones-Scully report of how the parties performed at the election as does Ordovicius.
• Normal Mouth looks at the crisis in the Lib Dem camp.
• Welsh Ramblings notes the start of the Welsh Lib Dem Leadership Contest.