Blog Review 21

• Betsan Powys reports which way Constituency Labour Parties are swaying on the coalition question.
• Adam Price puts to bed the question of the leak from Plaid’s women’s section. More on the subject by Gwe.
• Peter Black looks at the roles of the Presiding Officer and Deputy.
• Glamorganshire looks at working conditions in Cathay’s Park.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare examines Patrick McGuinness article in Today’s Western Mail.

Welsh Blog Index Awards

I am running the first annual Welsh Blog Index Political Blog Awards over the next month. There is a blog award being run by Ordovicius here and those who have not taken part should look into it. However this one will be a purely political award. The four categories are.

Best Media Blog
Best Politicians Blog
Best other Political Blog
Best Welsh Language Political Blog
Best Overall Blog

My blog roll will give an indication of what blogs fit what category. Please feel free to nominate any blogs that are not named on the blog roll. Send your nominations to welshblogawards@hotmail.co.uk The nominations will be open until the last day of July with the winners being announced over the following weeks in August.

To vote you have to have an active blog running so make sure you note that when sending me your nominations. Any questions please leave in the comments section.

Blog of the Week: 2

This week’s blog of the week is Glamorganshire. Another blog in infancy having been established in May. It has successful fused political insight with good natured humour. As well as an interesting read Glamorganshire is one of the more prolific bloggers in the comment sections of other blogs.

Blog Review 20

• Betsan Powys reports on Rhodri Morgan’s fight with Labour MP and the battle to clear One Wales.
• Alun Cairns says the Labour party have shown their leadership is dishonourable in trying to force the deal through.
• Amanwy notes Peter Hain’s off message farewell to Nick Ainger.
• Ceredig states that the leaked Plaid-Labour merger story was in fact a spoof.
• Damon Lord looks at Rhodri and Ieuan’s civil partnership.
• Normal Mouth looks at the One Wales document and its implications for voting systems in Wales.
• Seneddwr looks at the Lab-Plaid coalition for the Presiding Officer and his deputy.