Wednesday 11 July 2007

Blog Review 28



Most of the afternoon’s blog activity has been centred around Ieuan Wyn Jones’ appointment to the Welsh Assembly Government Cabinet as the Deputy First Minister.





  • Betsan Powys notes the Labour AM’s missing from the chamber during Ieuan Wyn Jones’ speech. The same AM’s that spoke out against the coalition.


  • Vaughan Roderick takes up a similar blog.


  • Alun Cairns also posts about Ieuan Wyn’s debut speech as Deputy Minister also referring to the missing Labour AM’s as does Ordovicius.


  • Bethan Jenkins notes a historic day for Plaid entering Government and the increasing support according to the Beaufort research Poll.


  • Amanwy notes that the Conservatives have chosen a representative who confesses to having no knowledge of welsh politics as their welsh spokesperson in the House of Lords.


  • Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at the day Plaid took Office.

Blog Review 27

  • Betsan Powys looks at the Prime Ministers first visit to the British Irish council and the possibility he could be meeting with Ieuan Wyn Jones.
  • Vaughan Roderick draws attention to the recent poll conducted by Beaufort Research which shows support increasing for the Labour-Plaid coalition and a decrease in support for the Tories and Lib Dems.
  • Brit Nat Watch highlights the split in the Labour camp over the coalition examining comments from the Aberconwy CLP and MP’s.
  • Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at the implications of having nationalist leaders on the independence question as well as the Beaufort Research poll.
  • Miserable Old Fart notes Ieuan Wyn Jones immediate promotion to First Minister.
  • Normal Mouth gives his/her views on the public relationship of Plaid and Labour following the coalition agreement.
  • Ordovicius looks at the odds for the next Labour leader in Wales.