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.