To Lose One Blog Is Unfortunate, To Lose Two Is Just Careless

I am sad to say goodbye to two of the Welsh blogsphere’s best in Southpaw Grammar and Normal Mouth who have both announced their exits. I guess with the concerns over civil service blogging and the fact that we are not (I would presume) in an election year we should expect more blogs to fall by the wayside.

On the positive I have welcomed Heledd Fychan to the blog roll.

Blog Review: 174

• Betsan Powys looks at the impact of the Irish referendum on further powers for Wales.
• Adam Price looks at Wales’ position of power and gives his latest Golwg column on the Olympics.
• Bethan Jenkins notes Nick Bourne’s comments coming back to bite him.
• Peter Black looks at Brown’s premiership.
• Glyn Davies believes that things are worse for devolution.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare picks up on more trouble for Alun Cairns.
• Ordovicius looks at the performance of the Welsh MEP’s.
• Normal Mouth examines Cameron’s opposition to a new Heathrow terminal.
• Welsh Lobbyist looks at the Welsh threat to the Union.

Blog Review: 169

• Betsan Powys highlights the King Report. More here from Peter Black.
• Vaughan Roderick looks at Labour’s refusal to back Peter Black’s LCO. Translation here from Ordovicius.
• Adam Price looks at the concessions offered by Brown for the 42 day vote.
• David Jones is not that keen on PR in local Government.
• Peter Black draws attention to his failed LCO.
• Glyn Davies gives his views on the Israeli fall out.
• Amlwch to Magor looks at the 42 day vote. More here from Normal Mouth.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at Wales and the UN. He also notes the lack of united opposition at the Assembly.
• John Dixon examines the post office closure programme.

Blog Review: 168

• Vaughan Roderick notes the Labour view of the Thatcher is out of date. Translation here from Ordovicius. Normal Mouth gives his views here.
• Adam Price notes the publication of the King Report on the BBC.
• Peter Black looks at the Assembly’s International Relations.
• Paul Flynn examines the possibility of a Brown defeat over the 42 day rule.
• Glyn Davies takes issue with the BNP.
• Ordovicius notes the Tories hijacking Plaid policy.

Blog Review: 166

• Matt Withers gives edited “highlights” of Lembit’s interview with GQ.
• Peter Black draws attention to a brief history of Tory scandal.
• Normal Mouth posts his latest Golwg column.
• Ordovicius looks at Plaid’s progress one year on.

Blog Review: 163

• David Cornock notes some bias in the Welsh offices promotion of Wales.
• Bethan Jenkins looks at the Post office closures.
• David Jones notes a snag in Gordon Brown’s British Day proposals.
• Normal Mouth questions if Salmond’s budget could work for Wales.

Blog Review: 162

• Betsan Powys looks at the English Question.
• Paul Flynn gives an insight into the PLP meeting.
• Dylan Jones-Evans looks at the announcement that golwg has won the Assembly grant for welsh langue financing.
• Normal Mouth takes issue with the SNP’s funding.
• Cynical Dragon examines Tony Blair’s Welsh legacy.

Blog Review: 160

• Peter Black looks at the cash crisis facing the Labour party. More here from Ordovicius.
• Paul Flynn looks at Gordon Brown’s nuclear expansion and criticises the NUT for their reports on MP’s pay.
• Glyn Davies gives his reaction to the poll on devolution. More here from John Dixon and Normal Mouth.
• Ceredig looks at the fuel protesters.
• Cynical Dragon notes a conflict of interest for Lembit Opik.

Blog Review: 158

• David Jones looks at Denis McShane's view that Britain’s problems are Cameron’s doing.
• John Dixon’s excellent new blog gives his analysis of the Crewe by-election in the context of his own experience.
• Miserable Old Fart looks at the impact of blogging on political ambition.
• Normal Mouth disagrees with the SNP’s tactics.

Blog Review: 157

• David Cornock looks at the Tories preparing for Government.
• David Jones notes moves against Brown are already underway.
• Peter Black looks at the Labour party’s view on free speech and Martin Shipton’s views on the breakdown of a Rainbow coalition.
• Normal Mouth claims the Crewe By-election does not guarantee success for the Tories.
• Ordovicius suggests Brown is off. He also gives views on the One Wales coalition a year on and notes Plaid’s return to power in Gwynedd.
• Miss Wagstaff suggests Labour should stick to policies and not personalities.
• Welsh Ramblings looks at Beavan and Thatcher.
• Welsh lobbyist notes Labour’s defeat in Crewe.

Blog Review: 155

• Betsan Powys highlights the Tory’s getting a bit confused on their health policy.
• David Cornock notes the goings on in Crewe.
• Vaughan Roderick notes Dafydd Ellis Thomas grip on the Presiding Officers chair. Translation here from Ordovicius.
• Paul Flynn looks at censorship and Tory financing.
• Peter Black highlights Lembit’s difficulty in supporting the Lib Dem’s candidate in Crewe.
• Glyn Davies gives his views on the big votes at Westminster.
• Amlwch to Magor looks at Tamsin Dunwoody’s campaign and the Labour fall out after the council elections. More on that issue with Guerrilla Welsh Fare.
• Ceredig picks up on the issue of Labour dismay at Plaid and singles out the Western Mail for pushing their agenda.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at Leighton Andrew’s censorship poll. Original post here.
• Half Blood Welshman suggests Brown could be off soon. More here from Ordovicius.
• John Dixon suggests that David Cameron is offering us a re-hashed version of Thatcher.
• Normal Mouth thinks it should be Beavan and not Thatcher that is attacked of the artwork on view at the Senedd.
• Ordovicius looks at Plaid’s direction in Gwynedd and reports there are already rumoured splits in Llais Gwynedd.

Blog Review: 153

• Bethan Jenkins gives her views about Thatcher at the Senedd.
• David Jones looks at the importance of the Crewe by-election and the Labour strategy for winning it.
• Peter Black notes the knifes are out for Brown.
• Glyn Davies highlights Carwyn Jones’ poor showing on the politics show. More here from Valley’s Mam.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare notes the lack of election talk from the potential Welsh Labour leaders and Plaid’s position in Caerphilly.
• Normal Mouth looks at Iain Dale’s attack on Tamsin Dunwoody.
• Miss Wagstaff looks at the One Wales Governments priorities.
• Ordovicius notes Nick Clegg’s heavyweight proposal and the threats made to Gordon brown’s leadership.
• The Cynical Dragon looks at the Western Mail’s sickness vs. Olympics article. Valley’s Mam has more here.
• Welsh Ramblings looks at Carwyn Jones fighting back against Peter Hain.

Blog Review: 151

• Betsan Powys comments on Elin Jones increasing impact.
• David Cornock notes the joys of opposition.
• Bethan Jenkins gives views on John Prescott and Huw Lewis.
• Huw Lewis challenges the idea he’s a devo-sceptic.
• Peter Black notes Lembits announcement. More here from David Cornock, Glyn Davies and Ordovicius.
• Glyn Davies gives his response to the Lord Roberts report. Comments here from Guerrilla Welsh Fare and here from Ordovicius.
• Normal Mouth looks at Eurfyl ap Gwylim’s recent analysis of the Assembly’s spending.

Blog Review: 150

• Matt Withers gives his view on the Tories opposition to further on housing powers.
• Adam Price notes rebellion for Brown and creative accounting.
• Paul Flynn attacks the Government’s position over the 10p tax and Tory hypocrisy over the same issue. Peter Black also picks the issue up.
• Glyn Davies reports some critical analysis of Gordon Brown.
• Lee Waters asks what’s the point of the All Wales Convention.
• Ceredig takes issue with Peter Hain’s claim that fake emails cost him his job.
• Normal Mouth asks if the current political climate is more like ’92 than ’97.
• Plaid Cymru’s Bontnewydd Branch suggest Llais Gwynedd have lost the plot.
• Welsh Ramblings looks at Huw Lewis’ charge towards the First Ministers position.

Blog Review: 146

• Bethan Jenkins asks who would be a politician.
• David Jones looks at Gordon Brown position with the economy.
• Peter Black notes Brian Gibbons’ proposals to reorganise the councils in Wales.
• Glyn Davies looks at Tuesday’s Badger cull debate.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare gives his views on the calls for the national anthem to be played at the FA cup final.
• Normal Mouth sees scope in Plaid’s Innov8 policies.
  
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• Well done to David Cornock on running the London Marathon.

Blog Review: 142

• David Jones gives his appraisal of Gordon brown’s replacement.
• Paul Flynn notes a possible new inquiry into the Iraq war and talks about the impact of Nick Clegg's admissions on the house.
• Peter Black notes Vince Cables run in with the Queen.
• Glyn Davies thinks the Welsh shouldn’t be so sensitive.
• Normal Mouth thinks what might have been if Tony Blair had stayed.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare gives his views on the Council Elections.
• Valley’s Mam looks at changes to the Local Health Boards.

Blog Review: 136

• Betsan Powys notes the ongoing scrap between Edwina Hart and Ben Bradshaw. More here from David Jones, Martin Eaglestone, Southpaw Grammar, Valley’s Mam and Glyn Davies.
• Adam Price looks at another burst bubble.
• Paul Flynn goes on the attack against the Tory trio at Westminster.
• Peter Black defends a fellow Lib Dem Bloggers words here.
• Normal Mouth looks at the Tory plan to look at school closures.

Blog Review: 134

• Betsan Powys notes some money at the Assembly’s disposal.
• Vaughan Roderick notes Peter Hain’s return.
• David Jones suggests the Lib Dems are facing both ways on the Barnett Formula.
• Paul Flynn has a go at David Davies and Don Touhig after the referendum poll was published.
• Peter Black has a dig at Eleanor Burnham’s passion.
• Glyn Davies looks again at the idea of Peter Hain becoming an AM and gives his views on last nights Dragon’s Eye debate.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare notes the swing to the Yes vote.
• Normal Mouth gives his views on the future of the Lib Dems.

Blog Review: 129

• David Cornock notes the calls for tax varying powers at the Assembly and highlights Eleanor Burnham’s previous job.
• Glyn Davies looks at the progress of the All Wales Convention.
• Amlwch to Magor gives his rebuttal to Huw Lewis’ claims that there are no anti Welsh Language voices in the Labour party.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare discusses ‘Y Byd’ and gives a summery of the contenders for Welsh Labour’s leadership.
• Luke Young hits back at Peter Black’s claims Labour were clamping down on dissent.
• Normal Mouth discusses Labour’s need to change in his latest Golwg column.

Blog Review: 124

• Betsan Powys looks at the ability of Wales and Scotland to bug their politicians.
• David Cornock notes it is not just Peter Hain that employs an OAP family member.
• Daniel Davies notes the Lib Dems will not campaign for a Yes vote.
• Vaughan Roderick looks at the announcement of funding for a Welsh language daily newspaper. Translation here from Ordovicius.
• Bethan Jenkins says New Labour continue to betray their founding principals.
• Peter Black provides a fun quiz about our Assembly Members.
• Guerrilla Welsh Fare looks at Leighton Andrews’ speech in Llanelli and Caroline Flint’s housing plans. More on the housing issue from Normal Mouth.