Tag Archives: Plaid Cymru

Plaid’s little loophole

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Greg Foster

It’s long been Plaid Cymru policy that they opposed nuclear power stations. Of course this has eternally caused a little bit of friction, as Ieuan Wyn Jones’ constituency contains the Wylfa Nuclear Power Station and of course the site of … Continue reading →

Posted in Assembly Elections 2011, Energy, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Energy Policy, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Nuclear Power, Plaid Cymru, Plaid Cymru Conference, Wylfa B | 3 Comments

Explaining the Polls

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Greg Foster

I’ve just been reading the latest government approval figures from YouGov, a bit of a wierd experience to be honest, probably because I’m not yet used to the Lib Dems being a party of government. The figures & Peter Kellner’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Assembly Elections 2011, News, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Assembly Elections 2011, Green Party, Labour, Labour Leadership Election, Liberal Democrat, London Mayoral Elections 2011, Plaid Cymru, Polls, Scottish Parliament elections 2011, YouGov | 4 Comments

Paul Hinge on Barnett, Plaid & Labour

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Greg Foster

The Welsh Lib Dem Councillor for Tirymynach Ward in Ceredigion, Paul Hinge had a letter published in today’s Western Mail, a letter which I thought was rather interesting and after checking for his approval, I’ve reproduced it below. The letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts, News, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Barnett Formula, Barnett Reform, Ceredigion, Fair Funding, Labour, Paul Hinge, Plaid Cymru, Tirymynach, Wales | Leave a comment

The General Election in Wales

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Greg Foster

So, now that the coalition is in place and the General Election in Wales is well and truly over, I figured I’d take a look at the results from the 7 Parties who contested more than 1/4 of the seats … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Adam Price, Amy Kitcher, Blaenau Gwent, BNP, Cardiff Central, Carmarthen East & Dinefwr, Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Conservative Party, Cynon Valley, Dai Harvard, Deposits, Election Result, General Election 2010, Glyn Davies, Green Party, Labour Party, Lembit Opik, Liberal Democrats, Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney, Monmouth, Montgomeryshire, Newport East, Nick Smith, Plaid Cymru, Pontypridd, Preseli Pembrokeshire, Results, Rhondda, Swansea East, Swansea West, Turnout, UKIP, Vale of Clwydd, Voting, Wales, Ynys Mon | 2 Comments

The English, Plaid & Ceredigion @ Freedom Central

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Greg Foster

Interesting post on Cynog Dafis’ comments in the Western Mail on why Plaid lost Ceredigion: http://www.freedomcentral.org.uk/2010/05/is-it-right-to-blame-the-english.html Worth a read. And just incase you want to read the article these comments came from: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/welsh-politics-news/2010/05/13/deadline-nears-so-where-are-the-contenders-for-plaid-s-top-two-jobs-91466-26435640/ Happy Reading – Greg Foster NB: Please … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Cynog Dafis, England, Plaid Cymru, Wales, Wales Online, Western Mail

How do the numbers stack up?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Greg Foster

Unsurprisingly there’s been much talk about a Hung Parliament in the last few days and even the months preceding it. But, when it comes to majorities, what is the actual number needed and how do the numbers stack up? The … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010 | Tagged Alliance, Coalition, Conservative Party, DUP, Green, Hung Parliament, Labour Party, Lib/Con Deal, Lib/Lab Deal, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Scottish National Party, SDLP, Sinn Fein, Speaker, UUP | 9 Comments

Huw Dawson @ LDV

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Greg Foster

A few days back Huw Dawson wrote and article on the ideology of Plaid Cymru and Welsh Nationalism in a broader context, as formed by his interactions with Plaid Cymru on the ground, during the campaign. It’s an interesting analysis … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Huw Dawson, Ideology, Lib Dem Voice, Plaid Cymru, Welsh Nationalism

Deal or no Deal?

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Greg Foster

As has already been noted by one chap on this blog, there is some anger amongst some Lib Dem supporters & voters about the fact that we’re even talking to the Tories. Frankly, all I can say to that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Reform, General Election 2010 | Tagged Coalition, Con/Lib Deal, Conservative Party, Green Party, Hung Parliament, Lab/Lib Deal, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Scottish National Party | 7 Comments

Wonderful time to be a Lib Dem

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Greg Foster

Well, the poll results are fantastic at the moment in the lead in a number and a new poll for ITV Wales has the Lib Dems in 2nd place and importantly for us here in Ceredigion a Plaid Cymru collapse … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010, News | Tagged Cleggmania, Elin Jones, Liberal Democrats, Mark Williams, Penri James, Penri Jones, Plaid Cymru, Poll Surge | 10 Comments

What a waste of space

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Greg Foster

In amongst all the election news and of course the wonderful Liberal resurgence that has been occurring since the leaders debates I noticed this story pop up on one of my numerous RSS News Feeds: “PLAID politicians in Llanelli are … Continue reading →

Posted in General Election 2010, News, Welsh Affairs | Tagged Election Crisps, General Election 2010, Helen Mary Jones, Llaneli, Plaid Cymru | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Plaid Cymru

Plaid’s little loophole

Explaining the Polls

Paul Hinge on Barnett, Plaid & Labour

The General Election in Wales

The English, Plaid & Ceredigion @ Freedom Central

How do the numbers stack up?

Huw Dawson @ LDV

Deal or no Deal?

Wonderful time to be a Lib Dem

What a waste of space

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