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Posts Tagged: 2021 Welsh Election

Henry Hill: Is the Alba Party the separatist movement’s answer to Leave.EU?

It might allow Sturgeon to focus on the progressive, europhile case for independence whilst Salmond rallies leavers and cultural conservatives.

By Henry Hill | 1 April 2021

Ant Pickles: Why a coalition between the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru isn’t going to happen

In 2007, it almost looked like the a plausible anti-Labour alternative for Wales. But things are very different today.

By Ant Pickles | 30 March 2021

Welsh Conservatives

Davies forced out as Conservative leader in the Welsh Parliament. What will change?

A coronation means that Andrew RT Davies, a right-wing Brexiteer closer to the grassroots who was forced out in 2018, is likely to retake the top job.

By Henry Hill | 23 January 2021 | 32 comments

Henry Hill: Welsh Conservative leader under pressure to quit over Senedd drinking session

Some fear this is part of deeper struggle within the party as a prominent pro-devolution MS is deselected by local activists.

By Henry Hill | 21 January 2021 | 20 comments

Even by Welsh Labour’s standards, Drakeford’s decision to slow the vaccine rollout is abysmal

Both the Conservatives and Plaid have gone on the attack, but can anything break Labour’s iron grip on Cardiff Bay this year?

By Henry Hill | 19 January 2021 | 27 comments

Why the Government is under pressure to confirm the date of the local elections

Moving them would require primary legislation, but despite bullish official pronouncements there is little certainty that we’ll be voting in May.

By Henry Hill | 9 January 2021 | 31 comments

Emergency proxies and postal votes: how the Government intends to ensure the local elections go ahead in May

As Wales and Scotland prepare to potentially delay them again, no such provisions are being made for England.

By Henry Hill | 19 December 2020 | 91 comments

Amanda Milling: We’re delivering on our promises – and couldn’t do it without grassroots support

If not for your efforts on the doorstep and the endless nights of telephone canvassing, we would not have defeated Corbyn’s Labour Party a year ago.

By Amanda Milling | 12 December 2020 | 37 comments

Paul Davies: Devolution has not been a disaster – but it does need a complete overhaul

Labour administrations have undermined the constitutional settlement through misgovernment and pushing for more and yet more powers.

By Paul Davies MS | 20 November 2020 | 54 comments

Calum Davies: Property rights are under assault in Wales – Conservatives must protect them

I’m a Welsh-speaker and proud of my heritage – but it’s absurd to charge £10,000 to try and prevent someone renaming their own home.

By Calum Davies | 9 August 2020 | 25 comments

Welsh Conservatives

The Tories’ hard pivot against the Cardiff Bay establishment reveals the power of Welsh devoscepticism

‘Abolish’ are exerting UKIP-style pressure as Paul Davies turns his guns on “cronies and hangers-on in civic society”: the devocracy.

By Henry Hill | 25 July 2020 | 48 comments

Welsh Conservatives

Europe 2.0? How divisions over devolution could stall the Tories’ march on Cardiff

The Party is keen to keep a lid on the issue ahead of next year’s Welsh elections, but disaffected activists and challenger parties are putting it on the agenda.

By Henry Hill | 23 May 2020 | 56 comments

Christopher Harries: We Welsh Tories must be a bulwark against devocrat demands for ‘more powers’

Ahead of next year’s elections, we have to show our sceptical voters that we’re not just another horse on the Cardiff Bay carousel.

By Christopher Harries | 22 May 2020 | 15 comments

Henry Hill: Could the Welsh Conservatives go into coalition with Plaid next year?

Also: Carlaw and Johnson meet to discuss tweaks to the points-based immigration system; the SNP make trouble over the Irish Protocol; and more.

By Henry Hill | 5 March 2020 | 24 comments

Matt Smith: After two wasted decades, it is for the Conservatives to deliver the “devolution dividend” to Wales

The 2021 Senedd elections are an historic opportunity. Our mission is to devolve as much power as possible to communities – from Cardiff Bay as well as Westminster.

By Matt Smith | 14 January 2020 | 28 comments

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