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Posts Tagged: Welsh Assembly Elections 2016

Adrian Mason: Welsh disillusionment with devolution gives the Conservatives an opportunity

We need to offer an optimistic free enterprise alternative to Labour’s profligate spending and inferior public services.

By Adrian Mason | 19 August 2020 | 16 comments

Suzy Davies: The Welsh Conservatives need to make much better use to our members

Treating our activists as leaflet fodder isn’t good enough. They’re a wellspring of new policy ideas and a bridge to parts of the electorate we have struggled to connect with.

By Suzy Davies | 25 August 2018 | 13 comments

Like the Scots, the Welsh Conservatives face a once-in-a-generation strategic opportunity

Tacking towards the devocrat consensus and positioning for a pact with Plaid seems to be the preferred option, but it looks like a tactical cul-de-sac.

By Henry Hill | 18 August 2018 | 36 comments

Wales could deliver the best Conservative result since the universal franchise

They could even tie with Labour. If they build in their 2015 success (and learn from their 2016 disappointment) more seats are definitely within reach.

By Henry Hill | 21 April 2017 | 14 comments

Henry Hill: Sturgeon is backing away from head-on confrontation with May

Also: Brokenshire sets Good Friday deadline for talks as UUP elect new leader; and Welsh Tories regain second place as Reckless ‘re-rats’ from UKIP.

By Henry Hill | 12 April 2017 | 36 comments

Henry Hill: Strange but true – Unionists may come to miss McGuinness

Also: Labour slumps to lowest levels in Welsh polls since last days of Brown’s premiership; and Scottish Tories accuse SNP of a ‘wasted decade’.

By Henry Hill | 11 January 2017 | 7 comments

Henry Hill: Davidson savages Corbyn’s IRA sympathies

Also: Davies warns Welsh Assembly could be ‘swept away’; Brown bids to unpick the UK; SNP under pressure on finances and education; and more.

By Henry Hill | 31 August 2016 | 16 comments

What do the Welsh Tories gain by backing Plaid?

Tory AMs – along with their new UKIP colleagues – risked electing a left-wing, separatist First Minister yesterday.

By Henry Hill | 12 May 2016 | 15 comments

Chris Grayling: A year into our second term, we are delivering on our manifesto – while Labour is in chaos

Last Thursday’s elections were almost unique in my adult political lifetime.

By Chris Grayling MP | 10 May 2016 | 37 comments

Seven things to watch out for in Thursday’s elections

Our guide to navigating this rare combination of Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, PCC, London and English local elections.

By Mark Wallace | 4 May 2016 | 50 comments

The full text of David Cameron’s speech to the Welsh Conservatives Conference

“Wales has the potential to be a powerhouse too.”

12 March 2016 | 17 comments

Chris Grayling: Labour must be stopped in their tracks this May

We must fight hard in the Mayoral, Scottish, Welsh, Police and Crime Commissioner and local government elections.

By Chris Grayling MP | 8 March 2016 | 19 comments

Happy New Year! 2016 is set to be every bit as hectic as 2015

A bumper year for political news saw ConHome rack up a bumper year in terms of traffic. And there’s plenty more to come.

By Mark Wallace | 1 January 2016 | 38 comments

Henry Hill: Davidson attacks SNP plan allocating a state guardian to every Scottish child

Also: Welsh Conservatives attack urban-focused Labour. And did the Scottish Nationalists know of concerns about MP weeks before withdrawing the whip?

By Henry Hill | 2 December 2015 | 7 comments

Henry Hill: Grayling and Duncan Smith exchange fire with SNP

Also: Crabb warns constitutional fixation risks paralysing Welsh politics; Scottish Labour splits party on Trident; Scottish education policy under attack; and more.

By Henry Hill | 4 November 2015

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