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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Monday, 29 July 2013
All eyes on Môn Mam Cymru
By OwenMonday, July 29, 20134Assembly, Air, Anglesey, ByElecSenedd, Care, Cons, Energy, Farming, Gwynedd, Industry, Labour, Lib Dems, Plaid, Rail, Roads, Science, UKIP, WasteView Comments


Assembly by-elections are rare, and Ynys Môn's this Thursday
– prompted as you know by Ieuan Wyn Jones' resignation to head
the Menai Science Park – is the first since Trish Law won Blaenau
Gwent as an Independent in 2006.The by-election itself has
been covered extensively by Blog Menai in particular; also Syniadau,
National...
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Page 3 - Nobody's DD-cup of tea?
By OwenThursday, July 25, 20134Assembly, 4Plenary, Civil Liberties, Cons, Greens, Labour, Lib Dems, MHealth, Plaid, Society, UK Parliament, UK Press, WIss2 comments


Is it a simple case of covering up? Or
are the issues much deeper?
(Pic : The Guardian)
Around a fortnight ago,
the Assembly unanimously agreed - following a cross-party debate - that
The Sun's Page 3 feature should be discontinued. Time's set aside
every few weeks for debates on whatever AMs want to discuss. I wouldn't...
Monday, 22 July 2013
WAG End of Year Report Card 2013
By OwenMonday, July 22, 20134Assembly, 4Cabinet, Air, Business, Cons, Farming, Fiscal Policy, Hospitals, Housing, Iaith Gymraeg, Labour, Lib Dems, Local Gov, Plaid, Poverty, SchoolsView Comments


School's out for summer, so it's report time.
(Pic : BBC)
Barring unforeseen
circumstances, the Assembly's in recess until September 23rd.
So it's worth taking another look at how I think the Welsh Government and opposition leaders have performed over the past
year.Because of the March and June reshuffles, I've altered
this...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap - Round III
By OwenWednesday, July 17, 20134Cabinet, Bridgend, BridgT, BudgetWG, Business, Cardiff, ChanIsles, CivServ, Cons, Crime, EU, KPC, Labour, NPT, Planning, Regeneration, RIFW, WAO16 comments


Did the "local property boys and girls" simply run rings around the agents?
Or is something fishy going on?
(Pic : BBC Wales)
I'm loath to end the
Assembly year on a bad news story, but this constitutes a bubbling scandal that's worth following closely due to its potential impact.It's escalated further, with BBC Wales reporting...
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Census 2011 : A Changing Bridgend
By OwenSaturday, July 13, 2013Borders, Bridgend, BridgT, Census 2011, Disability, England, EnglishM, EU, FreeMove, Garw, Housing, Iaith Gymraeg, Nationality, Ogwr, PCoed, PorthC, Qualifications, Religion, Universities6 comments


Census 2011 : What's stunting Welsh?
Census 2011 : Losing our religion?
Census 2011 : National Identity & Ethnicity
Census 2011 : Disability,Carers & Health
Census 2011 : Qualifications
Census 2011 : Demographics I – How old is Wales?
Census 2011 : Demographics II– Its meaning for Wales
Census 2011 : The Home &...