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Blamerbell Briefs


What is Wales?

A little known fact about the new Government of Wales Act is that there is now provision for a minister, outside the cabinet, with responsibility for metaphors.So far, the theme has been...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: rhodri morgan, government of wales act
Bob Atkins

I will not be blogging today as a mark of respect for Bob Atkins, Director of the Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University, who died last week. His funeral will be held today at...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: broadcast journalism, cardiff, bob atkins, jomec
Red + Green= Brown

Hardly the most inspiring colour, is it?And yet, whether Wales is a car or an aeroplane, there seems to be mileage in the red-green Plaid-Labour idea again. Adam Price is all for it. And Edwina Hart...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: rhodri morgan, plaid cymru, red-green coalition, coalition, labout
Blamerbell on Sunday

This week, I shall be deputising for Matt Withers while Wales' favourite only Sunday political journalist goes off to Italy to bronze his bald patch.The column is called 'Spin Doctor' because 'Matt...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: blamerbell, wales on sunday, matt withers, national assembly for wales, politics
A Great British Summer

Apologies in advance that blogging will be somewhat intermittent this week. I have limited internet access while I try to get my life sorted.In the meantime (the possibility of any work permitting)...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: cambridge, wimbledon, british summer, tennis, proms
Tories Cook up a storm

You all scoffed last week when I hinted the Conservatives might try and bring down the government over lack of movement on a new Welsh language act.But with travel agent Thomas Cook appearing...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: tories, plaid cymru, welsh labour, national assembly for wales, welsh language
Wee bits and bobs

I'll be taking part in a live debate over on BBC Radio Scotland this evening (10pm) about the future of devolution.The new Scottish government, led by Alex Salmond, isn't too pleased that Tony Blair...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: rhodri morgan, radio scotland, scotland at ten, colin mackay, rainbow coalition
How long has Rhodders got?

That's the question I was asked today. And for once I didn't chafe my precious parts sitting on that well-worn pundit's fence. Instead, I leapt tentatively into the 'He'll be gone by autumn' camp....

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: rhodri morgan, plaid cymru, rainbow coalition, labour, joint ministerial committees
Plaid won't do a 'Lib Dem'

There's been a lot of chatter over the past few hours about Plaid re-opening talks with Labour over a formal coalition.Some of the usual suspects, bless them, have been getting quite upset. Stomp,...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: plaid cymru, red-green coalition, rainbow coalition, national assembly for wales, ieuan wyn jones
Something else!

Some of you may have seen an earlier version of this post, relating to the CFJ/CNN European award for the best student news blog. Suffice to say, though, that I am nominated for the award, where I...

Started in Blamerbell Briefs • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: blamerbell, cnn blog awards, politics