tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post1905942762355124992..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: Strategy to Win?Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-46738197882243740852007-08-04T06:50:00.000+01:002007-08-04T06:50:00.000+01:00Letter to the Western Mail :It was with a sense of...Letter to the Western Mail :<BR/>It was with a sense of growing disbelief that I read the recent article by Delwyn Williams, Conservative MP for Montgomery in the "Western Mail " (Thursday 2nd August). First, he makes a scathing attack on the National Assembly and then goes on to denigrate David Cameron, his party leader. He states that the referendum on the establishment of the Assembly was won only by a small margin (0.6%) and that in most democracies the requirement is for two thirds or three quarters of the vote. This assertion strikes me as one of sour grapes on his part. He cannot accept that the Assembly is in place or that it has been a success. True, the majority vote was minute, but the Assembly is well and truly functioning. Delwyn Williams espouses the politics of yesterday, a negative and prejudicial view which has no place in modern Wales and the era of consensus politics. His fellow MPs at Westminster , both Labour and Conservative, with their retrogressive stance on the politics of Wales , are united in their efforts to undermine the Assembly and the attempts by those of sense and vision to create a better future (and I include both Rhodri Morgan and Ieuan Wyn Jones in these remarks).<BR/><BR/>Mr Willams speaks of ‘lazy blacks’, and this will not endear him to the immigrant population, but then again they may be few and far between in the genteel pastures of Montgomery . One can only hope that the people of Montgomery will have more sense and loyalty than to vote for Mr Williams, particularly as he has now displayed his disloyalty on three counts : to Wales , to the Assembly and towards his party leader, however misguided and ineffective David Cameron may be. The people of Wales do not wish to be reminded by these tired old men of worn-out past century politics, but seek a new and better future for Wales . We should move on, grasp the opportunities, and make a difference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-42422539766345270622007-08-03T19:00:00.000+01:002007-08-03T19:00:00.000+01:00daran - when one feels pain, one knows where it ca...daran - when one feels pain, one knows where it came from. You don't need to tell me. When I read about Adam Price talking about realigning the left, I despair to see the centre/right focussing on each other rather our philosophical oppposites - loosely speaking. <BR/><BR/>And now Guilsfield Show has been cancelled - so its on to Llanfyllin Show on Saturday instead.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-5588549299545087072007-08-03T09:23:00.000+01:002007-08-03T09:23:00.000+01:00A very frank piece as ever Glyn. UKIP's entry into...A very frank piece as ever Glyn. <BR/><BR/>UKIP's entry into any electoral field is not good news for Conservative chances, as witness the the last Assembly election. No UKIP candidates in Preseli or Carmarthen West undoubtedly helped Conservative wins there as much as they frustrated them in Montgomeryshire, Delyn, Gower and the Vale of Glamorgan. In each of those 4 seats I think the UKIP vote was bigger than the majority over the Conservatives.<BR/><BR/>I know it's not an absolute rule (with Con gains in Clwyd West and Cardiff North despite UKIP), but I think there still remains a correlation. <BR/><BR/>I accept it isn't absolute though, but surely no-one can deny the absence of a UKIP candidate in the Vale of Glamorgan (with the 2000 votes they took) would have given the seat to the Conservatives? After all, the Labour majority is less than 100. Further, I'd also speculate that if UKIP had run in Carm W then the Conservatives would have been unlikely to win it by about 100 votes as they did (in general UKIP takes 1000+ votes in the Assembly seats it contests). No disrespect to Angela of course, but I have a feeling if UKIP had run there then either Labour or Plaid would have won the seat and you'd still be in the Assembly. Not that you really want to hear that, I suppose, and I guess the impact of UKIP is already something which has exercised your mind.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean this post to be as negative as it sounds, honestly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com