Cambria Politico - The Political Blog

News, Issues & Comment on Welsh Politics

Cambria Politico - The Political Blog header image 4

Obama Tango..ed?

July 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · News, Welsh Politics

Well Well Well. So who is going to tell Obama about Morgan ‘the Organ’? Not us…Nooooo. Peter Hain? Nooooo. The political blogosphere? Well, what do you think…
Source: Wales online: Welsh PR guru’s at heart of Obama campaign - WalesOnline
IF Barack Obama is elected President in November, a Welsh public relations guru is likely to have [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

A smell in the council where Labour retained power

June 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Blood Boilers, Welsh Politics

Decades of uninterrupted political power almost always exacts its cost - usually in something that could look like corruption.

A background feeling that everything is not quite right back at the ranch was presumably a factor in Labour’s devastating losses in last month’s council elections.

Despite these losses, the party managed to hang onto control of [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ········

Picture Financial Pain

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Economy

Peter Hain-endorsed Picture Financial to is to shed half its workforce.
THE loans company Picture Financial has announced it will be halving its workforce with the loss of 85 jobs as a result of the credit crunch.Picture, based in Newport, confirmed it would be “restructuring” its business to focus on its loan servicing operation.
Source :Western [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Peter Hain’s pamphlet

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Welsh Labour, Welsh Politics

Source: BBC NEWS | Wales | Wales ‘is leaving Labour behind’
Mr Hain spoke after Labour was battered at the elections on 1 May, losing overall control of six of the 22 Welsh councils and retaining an overall majority in just two.Labour performed worse in Wales than in England, where the party lost only three out [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Hain Blame Game

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Press and Media

Peter Hain is blaming bloggers for his downfall - see latest installment here and here.
Tell us what you think?

[Read more →]

Tags: