The winner of the prestigious Sauregurkenzeit Award for
political blogging in Wales is:

Miss Wagstaff Presents

Commiserations to Cynical Dragon who really really wanted to win this.

Congratulations to Pippa Wagstaff on consistently good blog content, on a successfully accomplished redesign and upgrade and, of course, winning the most votes in the online poll.

Judges Verdict: The standard of Welsh political blogs is getting better but is still lacking in significant  ‘journalistic cutting edge’, impact on the political process or a coterie of regular post commentors. By rights, Peter Hain should have been the Welsh blogosphere’s first political victim but this opportunity was missed and taken by Guido Fawkes instead. Another major criticism is that many Welsh blogs are just rehashed versions and comments on other blogs or media stories with little original content. However, there are encouraging signs.

Judge’s Favourite blog: NoGoodBoyo

Thanks to Cambria Politico for hosting this award and congratulations on getting a major article published in the Total Politics ‘Guide to Political Blogging’ book about ‘the State of the Welsh Blogosphere’.