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A political blog of Welsh origin. Analysing - among other things - the 'One Wales Agreement/Government' and whether it is serving the people of Wales or merely a convenient way for Labour to stay in power and for Plaid Cymru to gain ministerial exper
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"Targeted for telling the truth"
A blogger who was targeted in a co-ordinated attack against websites such as Facebook and Twitter has told the BBC he blames Russia for the assault.The pro-Georgian blogger, known as Cyxymu, said he had been targeted for "telling the truth about the ...
That time of year - Top 10 Political Blogs
Email your ten favourite blogs (ranked from 1-10) to toptenblogs@totalpolitics.comIt's that time of year again, when Total Politics asks you to vote for your Top 10 favourite blogs. The votes will be compiled and included in the forthcoming book, the...
In-tray Gossip
If I had been neglecting my partner and son over the last several weeks, I would have been keeping an eye on my in-tray instead of neglecting the sometimes overloaded thing.I've heard a rumour that senior civil servants working close to Ministers in ...
A possible return to blogging and keyword activity fun
All bloggers need to take a break from time to time. Have you noticed? I've enjoyed mine and will continue to do so until I feel the compulsive urge to get back into the swing of things and post on a regular basis again.All main contributors haven't ...
Court frees Malaysian blogger
A Malaysian court has ordered the release of a prominent government critic free from detention on grounds that his arrest under a colonial-era security law was unlawful, local media and his lawyer have said.Raja Petra Kamarudin, a high-profile politi...
Christopher Glamorganshire: The story so far (as seen on the blogs)
At the risk of upsetting the sensitive souls of those in power [in Wales anyway], I wondered what I could do next. Shall I talk further about a well-known catchphrase of all talk and little action or failures that have left Wales firms 'poor cousins'...
Anniversary
Today is my blogging anniversary or birthday12 months330 posts367 labels63,102 hits2,556 Facebook friends before disablement5 awards3 bans5 offers of coffee by the bay2 threats of legal action1 offer of dinner1 offer of marriageand countless cases of...
Short blogging break
Pippa Wagstaff is taking a short break to deal with a family issue. Posts have been drafted and will be published at set intervals until she returns.Senedd Whip...
The Benefits of Offline Blog Editors
This is a cross-post from the Wardman Wire, singing the praises of editing your blog offline, rather than using the Back Office of whatever blog application you use.Offline blog editors are PC-based editors that allow blog posts to be written on a lo...
The frustrations of an internet Troll
It seems that I owe Sanddef an apology after jokingly not thanking him for the Miss Tory Staff comment. I have discovered the troll behind certain comments on my posts, which are not particularly damning and not even time consuming to delete. Any blo...
To Blog or Not To Blog Debate Videos
This is the full set of the speech videos kindly recorded by Peter Black.The event itself provided the answer to the question in the title, when the agenda was partly changed due to "advanced feedback" after a debate on the blogs (especially here).Yo...
7 Deadly Blogging Sins
According to Windows Live there are 7 Deadly Sins of the blogging world - a far cry from Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride! Of course, these deadly sins don't apply in the world of political blogging!The humble blog has swept the in...
Senedd Circular w/b 20 Oct 2008: Opening Old Wounds
This article appears in The Wardman Wire:This week, Miss Wagstaff has been excited and down in the dumps at the same time, if that’s at all possible. On the one hand, she’s unwell, and on the other she has the opportunity to write a Senedd Circul...
Senedd Blogging Debate Updated Programme
After some kerfuffle last week around the debate on the usefulness (or not) of political blogs organised by the Bevan Foundation, I've been invited to join the panel to give a blogger perspective.This is the new agenda quoted from the Bevan Foundatio...
Asking Miliband a question!!!
Returned home from a tiring day out with the Wagstaff family and now discover that I'm suffering from the flu. What could be worse? What about receiving a junk email; trying to think of a good question to ask Miliband; posting it on a website, and th...
Contrarian blogging - in somebody else’s comments box (an example)
As it's a quiet Friday in the office and I wasn't planning on a lengthy post myself, thought I'd pick up on what I read in the comments section of a post the other day. Interesting comment made by Matt Wardman in the comments section of "Welsh busine...
Welsh Politico Award: Gold, Silver, and Bronze
The results are out for the Welsh Politico Award in which four judges chose their favourite posts from the last 12-months in the Welsh political blogosphere. All nominated posts can be found here. Congratulations to Ordovicius for organising the awar...
The debate started before the Cardiff Blogging Debate began
I'm pleased to hear that from the uproar in the comments section that was caused by my good friend's post discussing the future 'Cardiff Blogging Debate', Matt Wardman has now been invited to join the pro-blogging panel.It goes to show that a small a...
Slugger Political Awards Report: Changing not circling the political process
The Slugger Awards have just taken place in Belfast, described thusFor the last six years, with all its various eyes and ears, Slugger O’Toole has been a particularly avid watcher of the political scene. We have endeavored to pick up and share the ...
