Comments on: Come May 2010 – the most important Labour politician in Britain will be…

By: Malcolm Redfellow

Malcolm Redfellow — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:43:42 +0000

Simon Dyda on @ 02:07 PM:

To annoy the English, of course.

Fair enough; but that's not the most demanding of sports, now is it? Nor is it a level playing field. I mean annoying the English. Fish in a barrel stuff. For some daft reason Gloucester in King Lear comes to my mind:

I' th' last night's storm I such a fellow saw, Which made me think a man a worm. My son Came then into my mind, and yet my mind Was then scarce friends with him. I have heard more since. As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods, They kill us for their sport. [IV.i.32-37]

Perhaps the most depressing lines in the whole oeuvre.

By: Dewi

Dewi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:54:51 +0000

Simon – some of my best friends…

By: Simon Dyda

Simon Dyda — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:07:11 +0000

“But, Dewi, why would any true Welshman or Welshwoman want pre-eminence in the UK?”

To annoy the English, of course.

By: dewi

dewi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:34:14 +0000

Malcolm – I’m writing in the abstract….I’m totally ambivalent about what the Welsh Labour Party do..it’s up to them…

By: Malcolm Redfellow

Malcolm Redfellow — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:13:46 +0000

But, Dewi, why would any true Welshman or Welshwoman want pre-eminence in the UK?

By: Thereyouarenow

Thereyouarenow — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:48:11 +0000

To me Boris is a bufoon(though well connected one) but this may be an advantage in the Tory party.If you say the right things and are lucky with your enemies you can go a long way in the Tory party.

Thatcher did well for them(from their point of view) though she was certainly no intelectual giant.

By: dewi

dewi — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:27:47 +0000

Interesting. In terms of legislative ability Robinson surely has more powers. Johnson’s actions effect a lot of people no doubt. He gave a very loyal Paxman interview at the Tory conference btw.

By: Thereyouarenow

Thereyouarenow — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:15:41 +0000

Dewi said
5.Robinson more important than Johnson no doubt – but a minister?

If you mean Peter Robinson and Boris Johnson then you are incloud cuckoo lane if you think that the First Minister of an outlying province is more important than the Mayor of london.

If you look at the population of london and the number of people that come into it to work then you should have no doubt how important the london Mayor is.

Not to mention that Boris Johnson has designs on becoming Tory leader and Prime Minister (I kid you not)
This is why Boris is stirring up the European question to make life as difficult as possible for Cameron.
It is my belief that these two former Bullingdon boys are from bosom buddies these days.

By: dewi

dewi — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:03:13 +0000

Robinson more important than Johnson no doubt – but a minister?

By: Drumlins Rock

Drumlins Rock — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:54:47 +0000

raises an interesting point dewi, should the London assembly be treated the same as the other devolved assemblys and the mayor the same as the First Ministers, it is a bit more than a super council.

By: dewi

dewi — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:36:20 +0000

Boris Johnson maybe?

By: DR

DR — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:03:41 +0000

using Dewi s logic are Empey and McGimpsey the most senior Tories in the country atm? as they are the only two who hold ministerial seats.

By: Cadiff East Rock Steady Crew

Cadiff East Rock Steady Crew — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:54:03 +0000

Carwyn has family in the North – mother’s side I think. And as this is the North the answer to the question you all want to ask is “Catholic”. But fundamentally he’s a tube.

Huw all the way!

Seriously, Huw is one with the new ideas. He’s the outsider but he’s the one with a brain.

Think Carwyn, think Brown: everybody’s expected him to take over for some time but nobody is convinced he acan actually do it.

Edwina is not exactly one of nature’s charmers but she’s a more competent version of Carwyn I’d guess