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Pippa Wagstaff posted a blog entry

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:12:00 -0800

No administrators were culled during Welsh NHS restructuring
A storm erupted last night after it emerged that not a single administrator’s job was lost when the NHS in Wales was...
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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:06:00 -0800

Plaid-led Assembly Commission?
I would've thought that one Assembly Member of sixty, defecting from one political party to another would be newsworthy from a...
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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:58:00 -0800

And Then There Were Thirteen: Plaid AM defects to Conservatives
Plaid Cymru AM Mohammad Asghar has crossed the floor to join the Conservatives in the Welsh assembly. The defection was...
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:10:00 -0800

Thought of the Moment... Carwynista
A Changing Wales, and at a Faster Pace?Not only is Wikipedia showing that Welsh Labour leader and First Minister designate...
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:07:00 -0800

Blast from the Past: Wigley on Morgan
Slow-retiring First Minister Rhodri Morgan made two big mistakes during his near decade in office, according to former Plaid...
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Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:32:00 -0800

The Greatest Show on Earth*
The winner of the race to succeed Rhodri Morgan as leader of Labour in Wales and first minister in the Welsh assembly will be...
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:00 -0800

A sign of things to come...

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:02:00 -0800

The friend or foe debate
The final Labour party debate between the three candidates hoping to succeed Rhodri Morgan as leader in Wales will take place...
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:41:00 -0800

Glasgow North East by-election
The seat was vacated by former Commons Speaker Michael Martin, who resigned amid the Westminster expenses row.Voters will go to...
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0800

EU [leaders] to decide top jobs next week
The EU will hold a special summit on 19 November to decide the new top jobs of EU president and foreign policy chief."The...
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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

The Voice of Unemployed Reasoning
Unemployment in Wales has risen sharply in the three months between July and September, latest figures indicate.The Welsh...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0800

Hutt hurts figures in Newport
A city council has been rapped over the knuckles by the Assembly Government – for supporting too many deprived...
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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:51:00 -0800

Foreign Office to cut 100 vital jobs
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have been criticised for their proposal to cut the jobs of 100 British diplomats...
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:18:00 -0800

Remembrance

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Three leg race to replace a three legged duck
Perhaps there are simply three legs to any race, even if three's a crowd:Leg 1: Speculation surrounding who will put...
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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:40:00 -0700

Is Labour winning over the people of Blaenau Gwent?
Blaenau Gwent awarded £35 million for learningThe Welsh Assembly Government has awarded Blaenau Gwent £35 million for new,...
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700

WAG is bad for business
Forty thousand businesses in Wales will be hit by higher rates next year, Welsh Conservatives have learned.The Assembly...
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:00 -0700

Hart attack: NHS 'spends £1bn of budget badly'
A billion pounds of the annual Welsh health budget is not being spent properly, according to finance chiefs. Full story...
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:51:00 -0700

(One) Question Time
Repulsed by Nick Griffin and all he and his party stands for... However, what I saw tonight was not Question Time.Has this...
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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0700

You couldn't make it up: it burgers belief
A man has spoken of his relief after a charge of criminal damage to two beef burgers was dropped by magistrates.Stephen Morgan,...
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:35:00 -0700

Government civil servants pile on the expenses
While MPs are experiencing a further grilling over expenses, we find ourselves revisiting a former blog post regarding another...
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Another AM understandably retires at next election
Karen Sinclair AM, a former cabinet minister in the Welsh Assembly Government is to stand down at the next elections in 2011....
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:17:00 -0700

Quote of the Week
Expenses probe will cost £129,000A review, by auditors KPMG, followed revelations in July that officials flew first class and...
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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:30:00 -0700

Sights you don't see in the Senedd
Part 9: A thorough debate, apparently!"The contributions so far have been passionate, forceful from all sides.""We're...
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Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:30:00 -0700

Silly season comes home to leadership battle that hasn't begun
It's what Rhodri Morgan would want and hope for, but only gives journalists something to print during quieter times. Jane Hutt...
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