H/T to Vaughan Roderick
What does it say about the sorry state of Wales that it takes an Australian journalist to say what many in the Welsh media and political establishment and bubble in Cardiff Bay refuse or are unwilling to say about our recent elections and the calibre of our First Minister?
Guy Rundle writing on Crikey.com says ‘Wales is really little more than a big local election, yet the poll is not without importance. The assembly has acquired new powers since it was last elected, giving it direct control over health, education and a range of other areas, which hitherto required ratification by Westminster.
The principality leans leftward, and though Labour has been in power since the Assembly was created in the late 90s, it is currently in coalition with Plaid Cymru, which is decisively to the left of it.
Now it looks like Labor will not only be able to govern on its own, but will also have a clear majority, as voters return to it in reaction to the Tories’ cuts. That would make the first minister Carwyn Jones a natural oppositional figure. Sadly, he has less national brand recognition than beetroot lemonade.'
This was written on May 5th before the poll result were known, the rest of the article is hereAny source
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