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Rhrodri Morgan to step down as first minister as early as soon as early 200
2007-08-05 20:58:00
There is not always a link to an article on the web. This is from Tribune Magazine and I gave a link to that.Scanned the article!
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Rhrodri Morgan to step down as First Minister
2007-08-03 14:40:00
I read in the Tribune (3rd Aug 2007) that Rhrodri is planning to step down as soon as early next year. Tony Heath writes "with the historic Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition in place and in power in the Welsh Assembly, Rhrodri Morgan has told friends he is to step down as First Minister and Labour Leader - possibly as early as next year. Mr Morgan who is 68 next month, said before the elections in May that he would probably stand down in 2009. But his recent health scare - he had keyhole surgery ...... - has made him think of bringing that date forward."He speculates about the successor citing Carwyn Jones as the favourite. I think Jane Davidson is likely to be a favourite. I can't find any odds on line yet!His wife Julie Morgan MP has, I believe, been reselected as the candidate for Cardiff North for New Labour at the next election which could as soon as early next year. Either she doesn't plan to spend much time with Rhrodri or she doesn't expect to win!OK gwe
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Campaign against Military Academy at St Athans
2007-08-02 17:28:00
Campaign Against St Athan Military Academy Underway In July, Cynefin y Werin hosted two meetings in Cardiff about the proposed ‘Military Academy’ at St Athan. Individuals and representatives of diverse groups were there, including: Quakers, Pax Christi, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Cymdeithas y Cymod, Councillors from the Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Gwent Anarchists, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Cymdeithas Annibynwyr Heddwch, along with individual peace activists from South and North Wales. In January 2007, the Westminster government had announced the success of the St Athan and Metrix bid to establish a new military training academy in the Vale of Glamorgan. In Wales, the first Minister Rhodri Morgan and the economic minister Andrew Davies sprayed Champagne outside the Senedd in celebration. The impression given in the Western Mail newspaper was that this was just about the best thing that had ever happened to Wales. But how will ...
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Campaign against Military Academy at St Athans
2007-08-02 17:28:00
Campaign Against St Athan Military Academy UnderwayPlease sign the Statement of Opposition (word 39Kb) and forward this to your contacts.In July, Cynefin y Werin hosted two meetings in Cardiff about the proposed ‘Military Academy’ at St Athan. Individuals and representatives of diverse groups were there, including: Quakers, Pax Christi, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Cymdeithas y Cymod, Councillors from the Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Gwent Anarchists, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Cymdeithas Annibynwyr Heddwch, along with individual peace activists from South and North Wales.In January 2007, the Westminster government had announced the success of the St Athan and Metrix bid to establish a new military training academy in the Vale of Glamorgan. In Wales, the first Minister Rhodri Morgan and the economic minister Andrew Davies sprayed Champagne outside the Senedd in celebration. The impression given in the Western Mail newspaper was that this was j...
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Buy Less Crap
2007-08-02 16:58:00
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PPS - dirty tricks - planning permission -Story that disappeared
2007-08-02 12:42:00
This story has vanished from the daily mail website and also This is Money. But is still in Gulf Times!!Revealed: dirty tricks used to win planning permission for controversial development The lobbying company PPS is accused of using forgery, impersonation and even bugging to manipulate the planning process for some of London's most controversial developments. It is employed by most of Britain's leading housebuilders, including a division of Berkeley Homes, and many big retailers such as Sainsbury's. PPS has compiled secret dossiers on councillors which contain highly personal information and information obtained under false pretences. It has allegedly obtained clandestine tape-recordings and verbatim transcripts of councillors' discussions in private meetings. PPS is suspected of infiltrating local residents' groups which fight developers.Damning internal company documents leaked to the Mail's sister newspaper The Evening Standard and Channel 4's Dispatches programme show PP...
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Bloggers Nauseatingly self congratulatory lists
2007-08-01 10:31:00
Perhaps I should start a nauseatingly self-congratulatory list on blog -with some heavily edited testimonials like Mr Eugenides and Devil's Kitchen, The Englishman, Dizzy Thinks, CroydonianORDOVICIUS Christopher Glamorgan Is this a man thing? Making lists - train spotting, or is it an autistic tendency? Nothing to do with self congratulatory ego boosting? Or perhaps lesson 1009987 on Alister Campbell type journalism course?I have written to devils kitchen to invite a comment "Maybe you would like to make a some derogatory comment about one of my blogs so I too can start with some heavily edited testimonials"
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NO END IN SIGHT - NEW Documentary about lack of pre-war planning
2007-07-22 11:51:00
No End In Sigh t [VIDEO]Posted by Adam Howard at 6:29 AM on July 21, 2007.A new documentary about the lack of pre-war planning and the disastrous occupation of Iraq gives more of an inside story and has more incendiary interviews than any previous film.
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Fuel poverty Government fails targets
2007-07-22 11:44:00
Fuel Poverty A coalition of energy companies, including EDF Energy, E.ON UK and Scottish Power, have threatened to take the Government to court if, as appears likely, it misses its fuel poverty targets. In 2000, the Government made the legally binding commitment to completely eradicate fuel poverty among the vulnerable – the elderly, disabled and families on low incomes – by 2010. Households are defined as fuel poor if they spend more than 10 per cent of their disposable income, excluding housing benefits, on utility bills. But the number of fuel-poor households in the UK actually doubled between 2004 and 2006 from 1.2 million to 2.5 million as bills soared. The Government has been criticised for not providing enough funds to its Warm Front subsidy scheme tasked with tackling fuel poverty. The Treasury has earmarked £800m over the last three years to provide free insulation and heaters. But officials are working on the next Com! prehensive Spending Review (CSR), which will fix g...
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End unfair pay
2007-07-22 11:30:00
Write to your mp and ask them to sign EDM 1876.Does your MP pay your staff a living wage? Or does your MP have staff working for expenses only. ..students etc?LAUNCH OF COALITION FIGHTING UNFAIR PAY 09.07.2007McDonnell, John That this House believes that the minimum wage is a progressive measure which has benefited hundreds of thousands of the poorest workers in Britain; is concerned that the current level does not represent a living wage and is discriminatory against younger workers; and supports the launch of the Coalition Fighting Unfair Pay by young Labour Party activists, which is campaigning for Labour councils to include a living wage without exemptions in their worker procurement contracts and for the Labour Party to adopt a living wage for all workers as its policy at annual conference.COFUP EDMEDM 1876 welcoming the launch of the campaign has been tabled ,and so far signed by:Labour PartyAnderson, David , Butler, Dawn , Caton, Martin , Clark, Katy , Corbyn, Jeremy , Dismor...

Petition to Ban Hummers
2007-07-20 19:08:00
Petition to: Ban Hummers....the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ban Hummers. More details Submitted by Anne...Signatures: 8 We, the undersigned, declare that Hummers which are over-sized, gas-guzzling, garishly...
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Equality watchdogs?
2007-07-18 19:46:00
Watchdogs criticise equality reform plans· Head of new rights body turns on government· Proposals seen as levelling down on discrimination Tania Branigan, political correspondent Monday July 16, 2007 The Guardian Just to note this!
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Stop St Athans Development - How did this happen?ead the
2007-07-08 23:48:00
For more information and to download a copy of Stuart's paper see: For his previous paper see below http://www.cynefinywerin.org.uk/index.php ?docid=249The history of this proposal.St Athan Develop ment Brief July 2006 WAG, Metrix, Vale of Glamorganhttp://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.u k/files/Living/Planning/Policy/Developmen t/St_Athan_Development_Brief.pdf• In relation to the Training Academy proposal, the key dates for meeting the MoD’s DTRtimetable are as follows:- March 2006 Development Brief to be considered by the Vale of Glamorgan Council- May 2006 Public Consultation on the Development Brief- July 2006 Final Development Brief considered by Council- October 2006 Preferred Bidder Announcement by MoD- January 2007 Submission of a Planning Application by Metrix for the proposed Training Academy- May 2007 Target date for the Planning Application to be considered by the Vale of Glamorgan Council- October 2007 Financial Close on DTR Project with MoD- January 2008 Commencement on Site...
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Labour Plaid coalition
2007-07-08 19:36:00
Labour-Plaid coalition is sealed A momentous Welsh assembly coalition goes ahead as Plaid Cymru decides to team up with Labour.Ieuan Wyn Jones is to Rhrodri Morgan what Tony Blair is to Bush! Grovel, grovel, anything to get himself into power and get his name on a door in the coridoor of power! Has he sold out cheap or has he got some real concessions from Rhrodri?
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French official suggested Bush behind Sept 11 attacks
2007-07-08 19:35:00
French official suggested Bush was behind September 11 attacks 07 Jul 2007A senior French politician, now a minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government, suggested last year that U.S. President George W. Bush might have been behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a website. The www.ReOpen911.info website has posted a video clip of French Housing Minister Christine Boutin appearing to question that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] group orchestrated the attacks.
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Should we support the Labour Plaid coalition?
2007-06-29 19:49:00
You will find this of interest?Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones stikes me as the sort of dodgy bloke canvassing agressively for business.....Could hear him shout 'Hey missus, do you a deal on a new drive!' Wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. ...and on 'Hey Rodri, do you a deal with Plaid then.' ..lots in it for me and shoddy material and finishing.. ...don't think his team are whole heartedly behind him!It will all end in tears.Julian Tudor Hart on the debate as to whether we should support the proposed Labour -Plaid coalition. The actual text of the coalition agreement, 'One Wales' can be downloaded from the BBC website.Dear comradesThe Labour Party was not formed as a socialist party, but as an attempt to create a virtually undefined voice for working people themselves, rather than through well-heeled Liberals – which as Jim says, Blair rightly identified as the key decision which he and the rest of New Labour seek to reverse. The newborn Party included a minor...
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did you know that only 2 private healthcare companies are not controlled by
2007-06-29 19:41:00
Private equity faces healthcare checkFollowing the sale of 26 Bupa hospitals to a private equity firm, the Healthcare Commission regulator is to examine the increasing role of such companies in Britain's healthcare. Of the top seven private hospital groups, just two are not controlled by private equity. The financial stability of such hospitals could be implicated, the regulator's head of independent healthcare has said.http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to l/business/industry_sectors/health/articl e1951256.eceNHS Support Campaign Keep NHS Public
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St Athan Militay Academy?
2007-06-29 12:48:00
A meeting is being hosted by CND Cymru to discuss the St Athan military academy. Stuart Tannock of Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences will provide a brief presentation to get a general discussion going about how we might initiate a campaign against the development.For more information and to download a copy of Stuart's paper see: http://www.cynefinywerin.org.uk/index.php ?docid=249Temple of Peace, Cardiff, on Saturday 7th July from 2pm. See also PFI Secret Military BASE and if you lok down this page to the right you will find a list of references to womens voice campaign agaisnt St Athans.
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Where are the women Harriet Harmen??
2007-06-29 10:16:00
What influence has Harriet got with Gordon? Did Gordon consult with Harriet before deciding on his cabinet? Has he listened to the party? Obviously not, listening is not a verb in the new labour dictionary. Asbo Hazel Blears - least popular with labour party members gets to stay in the cabinet and as community ...excuse me, but this dictatorial hectoring pain should be sent back to well deserved oblivion. Lets have more women in the cabinet but 'real' women please. Balls for children - won't work...empathy required .. preferably experience of children ....obviously an equal opportunity appointment. Just get to know the right people and you will be OK. Men can be so god with childrens issues and womens issues as long as that involves a top job and pay and prestige. Not for them slaving over a hot stove or cleaning up vomit, school run and the dash to work and so on and on.. You, particularly if you are a bloke - could be dropped into a safe seat and given a prestigious job a...
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Help a South Wales Child
2007-06-28 22:48:00
Red Dragon's very own charity, Help A South Wale s Child , is celebrating it's tenth birthday this year and we want you to help.The charity helps the children and young people of South Wales, who experience the negative effects of poverty, abuse, neglect, homelessness, violence, crime, illness and disability. In the last 10 years, we've helped thousands of South Wales' most disadvantaged children, raised thousands of pounds and had lots of fun along the way!Join us as we celebrate this fantastic achievement at one just one of the events we're holding throughout July and as a Behind the Mic member you're eligible to receive a 10% discount on all the events listed. Simply quote 'Behind the Mic' when booking.Welsh Charity Film Premiere - Die Hard 4.0, Monday July 2nd 2007 Tickets for the Welsh Charity Premiere cost £15 for a VIP Gallery ticket (limited number) or just £10 for a standard ticket.A Night at Mujibs, Tuesday July 10thTickets cost just £20 per person, with 100% bein...

Trouble with Hillary is that she is a HAWK!
2007-06-27 16:34:00
I believe the problem is that she is a hawk - can't be allthings to all people - backfires in the endWhat Women See When They See Hillary By Lakshmi Chaudhry, The Nation Putting Hillary Clinton in the White House would shatter an enormous glass ceiling, yet many feminists aren't cheering at that prospect. Here's a look at how some of Clinton's most ardent supporters became her biggest resisters. Read more »
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Bye bye Blair, oh no, here comes Brown
2007-06-27 11:19:00
Bye bye Blair - I recall working my socks off with other labour party members to get rid of the Tories. We looked forward to building council houses - the money to repair them - fighting poverty, raising pensions. All these people I campaigned with have left the Labour party in despair. When I look back I feel betrayed, rejected, heartbroken as if by a dearly loved partner. Then that changed to anger.I always found Tony repulsive, smarmy - in spite of jokes about him being the first Labour leader you could go to bed with the lights on! Perhaps the guys liked him? I remember him speaking at conference before it turned into a show but I left the room. How could those old labour or original labour people left in the party tolerate this smarmy, arrogant bloke? Why have MPs continued to support him when he has lied and lied and betrayed them - effectively kicking them in the teeth? Perhaps they should take advice from domestic abuse campaigns, fight denial, have zero tolerance for being ...
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Ha Ha Harriet backtracks....well what did we expect? Honesty?
2007-06-25 18:50:00
Newsnight election hustings with Jeremy Paxman on Tuesday May 29:Paxman: "Do you think the party should say sorry for what has happened [in Iraq]?Jon Cruddas: "I do, actually, as part of the general reconciliation with the British people over what's been a disaster in Iraq..."Harriet Harman [interrupting]: "Yep, I agree."Cruddas: "I don't think we can actually rebuild a sense of trust and a dialogue with the British people unless we fundamentally reconcile ourselves to what the situation is on the ground and our own culpability in creating it."Harman: "I agree with that."BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning:"I've never said that the government should apologise."How many times can I say it? I haven't asked anybody else to do anything, I've just explained what my position is."What I said was that we had to recognise the anger and bitterness that has been caused by Iraq, and we do, whilst at the same time strongly supporting our troops."I said I voted for the war on the bas...
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Browns declares war on trade unions
2007-06-25 18:39:00
Well, it didn't take long. Less than 24 hours into his official Labour leadership, Brown is already on the war path against the trade unions. Brown wants to end the block vote at Labour conference - and the unions' right to put forward contemporary and emergency motions. Instead, there will be "general debates" by members.John McDonnell MP - 'This is a real kick in the teeth for all those trade union general secretaries who loyally nominated Brown to the leadership of the party.'
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Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara was going to create "Palestine
2007-06-25 18:37:00
Robert Fisk: How can Lord Blair possibly be given this peace[Published: Monday 25, June 2007 - 10:27]I suppose that astonishment is not the word for it. Stupefaction comes to mind. I simply could not believe my ears in Beirut when a phone call told me Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara was going to create "Palestine ". I checked the date - no, it was not April 1 - but I remain overwhelmed that this vain, deceitful man, this proven liar, a trumped-up lawyer who has the blood of thousands of Arab men, women and children on his hands is contemplating being "our" Middle East envoy.Can this be true?I had always assumed Balfour, Sykes and Picot were the epitome of Middle Eastern hubris. But Blair? That this (soon-to-be) ex-prime minister, this man who took his country into the sands of Iraq, should actually believe he has a role in the region - he whose own preposterous envoy, Lord Levy, made so many secret trips there, to no avail - is going to sully his hands (and, I fear, our lives) in the worl...
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Law-abiding majority 'is a myth'
2007-06-25 15:39:00
More than six out of 10 people regularly commit petty crimes, exposing the belief in the "law-abiding majority" to be a myth, say researchers.Or is it 61% EVER done a crime not REGULARLY?
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Nuclear power station on welsh border could melt down
2007-06-25 11:26:00
OldburyCAMPAIGNERS fear a nuclear power station located on the Welsh border could suffer a Chernobyl-style meltdown because it has not been fitted with an important safety system. Censored documents released under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to the Stop Oldbury campaign, reveal a one-in-1,000 risk of a fire at Oldbury nuclear power station, located around five miles from Chepstow.Western Mail 25th June 2007Great idea Tony sorry Gordon and Garriet - lets have motre nuclear power stations so we can sleep better at nights?
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Ha,, Ha Harmen surprise!
2007-06-24 17:06:00
Harriet Harm an has been named the next deputy leader of the Labour Party!The justice minister was the surprise winner from the six candidates competing for the position of Gordon Brown's deputy. 50.43% of the votes in the 5th round against Alan Johnsons 49.56%!Epolitx report Party chairman Hazel Blears was eliminated in the first round of voting, with second preferences then distributed to the other candidates.Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain was last in the second round of voting, while international development secretary Hilary Benn - judged to be second favourite ahead of the contest - was eliminated in the third round.With no candidate having a majority by the fourth round, Dagenham MP Jon Cruddas was eliminated. In the fifth round of voting against Harman polled 50.43 per cent, against 49.56 per cent for Alan Johnson.Johnson - the favourite going into the contest - had been three points ahead in the fourth round, but when Cruddas dropped out there was a swing to Harman, e...
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Super Furry Animals call for Nuke free Wales
2007-06-15 20:00:00
ROCK band the Super Furry Animals have called on the Assembly Government to make Wales a nuclear-free country. The band believe the Assembly should follow the example of the Scottish Parliament and announce no new nuclear stations will be built in Wales. Anti-nuclear campaigners want Wales’s only nuclear power station, Wylfa, on Anglesey, to close and the country to move towards renewable sources of energy.Western Mail 15th June 2007
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Demonstration to welcome Gordon Brown to Cardiff
2007-06-07 19:32:00
CHANGE POLICY - NOT JUST LEADERDemonstration to "welcome" Gordon Brown to Cardiff and call for a change in UK foreign policy supported by anti-war campaigners from across WalesSaturday 9 June Assemble 10.30 amCardiff International Arena (CIA)Mary Ann Street (opposite the Cineworld Cinema) Cardiff City Centre(5 mins walk from Queen Street)Please forward this message to as many people as possible - as soon as possible!Bring placards, banners, drums etc.!In 2003, Gordon Brown , was asked how much he was prepared to spend waging war on Iraq. He replied - "As much as it takes!"Gordon Brown will be speaking at a "hustings" meeting in Cardiff on Saturday. It is vital that there is a mega anti-war lobby calling for troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan, no attack on Iran & a break with US foreign policy.Note: It is possible that the venue may change at short notice, we will try and keep people up to date, contact no. for demo, 07792720667Lebanon was the straw that broke Blair's back and...
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