tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post2857377544551800096..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Changing the guardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-47227057919923283812015-05-16T12:23:36.228+01:002015-05-16T12:23:36.228+01:00Cneifiwr @ 10.36. Many people in Llanelli default ...Cneifiwr @ 10.36. Many people in Llanelli default to the Labour party- they are always looking for a reason not to vote for another party. The drip drip of 'bad news' against Plaid's running of the council is the excuse they need not to change their vote - although in their hearts they know Labour is bad for them. Plaid has never had the capacity to beat Labour on the news front in Llanelli. The welcome advent of the Herald will make things more difficult, Plaid will be associated with many Council problems not of their making. A 6 month 'honeymoon' will be OK but after that .... Plaid needs to finish the job of eating away at the Inds, but supporting them in government just gives the structure to survive and start eating away at Plaid in rural areas. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-33587485873300821072015-05-16T10:36:16.394+01:002015-05-16T10:36:16.394+01:00Anon@8.58 We have to remember that Labour increase...Anon@8.58 We have to remember that Labour increased its vote in Llanelli at the last council elections in 2012 despite being in coalition with the Independents. And some of the Labour councillors elected were as near as you can get to the proverbial dead donkey wearing a red rosette. If they were angry with the council, that was a strange way of showing it.<br /><br />Perhaps things have changed.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-34974421694609049882015-05-16T08:58:54.537+01:002015-05-16T08:58:54.537+01:00Plaid were beaten by Labour by 80 votes not 21 as ...Plaid were beaten by Labour by 80 votes not 21 as suggested above although it is a extremely marginal seat. The council is a very hot topic in Llanelli where Plaid for the last three years have exclusively blamed Labour for everything not mentioning the Independents at all. It will be interesting to see Plaid in the hot seat for once. For one I agree with Cneifiwr the best option would have been a Plaid/Labour opposition - there is a lot expertise on both sides. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-85265115683415575632015-05-15T22:38:56.357+01:002015-05-15T22:38:56.357+01:00VERY worrying development in CCC politics...this r...VERY worrying development in CCC politics...this really doesn't look like a good idea to me. It's the worst time to inherit Labour's mess, 2 yrs before the next Council Elections, 1 yr before Assembly elections.<br /><br />The public might not be engaged with who has been making all these "difficult decisions" to date but as it gets closer to the Council Elections Plaid will come under the spot light increasingly and come under attack from Labour who will make sure they will be saddled with the whole rotten lot which wasn't their doing.<br /><br />Much better to have allowed Labour and the Indies to finish off this Council term and have a fresh start in 2017. They will regret it or they may end up making no Council seat gains like they failed to make any last week in Parliament.<br /><br />I don't care if they are the largest group, now is NOT the time to form shady coalitions just so they can assert their power in the short term...they've got to have the long game in their perspectivesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-81429561357199337212015-05-15T15:08:17.993+01:002015-05-15T15:08:17.993+01:00Anon@12.57 I get the feeling that the county counc...Anon@12.57 I get the feeling that the county council is not such a hot topic in Llanelli as it is in other parts of the county.<br /><br />Interesting too that while Keith Davies is in favour of joining up with Swansea, Tegwen D and Co have firmly nailed their colours to the Carmarthenshire mast.<br /><br />By the time of the Assembly election we will know which way the Welsh Govt is going to jump on this. <br /><br />This will be an interesting factor in the election, with Labour currently pointing in both directions.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-264088780373397072015-05-15T12:57:42.782+01:002015-05-15T12:57:42.782+01:00Makes it less likely for Plaid to gain Llanelli as...Makes it less likely for Plaid to gain Llanelli assembly seat next year. Plaid lost by 21 votes the last time Plaid was in coalition with the Ind group. labour blamed Plaid for everything. History will repeat itself. <br />Deal with labour , maybe. Minority admin maybe. Shacking up with the same political carpetbaggers that stiched Plaid up last time- bad news. Hunanladdiad gwleidyddol Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-86897412626330562812015-05-15T11:15:52.480+01:002015-05-15T11:15:52.480+01:00Planning departments of poorly resourced local aut...Planning departments of poorly resourced local authorities are often completely out-gunned by the high powered lawyers, valuers and planning consultants employed by avaricious developers when it comes to negotiating affordable housing and S106 contributions. Perhaps the savings from a much reduced spin department could be more usefully deployed in this direction, bringing in extra funding for much-needed services and infrastructure, as well as boosting the pitifully small number of affordable houses that the planning system has delivered so far. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-26658167849029476122015-05-15T08:42:44.053+01:002015-05-15T08:42:44.053+01:00Agreed anon 18.56 Advertise for bilingual staff o...Agreed anon 18.56 Advertise for bilingual staff of course but now Carms really needs experience and ability in some of these top jobs. In any job the best candidate should always succeed. Have an in-house welsh tuition programme to support language skills as appropriate. m1booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-19347798218731106362015-05-15T07:08:36.176+01:002015-05-15T07:08:36.176+01:00I think Emlyn Dole is still a member of Plaid Cymr...I think Emlyn Dole is still a member of Plaid Cymru which has a constitution which directs the formation of County council coalitions under section 4 of its standing orders. Coalitions have to be approved by their National Executive and presumably its already been cleared.<br />12.4<br />At the conclusion of any negotiations, a written statement of the aims of the<br />arrangement (“the statement”), setting out any agreed policies, shall be presented to<br />the Local Government Area Committee for discussion, and, if agreed, to the National<br />Executive for final decision. Under no circumstances shall any agreement be entered<br />into without the explicit approval of the National Executive, and that approval shall<br />not be given in the absence of the statement. In the event of any disagreement<br />between the various bodies, the decision of the National Executive shall be final and<br />bindingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-63934936541646940162015-05-14T20:29:43.487+01:002015-05-14T20:29:43.487+01:00The Nick Clegg moment?The Nick Clegg moment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-17474687599915390492015-05-14T18:56:23.057+01:002015-05-14T18:56:23.057+01:00All very well to ask for bilingual staff but in ar...All very well to ask for bilingual staff but in areas of shortage eg social workers, foster carers, experienced managers they are not around, do you then leave vacancies forever? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com