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Interesting goings-on down the Bay at the moment...
Carwyn Jones not re-elected as First Minister as Leanne Wood puts herself forward and gains the backing of Plaid, the Conservatives & UKIP.
29-29 split vote.
Interesting to see how this one plays out...
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Sounds like PC really are the "cheap date" they were accused of being before the election.
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think it was a statement more than an actual attempt at becoming the next government. but you're right, interesting indeed.
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This is why I don't vote
Clowns running the country
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Claude Blue
Sounds like PC really are the "cheap date" they were accused of being before the election.
Plaid Cuddling up with UKIP and the conservatives
Well that didn't take long Leanne
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tigerbaybluebird
This is why I don't vote
Clowns running the country
The problem is, even if you dont vote they'll still be there, affecting your life.
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tigerbaybluebird
Plaid Cuddling up with UKIP and the conservatives
Well that didn't take long Leanne
Doesn't really mean they're "cuddling".
Wood went for it knowing that she'd get the backing of her own AMs, that the Conservatives want Carwyn out at any cost, and that UKIP ran on a 'shake up the Assembly' pitch...meaning they'd all vote for her anyway on this.
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tommy31
The problem is, even if you dont vote they'll still be there, affecting your life.
Totally agree.
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Yeah I don't think she would have made any policy bargains here.
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tigerbaybluebird
Totally agree.
so with that in mind, it's probably best to vote. at least that way you get a (small) say in what happens.
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Labour are comfortably the largest party so what does Wood do but strike a deal with right wingers.I can't see many of her party's supporters being happy with that.
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According to the dark side, it's looking like Neil Warnock
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Nelsonca61
According to the dark side, it's looking like Neil Warnock
:hehe:
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Pearcey3
Labour are comfortably the largest party so what does Wood do but strike a deal with right wingers.I can't see many of her party's supporters being happy with that.
Some are far from happy
https://mobile.twitter.com/Rhuanedd/...12272095465472
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ninianclark
Nice to have a change in the Bay - Carwyn and Labour have been on the thrown for 17 years and 21 years come the next election - #TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A GO
Leanne Wood much better than Carwyn anyway - we could have our First Lady Minister of Wales - well done Leanne
#GAME OF THROWNS
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tigerbaybluebird
I'm not surprised. This won't do Plaid any good.
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Originally Posted by
ninianclark
Nice to have a change in the Bay - Carwyn and Labour have been on the thrown for 17 years and 21 years come the next election - #TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A GO
Leanne Wood much better than Carwyn anyway - we could have our First Lady Minister of Wales - well done Leanne
So basically just ignore what the electorate voted for five days ago? :shrug:
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ninianclark
Nice to have a change in the Bay - Carwyn and Labour have been on the thrown for 17 years and 21 years come the next election - #TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A GO
Leanne Wood much better than Carwyn anyway - we could have our First Lady Minister of Wales - well done Leanne
So you want a party without any kind of mandate to lead the Assembly? Why not go the whole hog and ignore the results and that Labour are by far the biggest party.
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Pearcey3
So you want a party without any kind of mandate to lead the Assembly? Why not go the whole hog and ignore the results and that Labour are by far the biggest party.
they were the biggest party, but dont have a mandate. There were more seats against labour than for, which is why they didnt win. This is democracy.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth on bbc wales right now talking about it
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tigerbaybluebird
This speaks volumes about Wood's breathtaking opportunism and hypocrisy. She is the first to slag off UKIP and right wing politics. Now she is getting them to back her even though she has much less of a mandate than Labour. I hope this blows up in her face and there is another Election next month because she will see her party lose seats.
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tommy31
they were the biggest party, but dont have a mandate. There were more seats against labour than for, which is why they didnt win. This is democracy.
I know that but do you think Wales wants a Plaid/Tory/UKIP coalition when Labour won almost as many seats as that lot put together. Its a sham and many left wing Plaid supporters will not be happy.
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Interesting that Leanne Wood thinks with 12 seats out of 60 she has any sort of right to be First Minister. Anyway their initial lies about there being no deals with other parties is a lie. Neil Hamilton has said they were approached by Plaid on Monday to back them in the FM vote.