The meteoric rise of the Green Party. :-)
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The meteoric rise of the Green Party. :-)
Jo Stevens...Secretary of State for Wales...is a Bluebird.
you've been flat out in the alt forum but this one just had to come on the main board?
I read Jo Stevens and thought of (what I thought was) a Jo Stevens from S Club 7 who's name is actually Rachel.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
Oh well. I cant post images because I cant get through Mikes hoops.
I like to reach a wider public ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dembe
And PlaidQuote:
Originally Posted by az city
Plaid got fewer votes than 5 years ago, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Is she the fiirst Bluebird in the Cabinet ? Neil Kinnock was never in Government, Leo Abse was never in the Cabinet, I don’t recall George Thomas was ever a Bluebird. David Lloyd George was at both Cup Finals in the 1920s but I’d be surprised if he ever went to Ninian Park. Stephen Doughty, member for Cardiff South and Penarth, is a Bluebird but has never been in office. Can anyone think of anyone else ?Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
one crumb...you mean a loaf of bread.
Really, was she at the aldershot home game in the snow 1991 ish, there was 1700 odd, only the hardcoreQuote:
Originally Posted by IanD
Did alright in canton as half of north wales relocated thereQuote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
That's our democracy for you, fewer votes and two more seats. Meanwhile Labour's share of the vote was up by a few percentage points but they got a huge majority. Reform got about the same share of the vote as the Libs but got 5 seats while the Libs got 71.Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
Kevin Brennan, Cardiff West MP until 2024 was a minister and is a bluebird.Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Mort
Hopefully your post takes offQuote:
Originally Posted by az city
No, that's our voting system for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Definitely a Bluebird but were any of his Junior Ministerial or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State positions actually in the Cabinet ?Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
This was Plaid Cymru’s best ever performance in a Westminster election, securing 14.8% of the vote in Wales (up from 9.9% in 2019) and falling just shy of the record number of votes in the 2001 election (194,812 in 2024 vs 195,893 in the heady post-devolution days of 2001).Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
What's more, Plaid Cymru's candidate in Cardiff West, Kiera Marshall, came second with 9423 votes, which was by far the best performance in Cardiff in the 100-year history of Plaid Cymru.
She smashed Neil McEvoy's return of 6096 votes in the 2015 general election and beat McEvoy in every polling district including his former stronghold of Pentrebane. McEvoy himself (the 'leader' and only elected politician of his party, Propel) recieved a derisory 1041 votes.
It just shows how much Plaid Cymru are ignored by the UK (and 'Welsh') media that you, az city, were unaware of these facts.
No she isn't. She's from Swansea and grew up in Flintshire.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanD
She's a horrible anti-Wales pro-UK liar who is intent on denying Wales the £billions we are owed from HS2
Holde yer horses there. I have nothing against Plaid. Calm down. I believe I said "I think" in the post. I knew the number of votes rounded to the nearest 10k was about the same or fewer - or am I wrong on that?Quote:
Originally Posted by severncity
Proportionally more people voted for the reform nutters than PlaidQuote:
Originally Posted by severncity
In the 2019 general election Plaid Cymru received 153,265 votes which was 9.9% of the votes cast in Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
On Thursday Plaid Cymru received 194,812 votes which was 14.8% of votes cast in Wales.
And 4 of the 32 MP's elected in Wales represent Plaid Cymru - which too is an all-time best.
Plaid Cymru receives, on average, double its Westminster vote in subsequent Senedd/Assembly elections. 30% in 2026 would almost certainly make Rhun First Minister.
Many people who vote for other parties in Westminster elections switch to Plaid in Senedd elections.
Plaid has only a very small chance of being part of any government in Westminster so many Welsh voters feel that it's a wasted vote in a general election.
The fact that 194,812 people don't feel that voting for Plaid is a wasted vote is a sign of just how strong and popular Plaid Cymru actually is.
Not commenting on her politics, but you’re wrong about her not being a City fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by severncity
Yes and Reform could easily be one of the largest parties in the Senedd after 2026. That's why Farage launched Reform's UK campaign in the Gurnos a few weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
If events go badly for the UK and Wales over the next 18 months Reform could, conceivably be the largest party in the Senedd after 2026
She's a Spurs fan who attends Cardiff City games. It says so in this article published todayQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/p...ch_item_mobile
She's a City Fan whose other half is a big noise in the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust hence the Spurs connectionQuote:
Originally Posted by severncity