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Desperate Rhods?

Interesting piece from the BBC about how Labour are now talking about PR as a carrot for the Lib-Dems joining them in coalition.

We will see how this story develops over the next few days and what other concessions Rhodri and Co will have up their sleeves to try and get Mike Greman back to the negotiating table.

However, the most amazing comment is from the FM himself, who says that

"a Wales-wide opinion poll should be organised to determine who should be first minister".

I thought we had just had one two weeks ago and the public certainly made their minds up on who they didn't want as First Minister.
I also think, given Gordon Brown's current standing, that choosing First Minister or Prime Minister by opinion polls wouldn't be a good idea!

Time to retire gracefully methinks....

p.s. what has happened to arsembly - the blog has not had any entries since May 16th and rumours are that he has been rumbled by his bosses who are none too happy...

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Anonymous said…
we are may be not invited to the table
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May 20, 2007 8:35 pm
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…
There are certainly rumours flying around that the eponymous arse may well be someone within the Labour Party.

Given what he wrote about me, I have a very good idea of who this person is as the information was too specific to come from any other source.

Let's see if I'm right over the next couple of days!
May 20, 2007 9:43 pm
Anonymous said…
do you know David Taylor then? rumours flying around that he is behind it. I am skeptical myself... it's probably just plaid shit stirring.
May 21, 2007 12:12 am
Anonymous said…
iain dale has more from the arse.
May 21, 2007 1:30 pm
Anonymous said…
On the issue of Rhodri keeping his job, I feel a little sorry for him as he has been hung out to dry by his own party.

The other parties have sat back in amazement as Labour have continually shot themselves in the foot since May 3rd.
May 21, 2007 3:50 pm
Anonymous said…
Dylan - this was all Arsembly ever said about you:

"Dylan Jones-Evans, Aberconwy
Alun Cairns with a bigger ego (if that's possible to imagine). Labour call him Dylan Dylan-Jones. Calls himself "the Professor who shoots from the hip". Forgets to mention that his professorship is at some obscure Scandinavian HE Institution. The so-called "economic wiz-kid" is in reality a bit of thug and not popular with traditional Tories."

To be fair, that could any number of people.
May 21, 2007 4:21 pm
Anonymous said…
well it's hardly specific information, whoever wrote it could have found everything otu about you from google!
May 21, 2007 6:31 pm
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