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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Mar 13, 2020 22:37:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 12:03:27 GMT
Surely with the Lib Dems underwhelming performance in a difficult by election for the Conservatives and their trouncing in the GE last year, we are in with a shout of finally taking B&R?
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 22, 2020 12:29:01 GMT
Your best bet is still Kirsty Williams retiring. But yes, will certainly be interesting.
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Mar 22, 2020 12:38:48 GMT
If Kirsty goes then you have a chance, but do not underestimate her name recognition and popularity.
You also need a good candidate, not the debacle of a candidate you had last time.
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Post by cibwr on Mar 28, 2020 10:58:50 GMT
I think baring disasters this is Kirsty's as long as she wants it.
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Post by curiousliberal on Apr 22, 2020 14:01:38 GMT
If we lost here, I wouldn't be surprised if we also did so poorly as to be ineligible for any lists seats. Given that this would mean a net loss in the Assembly, this would probably trigger Jane Dodds' resignation as leader of the Welsh party, but who would take over if not Kirsty Williams?
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Post by Chris from Brum on Apr 22, 2020 14:22:30 GMT
If we lost here, I wouldn't be surprised if we also did so poorly as to be ineligible for any lists seats. Given that this would mean a net loss in the Assembly, this would probably trigger Jane Dodds' resignation as leader of the Welsh party, but who would take over if not Kirsty Williams? Maybe something for discussion over in the yellow room. |
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Post by bluelabour on Apr 22, 2020 15:56:58 GMT
If we lost here, I wouldn't be surprised if we also did so poorly as to be ineligible for any lists seats. Given that this would mean a net loss in the Assembly, this would probably trigger Jane Dodds' resignation as leader of the Welsh party, but who would take over if not Kirsty Williams? Lembit รpik. |
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Post by curiousliberal on Apr 22, 2020 15:59:53 GMT
If we lost here, I wouldn't be surprised if we also did so poorly as to be ineligible for any lists seats. Given that this would mean a net loss in the Assembly, this would probably trigger Jane Dodds' resignation as leader of the Welsh party, but who would take over if not Kirsty Williams? Lembit รpik. He's currently chair of the Asgardian Parliament, and there'll be no access from here to the bifrost until they've seen off Helheim's coronavirus. |
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Post by Penddu on Apr 22, 2020 16:09:05 GMT
I think baring disasters this is Kirsty's as long as she wants it. What do you think she would bare? |
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Post by ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ on Apr 22, 2020 18:22:08 GMT
The matter of Ms Williams being a minister (the minister for rural school closures, no less!) in a Labour administration will play interestingly. She may now be a liability for the Lib Dems in a rural constituency. She seems to be following her political bedfellow Mr Opik's approach to alienating rural Wales.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ on Apr 22, 2020 18:31:44 GMT
If we lost here, I wouldn't be surprised if we also did so poorly as to be ineligible for any lists seats. Given that this would mean a net loss in the Assembly, this would probably trigger Jane Dodds' resignation as leader of the Welsh party, but who would take over if not Kirsty Williams? Well, if you have no AMs, you'll need to choose a county councillor. Let's start looking at the candidates in the top left corner: Anglesey County Council, where the Liberal Democrat taxi is occupied by Cllr Aled Jones. I know nothing about him, other than that he's the second most interesting Aled Jones after the guy off the Snowman and Songs of Praise. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Apr 22, 2020 20:28:17 GMT
It was Peter Auty who sang on the film of The Snowman. Aled Jones had a hit with it later. He now sings as a tenor, but his mature voice isn't a patch on his treble voice and he sings with amplification - unlike Peter Auty, who I have also heard sing as an adult tenor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 21:21:12 GMT
It was Peter Auty who sang on the film of The Snowman. Aled Jones had a hit with it later. He now sings as a tenor, but his mature voice isn't a patch on his treble voice and he sings with amplification - unlike Peter Auty, who I have also heard sing as an adult tenor. I like this version better anyway: |
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Post by iain on Apr 22, 2020 21:21:21 GMT
The matter of Ms Williams being a minister (the minister for rural school closures, no less!) in a Labour administration will play interestingly. She may now be a liability for the Lib Dems in a rural constituency. She seems to be following her political bedfellow Mr Opik's approach to alienating rural Wales. When canvassing in the by-election, Kirsty Williamsโ popularity was extremely noticeable. Her level of personal support was far beyond anything Iโve seen for any other politician on any level. |
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Post by neilm on Apr 22, 2020 23:15:13 GMT
It was Peter Auty who sang on the film of The Snowman. Aled Jones had a hit with it later. He now sings as a tenor, but his mature voice isn't a patch on his treble voice and he sings with amplification - unlike Peter Auty, who I have also heard sing as an adult tenor. I like this version better anyway: That is excellent! Do they do an Irn Bru advert every Christmas? |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Apr 23, 2020 9:26:16 GMT
The matter of Ms Williams being a minister (the minister for rural school closures, no less!) in a Labour administration will play interestingly. She may now be a liability for the Lib Dems in a rural constituency. She seems to be following her political bedfellow Mr Opik's approach to alienating rural Wales. Kirsty is by no means alienating rural Wales. I know the Conservatives are desperate for this scalp and I don't blame them for trying, but this assumption and attack line is pretty desperate. Also your casual reminder that the Conservatives are the junior partners in the coalition running Powys and hold non other than the education portfolio. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2020 10:04:08 GMT
I like this version better anyway: That is excellent! Do they do an Irn Bru advert every Christmas? I believe this advert became quite โiconicโ and they ran it for a number of years, but they made a sequel a few years ago which ended with Santa stealing the can of Irn Bru! |
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Post by johnyorks on Apr 25, 2020 10:01:54 GMT
I don't recall that advert. Was it only shown in Scotland? It's very good.
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Post by David on Apr 29, 2020 18:44:04 GMT
It was Peter Auty who sang on the film of The Snowman. Aled Jones had a hit with it later. He now sings as a tenor, but his mature voice isn't a patch on his treble voice and he sings with amplification - unlike Peter Auty, who I have also heard sing as an adult tenor. I like this version better anyway: That was a good one. Irn Bru do great adverts. They're phenomenal.  |
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