icWales (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
SENIOR Labour figures want Peter Hain parachuted in as First Minister after Rhodri Morgan’s retirement because of an absence of alternative candidates, the Western Mail has learned.
Neath Guardian (icWales) (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
NEATH MP Peter Hain has spoken out against his Conservative rivals in the lead up to the 10th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage.
icWales (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
THE manager of Peter Hain’s ill-fated Labour deputy leadership campaign was claiming he had been vindicated last night after a researcher for former Tory leader Michael Howard settled a High Court libel action brought against him.
icWales (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
THE manager of Peter Hain’s ill-fated Labour deputy leadership campaign was claiming he had been vindicated last night after a researcher for former Tory leader Michael Howard settled a High Court libel action brought against him.
ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Lord Gwilym Prys Davies has described references to the Welsh language in a recent pamphlet by Mr Hain as “disappointing and unhelpful”. Peter Hain: “Wales, like much of Britain, is more cosmopolitan and diverse than ever in its history. There are now more people from England settling in Wales than there have ever been: one in five of the whole population and increasing by the...
icWales (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
A LABOUR peer has launched a scathing attack on Peter Hain, accusing him of failing to understand the concerns of Welsh speakers about the future of the language.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... and are scrabbling round for money to stay afloat. But after the cash for honours investigation, Peter Hain's resignation and the David Abrahams scandal, taking money from children's charities strikes a new low in Labour's donations history."A Labour Party spokesman said: "The Electoral Commission has confirmed that the Labour Party did nothing wrong in accepting this donation, which...
Conservative Party (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... for disadvantaged schoolchildren." And he stressed, "After the cash for honours investigation, Peter Hain's resignation and the David Abrahams scandal, taking money from children's charities strikes a new low in Labour's donations history."
BBC NEWS | Betsan Powys' blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Back for 24 hours and I'm yet to have a conversation that hasn't included the 'l' word: leadership. Let's start with Labour. Wouldn't Peter Hain rather chew off his own right arm than use it to sign his name, Peter Hain AM? Why on earth would anyone imagine a scenario that has Eluned Morgan MEP, Cardiff girl, throwing away her chances of taking over from Rhodri Morgan as...
The Welsh Lobbyist (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
I did smile at the prospect of Peter Hain or Eluned Morgan riding to Cardiff Bay on their white chargers to save the Labour Party after Rhodri Morgan stands down next year (he still might not go) in the article by Martin Shipton, but despite the fuss it caused this sort of speculation about Rhodri’s replacement just adds to a wider feeling that Labour is more interested in rescuing their...
A View from Rural Wales (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Been away for 36 hours, and catching up on some of the rubbish that the Western Mail is publishing - at least that's what David Cornock of the BBC thinks of Martin Shipton's article suggesting that Peter Hain might fancy a move to the National Assembly. When I postulated this very idea a few full moons ago, David and others mocked me unmercifully. I remember hearing a clip of Bob Monkhouse...
A Pint of Unionist Lite (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Unbelievable! SENIOR Labour figures want Peter Hain parachuted in as First Minister after Rhodri Morgan’s retirement because of an absence of alternative candidates, the Western Mail has learned. A lack of suitable successors among the current crop of AMs has convinced a number of party members that an external figure – like Mr Hain or MEP Eluned Morgan – should be brought in to...
Peter Black AM (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Dear oh dear, what is this obsession with Peter Hain, Adam Price and Eluned Morgan all about? Why exactly does the Western Mail keep up with this pretence that politicians of its choosing can be parachuted into the Welsh Assembly to take on the mantle of First Minister/future leader of Plaid Cymru etc? Do they not realise that there are democratic processes that must be gone through both...
Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
SENIOR Labour figures want Peter Hain parachuted in as First Minister after Rhodri Morgan’s retirement because of an absence of alternative candidates, the Western Mail reports today.A lack of suitable successors among the current crop of AMs has convinced a number of party members that an external figure – like Mr Hain or MEP Eluned Morgan – should be brought in to fill the void.says...
Gavin's Gaily Gigest (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Just come across a light-hearted article I worked on for Total Politics during its early stages. The concept didn’t make the final cut, but I’m posting it here as some of the jokes aren’t half-bad. As you can probably tell, it was written around the time the Peter Hain and George Osbourne donation stories were [...]
