Election XVI – ITV Wales leaders’ debate

I’m going to disappoint you by not declaring a winner in last night’s Wales Decides Leaders’ Debate on ITV1 Wales. I think each of the four leaders gave a good account of him or herself at the Coal Exchange. Perhaps more importantly I don’t think there were any losers. I say importantly because I reckon [...]

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Election XV – Coalition Conundrum

I’m raising the C-word on this evening’s Wales Tonight. After all we’re grown-ups. Politicians from the four main parties don’t like you to use the c-word – of course I mean coalition – during an election campaign. I can understand why: none of them know exactly how the maths will work out on May the [...]

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Election II – Meet the Team

Here’s a handsome crowd – the ITV Wales team for this year’s election coverage on ITV Wales and S4C. It was a feat in itself to get us all in the same place at the same time. We felt it was like a shot from Hustle but Jonathan refused to be cast as the Robert [...]

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Election I

The stakes are high in this election for all four of the main political parties.  To recap: For Labour, the prospect of governing Wales alone – tantalisingly within its grasp but with so many circumstances which could rob it of that cherished prize at the last minute. For Plaid Cymru, the answer to the question [...]

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Wales Decides 2011: Face to Face

No Sharp End tonight or for the duration of the election campaign, but in its place is the first of four special programmes. The idea behind Wales Decides 2011: Face to Face is simple: to get to know the four party leaders who will spend the next month trying to win your vote. What motivates [...]

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