tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post1443139031805156138..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: The Other ResignationJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-68892265537314207622009-12-11T19:05:51.181+00:002009-12-11T19:05:51.181+00:00Dyfrig,
In referring to a preference for a nation...Dyfrig,<br /><br />In referring to a preference for a national list, I was referring to the way in which the Additional Members are elected to the Assembly rather than more specifically to the way in which Plaid selects them. As long as the electoral system bases them on regions, we have to select separate regional lists.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-25469550815257429822009-12-11T18:35:38.141+00:002009-12-11T18:35:38.141+00:00John,
I find the notion on a national list de...John,<br /> I find the notion on a national list deeply problematic. If we were to adopt a national list, it should be on a One Member One Vote system, through a postal ballot. <br /> The recent system used to select the European list was deeply problematic. A single hustings was arranged for each regional list area, meaning that areas with large numbers of Plaid Cymru voters were at a disadvantage. Members in Meirionydd - where the concentration of Plaid Cymru members is highest - were forced to choose between a hustings in Aberystwyth or Bangor, both of them over an hour's drive away. Compare this with a member in Cardiff, who had 3 hustings meetings held within the same hour's driving distance. The result was a system where members in South East Wales had better access to, and were therefore better represented in, the selection process.Dyfrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582868090291517638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-22402983676873852412009-12-10T08:57:46.950+00:002009-12-10T08:57:46.950+00:00Alun,
Dwi ddim am wneud unrhyw sylwadau am gefndi...Alun,<br /><br />Dwi ddim am wneud unrhyw sylwadau am gefndir yr unigolyn dan sylw. Cafodd ei ddewis gan yr aelodau mewn cystadleuaeth agored.<br /><br />Dwi ddim yn ymwybodol o unrhyw ymdrechion o'r Blaid yn ganolog i ddwyn perswâd ar aelodau i bleidleisio dros neu yn erbyn unrhyw ymgeisydd; yn bendant, ni fuaswn i'n fodlon caniatáu y fath ymyrraeth. Unig gyfrifoldeb y Blaid yn genedlaethol yn y broses ddewis ydy sicrhau fod yr ymgeisyddion posib yn cwrdd ag unrhyw feini prawf a osodir, ac yn hynny o beth, dwi ddim yn credu fod ein prosesau presennol yn ddigon cryf.<br /><br />Dwi'n ymwybodol fod rhai unigolion, gan gynnwys swyddogion cenedlaethol, wedi argymell aelodau i bleidleisio dros un neu'r llall o'r ymgeisyddion mewn ambell i broses ddewis; ond fel unigolion oedden nhw'n gweithredu, nid ar ran y Pwyllgor Gwaith. Yn bersonol, fel ceidwad y cyfansoddiad, ac fel y swyddog sy'n atebol am ymddygiad a pherfformiad Tŷ Gwynfor, dwi bob amser wedi gwrthod cymeradwyo unrhyw ymgeisydd mewn cystadleuaeth o'r fath. Gwell gen i gadw at fy nghyfrifoldebau cenedlaethol - sef sicrhau addasrwydd yr ymgeiswyr posib - a gadael i'r aelodau lleol wneud eu dewis.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-34582959238210478882009-12-10T08:46:06.410+00:002009-12-10T08:46:06.410+00:00Dyfrig,
The NEC will not be using recent events t...Dyfrig,<br /><br />The NEC will not be using recent events to overhaul the selection process; the National Council has already agreed to the overhaul many months ago, and we're just putting the details in place.<br /><br />Nor is there any intention to give the party centrally any right to parachute candidates into any area. The two things which we are looking at are strengthening the process of building a national register of approved candidates - and the words that I used (select, train, and prepare) were about much more than simply giving a Yea or a Nay - and helping members at selection hustings to think about more aspects of the performance of individuals than merely whether they can make a good speech and answer a few questions.<br /><br />The final choice of candidates will remain with local members. Having said that, I have never made any secret of the fact that, as far as the list system goes, I would personally prefer a national list (rather than 5 regional lists), which would give the party a better chance of ensuring that we can use the list system to achieve the best balance in the overall team - and I'm talking about things like experience and skills here rather than simply the more obvious visual balance.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-81248421442472592302009-12-09T22:43:00.618+00:002009-12-09T22:43:00.618+00:00John rydw i yn copio beth rydw i wedi ysgrifennu a...John rydw i yn copio beth rydw i wedi ysgrifennu ar flog Vaughan ar y pwnc yma. <br /><br />Mae hwn wedi bod yn amlwg i mi a rhai ohonom sydd yn byw ac yn aelodau yng Nghasnewydd ers amser hir.<br />Synnu nad oes NEB o’r De ddwyrain sydd yn ymwneud a'r Blaid yn ymateb. Wn i pam???<br /><br />O’r diwedd mae rhai pobol yn dechrau gofyn cwestiynau. Roedd cefndir Osgar yn amlwg i lawer o'r funud gyntaf ymunodd gyda'r Blaid. Ddaeth yn gynghorydd sir gan ei fod mewn ward “liwgar” i ddenu llawer o bleidleisiau, ond gofynner beth oedd ei gyfraniad i'r ward ac i'r Ddinas pan oedd yn aelod o'r cyngor. Clywodd rhywun e yn areithio erioed yn siambr y cyngor?<br /><br />Wrth gwrs mae hanes am Osgar!! Holwch sut ddaeth i'r amlwg yng Nghasnewydd tua 5/6 mlynedd yn ôl. Hefyd gofynnwch sut cymerwyd cangen Casnewydd o'r Blaid drosto gan e a'i deulu!! Hefyd gofynnwch pwy oedd yn brwydro mor ffyrnig i gael e ar y rhestr i ddechrau, a'r pwysau ar aelodau cyffredin i bleidleisio drosto oherwydd lliw ei groen a'i grefydd.<br /><br />Ie pwy oedd yn defnyddiodd pwy? Nawr efallai gawn i ambell i ateb!!!<br /><br />Beth sydd yn fy mhoeni i a llawer un arall yw'r cwestiwn o egwyddor sy'n caniatáu i berson aros mewn swydd heb wynebu ei etholwyr? Ond i Osgar beth yw egwyddor? Mae hwn yn hen hanes a dydy e ddim yn becso'r dam!!<br /><br />Gwych o gwpled <br />Esgus o ddyn yw Oscar - i'w hunan<br />yn unig mae'n deyrngar; <br /><br />Mae yn dweud y cwbl ond beth hefyd am gyfrifoldeb y “Back room boys” yn hwn i gyd?????Alun Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387680999269505888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-52646346940855981012009-12-09T19:57:17.861+00:002009-12-09T19:57:17.861+00:00John,
I feel that it would be a shame for the...John,<br /> I feel that it would be a shame for the NEC to use Asghar's utterly dishonourably conduct to overhaul the selection process. I think that it's a genuine strength that local members have such a strong grip over who will seek to represent them in various elections. I would hate to see us go down the Labour route, with Ty Gwynfor parachuting candidates in to stand elections. <br /> And to be honest, I feel that Asghar is an exceptional case. If you look at the current crop of parliamentary candidates, I think that we have a better slate than ever before. Even in unwinnable constituencies we have some truly outstanding candidates. And all this has been achieved without any central control.Dyfrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582868090291517638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-71679784863862009502009-12-09T18:00:42.382+00:002009-12-09T18:00:42.382+00:00Anon,
Be careful what you wish for...Anon,<br /><br />Be careful what you wish for...John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-2537125514162554272009-12-09T17:57:37.334+00:002009-12-09T17:57:37.334+00:00Maybe Alun Davies will come back to make up the nu...Maybe Alun Davies will come back to make up the numbers if he's not offered a cabinet post !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-1996093394227245062009-12-09T16:30:39.661+00:002009-12-09T16:30:39.661+00:00Absolutely he should resign.
I understand he has i...Absolutely he should resign.<br />I understand he has in his career been tory, labour, plaid and now tory again.<br />As he is quite obviously someone whose primary concern is himself, it would seem he is back to his natural home.<br />Hopefully there he can sink into the obscurity he so clearly deserves.HuwOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181787989602297717noreply@blogger.com