Jacob Williams
Tuesday, 16th May, 2023

Huw dares, wins?

Huw dares, wins?

Following on from my last two blogposts (here and here) it’s little surprise that Cllr. Huw Murphy’s name is going forward as a candidate to become leader of Pembrokeshire County Council at Thursday’s extraordinary meeting. As I’ve prev... Read more →


The previously-scuppered motion to unseat Pembrokeshire County Council’s leader, Cllr. David Simpson, will now be debated at a special meeting convened by...


Sunday, 23rd April, 2023

Murphy’s law

Murphy’s law

The late queen’s legacy played its part Pembrokeshire County Council’s latest source of amusement, this week. The story begins just after 7pm on Tuesday, the 18th April. It was an email sent to all councillors by the chief executive, Will Bramble ... Read more →


Tuesday, 4th April, 2023

Another one bites the dust

Only a quarter done, and 2023 is proving to be quite a fluid year for Pembrokeshire County Council’s political composition. All of the changes so far have...


Thursday, 27th October, 2022

Cabinet call-in: school funding

An extraordinary meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council’s schools and learning overview and scrutiny committee is being held tomorrow afternoon. It’...


Ballot box dodgers
Thursday, 30th June, 2022

Ballot box dodgers

Some quite fairly anticipated my post-election writeup much sooner. It’s delayed and won’t cover many contests, but my pre-election preview wasn’t too wide of the mark…


Wednesday, 4th May, 2022

Just browsing

Just browsing

We’ll have to wait until Friday’s vote count to know who they are, but Pembrokeshire’s new cohort of councillors emerging from tomorrow’s local elections may never experience a pre-pandemic-style full council chamber. Fully remote meeti... Read more →


Monday, 18th April, 2022

PCC 2022: Ones to watch…

PCC 2022: Ones to watch…

The 2022 Pembrokeshire County Council election is already notable for its high number of uncontested seats. Nineteen of sixty councillors – your author included – have been returned without any opposition, meaning the 2022-2027 council is more than... Read more →


Tuesday, 29th March, 2022

Holding back?

There’s a week to go until nominations for Pembrokeshire County Council’s 2022 election close. One thing most council-watchers seem to agree on is j...


Grumpy’s return
Monday, 28th February, 2022

Grumpy’s return

And so, we reach the last day of February. In 2022 this turns out to be a particularly notable date, but not because it’s a leap day. Old Grumpy, the auth...