Friday, 25th January, 2013
Lose-win situation
For a few weeks the lead rumour in the council has centred around a prominent member of the IPPG who’s been making noises that he intends to resign from the group to join Labour. It hasn’t been a closely-guarded secret, and during this week the vol... Read more →
Monday, 14th January, 2013
Stock exchange
Much like the FTSE 100, the second week of New Year trading kicked off this morning in the Pembrokeshire County Council Exchange, the PEMB 60 index. Trading on the floor of the County Hall stock exchange for the PEMB 60 opened this morning at: IPPG 32, LAB 8, ... Read more →
Friday, 11th January, 2013
Bye George!
Cllr. Huw George stripped of education portfolio over critical reports following meeting of council’s ruling group. Remains in cabinet with responsibility for environment. Crusade for accountability led by Cllr. Brian Hall! Following a meeting of the ... Read more →
Friday, 4th January, 2013
New Year Honours
The author of that other website, Cllr. Mike Stoddart, appears to be making good use of the legal reassurance that came off the back of a 2012 High Court ruling on freedom of speech. Some might say he’s abusing the privilege. The ruling was made on a... Read more →
Thursday, 20th December, 2012
NEW POLL: Estyn and WAO reports
After receiving a couple of suggestions in your comments in the wake of this week’s critical Estyn and WAO reports, I’ve created a new poll. If yo...
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Monday, 17th December, 2012
Double indictment
It’s never looked more likely that Pembrokeshire County Council will have special measures imposed to tackle serious issues in education, following two highly critical reports both released today. The reports, one by Estyn, which follows-up the damning ... Read more →
Thursday, 13th December, 2012
Unflagging support
Clearly the most important matter that came before today’s county council meeting was the unanimously supported adoption of the Pembrokeshire flag. The re...
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Wednesday, 12th December, 2012
Cold callers
At tomorrow’s council meeting, councillors face an important decision. The motion of no confidence in cabinet member responsible for education, Cllr. Huw ...
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Sunday, 9th December, 2012
Public support for Anna Ryder-Richardson and Manor House Wildlife Park
The Pembrokeshire public has come out in strong support for Anna Ryder-Richardson and her business, Manor House Wildlife Park in the wake of a recent prosecution for breaches of health and safety. Pembrokeshire County Council has come under considerable critic... Read more →
Thursday, 6th December, 2012
All the trimmings
The Grumpy one seems to have a bit of an exclusive over on that other website in the form of a leaked email. It was recently sent out to all members of the IPPG...
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