Wondering why Plaid Cymru never experienced a similar young, left resurgence to the same level the SNP did. Lots of people first drawn into politics by the Iraq war, disillusioned by Labour, they could have followed the SNP model and hoovered up disillusioned young socialists.
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Welsh Labour’s disavowal of the Corbyn leadership during the 2017 general election seemed like a step backwards too, distancing from a very popular manifesto: all things that Plaid could have capitalised on.
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This is very good on Welsh Labour’s problems and the seeming passivity of the left grassroots, by @Dai_alectichttps://newsocialist.org.uk/neither-red-nor-green/ …
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Chris Bryant, Rhondda? He’s someone I really like, but doesn’t ‘sound’ like he grew up in the Fawr or the Fach.
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Yeah, his name was brought up alongside Stephen Kinnock, Owen Smith: CLPs saw them as “London types” first; locals second.
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Paul Foot?
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Michael! Freudian slip.
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I think part of the problem in Newport East was also the imposition of an unpopular all-women shortlist, against the wishes of the local CLP. As someone who grew up in Newport, I never felt any connection with Plaid, they seemed to speak rather for rural north/west Wales.
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Cracking thread of articles explaining the intricacies of Welsh politics - I can send this to friends, colleagues and relatives to explain it! (You'll see a threadreader req in a mo). Tiny correction Jessica's seat is Newport East (she's my mum's MP). Paul was MP for Newport West
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