Emphatic, yes. Energising - we'll see 2013

2013 2013 2013 <span style="font-family: inherit;">The media is describing Plaid's win at Ynys Mon as 'emphatic' - something of an understatement but good enough for now. The results and the respective swings involved tell their own story.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid)&nbsp;<strong>12,601</strong><em>&nbsp;(58.24%, +16.82%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tal Michael (Lab)&nbsp;<strong>3,435&nbsp;</strong><em>(15.88%, -10.33%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nathan Gill (UKIP)&nbsp;<strong>3,099</strong>&nbsp;(14.32%)</span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neil Fairlamb (Cons)&nbsp;<strong>1,843&nbsp;</strong><em>(8.52%, -20.70%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kathrine Jones (Soc Lab)&nbsp;<strong>348</strong><em>(1.61%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve Churchman (Lib Dem)&nbsp;<strong>309</strong>&nbsp;(<em>1.43%, -1.73%)</em></span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">As for post-mortems, the choice of an ex-TV presenter non-member as Plaid candidate turned out to be inspired. Labour made their own problems from the outset. A few in Tal Michael's camp should also be re-thinking negative campaigning as a strategy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">UKIP continue to be the big problem for the tories and it will be interesting to see how Kirsty Williams spins anything positive out of a humiliating last place (after Socialist Labour).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mr ap Iorwerth described the win as 'energising'. He added a little cryptically that 'l<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">essons have been learnt here'.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">It was an interesting choice of words.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">The&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">suspicion</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;being that it was an oblique reference, accompanied by two fingers, aimed at the bloggers and detractors who have dissed his campaign stance over Wylfa B.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">That particular debate will continue for some time to come. What is apparent though for the present is that the subject of nuclear power is clearly more entrenched as an issue in the minds of party activists than in electors.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><b>Update:</b> As of 8.47am today, Mr Black decided that the main story worth comment on his blog is how Ed Miliband continues to have his detractors. Funny how perspectives get skewed.</span><br> 2013 2013 2013 <br><span style="font-family: inherit;">The media is describing Plaid's win at Ynys Mon as 'emphatic' - something of an understatement but good enough for now. The results and the respective swings involved tell their own story.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid)&nbsp;<strong>12,601</strong><em>&nbsp;(58.24%, +16.82%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tal Michael (Lab)&nbsp;<strong>3,435&nbsp;</strong><em>(15.88%, -10.33%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nathan Gill (UKIP)&nbsp;<strong>3,099</strong>&nbsp;(14.32%)</span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neil Fairlamb (Cons)&nbsp;<strong>1,843&nbsp;</strong><em>(8.52%, -20.70%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kathrine Jones (Soc Lab)&nbsp;<strong>348</strong><em>(1.61%)</em></span></li><li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_16/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve Churchman (Lib Dem)&nbsp;<strong>309</strong>&nbsp;(<em>1.43%, -1.73%)</em></span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">As for post-mortems, the choice of an ex-TV presenter non-member as Plaid candidate turned out to be inspired. Labour made their own problems from the outset. A few in Tal Michael's camp should also be re-thinking negative campaigning as a strategy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">UKIP continue to be the big problem for the tories and it will be interesting to see how Kirsty Williams spins anything positive out of a humiliating last place (after Socialist Labour).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mr ap Iorwerth described the win as 'energising'. He added a little cryptically that 'l<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">essons have been learnt here'.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">It was an interesting choice of words.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">The&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">suspicion</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;being that it was an oblique reference, accompanied by two fingers, aimed at the bloggers and detractors who have dissed his campaign stance over Wylfa B.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">That particular debate will continue for some time to come. What is apparent though for the present is that the subject of nuclear power is clearly more entrenched as an issue in the minds of party activists than in electors.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><b>Update:</b> As of 8.47am today, Mr Black decided that the main story worth comment on his blog is how Ed Miliband continues to have his detractors. Funny how perspectives get skewed.</span><br>2013 2013 2013 <br> <a href="http://www.matrixar.com/" title="Matrix ">المصفوفة : أجمل الخلفيات والصور</a>