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Y C YNG OR 31/07/08

THE COUNCIL, 31/07/08

Present:

C ounc illor Evie Morga n Jones (C ha ir) C ounc illor Anne Lloyd Jones (Vic e-c ha ir)

Councillors: Bob Anderson, S W C hurc hma n, Anwen Da vies, E T Doga n, Dyfed Edwa rds,

Dyla n Edwa rds, Huw Edwa rds, Trevor Edwa rds, T G Ellis, Ala n Jones Eva ns, Alun Wyn Eva ns, Jea n Forsyth, K G reenly-Jones, G wen G riffith, Ma rga ret G riffith, Alwyn G ruffydd, Siâ n G wenllia n, C hristopher Hughes, Da fydd Ll Hughes, Huw Pric e Hughes, Louise Hughes, O P Huws, Aeron M Jones, Bria n Jones, C ha rles W Jones, Da i Rees Jones, Dyfrig Wynn Jones, Eric Merfyn Jones, John G wilym Jones, J R Jones, John Wynn Jones, Linda Wyn Jones, R L Jones, Penri Jones, Eryl Jones-Willia ms, P.G .La rsen, Dewi Lewis, Dilwyn Lloyd, June Ma rsha ll, Keith Ma rsha ll, J W Meredith, Llinos Merks, Linda Morga n, Dewi Owen, W Roy Owen, W Tudor Owen, Arwel Pierc e, Peter Rea d, Da fydd W Roberts, C a erwyn Roberts, G lyn Roberts, G wilym Euros Roberts, John Pughe Roberts, Liz Sa ville Roberts, Siôn Selwyn Roberts, Trevor Roberts, W G a reth Roberts, Dyfrig Sienc yn, Ann Willia ms, G ethin G lyn Willia ms, G wilym Willia ms, J.W.Willia ms, Owa in Willia ms, R H Wyn Willia ms a nd Robert J Wright.

Also present:

Ha rry Thoma s (C hief Exec utive), Dilwyn Willia ms (Stra tegic Direc tor -
Resourc es), Dewi Rowla nds (Stra tegic Direc tor - Environment), Da fydd Edwa rds (Hea d of Fina nc e), Dilys Phillips (Monitoring Offic er/Hea d of Administra tion a nd Public Protec tion), G a reth Wyn Jones (Senior Lega l a nd Administra tive Ma na ger), Arwel Ellis Jones (Senior Ma na ger - Polic y a nd Opera tiona l), Ann Owen (Polic y a nd Performa nc e Ma na ger, Ec onomy a nd Regenera tion), Sha ron Wa rnes (Senior Polic y a nd Performa nc e Ma na ger - Development), Dyla n G riffiths (Stra tegic a nd Fina nc ing Pla nning Ma na ger), Eleri Pa rry (Senior C ommittee Ma na ger)

Invitees: Heulyn Da vies, Senior Welsh Affa irs Ma na ger, Roya l Ma il G roup Wa les, Da ve Wa ll,

Externa l Rela tions Ma na ger, Post Offic e Ltd. , Ala n Knowles, Field C ha nge Advisor, Post Offic e Ltd.; Eifion Pritc ha rd, C ha irma n, Postwa tc h Wa les a nd Keith Ric ha rds, Welsh Opera tions Ma na ger, Na tiona l Federa tion of Sub-postma sters.

Apologies: C ounc illors EIwyn Edwa rds, Simon G lyn, Selwyn G riffiths, Sylvia Humphreys, Dewi Llewelyn, Ieua n Roberts, Ioa n Thoma s, G uto Rhys Tomos

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PRAYER

The meeting wa s opened with a pra yer by C ounc illor Dyfed Edwa rds.

MINUTES

The C ha ir signed minutes of the previous C ounc il Meeting held on 19 June a s a true rec ord.

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  • DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

The following members dec la red a persona l interest for the rea sons noted a nd withdrew from the c ha mber during the disc ussions on those items:-

C ounc illors S C hurc hma n a nd Dewi Lewis in the item “Post Offic e Ltd’s Network C ha nge Progra mme” sinc e they own Post Offic es in G wynedd.

C ounc illor Linda Wyn Jones in the notic e of motion rega rding bulky wa ste sinc e she wa s a Direc tor of C wmni Seren, whic h c ollec ted bulky wa ste.

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  • CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

C ongra tula tions were extended to Alun Ffred Jones AM a nd former Lea der of this C ounc il on being c hosen the Minister for Herita ge in the Assembly G overnment C a binet.

C ondolenc es were extended to C ounc illor Arwel Pierc e on losing his mother-in-la w rec ently.

C ondolenc es were extended to everyone who ha d rec ently lost loved ones a nd the C ounc il stood in silenc e a s a ma rk of respec t a nd sympa thy.

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  • CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER BUSINESS

  • (i)
  • Reported, for informa tion, tha t a letter ha d been rec eived from West Lothia n C ounc il

expressing c onc ern rega rding the inc rea se in fuel pric es a nd requesting the C ounc il to c a ll on the Westminster G overnment to a c t in order to mitiga te the problems.

It wa s further reported tha t the C ounc il Boa rd, in its meeting on 29 July, ha d a lrea dy expressed c onc ern rega rding the situa tion a nd ha d resolved to write to the C ha nc ellor expressing c onc ern to this end.

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  • URGENT BUSINESS

(i) It wa s reported tha t a n urgent notic e of motion ha d been rec eived from C ounc illor
G wilym Euros Roberts rega rding the Ambula nc e Servic e a nd tha t the C ha ir ha d a greed tha t the ma tter be c onsidered by the C ounc il. However, following a meeting between C ounc illor G wilym Euros Roberts, the Ambula nc e Servic e, the Assembly Member a nd the Member of Pa rlia ment on the morning of the C ounc il, it wa s reported tha t the member wished to withdra w his motion.

(ii) The C ha ir a greed, under Sec tion 100B (4)(b) of the Loc a l G overnment Ac t 1972, to inc lude a question from C ounc illor Alwyn G ruffydd rega rding the use of the Regula tion of Investiga tory Powers Ac t 2000 (RIPA) bec a use the ma tter ha d a ppea red in the press very rec ently, a fter the C ounc il a genda ha d been published.

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  • POST OFFICE LTD’S NETWORK CHANGE PROGRAMME IN RELATION TO GWYNEDD

(a ) The C ha ir welc omed to the C ounc il, representa tives of the Roya l Ma il G roup Wa les, Post
Offic e Ltd., Postwa tc h Wa les a nd the Na tiona l Federa tion of Sub-postma sters.

Ba c kground Sinc e the UK G overnment ha d identified tha t fewer people were using Post Offic e bra nc hes, pa rtly owing to the fa c t tha t tra ditiona l servic es, inc luding benefit pa yments a nd other servic es, were a va ila ble by other mea ns, the G overnment ha d dec ided to c ha nge the Post Offic e Ltd network to ma ke it more susta ina ble.

In Ma y 2007, bills ha d been published by the UK G overnment for the restruc turing a nd modernisa tion of the network a nd Post Offic e Ltd ha d now dra wn up The Network C ha nge Progra mme whic h mea nt c losing 2,500 UK bra nc hes a nd, in some c a ses, introduc ing new wa ys of providing the servic es through “Outrea c h”.

Proposa ls ha d been provided by Post Offic e Ltd. for a pproxima tely 50 different a rea s a nd the proposa ls for the provision in North Wa les, inc luding G wynedd, were subjec t to public c onsulta tion between 29 July a nd 15 September 2008.

Postwa tc h Wa les, a n independent body monitoring posta l servic es, would be working with Post Offic e Ltd. a nd loc a l c ommunities to a ssess the proposa ls in order to ensure the best outc ome for c ustomers in the different a rea s.

(b) The C hief Exec utive spoke briefly.
It wa s reported tha t the C ounc il ha d a lrea dy emba rked upon the work of ga thering evidenc e a nd a working group would be looking a t the proposa ls in August in order to dra w up a forma l response for submission a nd for c onsidera tion by the releva nt c ommittee a t the beginning of/mid September.

(c ) Presenta tions were given by the following:-

  • (i)
  • Heulyn Da vies, Senior Welsh Affa irs Ma na ger, Roya l Ma il G roup Wa les on the Network

C ha nge Progra mme a nd New Wa ys of providing servic es through “outrea c h”.

  • (ii)
  • Eifion Pritc ha rd, C ha ir of Postwa tc h Wa les, on the work of the independent body whic h

monitored the posta l servic es a nd worked with Post Offic e Ltd. a nd loc a l c ommunities to a ssess the proposa ls.

(iii) Keith Ric ha rds from the Na tiona l Federa tion of Sub-postma sters rega rding the subpostma sters situa tion a nd views.

Members were given every opportunity to a sk questions of the representa tives a nd the C ounc il C ha ir tha nked them for their presenta tions a nd responses.

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  • QUESTIONS

Question from Councillor Eryl Jones-Williams:

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A notic e of question ha d been rec eived from C ounc illor Eryl Jones-Willia ms but the c ounc illor expla ined tha t he ha d rec eived a sa tisfa c tory response to his enquiry from the Portfolio Holder a nd tha t he no longer wished to a sk the question.

Question from Councillor Alwyn Gruffydd

“Why is G wynedd the sec ond- highest user of RIPA of c ounc ils in Wa les? Twenty of G wynedd’s offic ers ha ve a uthority to opera te the a c t; is this rea sona ble/essentia l?

Is there justific a tion for using a n Ac t origina lly intended to c omba t serious c rimes a nd terrorism, a ga inst the c itizens of G wynedd?”

Response from Councillor John R Jones, Senior Portfolio Leader - Resources

“RIPA sta nds for Regula tion of Investiga tory Powers Ac t 2000. The Ac t provides a fra mework for ensuring tha t there a re proper c hec ks a nd ba la nc es when public a uthorities a uthorise a nd c onduc t c overt surveilla nc e. It is there to ensure tha t priva te individua ls a re protec ted from unwa rra nted intrusion. It is wrong to sa y tha t it wa s brought in to c omba t terrorism or serious c rime. Its purpose is to ena ble public a uthorities, when underta king surveilla nc e work, to do so in a wa y whic h is c ompa tible with the Europea n C onvention on Huma n Rights. It is intended a s a protec tion for c itizens.

The C ounc il does not ha ve a c c ess to informa tion a bout the a pproa c h to or the use ma de by other a uthorities of the legisla tion. The C ounc il ha s a uthorised the use of surveilla nc e under the Ac t on a tota l of 133 oc c a sions in the 30 month period between 1 Ja nua ry 2006 a nd 23 June 2008.

The va st ma jority of a uthorisa tions rela ted to the investiga tion of a lleged benefit fra ud, in pa rtic ula r offenc es under the Soc ia l Sec urity Administra tion Ac t 1992 rela ting to fa ilure to dec la re pa rtners a nd fa ilure to dec la re employment. The other insta nc es in whic h a uthorisa tion were gra nted rela ted to investiga tions of a lleged a nti soc ia l beha viour a nd theft.

It is a C ounc il requirement tha t before a ny offic er c a n a uthorise surveilla nc e a c tivity he or she ha s rec eived forma l tra ining. A number of offic ers a t Ma na ger level a nd a bove ha ve rec eived the tra ining but only 5 ha ve a c tua lly sought a nd been given power to a uthorise the a c tivity. A c entra l rec ord of a ll a uthorisa tions is kept, whic h inc ludes the rea sons why surveilla nc e is c onsidered nec essa ry. Externa l inspec tors periodic a lly inspec t the C ounc il’s proc esses rela ting to the Ac t.”

Supplementary Question from Councillor Alwyn Gruffydd

“Is it possible for elec ted members a nd the public to be informed of the oc c a sions on whic h it c a n be used?”

Response from the Monitoring Officer

“Tha t is possible within the limita tions of the Da ta Protec tion Ac t.”

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  • COUNCIL’S THREE YEAR PLAN

Submitted, for C ounc il a pprova l, the fina l version of the Three Yea r Pla n.
(i) It wa s reported tha t the Three Yea r Pla n sought to offer a c lea r a nd c o-ordina ted foc us to the work of the C ounc il. It esta blished a longer term pla nning horizon for the C ounc il – brea king in for the first time into the a nnua l pla nning c yc le, a nd c onc entra ting on the ma in priorities, ma king the biggest differenc e to the c ounty a nd its people a nd providing a foc us on delivery a nd looking forwa rd even a t a diffic ult fina nc ia l time.

(ii) A dra ft of the pla n ha d been a pproved for c onsulta tion purposes in the C ounc il meeting a t the end of Februa ry 2008 a nd deta iled a ttention ha d been given to the ma in observa tions rec eived during the c onsulta tion.

(iii) £300,000 perma nent revenue ha d been inc luded in the 2008/09 Fina nc ia l Stra tegy for the funding of a ny new c ommitments a rising from the pla n a nd the Ma na gement Tea m would c ontinue to c ha llenge a nd verify the proposed use of the money, reporting to the C ounc il Boa rd on rec ommenda tions prior to relea sing a ny resourc es.

The C hief Exec utive wa s tha nked for c onvening sessions on the Three Yea r Pla n a nd for providing new members with a n opportunity to be pa rt of the Pla n.

While a greeing tha t muc h wa s to be welc omed in the Pla n, a member wa s of the opinion tha t it wa s not a mbitious enough, not c ha llenging enough a nd tha t it did not give suffic ient a ttention to rura l a ffa irs. Ma ny wished to defer ma king a dec ision in order to give new members a n opportunity to ha ve more input into the Pla n.

It wa s empha sised tha t the Pla n wa s releva nt to the whole of Wa les – to rura l a nd urba n a rea s a like, a nd tha t it wa s a live doc ument. It wa s expla ined tha t there would be opportunities to review, improve a nd modify the Pla n regula rly, a nd members were enc oura ged to a pprove it.

An a mendment wa s proposed a nd sec onded to “to d e f e r   ma k ing a d ec   i si o n i n o r d er t o g i v e n e w membe r s a n oppo r tunity to h a ve i n p u t i n to the T h r e e Y e ar P l a n .”

In a c c orda nc e with Proc edura l Rule 19 (6) the following vote wa s rec orded:

For (17)

C ounc illors: Anwen Da vies, Alwyn G ruffydd, C hristopher Hughes, Da fydd Ll Hughes, Louise Hughes, Aeron M Jones, Eric Merfyn Jones, Eryl Jones-Willia ms, Dilwyn Lloyd, Llinos Merks, Peter Rea d, G wilym Euros Roberts, Siôn Selwyn Roberts, G ethin G lyn Willia ms, G wilym Willia ms, Owa in Willia ms a nd Robert J Wright.

Against (46)

C ounc illors: Bob Anderson, S W C hurc hma n, E T Doga n, Dyfed Edwa rds, Dyla n Edwa rds, Huw Edwa rds, T G Ellis, Ala n Jones Eva ns, Alun Wyn Eva ns, Jea n Forsyth, K G reenly-Jones, G wen G riffith, Ma rga ret G riffith, Siâ n G wenllia n, Huw Pric e Hughes, Anne Lloyd Jones, C ha rles W Jones, Da i Rees Jones, Dyfrig Wynn Jones, Evie Morga n Jones, John G wilym Jones, J R Jones, John Wynn Jones, Linda Wyn Jones, R L Jones, Penri Jones, P.G .La rsen, Dewi Lewis, June Ma rsha ll, Keith Ma rsha ll, J W Meredith, Linda Morga n, Dewi Owen, W

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Tudor Owen, Arwel Pierc e, Da fydd W Roberts, C a erwyn Roberts, G lyn Roberts, John Pughe Roberts, Liz Sa ville Roberts, Trevor Roberts, W G a reth Roberts, Dyfrig Sienc yn, Ann Willia ms, J.W.Willia ms a nd R H Wyn Willia ms.

Abstentions (0)

The following members ha d withdra wn from the c ha mber before the vote ha d been ta ken:- Trevor Edwa rds, O P Huws, Bria n Jones a nd W Roy Owen

The C ha ir dec la red tha t the a mendment ha d fa llen. Voting wa s held on the origina l proposa l a nd the proposa l wa s c a rried.

RESOLVED
(i) to approve the final version of the Gwynedd Council Three Year Plan (ii) To authorise the Head of Policy and Performance to complete minor changes to the plan prior to its printing.

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    100th year of publishing TheParliamentarian Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth 2019 | Volume 100 | Issue Three | Price £14 The Commonwealth: Adding political value to global affairs in the 21st century PAGES 190-195 PLUS Emerging Security Issues Defending Media Putting Road Safety Building A ‘Future- for Parliamentarians Freedoms in the on the Commonwealth Ready’ Parliamentary and the impact on Commonwealth Agenda Workforce Democracy PAGE 222 PAGES 226-237 PAGE 242 PAGE 244 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to connect, develop, promote and support Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance, and implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth. 64th COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE Calendar of Forthcoming Events KAMPALA, UGANDA Confirmed as of 6 August 2019 22 to 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 (inclusive of arrival and departure dates) 2019 August For further information visit www.cpc2019.org and www.cpahq.org/cpahq/cpc2019 30 Aug to 5 Sept 50th CPA Africa Regional Conference, Zanzibar. CONFERENCE THEME: ‘ADAPTION, ENGAGEMENT AND EVOLUTION OF September PARLIAMENTS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING COMMONWEALTH’. 19 to 20 September Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference, Jersey 22 to 29 September 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), Kampala, Uganda – including 37th CPA Small Branches Conference and 6th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference. October 8 to 10 October 3rd Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Australia Regional Conference, South Australia. November 18 to 21 November 38th CPA Australia and Pacific Regional Conference, South Australia. November 2019 10th Commonwealth Youth Parliament, New Delhi, India - final dates to be confirmed. 2020 January 2020 25th Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), Canada - final dates to be confirmed.
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    Pdf, 649.7 Kb

    Stands Scotland where she did? Scotland’s Journey back to statehood Joanna Cherry QC MP Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture 27 November 2020 Noswaith dda. Thank you for inviting me to give this lecture. My pleasure at being asked has been tempered slightly by not getting the added bonus of a visit to Cardiff and Wales. But I hope that’s something that can be addressed when this pandemic is over or at least under control. And it’s great to be speaking at the end of a week when finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the vaccines. My last trip to Wales was to give the fraternal address at the Plaid Cymru Spring 2018 conference in Llangollen. I greatly enjoyed the warmth and hospitality of my welcome. My only regret was that I was shamed by Liz Saville Roberts announcing to the whole conference that on the road trip up from London I and her other Scottish passenger had marred her usually healthy living habits by introducing her to the delights of Greggs pasties at one of the service station stops. It’s a great honour to be asked to give this speech. Since my election as an MP in 2015 I have benefited from the work of the centre and it’s been my pleasure to share platforms and select committee evidence sessions with Professors Richard Wynn Jones, Laura McAllister and Jo Hunt and to renew my acquaintance with Professor Daniel Wincott whom I first a long time ago when we were teenagers and he dated my best friend.
  • Microsoft Outlook

    Microsoft Outlook

    From: LUCAS, Caroline Sent: 03 June 2021 10:36 To: Cc: Subject: RE: Correspondence from the Chair of the Procedure Committee Dear Karen, Thank you for your letter of 25th May, in response to the concerns we raised about accountability. We wanted to specifically follow up on the example you cite of Members’ capacity to bring substantive motions criticising the conduct of Ministers – you gave an example from June 2012 to illustrate. We do not deny that this mechanism exists, rather we wish to reiterate one of the points in our initial email, namely that such routes have limited impact when the government of the day has a substantial majority. As you will no doubt be aware, the example referenced led to a vote, and the motion was defeated 290 votes to 252. We consider that the influence of the Whips further renders such mechanisms unlikely to either result in objective consideration of the facts or to stand any significant chance of delivering genuine accountability. Some of us were involved in the lengthy process of drawing up the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme and recall the levels of opposition to change and to finding ways of preventing MPs marking their own homework with regards responsibility for bullying, harassment and sexual harassment. We would assert that the same principles apply in relation to lying - and that, similarly, public opinion is in favour of Parliament doing the right thing and leading by example. It’s welcome to hear that you will be looking at the Scottish system for correcting errors on the record, with a view to potentially introducing some improvements.
  • Mr Alun Ffred Jones AM Chair, Environment & Sustainability Committee National Assembly for Wales Cardiff Bay CF99 1NA Dear

    Mr Alun Ffred Jones AM Chair, Environment & Sustainability Committee National Assembly for Wales Cardiff Bay CF99 1NA Dear

    National Assembly for Wales Public Accounts Committee PAC(40-31-14 ptn5 Mr Alun Ffred Jones AM Chair, Environment & Sustainability Committee National Assembly for Wales Cardiff Bay CF99 1NA Date: 25 November 2014 Our ref: HVT/2238/fgb Page: 1 of 3 Dear Alun THE WELL-BEING OF FUTURE GENERATIONS (WALES) BILL: DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTER FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL I am writing to provide the Committee with an update on the discussions between my lawyers and policy officials and those of the Welsh Government, following the Minister‟s meeting with me on 4 November 2014. The main issues that have been the subject of discussion have been our disagreement as to the requirements of existing audit duties in relation to the Bill, and our disagreement as to the National Assembly‟s legislative competence to introduce new duties on the Auditor General in relation to the Bill: In terms of the disagreement as to existing audit duties, the Welsh Government had been of the view that the Auditor General‟s existing duties in the audit of the accounts of local government and NHS bodies meant that the Auditor General was under a duty to consider the effectiveness and efficiency in the “setting of well-being objectives and taking all reasonable steps to achieve the objectives” (paragraph 390 of the Explanatory Memorandum). On the National Assembly‟s legislative competence, the Welsh Government had been of the view that providing a new duty relating to economy, efficiency and effectiveness on the Auditor General was outside competence. As the Committee is aware, the advice provided to me by Peter Oldham QC indicated that neither of these Welsh Government views of the law were correct.
  • Plaid Cymru and the SNP in Government

    Plaid Cymru and the SNP in Government

    What does it mean to be ‘normal’? Plaid Cymru and the SNP in Government Craig McAngus School of Government and Public Policy University of Strathclyde McCance Building 16 Richmond Street Glasgow G1 1QX [email protected] Paper prepared for the Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, Cardiff, 25 th -27 th March 2013 Abstract Autonomist parties have been described as having shifted from ‘niche to normal’. Governmental participation has further compounded this process and led to these parties facing the same ‘hard choices’ as other parties in government. However, the assumption that autonomist parties can now be described as ‘normal’ fails to address the residual ‘niche’ characteristics which will have an effect on the party’s governmental participation due to the existence of important ‘primary goals’. Taking a qualitative, comparative case study approach using semi-structured interview and documentary data, this paper will examine Plaid Cymru and the SNP in government. This paper argues that, although both parties can indeed be described as ‘normal’, the degree to which their ‘niche’ characteristics affect the interaction between policy, office and vote-seeking behaviour varies. Indeed, while the SNP were able to somewhat ‘detach’ their ‘primary goals’ from their government profile, Plaid Cymru’s ability to formulate an effective vote-seeking strategy was severely hampered by policy-seeking considerations. The paper concludes by suggesting that the ‘niche to normal’ framework requires two additional qualifications. Firstly, the idea that autonomist parties shift from ‘niche’ to ‘normal’ is too simplistic and that it is more helpful to examine how ‘niche’ characteristics interact with and affect ‘normal’ party status.
  • Rob Phillips the WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE at the NATIONAL LIBRARY of WALES

    Rob Phillips the WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE at the NATIONAL LIBRARY of WALES

    Rob Phillips THE WELSH POLITICAL ARCHIVE AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru or The National Library of Wales (NLW) in Aberystwyth was established in 1909, to collect and provide access to the documentary history of the nation. It is a legal deposit library and is therefore entitled to receive a copy of all books, magazines, newspapers etc. published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Welsh Political Archive (WPA) is a dedicated programme within the Library, established in 1983, to collect, catalogue and promote archival material which reflects the political life of Wales. There is one staff member who coordinates the WPA’s activities, answers enquiries, promotes the archive and works to attract archives to add to the collection. Organising and cataloguing archives is undertaken by staff in the NLW’s Archives and Manuscripts Section. But as the political collections include tapes of radio and television programmes, photographs, works of art, electronic files and websites, the WPA works across departments within the National Library. In addition to curatorial work, the Welsh Political Archive also works to promote the use of the political collections through lectures and exhibitions. An advisory committee (comprised of representatives of political parties and civil society, journalists and academics), guiding the work of the WPA, meets annually. Rob Phillips, ‘The Welsh Political Archive at the National Library of Wales’, in: Studies on National Movements, 3 (2015). http://snm.nise.eu/index.php/studies/article/view/0310s Studies on National Movements, 3 (2015) | SOURCES Collections Many of the political archives the NLW holds are personal collections of well-known political figures (Members of Parliament, Lords, Members of the European Parliament and Assembly Members); the formal records of a large number of political organisations – including the main political parties, campaign groups, referendum campaigns – and business and labour groups constitute another important part.