If the job of a chief executive is to point out the glaringly obvious to an organisation then newly appointed Rhuanedd Richards has ticked the first box. Broadening Plaid Cymru’s appeal is a no brainer but, speechifying aside, the real crunch is deciding how to spell out to voters what they would get by supporting Plaid – and having sufficient confidence to stick to that message.
The confused negativity which beset their Assembly campaign is put down by some independent observers to a dysfunctional relationship between the party policy apparatus and the leadership’s command & control centre on the fifth floor. Ms Richard’s subsequent appointment and Simon Thomas’ elevation to the Senedd will probably address that particular concern – at least to their satisfaction anyway.
What remains, as mentioned on Synadiau, is how to instil self-definition within Plaid in order to achieve self-determination for Wales. No pressure.
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Why should Plaid be fighting for self-determination for Wales at all? Perhaps that's the wrong objective now. Back in 1925 there was a different world order. Now we are in Europe, and perhaps Plaid needs to be fighting for Wales and defending Wales as a European region.
Never liked the term "self-determination" - much prefer "Independence" or "Republic" - but then what would I know - I'm just a grassroots member!
Plaid are far too scared of the I-word.
Not all of Plaid.
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