It's early days yet but "Welsh" Labour Leadership hopeful Eluned Morgan seems to have seized the high ground.
At the moment the Wales Online politics page has three stories about Ms Morgan and the BBC Welsh Politics page has one , where as her rivals Mark Drayford and Vaughan Gething seem to be a bit slow with their press releases
At the moment the Wales Online politics page has three stories about Ms Morgan and the BBC Welsh Politics page has one , where as her rivals Mark Drayford and Vaughan Gething seem to be a bit slow with their press releases
The most interesting story is her claims tthat he party that she wishes to lead has failed to make the impact it should have on the economy over the last twenty years.
Labour has led every Welsh Government since devolution began in 1999.
Ms Morgan said the "horrendous hangover" of de-industrialisation "is still with us" while 23% of Welsh people live in poverty.
The Welsh Government has been asked to respond to Ms Morgan's comments.
Outlining her plan to boost the economy, she said:
"Welsh Labour can be proud of so many achievements over the past two decades in Wales but, we must put our hands up and admit that one area where we have failed to make the impact that we could and should have, is the economy.
"It is hurtful that the horrendous hangover from Thatcher de-industrialisation is still with us, along with the pounding headache of 23 pe rcent of people in Wales living in poverty." "We must act with alacrity to build a springboard to allow the landing of good quality jobs in every community and a leaping forward with real investment in our public services to counter the devastation of a decade of Conservative austerity damage."
Ms Morgan's plans include setting up a fund which would invest in Wales's biggest indigenous companies if they have the potential to become world-leaders.
She also wants to investigate introducing a "Cymru digital community currency" which, she claims, could keep as much as of the £16bn of Welsh Government annual spending within the country as possible.
Both her criticism of her parties failure in running Wales and her proposals are valid and wouldn't look out of place from a Plaid Cymru press release.
indeed if she wasn't running for the "Welsh" leadership you think she was preparing to cross the floor.
Of course this all about Ms Morgan's claim to be outside the bubble a which was bolstered by her struggle to get on the ballot in the first place..
Plaid AM Llyr Hughes Griffiths, seems less than impressed
Llyr Gruffydd AC/AM Retweeted Plaid Cymru Retweeted Plaid Cymru
Eluned Morgan said during the Labour leadership race that there isn't enough priority given to lifelong learning within the Welsh Government. But wait a minute, says @LlyrGruffydd, Eluned Morgan herself is the Minister for Lifelong learning!
Welsh Labour hopeful Morgan criticises own party on economy. Last week she criticised her own party on lifelong learning. What’s it to be next week I wonder? Health? Education? Plenty to choose from!
Former Lions captain famously said "Get your retaliation in first." and Ms Morgan seems to attempting to woo those Labour members who are dissatisfied with the direction the Assembly has gone.
It's a high risk strategy if she was to lose however as her quotes will be used , by rival party's endlessly in the next elections.
With a fairly long campaign ahead of her Ms Morgan may have to struggle to come up with further headline grabbing criticism of her parties' 20 long years of tenure as the Welsh Government and even if she was to win and I am not ruling it out, she she may find that Welsh voters may decide not only to change the ship's captain but the whole crew.
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