Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Another one departs
Betsan Powys reports on her blog that hot on the heels of Jane Davidson, Labour's number one European list candidate and MEP, Eluned Morgan is also standing down to spend more time with her family.
In her statement Eluned says: "I have had the tremendous honour of representing Wales in the European Parliament at a time of rapid change and development. However, after fifteen years with a constantly punishing schedule in Brussels and Strasbourg, and the huge task of representing the whole of Wales in addition to the need to better balance work and family life, I believe that it is time to hand on this privileged post."
There is no reason to believe that either Jane Davidson or Eluned Morgan are anything other than sincere in their desire to secure a better work-life balance. Certainly, when I was Chair of the Assembly's Education Committee and Jane was Education Minister, she often referred to this issue and the fact that she had to spend so much time away from home.
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that it is far easier to spend time with a young family when one is living in Cardiff and a full-time politician in that City than it is flying off to Brussels and Strasbourg each week. Betsan's suggestion that we keep an eye out for incidences of Eluned Morgan shopping in Ponty Market is well-worth pursuing. It is also worth watching out for her in Cardiff West over the next year or two as well.
Meanwhile we wait with anticipation to find out if Neath Port Talbot Council Leader, Derek Vaughan will be leaving his council colleagues with the headache of sorting out their £20 million investment in Icelandic banks and jetting off to Brussels to take Eluned's place in June 2009.
In her statement Eluned says: "I have had the tremendous honour of representing Wales in the European Parliament at a time of rapid change and development. However, after fifteen years with a constantly punishing schedule in Brussels and Strasbourg, and the huge task of representing the whole of Wales in addition to the need to better balance work and family life, I believe that it is time to hand on this privileged post."
There is no reason to believe that either Jane Davidson or Eluned Morgan are anything other than sincere in their desire to secure a better work-life balance. Certainly, when I was Chair of the Assembly's Education Committee and Jane was Education Minister, she often referred to this issue and the fact that she had to spend so much time away from home.
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that it is far easier to spend time with a young family when one is living in Cardiff and a full-time politician in that City than it is flying off to Brussels and Strasbourg each week. Betsan's suggestion that we keep an eye out for incidences of Eluned Morgan shopping in Ponty Market is well-worth pursuing. It is also worth watching out for her in Cardiff West over the next year or two as well.
Meanwhile we wait with anticipation to find out if Neath Port Talbot Council Leader, Derek Vaughan will be leaving his council colleagues with the headache of sorting out their £20 million investment in Icelandic banks and jetting off to Brussels to take Eluned's place in June 2009.
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"It is also worth watching out for her in Cardiff West over the next year or two as well."
You would, that's where she lives!
You would, that's where she lives!
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Re: "...Meanwhile we wait with anticipation to find out if Neath Port Talbot Council Leader, Derek Vaughan will be leaving..."
Those will some get up and go in Neath Port Talbot, get up and go!
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Those will some get up and go in Neath Port Talbot, get up and go!
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