Congratulations Glyn and New Welsh Cabinet

So, here is the Cabinet. I suppose that will mean that we will have to reshuffle to match the appointments.

Ieuan Wyn Jones - Economy and Transport
Elin Jones - Rural Affairs
Rhodri Glyn Thomas - Heritage
Jocelyn Davies (not in Cabinet) - Housing (Deputy Minister)

Carwyn Jones - Counsel General and Leader of the House
Andrew Davies - Finance
Brian Gibbons - Social Justice
Jane Hutt - Education
Edwina Hart - Health
Jane Davidson - Sustainability and Housing

Interesting - has Carwyn been sidelined? It seems odd having just given Carwyn the education brief to give him Counsel General and Leader of the House. I suppose he is a lawyer and is able to do the job. I'm also surprised that Brian Gibbons held on to a cabinet position after a few gaffes at Health.

I look forward to hearing what Glyn Davies makes of the new cabinet when he comes down off cloud nine after his selection. Many congratulations Glyn. You have always struck me as one of the most genuine politicians and a thoroughly nice and down to earth bloke - a man of the people. I think that will resonate with the Montgomeryshire electorate and we will be celebrating a Davies victory whenever the PM calls an election. A big 7000+ majority to overturn but as I have said before, Glyn is the man who can do it.

Glyn may not have to wait too long before he has the initials MP after his name. The Conservatives have launched a Summer Campaign to try and minimise the Brown "bounce" just in case an election is called within the next 6 months. We'll have to wait and see.

Whether Brown calls an election soon or not may rest on the by-election results. Tomorrow we will know. Will Tony Lit, our candidate in Ealing Southall, be first, second or third. Until a few days ago, I was confident that he would be second but after a bad weekend in the papers, third might be the result. Will this present a problem for Cameron?