Pamphlets

The political pamphlet is making a come-back on the interweb.
Sacked Labour deputy minister Huw Lewis rose to the challenge of defining his party's future in Wales via a website.
Now mega-blogging Lib Dem politician Peter Black attempts to define 'what the Welsh Lib Dems are for' on-line.
Both aim to ignite a debate within their respective parties and, like the 17th century pamphleteers, have discovered a cheap, readily available method of mass production.
UPDATE: Asked on BBC Radio Wales whether he was a potential challenger to Assembly Lib Dem leader Mike German, Mr Black replied: "It could be me, it could be someone else."

Could that 'someone else' be the Brecon and Radnor AM Kirsty Williams?
Opponents accused Mr Black of selective memory while the AM denies the pamphlet is a precursor to a leadership bid.
Mr Black declares "We are in opposition, but we are far from insignificant.
"With 6 out of the 19 opposition Assembly Members we will have far more opportunities to scrutinise and to set the agenda both in the Assembly and in the press."
"We also lead four major Councils with a population of about a million people."
we have spent too long mistaking our activity in the hallowed corridors of the Assembly for campaigning.
"In this respect we could learn a lot from Plaid Cymru.
"Our elected Parliamentarians and Assembly Members should be taking a lead, getting out onto the streets with other activists to talk and listen to people about their concerns and ideas. We should be using the real experience of our constituents and framing our policies in a way that they can identify with.
"The red-green coalition that has taken the reins of power in Cardiff Bay is based on a One Wales document that is vague in many parts and uncosted in others.
"It dodges important issues such as the future of nuclear power for the sake of political expediency.
"According to One Wales all the answers to Wales’ problems lie with the government, not with the people who keep Wales going.
"It fails to address key policy matters such as class sizes for 7 to 11 year olds and the higher education funding gap between England and Wales.
"It relies shamelessly on gimmicks such as grants for first time homeowners and free laptops for kids that do not deal with the problems they are intended for, whilst squandering vital resources."