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What they said about Kirsty in the Welsh Leaders’ Debate

By | Thu 21st April 2016 - 2:30 pm

Last night, ITV held a debate for the six Welsh party leaders.

As expected, Kirsty Williams put in a strong performance on education, taking on UKIP’s Nathan Gill on the folly of his education policies, emphasising Liberal Democrat successes such as the Welsh version of the Pupil Premium which was implemented because of Liberal Democrat influence and Kirsty’s More Nurses Bill. She was also keen to emphasise that the stark choice voters face on the list, with key seats being a choice between Kirsty’s Lib Dems and UKIP.

You can see for yourself by watching the whole thing here:

Here’s what commentators in the press and on Twitter had to say about Kirsty’s performance. 

Wales Online highlighted how she took on the First Minister:

The Lib Dem leader took Mr Jones to task on education, turning towards him as if fighting an oratorical duel. She described battling for action on the NHS and gave an insight into the desperation a mother might feel when if she had to quit her tenancy but lacked the resources to put a bond down on the next rented property.

There is no doubting her passion and empathy but the key challenge is to project a distinct vision for her party in this crowded electoral marketplace.

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2 Comments

  • johnmc 21st Apr '16 - 6:37pm

    Kirsty is coming across as much the best of the party leaders. unfortunately i can’t do much to help her in B&R, but hope anyone who can will do so. The Welsh Assembly election is nothing like as predictable as the Scots parliament one is likely to be, and the outcome could be very strange indeed, hence more need than ever for the LDs to be there.

  • Gerry M 22nd Apr '16 - 10:44am

    Only caught up with the ITV debate last night. Kirsty did very well, particularly after the first 10 minutes or so when she became a bit more assertive. I do feel she can say much more about looking after the interests of Welsh voters in the UK Union context and/or the EU Referendum. We should not leave it to Plaid Cymru to attack the poor Cons and Labour track records regarding the Barnet Formula and EU Structural Funding of Welsh Assembly activities. For example look at doing a Welsh Lib Dem version of this BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36054645 about Cornwall.

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