My sources within local New Labour are always act coy when I ask them who is in the frame to take over from Alan Williams in Swansea West. Which former Master of the Universe will it be? Will David Phillips stand? Will a woman get the nod? Not if Swansea Labour's record during their last year in power - in office would be more accurate really- is anything to go by. How many women were there in that last Cabinet boys?There is a name which has been mentioned to me as the front-runner at this time, barring Labour in London parachuting in a candidate of course; and that is Derek Vaughan, presently New Labour leader of Neath Port Talbot Council; the self-same New Labour-controlled Council that is scurrying round 3000 or so of their senior staff trying to get them to take early retirement so as to get their budget sorted out. Someone will be looking for an ABD (Anyone But Derek) any day now.
Perhaps they could approach Rene Kinzett? Or Darren Price? After all, they are all in the PLC (Plaid Labour Con) Alliance! Perhaps the spinners across at Inside Leg can tell us?
