{"id":6610,"date":"2015-03-24T15:11:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2015-03-24T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:11:33","slug":"do-the-people-of-cardiff-know-their-welsh-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/24\/do-the-people-of-cardiff-know-their-welsh-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you REALLY know your Assembly Members?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/carwyn-jones.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6629\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/carwyn-jones-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"carwyn jones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6629\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/carwyn-jones-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"carwyn jones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nFollowing news First Minister Carwyn Jones is still Wales&#8217; most popular political leader, we asked the people of Cardiff how many Welsh political figures they could actually name.<br \/>\nA Wales Governance Centre\/ ITV poll for March found Carwyn was rated five out of ten by voters, while Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru and Kirsty Williams of the Liberal Democrats got 4.4 out of ten. Andrew RT Davies&#8217; popularity rose from last year, but he only to 3.4 out of ten. But is Carwyn&#8217;s popularity related to his visibility more than his policies?<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/RyanWood.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6639 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/RyanWood-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"RyanWood\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6639 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/RyanWood-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"RyanWood\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Ryan Wood, 18<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nRyan Wood, 18, a Barber from Talbot Green, said: \u201cIf somebody came up to me and asked me to name the leaders, I wouldn\u2019t have a clue. I\u2019ve had no promotional material through really, the only things I\u2019ve had are those little leaflets that say do you want to vote or not, but that\u2019s about it.<br \/>\n&#8220;I definitely think they should do more to interact with people, especially for the younger generation. My parents vote and they know all about what would happen if they voted for this guy or the other but with me it\u2019s like it\u2019s just another person.<br \/>\n&#8220;I think that\u2019s part of the problem why young people don\u2019t vote.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6636\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SheilaBain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6636 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SheilaBain-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sheila Bain, 73\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6636 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/SheilaBain-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sheila Bain, 73\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sheila Bain, 73<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSheila Bain, 73, from Canton, said: &#8220;I haven\u2019t got a clue who the leaders are to be honest with you. I see the main one in Cardiff, whatever his name is. I can see his face but I couldn\u2019t tell you what his name is.<br \/>\n&#8220;I know it sounds awful but I\u2019ve got to the stage now where I think they\u2019re all out for themselves. The thing is, because Wales has been Labour for so long, then you don\u2019t need to know anyone else.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6635\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IvorBuckley.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6635\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IvorBuckley-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ivor Buckley, 72\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6635\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IvorBuckley-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ivor Buckley, 72\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Ivor Buckley, 72<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIvor Buckley, 72, Tonyrefail, said: &#8220;No one can name them. I know Carwyn and I knew Rhodri Morgan, and there\u2019s a woman, but I just can\u2019t think of their names from the top of my head. You don\u2019t see them enough unless there\u2019s an election coming up and that\u2019s when you get to know them.<br \/>\n&#8220;Other than that they don\u2019t push themselves, and this has pretty much always been the issue with Wales.&#8221;<br \/>\nThat&#8217;ll be a no then&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following news First Minister Carwyn Jones is still Wales&#8217; most popular political leader, we asked the people of Cardiff how many Welsh political figures they could actually name. A Wales Governance Centre\/ ITV poll for March found Carwyn was rated five out of ten by voters, while Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru and Kirsty Williams of the Liberal Democrats got 4.4 out of ten. Andrew RT Davies&#8217; popularity rose from last year, but he only to 3.4 out of ten. 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