Listening to Adam Price MP, the Plaid member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, explaining his decision to leave Westminster I was astounded at the way in which he was honest about the lack of impact that can be made by Plaid in Westminster.  In an interview with Gwilym Owen, and I have translated his words from the original Welsh, he said;

"as a Plaid MP you are in opposition.  We go there to oppose"  

Not much of a positive agenda for change from Plaid in that statement but he goes on to say;

" as a party we have an ambition to govern and we can only do that in Wales"

So there we have it.  At the next General Election it is clear that if you want to elect an MP who will complain, try and score cheap political points and generally oppose change then Plaid might well be your party of choice.  If, on the other hand you want your MP to influence the way in which the UK is governed then in Aberconwy the Welsh Conservative Party is the obvious choice.  I'm sure that Adam is not the most popular person with Plaid candidates at this point in time having highlighted so accurately the lack of contribution they can make if elected.

I was also taken by the comment that Plaid had "an ambition to govern".  What exactly are they doing now in the Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff.  Playing their part or simply carrying the bags of their Labour Party masters?