Business Gives Thumbs-Up to Rhodri, a Champion for Wales ; Aled Blake Asked Leading Business Figures in Wales for Their Verdict On Rhodri Morgan's Years at the Top of Welsh Politics As the Veteran First Minister Celebrated His 70th Birthday: Business Gives Its Thumbsup to Rhodri, a Champion for the Devolvedwales

Western Mail › September 30, 2009

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Richard Houdmont, director for Wales, The Chartered Institute of Marketing Some of our bestknown businesses are led by "characters" who capture our imagination. They impress upon us their enthusiasm for the business, their honesty and authenticity.

Rhodri's verbal acrobatics and memorable turns of phrase have hidden somewhat the fact that he is an extremely clever man and astute thinker.

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Business Gives Thumbs-Up to Rhodri, a Champion for Wales ; Aled Blake Asked Leading Business Figures in Wales for Their Verdict On Rhodri Morgan's Years at the Top of Welsh Politics As the Veteran First Minister Celebrated His 70th Birthday: Business Gives Its Thumbsup to Rhodri, a Champion for the Devolvedwales

No-one can doubt his passion for promoting Wales and his passion for the people of Wales. No-one can doubt his authenticity as First Minister and as such he spoke with great authority.

Characterised in part by his own words as "traditional" rather than "New" Labour, as First Minister (and rightly in Welsh as Prif Weinidog, Prime Minister) he has provided the leadership we need in these turbulent times and was willing to consider the "new" as well the best of the "old".

He recognised that business wants st...

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