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Datganiadau Newyddion 2008

Positif Politics yn cynnal cynhadledd The Evolution of Devolution ar Dachwedd y 6ed (Hydref 2008)

Gwahoddir unrhyw un gyda diddordeb rhwng Cymru a San Steffan, y Swyddfa Gymreig a mudiadau eraill i fynychu cynhadledd un dydd unigryw ar esblygiad datganoli ar Tachwedd 6ed yn yr All Nations Centre, Caerdydd. (Medrwch lawrlwytho'r rhaglen yma)

Mi fydd y Sefydliad Bevan mewn partneriaeth gyda Positif Politics, yn cipio golwg ar y perthynas presennol rhwng San Steffan, y Swyddfa Cymreig a chyrff eraill tu fewn a thu allan i Gymru. Fe wnaeth Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006 gyflwyno newid mawr i'r broses ddatganoli, gan alluogi'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i ennill mwy o reolaeth tros feysydd polisi trwy Orchmynion Cymhwysedd Deddfwriaethol a Mesurau Cynulliad.

Meddai Victoria Winckler, Cyfarwyddwr y Bevan Foundation: "Mae pethau'n amlwg yn newid ynglyn a'r ffordd rydym yn gwneud deddfwriaeth ynd Nghymru. Mae Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru wedi rhoi cymhwysedd cyfreithiol eisoes i Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i gyflwyno cyfreithiau trwy'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol mewn perthynas a bron i 40 o faterion gwahanol, gan gynnwys ffiniau awdurdodau lleol, cwricwlwm ysgolion, gwneud iawn am gamweithiau'r GIG a darpariaeth addysg a hyfforddiant i ddisgyblion sydd ag anghenion addysgol arbennig. Wrth i ni fentro i dymor wleidyddol newydd - a'r ail flwyddyn o bwerau estyniedig y Cynulliad - mae'r digwyddiad hwn yn tynnu at ei gilydd gwleidyddion blaenllaw a sylwebwyr ar gyfer trafodaeth ar y perthynas presennol a dyfodol rhwng Caerdydd a San Steffan. Mae'r Sefydliad Bevan yn falch o helpu'r drafodaeth yma ddigwydd."

Meddia Daran Hill o Positif Politics: "Un blwyddyn i mewn, mae'n amserol i edrych ar y sustem newydd er mwyn gweithio allan sut mae'r perthynas rhwng chwaraewyr yn San Steffan a Chymru'n gweithio, a sut mae'n bosib gwella arni. Mae llwyth wedi ei ddweud o wahanol corneli ynglyn a chryfderau a gwendidau ein sustem gwleidyddol newydd. Nawr yw'r cyfle am ddadansoddiad mwy pwyllog o sut mae'r sustem llywodaethu yn gwella a sut medrwch ddefnyddio'r cyfleoedd ar gael."

 

3 Mwy ar yr Oci gyda 180 ar y Bwrdd (Medi 2008)

Mae Positif Politicsyn fwy nag erioed! Ers i ni gael ein sefydlu yn 2006 mae'r cwmni'n wedi gweithio gyda neu chynrychioli, 180 o elusennau, busnesau, a chyrff lobio. Er mwyn ymateb i'n gwaith ychwanegol, ymunodd Huw Evans a Beryl Wichard yn yr haf; ac nawr mae Alun Gruffudd, sydd ar flwyddyn sabathol o Citizens Advice Cymru, yn rhan o'r tim.

Meddai Alun: "Mae hwn yn cyfle gwych i ehangu fy mhrofiad a'n gwybodaeth o'r amgylchedd gwleidyddol, yn enwedig yng nghyd destun y pwerau deddfwriaethol newydd y Cynulliad. Mae hwn yn sialens cyffrous ac yn rhoi'r siawns i fi dysgu mwy am lu o gyrff ychwanegol."

"Mae's cwmni'n dal i gryfhau," meddai Prif Ymgynghorydd Daran Hill. "Rwy'n credu bod hwn yn seiliedig ar atebolrwydd a gwaith caled i gynnig i'n cleientiaid yn union beth sydd angen arnynt mewn fformat defnyddiol. Rydym wedi sefydlu ein hun fel cwmni sy'n gwrando ar ein cleientiaid, ateb eu anghenion, a chynnig iddynt gwasanaeth penigamp."

 

Positif Politics wrthi'n symud (Awst 2008)

Mae Positif Politics, ymgynghoriaeth wleidyddol fwyaf blaengar a llwyddiannus Cymru, yn lansio gwefan newydd ar yr un pryd a symud i'n swyddfeydd newydd ym Mae Caerdydd yn 104-105 Stryd Bute, Caerdydd, CF10 5AD.

Wedi ei sefydlu yn 2006 mae'r cwmni wedi tyfu yn gyflym ac nawr yn ymfalchïo bod ganddo 150 o gleientiaid. Mae eu gwefan newydd gynhyrfus yn fodd effeithiol i'r cwmni hysbysu eu cleientiaid yngl?n a datblygiadau o fewn y cwmni, y tîm a'r gwaith.

Datblygwyd http://www.positifpolitics.co.uk mewn partneriaeth gyda phartneriaid technegol y cwmni, the Pollen Shop, ac mae'n argoeli i fod yn ychwanegiad gwerthfawr i fyd materion cyhoeddus Cymreig ar y we. Bydd yn cael ei ddiweddaru yn gyson ac yn gaffaeliad gwirioneddol i fywyd cyhoeddus Cymru

Dywedodd Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr y cwmni Daran Hill: "Yn ystod ein blwyddyn weithredol gyntaf fe wnaethom ddarparu gwasanaeth etholiad trwy'r we i dros 40 o gleientiaid. Yn dilyn ein twf sylweddol ers hynny rydym yn cydnabod yr angen i ddatblygu ein safle gwe i sicrhau y gallwn ddarparu gwybodaeth gyfredol am faterion cyhoeddus yng Nghymru i gynulleidfa mor eang a phosib."

Ychwanegodd Llyr Roberts, Uwch Ymgynghorydd gyda'r cwmni: "Mae symud i swyddfeydd newydd ar Stryd Bute, Bae Caerdydd, yn garreg filltir bwysig i ni ac yn dod a ni'n nes at ganolbwynt materion cyhoeddus yng Nghaerdydd tra hefyd yn darparu gofod gwych i ni gwrdd gyda'n cleientiaid. Golyga ein gwefan newydd ar y cyd gyda'n swyddfeydd newydd bod Positif Politics yn llawer mwy agored nag erioed o'r blaen."

Gyda thîm o ymgynghorwyr gwleidyddol blaengar mae Positif Politics bellach yn darparu gwasanaethau a gwybodaeth llawer mwy amrywiol ac yn gweithio ar draws y rhelyw o feysydd polisi.

"Mae ein twf i dros 150 o gleientiaid ar draws meysydd polisi amrywiol mewn dim ond dwy flynedd yn record i unrhyw gwmni o'r fath yng Nghymru a bydd ein gwefan a'n swyddfeydd newydd yn ein galluogi i ddatblygu ymhellach," ychwanegodd Daran Hill. "Mae'r dyfodol yn edrych yn addawol iawn i Positif Politics ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen i sialensiau newydd a llwyddiannau pellach."

 

Tîm Positif Politics yn ehangu gyda 2 Benodiad Newydd (Mehefin 2008)

Cyhoeddodd Positif Politics, y cwmni materion cyhoeddus sy'n tyfu gyflymaf yng Nghymru, heddiw ei fod nid yn unig yn tyfu mewn statws ond hefyd mewn maint. Cafodd Huw Evans ei benodi yn Ymgynghorydd Materion Cyhoeddus a bydd yn ymuno gyda'r thîm ymgynghorwyr a dadansoddwyr sefydledig a phrofiadol y cwmni; ac bydd Beryl Wichard yn ymuno gyda'r tîm o ymgynghorwyr monitro sy'n cadw golwg ar weithgareddau'r Cynulliad.

Mae Positif Politics wedi sefydlu ei hun fel un o'r prif ymgynghorwyr, lleisiau ac ymgyrchwyr o fewn byd gwleidyddol Cymru ac yn gobeithio y bydd y penodiadau newydd hyn yn cynorthwyo cwmni llwyddiannus i dyfu ymhellach. Meddai Daran Hill, Prif Ymgynghorydd a Phrif Weithredwr Positif Politics: "Rydym yn falch fel cwmni o'n henw da a'n llwyddiannau. Mae gan Huw a Beryl gyfoeth o brofiad a sgiliau a fydd yn gaffaeliad mawr i'n tîm ac i'n cleientiaid. Rydym wrth ein bodd i'w croesau ac yn edrych ymlaen yn fawr i'w cyfraniad."

Wrth ymateb i'w benodiad, dywedodd Huw Evans: "Rwyf wrth fy modd i gael ymuno gyda Positif Politics ac yn gobeithio gwneud argraff go iawn. Wedi gweithio ar draws nifer o sectorau, rwyf yn dod a dealltwriaeth eang a chyfoes o Gymru, gwleidyddiaeth a chymdeithas Cymru gyda mi. Gobeithiaf hefyd y bydd fy mhrofiad yn y cyfryngau a fy ngwaith o fewn llywodraeth leol yn ychwanegu at bortffolio helaeth y cwmni ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen i gydweithio gyda eu tîm ardderchog o ymgynghorwyr gwleidyddol."

 

Positif Politics launches Wales' first Legislative Training Programme (April 2008)

Positif Politics has launched its Legislative Training Programme in Wales. During 2008 we will be rolling out our most ambitious and comprehensive training programme yet. You need not be a permanent client of Positif Politics to participate and our hope is to remain at the cutting edge of innovative public affairs training.

The programme is being rolled out by Daran Hill in an innovative partnership with independent trainer and former MP Huw Edwards, and Marie Navarro.

Huw Edwards is an independent trainer and consultant specialising in understanding parliament, devolution and public policy. He is an Associate Lecturer of the National School of Government, the former civil service college and has also worked as training consultant for ModernGov. He currently provides in-house training for the staff of the National Assembly for Wales. From 1997 to 2005 Huw was Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Monmouth and a member of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee.

Marie Navarro is a specialist in public law, the powers of the Welsh Assembly Government, and the new legislative powers of the National Assembly for Wales. Marie is a Research Associate at Cardiff Law School and the Principal Researcher and Editor to the Law School website Wales Legislation Online which sets out the powers of the National Assembly for Wales and of the Welsh Assembly Government since July 1999: http://wales-legislation.org.uk. She has a Master in Public International Law and European Law from the University of Amiens (France). A current PhD student, her MPHIL-PhD is entitled "The Evolution of Welsh Devolution". She is also an independent trainer and legal consultant specialising in understanding devolution and public policy. She is an Associate Lecturer of the National School of Government, the former civil service college.

The programme is based on day-long courses focussed on specific items of legislation and the first four events have been unveiled:

Each event involves an expert in the chair, a leading Assembly Member as a contributor, and an entirely bespoke product.

Commenting on the launch, Daran Hill said: "Positif Politics Training has already developed an excellent reputation for our in-house seminars. We also have built up a strong reputation for understanding and interpreting the new legislative powers of the Assembly. It was natural that we bring the two together and I'm overjoyed that we've hit the ground running with this exciting and challenging programme that will run well beyond the summer."

Susan Bowen, part of the monitoring team at Positif Politics, has moved sideways and expanded her hours in the company to act as co-ordinator of the Positif Politics Training strand.

Local Elections Under the Spotlight with innovative Local Election Package (April 2008)

Positif Politics has kept up its reputation for innovative elections coverage. Following the success of our innovative Positif Politics Election 2007 package through which we provided 40+ organisations in Wales with information and analysis of the Assembly election, this year we bring you Election 2008+++, a new service to help you navigate the Welsh Local Government Elections.

Local Authorities play a key role in the lives of the people of Wales in areas such as education, social services, the environment, economic development, housing and culture. The election results will shape the work of government, political parties and public affairs professionals in Wales for the next 4 years.

Llyr Roberts, Senior Consultant at Positif Politics and the information project leader, said: "Our experienced team has a reputation for innovation and high-level elections monitoring. We do the hard work and provide regular briefings and handbooks to help you navigate the changes in adminstration and the alterations in policy that are bound to come as the whole of Wales goes to the polls yet again."

Our Election 2008+++ package includes:

Welsh Local Government Election 2008+++ Guide
A guide to what's at stake for the 4 main political parties, the campaign issues in each of Wales' 22 local authorities, which are the Councils to watch, and who is likely to be in power for the next 4 years. This comprehensive overview will be sent to subscribers on 1st April.

Election 2008+++ Bulletins during the campaign
Commentary and Analysis of the campaign and political updates sent to subscribers in the four week period before the election.

Welsh Local Government Election 2008+++ Results Handbook
A comprehensive guide to the results in Wales' 22 local authorities with commentary and analysis from our team of political experts, sent to subscribers in the week starting Monday 5tj May.

Welsh Local Government Election 2008+++Results Seminar
A one day seminar featuring expert opinion and analysis and representatives from the 4 main political parties, held on Friday 23rd May 2008 at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff.

A first for Positif Politics - training in London! (May 2008)

Positif Politics has held its first ever open training event outside Wales with a major seminar discussing health restructuring. The event was co-hosted by Positif Politics with our regular event partner, the Pollen Shop. The seminar was held on Tuesday 20 May 12.00pm – 3.00pm in the David Lloyd George Room of the National Liberal Club, London SW1A 2HE.

With Welsh Health Minister Edwina Hart unveiling plans to restructure the NHS, there is going to be a very different health system in Wales. The seminar explored how organisations from across the UK can take advantage of the most radical overall of a heath service in a generation. At the seminar participants found out what’s happening to the NHS in Wales and how they can influence change. The areas that were covered included patient involvement and NHS governance as well as how to influence the agenda on issues like prescriptions, charging and targets

Gwilym Morris, Director Pollination Campaigns said “We are holding the event in London to make sure people working at a UK level have an opportunity to grasp the full significance of the changes.”

The seminar was chaired by Huw Edwards, an Associate Lecturer at the National School of Government and consultant specialising in helping organisations understanding Parliament, devolution and public policy. From 1997 to 2005 Huw was the MP for Monmouth and is also a former member of the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee.

Our attendees were uniformly happy with the event. This is what some of them said:

"Finger on the pulse! This training session hit the mark in terms of getting delegates to think about the issues involved in the 'Structures' consultation." - Philippa Ford, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

"The seminar was ideal for the voluntary sector - it informed, explained and enlivened a complicated subject." - Keith Bowen, Contact a Family

"This course was 3 hours well spent. Packed with background information and ideas, my organisation is now much better equipped to make the most of the consultation." - Leighton Veale, The Stroke Association

STOP PRESS: Based on responses to the event, Positif Politics will again team up with the Pollen Shop to re-run the seminar in Cardiff on 17th June.

 

Positif Politics training on Party Politics a huge success (March 2008)

Positif Politics is proud to have delivered a political training event to over 40 people. Party Politics sought to demystify the way political parties in Wales operate, and did so in an informative way based on speaker presentations from representatives of the staff of the four Welsh parties. Dave Hagendyk, Welsh Labour; Gwenllian Lansdown, Plaid Cymru; Matt Lane, Welsh Conservatives, and Ian Walton, Welsh Liberal Democrats were each given a one hour "slot" to explain how their parties operate and how they can more effectively work with external partners within a new and developing political system.

In Wales the Westminster-based parties have, to varying degrees, become "more Welsh" and autonomous, particularly in the context of Assembly election planning, policy formulation and campaigning. As the powers of the National Assembly grow, the main political parties in Wales have assumed a new purpose and importance, with their work, especially in the area of research and media relations, either augmented, or wholly provided, by party group support staff in the Cardiff Bay.

Commenting on the new site, Managing Director Daran Hill said: "This was a really high value event. We spotted the knowledge gap and helped bridge it in a way that was beneficial to both our audience and to the political parties themselves. I'm very pleased with the outcomes, and with the turnout."

The event was co-run by Positif Politics and Leigh Jeffes of Berney Communications, the first time that Positif Politics has worked jointly with another public affairs company in delivering an event.

 

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