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| Jones invokes 'Calzaghe spirit' | Jones invokes 'Calzaghe spirit' |
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| A leading contender to be the next Welsh Labour leader has laid out his vision for the party. | |
| Bridgend AM Carwyn Jones said Wales needs a "Calzaghe spirit" - "punching above its weight". | |
| The wide-ranging Llanelli speech will be seen as confirmation that he intends running for the post if Rhodri Morgan stands down, as expected, in September. | The wide-ranging Llanelli speech will be seen as confirmation that he intends running for the post if Rhodri Morgan stands down, as expected, in September. |
| Fellow cabinet members Andrew Davies and Edwina Hart, as well as Merthyr Tydfil AM Huw Lewis, could also stand. | Fellow cabinet members Andrew Davies and Edwina Hart, as well as Merthyr Tydfil AM Huw Lewis, could also stand. |
| However, no-one has yet formally announced they plan throwing their hat into the ring. | However, no-one has yet formally announced they plan throwing their hat into the ring. |
| Rhondda AM Leighton Andrews ruled himself out as a contender last November. | Rhondda AM Leighton Andrews ruled himself out as a contender last November. |
| Mr Morgan will be 70 on 29 September, and has said he intends retiring as Labour leader, and first minister, "on or around" that date, unless the calling of a general election by Gordon Brown forces him to delay his plans. I am not afraid to use the S-word Carwyn Jones | Mr Morgan will be 70 on 29 September, and has said he intends retiring as Labour leader, and first minister, "on or around" that date, unless the calling of a general election by Gordon Brown forces him to delay his plans. I am not afraid to use the S-word Carwyn Jones |
| Mr Jones told an audience of party members at Llanelli town hall: "We need a narrative that recognises how Wales has changed in recent times, and how it needs to change in the years ahead. | |
| "Less focus on past achievement, more focus on future challenge and opportunity. | "Less focus on past achievement, more focus on future challenge and opportunity. |
| "People want to know what we will do for them next year, not what we did for them last year." | "People want to know what we will do for them next year, not what we did for them last year." |
| Mr Jones, who is Counsel General in the assembly government cabinet, admitted the party's organisation is weak in many parts of Wales - and said trade unions have a role to play in strengthening the party's presence in these areas. | |
| Alongside organisational changes, the Bridgend AM called on his party to be more ambitious in its thinking. | |
| "Organisation is important, but so are ideas," he said. | |
| "We need to develop the capacity to formulate new ideas and detail new policies. | "We need to develop the capacity to formulate new ideas and detail new policies. |
| "We have the policy forum route of course, but there also needs to be a mechanism where members can develop and publish their own ideas; an ideas exchange where party thinking can be discussed and shaped for the future. | "We have the policy forum route of course, but there also needs to be a mechanism where members can develop and publish their own ideas; an ideas exchange where party thinking can be discussed and shaped for the future. |
| Joe Calzaghe could inspire Wales, according to Carwyn Jones | |
| "Identifying the problems is easy but providing the solutions is the challenge." | "Identifying the problems is easy but providing the solutions is the challenge." |
| Mr Jones will back the recent call by former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain for the party to reach out to increasingly affluent, aspirational voters, as well as keeping its core vote. | Mr Jones will back the recent call by former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain for the party to reach out to increasingly affluent, aspirational voters, as well as keeping its core vote. |
| He will say: "Some months ago, my colleague (Newport West AM) Rosemary Butler posed a question that I think is the most important for us to answer over the next few years. | He will say: "Some months ago, my colleague (Newport West AM) Rosemary Butler posed a question that I think is the most important for us to answer over the next few years. |
| "That question is; as people get more affluent will they continue to vote Labour? | "That question is; as people get more affluent will they continue to vote Labour? |
| "My answer is yes they will, but we need to change the way in which we look to appeal to them. | "My answer is yes they will, but we need to change the way in which we look to appeal to them. |
| "There is nothing wrong with aspiration. | "There is nothing wrong with aspiration. |
| "Individuals naturally want the best for themselves and their families, but they also want the best for their communities. | |
| "Some may say that this is to ignore our socialist principles. I am not afraid to use the S-word. | "Some may say that this is to ignore our socialist principles. I am not afraid to use the S-word. |
| "Enabling people to express their potential and fulfil their aspirations is a fundamental principle of socialism." | "Enabling people to express their potential and fulfil their aspirations is a fundamental principle of socialism." |