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An excuse to do nothing
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When the thin blue line becomes a garrote
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Providing a useful sex education
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A mirrored darkness
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Brassed off
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Posts Tagged ‘All Wales Convention’
Commissioning is becoming a convention
The announcement of a new Commission to look at devolution and funding in Wales is a fitting memorial to Ken Hopkins and builds on a noble tradition
Chewing the fat of disgust and deliberation
The test that our democracy faces, both in Wales and in the UK, is to engage more people. But how can this be done against a backdrop of disenchantment with politicians fuelled by the expenses scandal?
Money well spent: why one ‘No’ campaigner applauds the All Wales Convention
The One Wales Government’s decision to spend over £1.3 million on the All Wales Convention was lambasted by many. But at least one ‘No’ campaigner thinks it was worth it
The Saracen and the Jew
The True Wales campaign alleges that Wales with an Assembly is less socially cohesive and united. But the modern Wales is a place where people of all faiths and none can come together, and where no-one gets left behind
Of the elite, by the elite, for the elite
On the day that True Wales publishes a new pamphlet proposing a series of reforms to the way we are governed, its spokeperson Rachel Banner argues that real devolution must mean more accountability, not more power for politicians
An unmerry dance of giant steps
IT’S often argued, and widely believed, that the bubble operates in an atmosphere all of its own. There is Wales, and then there is its political class. Or that there is politics and then there is the rest of them. The plebs. Thus it was ever so. That’s why Romans terminology still resonates. So there [...]
What if he’s right?
Peter Hain is castigated as out of touch with popular opinion and isolated in his bid to hold up a third devolution referendum. But he may be the only politician in Wales with a credible plan to secure a “yes” vote
Refereeing the referendum
Don’t blame the politicians for falling out over the referendum timing. The real fault lies in a system that allows them to manipulate the timing in the first place
Points of clarification
WHAT a fast moving afternoon! This just in (courtesy of Betsan’s blog): STATEMENT FROM THE FIRST MINISTER AND DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER The Assembly Government once again reaffirms its commitment to the One Wales agreement in relation to a referendum on Part Four powers. Both parties recognise the difficulties which would be created for a purposeful [...]
The Assembly Statement on the All Wales Convention
THERE may be key facts or nuances that I have missed, but here’s the speedy note which I just took of the on the statement made to the Assembly on the All Wales Convention. Excuse any errors, but this was done at frenetic pace… The First Minister welcomed the All Wales Convention report and congratulated [...]
There may be trouble ahead
YOU GO out for lunch once too often and all hell breaks loose… As a public service here on WalesHome.org, and at the risk of being accused or regurgitating press releases or copying the content of other blogs, here is the statement from Welsh Labour on the progress of devolution released at lunchtime. JOINT STATEMENT [...]
Boil it down to the fundamentals
The technical aspects of the referendum question have left some devolutionists gloomy about which way voters will go. Time to take a leaf out of the salesman’s book
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