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Sgint – Sherman Cymru
February 10, 2012 15:02 -
AWEMA – a failure of governance
February 10, 2012 10:02 -
The show must go on
February 10, 2012 07:02 -
The Welsh re-Development Agency
February 9, 2012 07:02 -
An excuse to do nothing
February 8, 2012 07:02
Posts Tagged ‘referendum’
A low turnout might be good
Even if the referendum is a non-event, a Yes vote could mean an end to voter indifference – provided ministers focus on the job in hand
Wales’ devolution legacy
The Conservatives arguing for a Welsh parliament and Plaid Cymru against? It really happened. Wales’ foremost historian outlines the path that has taken us to this week’s vote
A miserable compromise and an expensive mistake
The Alternative Vote is presented as a good way to get around some of the more egregious aspects of first-past-the-post. But it isn’t, and it introduces new problems all of its own
Far from poor
Martin Shipton’s chronicle of the first 10 years of the National Assembly is as timely as it is readable, since its central contention is that without primary law making powers the Assembly will never reach its proper potential
Sleepwalking into defeat
The strength of the No campaign has surprised everyone. This call to arms argues that greater efforts must be made to convince the public to vote Yes
It’s time to believe in ourselves
The assertion that Wales is not a place that is intelligent, creative and innovative enough for business to succeed is wrong and needs to be challenged
No debate is not good enough
The Yes campaign is not a popular movement – it’s a political class closing ranks and shutting down any discussion. Unless the people are offered a full debate about the future of devolution, they should resist such bullying
Treacle we don’t need
Welsh acts and mirror clauses bundled up into English legislation such as yesterday’s Localism Bill not only create a great deal extra, unnecessary work for the Assembly. They often escape proper scrutiny, too
The stronger the Assembly, the better the governance
Claims that there should be no further powers because of the Welsh Government’s performance are wide of the mark and miss some real benefits
They’re off (well, one lot are, anyway)
Yes for Wales has launched – and here’s my view of their first day
Yes or No – the online battle
Yes for Wales v True Wales: the online battle for next year’s referendum has now begun. But who’s winning?
Measuring the 97 swing
What can the last two devolution referenda in Wales tell us about the one to come?
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