The Welsh Assembly

[dwsi]

How many members of this forum are aware that there is a referendum on the 3rd of March? This referendum is about giving more powers to the Welsh Assembly

[DaveR]

Dwsi!  The referendum is NOT about giving more powers to the Welsh Assembly - its is about giving WAG the ability to pass laws relating to the areas it already has control over WITHOUT the need to have the law approved by the London Parliament.

 

[dwsi]

What's the forums members' views on this?
it'll be interesting to see what are peoples views on this

[DaveR]

I shall be voting YES, naturally. The idea that we need to go cap in hand to another country's parliament to get our laws approved as at present is ridiculous. What do you think, Dwsi?

[dwsi]

I shall be voting YES, naturally. The idea that we need to go cap in hand to another country's parliament to get our laws approved as at present is ridiculous. What do you think, Dwsi?

Snap 

The reason I've started this thread was to see what English born members have to say on this topic

[Merddin Emrys]

we've had no booklet through the letterbox yet about it, I suspect there will be a low turnout for this referendum, I'm currently in the yes camp, seems sensible to me (born in Coventry, but I've loved Llandudno and Wales since I was a lad in the Sixties!)  Cymru am byth  

[dwsi]

You should have had a blue booklet through the post from the electoral commission. because there is no official 'no' campaign there can't be an official 'yes' campaign. the result of this is no proper debate.

[Merddin Emrys]

we had the voting cards around a month ago, but that's all, anyone else had the booklet?

[Ian]

The idea that we need to go cap in hand to another country's parliament to get our laws approved as at present is ridiculous.

Aren't we all part of the UK,  then?   

[DaveR]

I don't recall any vote ever taking place as to whether Wales wished to join the UK?

[Ian]

I think that was down to an Irishman... Henry VIII, IIRC  Not big on democracy, I suspect.

[DaveR]

A YES vote will just mean a partial repealing of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. Those were also the Acts, of course, that made the use of Welsh in any official capacity illegal and barred any Welsh speaker from holding any public office.

[Fester]

I'm English born...but often wish I wasn't.

I have had little or no information to base my decision on.

So I shall vote NO.    Just to annoy Dave and cancel his vote out.

Then I'll ask my wife to do likewise,  just to annoy DWSI.     L0L L0L L0L

[dwsi]

 

[Trojan]

I think that was down to an Irishman... Henry VIII, IIRC  Not big on democracy, I suspect.

The Tudors were of Welsh decent Ian........but I expect you actually knew this all along.    

Some say the Welsh were actually conquered from within.