CAMBRIA POLITICO » Welsh Assembly

Is the UK a Federal State? Should It Be?

harris — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:58:19 +0000

The simple answer to the first question is “no, although it has been moving in that direction since the 1990s”. The devolved status of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales resembles true federal constitutions like the USA and Germany only superficially. … Read the rest

Quick Look at the Proposed Electoral Changes in Scotland

harris — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:55:24 +0000

The new Conservative bill on elections passed last year reduces the number of seats overall from 650 to 600.

Is Rachel Banner Wales’ Sarah Palin?

BellWhether — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:39:57 +0000

Both belong to political organisations beginning with T

Both are attractive and erm… intelligent ostensibly educated women with strong personalities and unusual ability to put across their views on the Media.

Both have attracted a ‘nutter’ type following including some … Read the rest

The YES?NO referendum

BellWhether — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:08:14 +0000

Having received this morning my voting card, I was going to write a long article about the upcoming Referendum question and vote covering all the pros and cons and analysing the opinions, but now … I can’t be arsed.

Main … Read the rest

… that is the question?

BellWhether — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:41:34 +0000

The Electoral Commission has commented... “Participants in our public opinion research generally had a low level of public awareness that a referendum on law-making powers of the Assembly is to be held; what the referendum is about or, indeed, what a referendum is."