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The Welsh Assembly
A place to share opinions and news about the Welsch Assembly. The National Assembly for Wales has power to make legislation in Wales. The assembly building, known as the Senedd, was opened in March 2006 by the Queen. The Assembly... [more]
A place to share opinions and news about the Welsch Assembly.
The National Assembly for Wales has power to make legislation in Wales. The assembly building, known as the Senedd, was opened in March 2006 by the Queen.
The Assembly was formed under the Government of Wales Act 1998, by the Labour government, following a referendum in 1997. The campaign for a 'yes' vote in the referendum was supported by the Labour Party, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and much of Welsh civic society, such as church groups and the trade union movement. The Welsch Conservative Party was the only major political party in Wales to oppose.
There have been two polls today which are worth mentioning belatedly. The first is YouGov's voting intention poll for Wales, which Anthony Wells has analysed here and here. It's not often you see a Welsh voting poll - which is a shame - and the results of this one are striking. Labour are on 34 percent; the Tories are on 31 percent; Plaid Cymru on 15 percent; Lib Dems on 12 percent. Overall, that's much better news for the Tories than it...
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