http://andyharcombe.com keep on learning: Internet, Photography, Publishing Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://andyharcombe.com/2011/03/the-day-wales-didnt-say-no/#comment-2 Nick HP Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:12:34 +0000 http://andyharcombe.com/?p=114#comment-2 The result was indeed shameful for two reasons. First the result was entirely created by the joint effort of all political parties in Wales to get the public to vote them, the politicians, more powers when no need or demand had been demonstrated. Second, by my calculation, this means that a mere 22.6% of the Welsh electorate actually voted YES. Until recent times it was not unusual for a referendum to need to demonstrate support of at least half of the electorate to succeed. Clearly we have the rule of the few in Wales. The result was indeed shameful for two reasons. First the result was entirely created by the joint effort of all political parties in Wales to get the public to vote them, the politicians, more powers when no need or demand had been demonstrated. Second, by my calculation, this means that a mere 22.6% of the Welsh electorate actually voted YES. Until recent times it was not unusual for a referendum to need to demonstrate support of at least half of the electorate to succeed. Clearly we have the rule of the few in Wales.

]]> http://andyharcombe.com/2011/03/the-day-wales-didnt-say-no/#comment-1 Gwilym ap Llew Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:38:08 +0000 http://andyharcombe.com/?p=114#comment-1 You're right. There is no great enthuisiasm for more devolution. We weren't given the option to vote for abolishing the Assembly. You’re right. There is no great enthuisiasm for more devolution. We weren’t given the option to vote for abolishing the Assembly.

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