http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/-t1.htm How do we present independence as a realistic and achievable political goal to the people of Wales? What intermediate steps or stages are necessary to get there? Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:13:52 GMT 10 http://i76.servimg.com/u/f76/13/06/32/38/syniad11.jpg http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/-t1.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/thirteen-percent-favor-independence-t108.htm Drachenfire Thirteen percent favor independence According to a recent poll commissioned by BBC Wales, 13% of respondants favor Welsh independence of some sort. Eight percent favor an independent Wales within the European Union, and another 5% outside of the EU. Additionally, 52% of respondants favor full parliamentry powers akin to the Scottish parliament. The question is, how to increase the margin from 13%. What prevents that number from raising further? According to Cardiff University ... Strategies and Tactics Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:13:52 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/thirteen-percent-favor-independence-t108.htm#206 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/thirteen-percent-favor-independence-t108.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-formal-evidence-to-the-all-wales-convention-t61.htm MH The All Wales Convention chaired by Emyr Jones Parry has invited people in Wales to submit their views on the matter of a referendum for primary lawmaking powers to be devolved to the Assembly. There are two ways people or organizations can do this. One is easy, one is a little more complicated but will probably carry more weight. There is no reason why people can't do both. The easier way is to submit your views in the form of a short letter or email. The more formal way is to ... Strategies and Tactics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:29:33 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-formal-evidence-to-the-all-wales-convention-t61.htm#75 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-formal-evidence-to-the-all-wales-convention-t61.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/is-there-an-english-backlash-reactions-to-devolution-t101.htm MH The National Centre for Social Research has today published its 25th British Social Attitudes Report. It a collection of nine research articles. The first of these, entitled "Is there an English backlash? Reactions to devolution" is of particular interest to us in Wales. It has some useful statistics that anyone putting the finishing touches to their AWC submission might be able to use. This is the press release: REACTIONS TO DEVOLUTION: GROWING ENGLISH CONCERN ABOUT ... Strategies and Tactics Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:05:57 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/is-there-an-english-backlash-reactions-to-devolution-t101.htm#173 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/is-there-an-english-backlash-reactions-to-devolution-t101.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/we-can-t-even-get-a-cycle-track-unless-it-goes-through-westminster-t98.htm Bagpuss If anyone still hasn't sent in thier views to the All Wales Convention, this item in the news today illusrates another reason why the LCO process doesn't, and can't, work. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/21/legal-logjam-blocks-cycle-scheme-91466-22740995/ Legal logjam blocks cycle scheme A LOGJAM between Cardiff and Whitehall is stopping Wales gaining new powers which could help fight climate change and obesity, it is claimed. The Assembly Government ... Strategies and Tactics Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:40:21 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/we-can-t-even-get-a-cycle-track-unless-it-goes-through-westminster-t98.htm#168 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/we-can-t-even-get-a-cycle-track-unless-it-goes-through-westminster-t98.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-views-to-the-all-wales-convention-t62.htm MH The All Wales Convention chaired by Emyr Jones Parry has invited people in Wales to submit their views on the matter of a referendum for primary lawmaking powers to be devolved to the Assembly. There are two ways people or organizations can do this. One is easy, one is a little more complicated but will probably carry more weight. There is no reason why people can't do both. The easier way is to submit your views in the form of a short letter or email. The more formal way is to ... Strategies and Tactics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:55:50 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-views-to-the-all-wales-convention-t62.htm#76 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/how-to-submit-views-to-the-all-wales-convention-t62.htm http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/emyr-jones-parry-on-the-all-wales-convention-t53.htm MH Martin Shipton of WalesOnline has conducted a two part interview with Sir Emyr Jones Parry, entitled Will the Welsh Assembly become a proper Parliament? available on YouTube and embedded below: One of the remits of the Convention is to raise awareness and improve understanding. I found this quote from the second part of the interview most interesting: The level of support for devolution and the Assembly is really quite high ... 70%. I suspect that the intricacies of the ... Strategies and Tactics Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:20:14 GMT http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/emyr-jones-parry-on-the-all-wales-convention-t53.htm#64 http://syniadau.forumotion.net/strategies-and-tactics-f16/emyr-jones-parry-on-the-all-wales-convention-t53.htm