It’s a fact that most of the public aren’t interested in Welsh politics or take much notice of what goes on in Cardiff Bay and Wales isn’t alone the same is true across the rest of the UK, so the weekly First or Prime Ministers Questions is a rare opportunity for politics and politicians to connect with voters.
Westminster and Edinburgh have a natural advantage in that there are considerably more broadcast and print journalists covering UK and Scottish politics which means that larger numbers of people are likely to hear about what’s going on in the respective Parliaments especially for the weekly show piece events.
But the latest service from BBC Scotland in relation to Scottish FMQ’s, a rolling update on BBC pages of what is being asked and the First Minister’s responses to the questions as well as additional information, is a template that BBC Wales could easily follow.
It would have a few advantages in helping update and inform those interested in FMQ’s but not able to access TV coverage, it would raise the profile of what is going on in the Assembly Chamber every Tuesday afternoon especially since the new legislative powers were acquired back in May and the Welsh Government laid out its Programme for Government last week and keep the First Minister on his toes.
Admittedly Scottish politics is more dynamic and has wider significance to the UK than Welsh politics at the moment but MSP’s still ask Alex Salmond about education, health, economic development, policing and rural and environmental matters as AM’s as Carwyn Jones so why not think about it.Any source
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