So Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the former UN diplomat and man whose Convention recommended the law making referendum among other things, said today what many people already know and the Opposition Parties have been saying since May’s elections that Labour’s Welsh Government legislative programme is ‘not a natural fit’ for the problems facing Wales.
From BBC Wales ‘Speaking at a conference in Cardiff Bay, Sir Emyr said: "Perhaps the priorities in there (the Welsh Government's plans) are not a natural fit for the problems Wales confronts.
"That's a very diplomatic way of asking whether the Welsh economy, whether the skills Wales needs, whether the educational requirements Wales has... whether we think all of those are going to be strengthened by an obligation to have cycle lanes in a joined-up network across Wales.
"I'm not sure whether they actually hit the button."
I couldn’t have put it better myself, the Assembly needs to keep engaging and convincing voters it’s doing things to improve all our lives and I doubt that anything in Carwyn’s pre legislative statement would set voters pulses racing, apart from those who campaigned successfully and have their ideas included in the Programme for Government.
The Opposition parties weren’t immune from Sir Emyr’s criticism either accused of being equally unambitious in their legislative ideas, even those of us who are interested in Welsh politics would struggle to remember what was included in various Manifestos.
And he also added that after talking to the four parties during the referendum campaign he only got half an answer from one of them about what they would do with full legislative powers- who gave the half answer I wonder?
But his main aim was the Welsh Government who we’re told was stung by Sir Emyr’s legitimate criticism of fiddling while Rome burns, but was the Welsh Government’s reaction spin or did it sting enough for them to actually changes things - next week’s legislative statement will reveal all.Any source
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