Thursday, September 21, 2006
So what do we do?
This morning's Western Mail reports on an Electoral Commission survey that has discovered that the people of Wales are warming to the National Assembly, despite many of them not understanding what it does:
More than half (54%) of the people surveyed said devolution had improved the way Wales was governed, and only 13% thought it made things worse.
Experts said the confusion over the Assembly's role was partly down to its dependence on Westminster to pass legislation on issues such as banning smoking in enclosed public spaces.
They also blamed London-based media for reporting on England-only issues without making clear Wales was not affected.
The report continues by identifying that whilst more than half of respondents could name some of the Assembly's responsibilities, a "significant minority" (49%) could not name any.
There is no doubt that it will be easier to promote the Assembly once it ceases to be a corporate body next May, however there is clearly a lot of work still to be done, even if the results of this survey are very encouraging.
More than half (54%) of the people surveyed said devolution had improved the way Wales was governed, and only 13% thought it made things worse.
Experts said the confusion over the Assembly's role was partly down to its dependence on Westminster to pass legislation on issues such as banning smoking in enclosed public spaces.
They also blamed London-based media for reporting on England-only issues without making clear Wales was not affected.
The report continues by identifying that whilst more than half of respondents could name some of the Assembly's responsibilities, a "significant minority" (49%) could not name any.
There is no doubt that it will be easier to promote the Assembly once it ceases to be a corporate body next May, however there is clearly a lot of work still to be done, even if the results of this survey are very encouraging.
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the people of Wales are warming to the National Assembly, despite many of them not understanding what it does:
The what they're warming to isn't the National Assembly, is it?
The what they're warming to isn't the National Assembly, is it?
whilst more than half of respondents could name some of the Assembly's responsibilities, a "significant minority" (49%)could not name any
Within the bounds of error there's no difference between what you quote as 'more than half' and what you quote as a 'significant minority'.
A triumph.
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Within the bounds of error there's no difference between what you quote as 'more than half' and what you quote as a 'significant minority'.
A triumph.
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