The second Silk
Commission report, published on March 3rd,
recommended devolution of policing, youth justice, teachers' pay,
some transport powers/budgets and raising the limit for Welsh Government energy
project consent from 50MW to 350MW. The report also recommended a
reserved powers model and an increase in the number of AMs to 80. The
report rejected devolution of broadcasting, but called for a review
of devolution of the criminal justice system...
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Monday, 31 March 2014
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Off the Bench - Boosting sports participation in Wales
Being regularly harvested by dung beetles hasn't stopped Arjen Robben from combining football
with a successful diving career. So what barriers prevent uptake of sports in Wales?
(Pic : whoateallthepies.tv)
Lard of my fathers - A Welsh Obesity crisis?
Watching what we eat
Physical Literacy - Should PE become a core...
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Why are girls turning their back on science?
Women and girls are well-represented in life sciences, but the numbers
studying physical sciences are on the wane. Why? What are the consequences?
(Pic : The Telegraph)
National Science Week starts next week.
To celebrate, I'm going to commit seppuku by posting some of my most
controversial and morally ambiguous blogs to...
Monday, 10 March 2014
Towards a Cornish Assembly?
Cornish nationalist party, Mebyon Kernow, recently launched a
consultation on the format of Cornish devolution.
(Pic : Western Morning News)
While most of the constitutional focus
in Wales has been on Silk II, and constitutional focus across the UK
on the Scottish independence referendum, the fifth nation of the UK
has...
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Wales in Europe : What role do we play?
The National Assembly's Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee
believes the Welsh Government should make their EU strategy clearer.
(Pic : Wales Online)
On Thursday, the Legislative and
Constitutional Affairs Committee published their report (pdf) into
the role the National Assembly and Welsh Government play in...
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Taking stock of a Welsh Stock Exchange
Bulls, bears and shares?
It's another idea that refuses to die - a Welsh Stock Exchange.
(Pic : BBC Wales)
This idea of a Welsh Stock Exchange has
been raised on-off for a decade or so, mostly as a way of stimulating
debate into how to properly capitalise Welsh businesses, and
reduce the reliance of Welsh businesses on...
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Silk II : The Wrath of Paul
On Monday, the second and final part of
a wide-ranging review into Welsh devolution was published by the Silk
Commission – available here (pdf). The first part looked at
fiscal powers, culminating in the current Wales Bill. This second
part, however, looked at the National Assembly itself and its
devolved powers, as well as...
