tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post7756505523540906757..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: End of a very silly game.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-25802631148170503862009-03-24T09:45:00.000+01:002009-03-24T09:45:00.000+01:00draig - I'm with you on most of this - though I'm ...draig - I'm with you on most of this - though I'm increasingly concerned about the term Scottish style Parliament. It gives a wrong impression of what is on offer - even if we move to part 4 of the 2006 Governmnet of Wales Act. It would be nothing like as powerful as the Scottish Parliament.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-60059375290204471832009-03-20T14:18:00.000+01:002009-03-20T14:18:00.000+01:00In one respect you're absolutely right Glyn. The w...In one respect you're absolutely right Glyn. The whole thing is a mess. And I don't think it discredits just the Devolutionary process, I think it discredits Representative democracy per se. <BR/><BR/>I think the deeper problem is not the LCO system, but GOWA 2006, as the LCO system is just a part of that Act. We need a Scottish style parliament, not this bureaucratic tinkering. <BR/><BR/>I thought it was very interesting to read in the Western Mail today that a few groups - Sustainable Wales, The Parliament for Wales Campaign, and Cynefin y Werin - have decided to form an alliance for radical change, and want a lawmaking Parliament with a more Participatory style that gives ordinary people a real say. <BR/><BR/>The danger we face today is that complacency, arrogance and widespread institutional corruption in the political establishment will lead to a collapse of confidence in Representative Democracy. <BR/><BR/>There are alternatives however - one of them is Participatory Democracy - the other is Fascism. Which will people choose?Draighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816626923689138393noreply@blogger.com