All Wales Convention meets

Tom Griffin, 2 September 2008
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Tom Griffin (London, OK): The All Wales Convention holds its third meeting in Cardiff Bay today. As the Western Mail's Martin Shipton notes, it's been a slow start for the body that is meant to consider the case for more powers for the Welsh Assembly.

The convention’s website, http://new.wales.gov.uk/awcsub/awchome, says: “Here you can find the latest news on the convention and when we will be in your area.

“For the All Wales Convention to be successful, we will need to promote the broadest debate possible. This will mean hearing from people from all over Wales.

“By early summer we should have a plan of events that will be taking place across Wales.”

No such events are, however, mentioned on the site.

The Convention blames the delay on difficulties in finding a Welsh-speaking web manager, but others see it as a sign that there is little momentum for an early referendum on more powers for the Assembly. The outcome of today's meeting may be a significant indicator of whether that is true.

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