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Post by Dan Dare on Sept 18, 2023 12:56:35 GMT
Proposed changes include increasing the number of members from 60 to 96, increasing the number of ministers from 12 to 17 and doing away with the first past the post electoral system.
The Welsh counsel general, Mick Antoniw, acknowledged that the idea of increasing the number of politicians was 'a hard sell' but the proposals are in the cause of greater democracy and justified as compensation for the loss of Welsh voices in the European Parliament.
The Welsh Conservative shadow constitution minister, Darren Millar, said: “Wales need more doctors, dentists, nurses and teachers, not more politicians.”
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Post by jonksy on Sept 18, 2023 13:33:46 GMT
Proposed changes include increasing the number of members from 60 to 96, increasing the number of ministers from 12 to 17 and doing away with the first past the post electoral system.
The Welsh counsel general, Mick Antoniw, acknowledged that the idea of increasing the number of politicians was 'a hard sell' but the proposals are in the cause of greater democracy and justified as compensation for the loss of Welsh voices in the European Parliament.
The Welsh Conservative shadow constitution minister, Darren Millar, said: “Wales need more doctors, dentists, nurses and teachers, not more politicians.”
Yep twatford strikes again.....I wonder how tyey will all get to work on time whith twatfords 20 MPH?
Bungling Welsh Labour's answer to the cost-of-living crisis… MORE politicians on the payroll! Mark Drakeford unveils plans to increase number of Senedd members by a third and replace first-
The Welsh excuse for a Government has come under fire after confirming plans to increase the number of Senedd politicians by a third.
The Labour-led administration in Cardiff has unveiled proposed legislation to boost the number of Welsh Parliament members to 96 from the current 60.
The Welsh excuse for a Government, headed by First Minister twatford also wants to ditch the first-past-the-post voting system and single-member constituencies for elections.
Instead, there will be 16 enlarged constituencies across Wales - rather than the current 40 constituencies and five regions - with six members elected in each area using the D'Hondt formula.
This was the electoral method used by the UK for European Parliament elections before Brexit.
Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru, who have a formal agreement to work together in some areas of government, have been heavily criticised for pushing forward with their plans during the cost-of-living crisis.
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