true wales
True Wales is a cross-party, cross-sector body opposed to devolution of full law-making powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
This website is financed, produced and maintained by volunteers in Wales. No taxpayer, charity or trades union money has been spent on the development or maintenance of this website.
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Mission Statement
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•to allow the Welsh public the opportunity to hear the case against autonomy for the National Assembly for Wales and to facilitate democratic participation in a full debate about our constitutional future.
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•to lobby both the Welsh Assembly and United Kingdom governments to hold a referendum, duly supervised by the Electoral Commission, regardless of the findings and recommendations of the ‘All-Wales Convention’
Vision Statement
Our Wales is a beautiful, diverse country which belongs to all who live here. There are many versions of 'Welshness', all to be respected and celebrated. We believe in equality and fairness for all citizens, regardless of linguistic preference, ethnicity, faith, political persuasion or gender.
There is no place in our Wales for discrimination or prejudice against any group or country. We value all the settlers who have contributed to our cultural diversity and our shared heritage within the United Kingdom.
True Wales advocates:
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•spending priorities that reflect the needs of all the people
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•restoration of a cohesive, tolerant society
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•no increase in the current number of AMs and MPs
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•keeping the Secretary of State for Wales
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•the maintenance of a strong position within the United Kingdom
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•that any application to draw down Legislative Competence Orders from the United Kingdom Government should reflect the wishes of the majority of the Welsh people.
Don't take our word for it.........Civil Servant blows whistle
Claims made by an Assembly Government civil servant raise serious concerns about the running of the Department responsible for the Welsh economy.
In a letter to the Western Mail, the whistle-blower lists a series of alleged shortcomings, claiming they illustrate how the Department for Economy and Transport is letting Wales down, and which include:
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•Recent Ministerial refusal to meaningfully engage with the UK Government on stimulating bank lending to Wales’s businesses in favour of WAG lending of public money direct to business;
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•hundreds of millions of pounds of European aid being diverted from the private sector into the continuation of longstanding, re-branded public sector schemes with poor track records;
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•the much-trumpeted Single Investment Fund and WAG’s SME (small and medium enterprises) relationship manager support is only reaching a minuscule number of Welsh businesses;
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•millions of pounds of funding intended for SMEs not being used and handed back;
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•an expensive IT project to develop a customer relationship management system not delivering;
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•major problems with the public transport concessionary fares scheme;
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•ministers’ decision to reject connecting with the highly praised Business Link and Direct Gov websites, helping millions of individuals and businesses elsewhere in the UK, on the grounds that they are “too English” and would make the millions of pounds invested in WAG’s site look embarrassing;
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•expensive staff events continuing at some of Wales’ best hotels regardless of the recession.
Source Western Mail - 28 April 2009
True Wales asks, is this how Plaid Cymru plans to run an independent Wales? Ieuan Wyn Jones is an advocate of more powers for the National Assembly as a stepping stone to independence. A Minister who puts his own narrow minded nationalism before the economic well being of the people of Wales.
How long will it be before Ieuan Wyn Jones orders the building of a Berlin Wall along Offer's Dyke?
