This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24119356
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Wales' first minister calls for end to devolution tinkering | Wales' first minister calls for end to devolution tinkering |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Devolution has been "scattergun" and needs to move towards a "durable lasting settlement", according to First Minister Carwyn Jones. | Devolution has been "scattergun" and needs to move towards a "durable lasting settlement", according to First Minister Carwyn Jones. |
| In a speech in Cardiff on Tuesday he will say there should be an end to what he describes as 15 years of "ad hoc tinkering with the constitution". | In a speech in Cardiff on Tuesday he will say there should be an end to what he describes as 15 years of "ad hoc tinkering with the constitution". |
| Mr Jones will call for a new written UK constitution which favours devolution. | Mr Jones will call for a new written UK constitution which favours devolution. |
| He will say that "where it makes sense to take a decision in Wales, it should be taken in Wales". | He will say that "where it makes sense to take a decision in Wales, it should be taken in Wales". |
| In the speech at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay, he will also say that devolution should be "less of a process and more of an event" - a twist on the words made famous by former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies who described devolution as a "process not an event". | In the speech at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay, he will also say that devolution should be "less of a process and more of an event" - a twist on the words made famous by former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies who described devolution as a "process not an event". |
| The speech comes almost a year to the day before people in Scotland will vote in a referendum on whether the country remains part of the UK. | The speech comes almost a year to the day before people in Scotland will vote in a referendum on whether the country remains part of the UK. |
| 'Coherent constitution' | 'Coherent constitution' |
| If Scotland rejects independence then Mr Jones hopes that his constitutional vision will help avoid any break up of the UK in the future. | If Scotland rejects independence then Mr Jones hopes that his constitutional vision will help avoid any break up of the UK in the future. |
| "Over the past 15 years we've seen repeated ad hoc tinkering with the constitution. I want this to stop," Mr Jones will say. | "Over the past 15 years we've seen repeated ad hoc tinkering with the constitution. I want this to stop," Mr Jones will say. |
| "We need now to make devolution less of a process and more of an event. | "We need now to make devolution less of a process and more of an event. |
| "Once the Scottish referendum is out of the way, I want to see reforms which complement one another, reforms which viewed together create the coherent constitution which the UK currently lacks." | "Once the Scottish referendum is out of the way, I want to see reforms which complement one another, reforms which viewed together create the coherent constitution which the UK currently lacks." |
| The first minister will reiterate his wish that the UK government fully implements the proposals of a review on more tax and borrowing powers for Wales from the Silk Commission. | |
| 'Short-term fortunes' | 'Short-term fortunes' |
| "I have made clear consistently my hope that Scots will vote for Scotland to remain within the union," says Mr Jones. | "I have made clear consistently my hope that Scots will vote for Scotland to remain within the union," says Mr Jones. |
| "If we are going to secure Scotland's position in the union, we need to have a credible and lasting commitment to devolution in the UK. | "If we are going to secure Scotland's position in the union, we need to have a credible and lasting commitment to devolution in the UK. |
| "This has to be a commitment which transcends the varying short-term fortunes of political parties. | "This has to be a commitment which transcends the varying short-term fortunes of political parties. |
| "My ability to make that case will depend largely part on the UK government's response to the first Silk Report on devolution of taxation and borrowing powers." | "My ability to make that case will depend largely part on the UK government's response to the first Silk Report on devolution of taxation and borrowing powers." |
| On Monday Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accused his Conservative coalition partners of delaying further devolution in Wales. | On Monday Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg accused his Conservative coalition partners of delaying further devolution in Wales. |
| Liberal Democrat leader Mr Clegg said if he had been prime minister he would have already agreed to give the Welsh government the power to vary tax rates. | Liberal Democrat leader Mr Clegg said if he had been prime minister he would have already agreed to give the Welsh government the power to vary tax rates. |