Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
Those 2 are different points Sludge and you know it. nopt wanting it was I think the feeling of the majority of the country bearing in mind ont something like 25% of the population vote yes. In historical referenda it was accepted that those not voting counted as a vote for the status quo, but the rules were changed somewhat. If that rule had stayed the Welsh Government would not exist. Older rules stated that to change anything in a referendum the people wanting the change had to get over 50% "Of the available vote". It also means we would still be in the EU. Whether you think that a good or a bad thing is your business.

But once the decision was made what political party would not want to run it? If its there you cannot ignore it like the proverbiale elephant in the room so the best way is to seek to control it.
the 2 positions are not opposed to each other as your post suggests.
The majority of the Welsh voting population voted in 1997 (50.22% turnout) and the majority of those that voted wanted a Welsh Assembly (50.3%).
That was a fair and square result at that time in any language.