Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
All I'm doing is pointing out that the Welsh Government does not have total control over how it allocates and spends its money - it's the same in Scotland to a lesser degree. How can the Welsh Government be held solely responsible for what happens in Wales when it doesn't have total control? That's not being party political because the same would be true if we had a Plaid Cymru. Conservative or any other party Assembly Government.
Except you basically said it's Westminster holding the purse strings. That isn't correct. It's a combination of the two, and that's very different because it at least shares the blame and responsibility. It's a lack of responsibility and accountability that I think is in part behind the generally poor performance of the successive Welsh govts.

The Welsh Govt could raise additional revenue, but they choose not to (whilst expecting Westminster to do the same). They also choose where to spend the money (on 20mph for example instead of better education or healthcare).

I just don't get why we in Wales are so content letting them off the hook. Our education statistics the other month were appalling. Far worse than England and getting worse