Dont fall for powers promises, Plaid leader Leanne Wood urges Scots Plaid Cymrus leader says Westminster-based parties cant be trusted to keep their promises to give Scotland more power if voters decide to remain part of the United Kingdom. Leanne Wood is speaking at a conference organised by the Institute for Welsh Affairs looking at what the Scottish referendum means for Wales. In the 1979 devolution referendum in Scotland Mrs Thatcher promised the people of Scotland new powers in the event of a ‘no’ vote. As we have learnt, Scotland had to wait twenty years for devolution after the failure of the ’79 referendum and I would urge Scots not to fall for the latest promises of powers coming from the current Tory prime minister and his Labour and Lib Dem campaigners. There is only one option facing the people of Scotland that would guarantee their permanent self-empowerment and that’s a ‘yes’ vote. Hastily cobbled promises and timetables from Westminster cannot be taken serious and could evaporate as quickly as Thatcher’s promises in 1979. The biggest risk to Scotland and the greatest uncertainty over its future would arise in the aftermath of a ‘no’ vote. Next week, for one day, the people of Scotland will be sovereign. With a ‘yes’ vote they can ensure that they are sovereign for each and every day that follows.In the 1979 devolution referendum in Scotland Mrs Thatcher promised the people of Scotland new powers in the event of a ‘no’ vote. As we have learnt, Scotland had to wait twenty years for devolution after the failure of the ’79 referendum and I would urge Scots not to fall for the latest promises of powers coming from the current Tory prime minister and his Labour and Lib Dem campaigners – LEANNE WOOD AM, PLAID CYMRU LEADER
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 01:09:28 +0000
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