Scrap the Senedd campaign stalls in Swansea

IT’S said that turkeys seldom vote for Christmas. Well, I suppose that’s a matter of opinion - and whether or not they get a vote.

This sentiment probably applies to Brexit Party supporters in Swansea who find themselves at odds with a party hierarchy that has declared an intention to scrap the Senedd. The pronouncement has angered local activists (there is no actual membership) mostly because this is the first they’ve heard of it.

Observers reckon BP leadership is manoeuvring to occupy ground held by the official Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party.

They gained 4.5% of the regional votes in 2016 – more than the Greens. The abolitionists also received a boost of sorts when former Ukip group leader Gareth Bennett recently joined their ranks.

A Brexit Party spokesman stated that a viable alternative to the devolution settlement is to return key powers to Westminster and install directly elected mayors throughout Wales.

No mention though how existing legislation requires that both moves would need a referendum. It seems that turkey’s don’t do irony either.