Welsh Referendum – things hotting up.

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Shane says Yes! 

With a little more than a fortnight to go before polling on March the 3rd the Yes campaign is continuing the strategy of big name endorsements.

Whilst maybe not engrossing the nation it’s getting a little nasty. Here’s the Western Mail’s take on maverick No campaigner Len Gibb’s latest lies.
More positively what AMs would do with new powers.
A real positive input from Helen Mary Jones:

Plaid deputy leader Helen Mary Jones suggested beefing up the regulation of care homes for the elderly.

“The legislation could include proposals to require every home to publish staff-to-resident ratios, impose minimum nutritional standards for food, improve inspection of care homes and ban the mass prescription of anti-psychotic drugs to residents,” she said.

It’s getting a little tighter but “Yes” in front by maybe 10 points…

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