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Government of Wales Bill

One of the weaknesses of Wales—which is also its strength—is the excessive localism. Hiraeth is not for Wales as a whole, but for a valley or a little area. That gives a great element of democracy. The problem of having an all-Wales constituency is that by representing everyone, representatives would represent no one. The point has already been made that such people would not have a constituency and would therefore not have the feet-on-the-ground knowledge that comes—if they do their job properly—to people elected by some of the systems that have been mooted, whether the existing one or the STV.