Welsh Ambitions Are Powering Ahead Of Scotland's

29th October 2022

A tale of woe that the Scottish government would like to forget. Oh maybe also the banking dreams and the ferries still not delivered after six years.

Fantastic news from the Welsh Government this week. As reported by the BBC, Wales is to get its own asset-owning public company that will focus on developing windfarms on Welsh government-owned woodland, with the intention that profits from sales of electricity will be ploughed back into local communities. And if you're thinking that the proposals look remarkably similar to what we set out in our Powering Our Ambitions policy paper then you'd be right. Behind the scenes, we got wind of the plan early on (excuse the pun), and our work has informed the development of the company.

I don't think we can understate just how important this news is, both for the people of Wales and as an example of what Common Weal and all our wonderful supporters can do. It’s just a pity that it’s not happening in Scotland.

Read the full sorry tale HERE