29/06/2022 - The Swiss Decentralisation Experience and Wales' Constitutional Perspectives

Institute of Welsh Affairs

In this conversation recorded after our event with the Swiss Embassy, Auriol Miller, Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales Laura McAllister, and Swiss Ambassador to the UK Markus Leitner have an in-depth conversation about Swiss Federalism and what we can learn from it in Wales.
Our event, The Swiss decentralisation experience & Wales’ constitutional perspectives, was held on 29 June 2022 at Capital Law's office in Cardiff. We are grateful for their support for this event. On the day, attendees heard from a panel of experts including:

• Ambassador Markus Leitner – Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom
• Prof. Laura McAllister CBE – Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
• Sir Paul Silk CBE – Former Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales (now Senedd Cymru)
• Glyndwr Cennydd Jones – Fellow of the IWA and writer on constitutional issues

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