Mohammad Asghar, National Assembly Member for South Wales East, has joined Welsh Conservative colleagues in urging the Welsh Government to unleash the potential of the Big Society in Wales.
Speaking in the Senedd on Wednesday, the South Wales East AM said: “Big, centralised micromanagement of the state is not working.
“On many levels, communities themselves are best placed to tailor services that deal with their unique, localised needs.
“Often, this is more empowering, more relevant and more beneficial than the state offering a top-down solution to people’s local problems.
“The Welsh Government cannot solve all of society’s problems on its own, and it must appreciate that a centralised, state-led approach is not the only way in which services can be delivered.
“Wales has a fantastic community tradition. We are already a nation ideally suited to the Big Society concept”.
