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 About the IWA: We are a think tank and charity, independent of government and politic