A newspaper has published an article celebrating the fact that First Minister Mark Drakeford intends to stand down in 2024, saying that he has proved “devolution is a disaster”. In an opinion article published in The Telegraph on December 29, financial columnist Matthew Lynn said that Drakeford had "brought Wales to its knees”.
He condemned the Welsh First Minister's policies, stating: “If ever a really bad idea is under discussion, you can rely upon Drakeford to champion it". He added: “Over his four years in power, Wales has been turned into a laboratory for the kind of half-baked policy ideas that don’t usually make it out of the seminar rooms of second-rate universities.”
The column comes after Mark Drakeford said in an end-of-year interview this week that he intended to step down as First Minister by the end of 2024 to give his successor time to bed into the role. You can read the full interview here.
