Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:24 pm on 7 December 2016.
Local management is, of course, crucial and accountability to the community is essential. I think one of the lessons that we can take from the past year is that communities will stand up united when they face the prospect of a significant number of jobs being lost. That, in turn, I think justifies the position that we’ve taken through the programme for government and the Welsh Labour manifesto, which is to look at growing those companies that are indigenous to Wales and have global potential at an accelerated pace, to essentially enable those local companies to grow from good to great and to become world-class companies that employ significant numbers. Earlier today, you asked a question about the fourth industrial revolution and I think it’s fair to say that the emerging economic strategy must pay due regard to that and the issues that you’ve just raised now.