Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - E whakahua ana a Schofield i te pūrongo o te IWA o te tau 1996 hei tohu o te tūranga nui i whakatangihia e te whakahaere ki te whakatakoto i te tautohetohe mo te whakawhitinga. Ko te pepa i huaina ko "The Road to the Referendum: Requirements for an Informed and Fair Debate" i tautohe ko te hunga pooti o Wales i tino mohio ki nga tautohe mo te whakahekenga o Wales i te pooti pooti whakahekenga o Wales i te tau 1979
nā te nui o te arotahi o ngā kaipāho o Rānana ki te pakanga whakawhitiwhiti ā-Rōpū o Rānana. I taua wā i tohe te IWA "kāore i tino mārama te iwi whānui o Wales ki te take motuhake o te whakawhitinga mana", he taiao i arahi ki te hanganga o te Whare Wānanga i nga tau 1980.