Mae'r ffaith fod y Gweinidog Datblygu Economaidd, Ieuan Wyn Jones am gyhoeddi newidiadau heddiw i sut mae Llywodraeth y Cynulliad yn cefnogi busnesau ac am ddatblygu economi Cymru yn gyfaddefiad fod polisiau presennol y Llywodraeth wedi methu.
Dwi'n rhoi croeso llugoer i'r cyhoeddiad gan na fydd yn fy marn i yn mynd digon pell.
Rydym ni i gyd yn gyfarwydd efo methiant rhai o raglenni y Llywodraeth, ProAct, ReAct yn ddau engraifft i fynd i ymrafael a problemau mewn sawl ardal.
Mae angen newid strategol hefyd i'r Cynllun Gofodol ac yma yn lleol, swn i'n disgwyl gweld y Cynullaid yn cynnig mwy o gefnogaeth ymarferol i'r ardal hon yn sgil cyhoeddi cau Chwarel yr Oakeley.
Gyda cyhoeddiad ddoe mai ffigyrau diwethdra Cymru yw'r gwaethaf yn y DU, mi roedd newid yn anorfod - amser a ddengys os bydd y newid hynny'n ddigon.
The fact that the Economic Development Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones will announce today that he is making changes to how WAG will be supporting businesses and developing the Welsh Economy is to all extents an admission that current policies have indeed, failed us here in Wales
I'm giving this announcement a cautious welcome as I don't think that the "changes" will be far reaching enough.
We're all too familiar with the failure of some of WAG's programmes such as ProAct and ReAct, which are two fine examples that have failed to deal head on with serious economic problems in some areas of Wales hit by serious job losses.
Strategic change is also required to the Wales Spatial Plan, and locally here in the Ffestiniog area, I still await WAG's response to the announcement that 55 jobs are going with the closure of the Oakeley Quarry.
Yesterday's announcement regarding unemployment figures in Wales being the worst in the UK, meant that changes had to be made - we will have to wait and see if these changes will be for the better.
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