Cymdeithas yr Iaith have accused the Assembly Government of "running out of steam" following Rhodri Morgan's call yesterday for the closure of up to 170 schools due to empty places. In a message to the First Minister, Cymdeithas Education Spokesperson, Ffred Ffransis says that: "this tired old negative approach suggests that the Government is running out of steam."He continued:"Our Government should be reacting creatively to the financial crisis. There are a plethora of public agencies now who all have their own offices. Why not locate many of them within surplus places in schools where appropriate, and use the resources and extra capacity of schools to deliver a whole range of multiple services in rural and deprived areas? The only obstacle appears to be the blinkered approach to departmental budgets. We need truly holistic and joined-up thinking to develop schools creatively as community assets, saving money from other budgets in the process."