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it would give cardiff a chance to win a few trophies for a change , cardiff and swansea vying for the title every season with the might of wrexham and newport closing in if they slipped up .
not to mention the possibility of european football , what a money spinner for tan, he would be creaming himself at the prospect of barcelona or bayern turning up at the ccs, they might actually get to sell some tickets instead of giving them away the only downside would be the following fixture would probably be a trip to carnmarthen or bangor on a wet tuesday night.
Wales becoming independent would be even dafter than Scotland going the same way and that's saying something. Of course the economically illiterate might think it's a good idea but Wales has no currency, no significant industry (with respect to an earlier poster) and no banking system. And forget about joining the EU - that will never happen as the Welsh economy is a basket case wholly reliant on subsidies from England and will never ever meet the EU joining criteria. As for water it is my understanding that those reservoirs that service England were built with English money such as those in the Elan Valley which were built by the City of Birmingham.
Yeah right, Wales is one of the biggest drains on the UK economy. Maybe if Wales became independent we can join the EU and be a drain that instead. Oh hang on, the geniuses in our country voted out so that ain't gunna happen
I don't think it is a viable proposition unfortunately. I doubt that the OP was really looking to raise serious debate.
I did a calculation with the Brexit vote a little while ago, not that the issue is important for the information I was looking for. I discovered that if England had voted 59% for one outcome, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could all have voted 100% for the other outcome and lost. That means that, in a referendum, if England wants something enough, there's nothing the rest of us can do.
I also remember Feedback mentioning once that if you combined the seats won in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, they have never made any difference to the result in a general election.
Democracy.
An independent Wales?
No thanks!
We could make a bigger deal of our history and heritage and become a tourist destination, that might generate a decent income. There are more castles per square mile in Wales than anywhere in Western Europe.
It's not going to happen. Mind you if the manifesto for it said they'd ban rugby and BBC Wales I might reconsider my vote.
Welshmen vote Tory, UKIP, and even Brexit these days.
Seems most are happy to be ruled over by the English, and take hand outs from Westminster, they're even OK with an English (reject) player captaining their football team.
Sad.
The argument of "Wales would fail if it become independent" never ceases to amaze me seeing as its been failing for years and has been continually let down by UK governments
The fact that the poorest parts of Wales qualify for EU funding is a damning indictment on Westminster's inability to govern anywhere outside the south of England, we deserve better than this and I can't think of anyone better placed to do what's best for the Welsh than the Welsh