Quote Originally Posted by Wozza16 View Post
Something I always wonder, if Wales and Scotland are so poor, insignificant and a drain on the English taxpayers, why hasn't England gone it alone in the past 500 years? Why subsidise Wales if there is no aspect of us ever being able to support ourselves?

In addition to this, how does Wales have some of the poorest regions in Europe which includes places that was been in and out of civil wars and struggles? How is this even possible after up to 500 years of being in the 'greatest' union the world has ever seen? Surely we would be thriving by now?

Finally, how is Cardiff the place in the entire world where the first £1,000,000 cheque was signed? Nobody would ever guess that looking at the surrounding areas, because all the money generated from all industries was pumped straight down to London.

It's a massive achievement for independence to be at the forefront of the political debate, no matter what your opinion is, it does no harm in debating anything.

These are all legitimate questions I have for unionists. It's a pity Wales never had enough of its own powers to use any of this money for its own good.
with all due respect the money generated from the mines was channelled to Yorkshire and Scotland and not London.

If you really want to know why Wales is so poor in parts, a lot of it has to do with geography and the fact we were primarily an extraction economy.