Originally Posted by
life on mars
I can answer the last para ,not very well ,looking at the current part time ,management we have in place.
Unlike Scotland we have no big exports other than farming and financial services, 26% of those employedin Wales are in public sector jobs ,which need self financing, when faced with those public sector burdens, the political pressures become tough, as you need to generate wealth from the private sector though business taxes , or up the tax burden of everyone in Wales to finance it.
Then you have the moans because we pay too much tax , or businesses move away, to avoid things like cooperation taxes.
We need to be careful what we wish for.
We could become a Singapore ,lower business taxes and change politically as a nation and attract business away from England ,however we may then not get a favourable trade tariff from the new non European state of England ,who have their own farmers and financial institutions ,not so easy for Wales in my humble view ??