Quote Originally Posted by az city View Post
You really don't see the wood from the trees do you?

The UK, as its currently composed, has a huge issue with a SE finance sector-derived form of the Dutch Disease. It operates to severely disadvantage Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and indeed huge swathes of the North of England. An independent Wales trading within the EU would shed itself of this anchor.
I wholly agree that the UK is too focused on the south east, and unlike most countries we dont have enough different power bases. That the UK is too focused on arguably the most successul city on earth (London & SE) doesnt mean that leaving the UK helps Wales though. It may mean we dont benefit from the fruits of that success.

Scotlands economy is nothing like Wales btw, and its GDP per capita is basically in line with the UK average and it's above most English regions.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ead-by-region/