Devolution Wales v Scotland/NI

[Trigger]

the economic arguments against independence for Wales would have applied equally, if not more so to Ireland 100 years ago.
they were the poorest part of the UK, today they are richer than the UK.
if they had not become independent they would prit still be the poorest part of the UK.

Ireland's GDP is heavily misleading due it being something of a tax haven for large multinationals.

As a result of their inflated gdp they also have to make some of the highest contributions to the blocs budget.

[Rjk]

Ireland's GDP is heavily misleading due it being something of a tax haven for large multinationals.

As a result of their inflated gdp they also have to make some of the highest contributions to the blocs budget.

GDP is slightly skewed but even without that it is definitely not the poor relation of the rest of the UK.
had it remained part of the UK I am absolutely convinced that it would be to this day.

[Citizen's Nephew]

GDP is slightly skewed but even without that it is definitely not the poor relation of the rest of the UK.
had it remained part of the UK I am absolutely convinced that it would be to this day.

I totally agree.

[life on mars]

Devolution in my humble opinion is a waste of Welsh tax payers money that just creates another layer of bureaucracy and cost .

I can think of better ways of spending £58m each year , if they get they there way and add another 20 AM's with support costs it will rise again and only 46.6% of the population vote for the leaders we have ?

This article is from 2013

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...rs-13m-2224322

[NYCBlue]

Devolution in my humble opinion is a waste of Welsh tax payers money that just creates another layer of bureaucracy and cost .

I can think of better ways of spending £58m each year , if they get they there way and add another 20 AM's with support costs it will rise again and only 46.6% of the population vote for the leaders we have ?

This article is from 2013

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...rs-13m-2224322

Creates another level of bureaucracy? Aren't you forgetting something? It replaces an incompetent one with a successful one.

[Citizen's Nephew]

The United Kingdom is rotting from the southeast. The idea of a Kingdom is medieval let alone a united one. I'll never support a UK model of governance ever.