[Myrddin]

Wales would likely vote yes. They have been trying to escape the English domination for centuries. It would be a tough time economically as the mining industries have largely shutdown. Wool and tourism remain.

[Reaganez]

1/3 of residents of Wales are English.

You would think almost all English would vote to stay in the UK.

That means you need ~80% of the Welsh to vote for Independence.

[Tredegar]

No they certainly would not! Plaid Cymru have no where near the strength of the Scottish Nationalists. There are swathes of Wales (Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire etc) which still vote Conservative.

Wales (the valleys especially) is a stronghold for the Labour Party, not the noisy nationalists.

[bd476]

Myrddin wrote: " Wales would likely vote yes. They have been trying to escape the English domination for centuries. It would be a tough time economically as the mining industries have largely shutdown. Wool and tourism remain."

Agree. For awhile, the Welsh were doing so well they could afford to and actually did help the English by deeding some Welsh land to them. IIRC Geoffrey the generous (my term for him :P) and circa 1400s give or take, was the kindly benefactor to the English.

Also I've often wondered why Swansea played second fiddle to Liverpool as a major port.

Cymru am Byth! :)