tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7341276926794414165..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: What is he on?John Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-47838216217714637952013-01-03T10:20:31.423+00:002013-01-03T10:20:31.423+00:00Good spot, John. I thought exactly the same. His c...Good spot, John. I thought exactly the same. His comments make no sense and play into a false belief (shared by some here) that Wales is a 'burden' on England or the UK and that a right-wing rUK (driven by so-called 'Little Englander' politics) would cut Wales off. This is fundamentally untrue. Even with our lack of revenues and economic activity, Wales is a useful appendage for the UK or rUK when it comes to electricity generation, ports capacity, recruits for the armed forces, military sites etc. And we aren't really any more of a drain on UK finances than any of the other post-industrial economic regions. Aside from that, imperial-style states never want to lose territory if they can help it, because losing territory puts their prestige and integrity into question. Whatever people say about Scottish independence helping the Conservatives, no Tory wants to be the PM who loses part of the UK, and the union itself is deeply and emotionally important to Conservatives. The idea that Wales would be 'forced' into independence is a non-starter for me. It might be made easier or more likely by other events, but it will only happen when we democratically secure it for ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-10607146607599929172013-01-03T07:26:19.554+00:002013-01-03T07:26:19.554+00:00England would never voluntarily secede from it'...England would never voluntarily secede from it's colonies. We subsidise them far too much. Where will they get all their free water and energy from.<br /><br />Ha! Next they'll be saying they are going to build all those dams and power stations in their own country.<br /><br />No country would voluntarily pay another countrys way. The sooner WE are rid of that leech the better off WE will be and the poorer England will be.Welsh not Britishhttp://www.welshnotbritish.comnoreply@blogger.com