tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post4224901530763028274..comments2023-11-03T07:29:43.424+00:00Comments on The Red Dragonhood Blog: Where in the world does Wales stand now?Martin Wilding Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675172074005436625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post-8154602048727305472007-04-11T18:19:00.000+00:002007-04-11T18:19:00.000+00:00right on man, right on. the statistics in this ar...right on man, right on. the statistics in this are dead right, if wales & scotland were independant nations w/in the eu they'd both qualify for huge amounts of development money and be afforded independant representation in the european parliment. Same goes for catalonia, galicia, euzkadi (the basque country), and virtually all of europe's other small stateless nations. the numbers on this are sick once you break 'em down - and that's before even touching on more abstract things like the history of colonization, the right to self determination, and on.<BR/><BR/>represent -<BR/>lynx<BR/>(who'd love to be a scottish nationalist but is still living in california because the english government won't let me emmigrate to the country my ancestors came from)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614394862717971697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post-52100059593135616942007-03-23T23:02:00.000+00:002007-03-23T23:02:00.000+00:00Hear Hear. All economic arguments against independ...Hear Hear. All economic arguments against independence are just bunk, especially within the EU. Being a part of the UK is the reason why Wales is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. It's all down to self-esteem as a nation (or the lack of it). Labour are against independence because they have a low oppinion of Wales, which is precisely why thet are not fit to govern in Cardiff Bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com