#Wales the last Colony.

They take resources that could have been used at home
They make laws on our behalf.
Their people cross our borders without control.

They decide the direction of our lives.

The only answer is to take back control.

Familiar. The arguments for Brexit

No. This is Wales relationship with England.
The difference is that Wales has never had control to take back.
Wales has always been subservient to England.
Wales is England's last colony.

But Wales has its own government. So did the colonies, as with Wales, overseen by Westminster.
Wales sets its own budget. So did the colonies, as with Wales, within an allocation from Westminster.
Wales can make its own laws, So did the colonies, as with Wales, only those allowed by Westminster.

Wales functions within rules dictated by Westminster.
Wales has its own Colonial Governor. Who could doubt the Secretary of State, was Westminsters representative in Wales, rather than Wales advocate in Westminster. The present one is still practicing  three steps behind.

Ha! but Wales is a partner in the United Kingdom.
There is no partnership. There is no United Kingdom. There is England and the rest.
The UK is governed from London, the capital of England.
The UK laws are made in London, the capital of England.
The financial  centre of UK is in London, the capital of England.
England has 533 members of the UK government. The rest has 117.
England has a population of 56 million. The rest has a population of 10 million,
lets stop fooling ourselves. As the advert says, you do the maths.

The colonies have broken away now. Except for Wales.
Of the UK countries Scotland and N Ireland have get out options. Sadly not so Wales.
Scotland has legal routes to independence.
N Ireland has the option to unite with Eire to separate from UK, if its people so wish.
Wales has no such route.

However all is not lost. The colonies gained freedom against much resistance. To join them Wales must desire it. Have different horizons. Greater ambitions. Confidence.
It must aim for the best health care, instead of just muddling along. That the children in education in Wales can look other countries children in the eye, rather than looking up to them. That earnings in Wales are no longer at the bottom of the league and Wales industry can compete with the best, rather than languishing with worse.

Wales cannot have these ambitions as a colony.
We start by demanding rather than pleading. By having rights rather than offerings.
By having the confidence that we can make it on our own, just as others have done before us.

Wake up Wales.

It will take more than marches to bring Welsh Independence.

Scotland has a nationalist party in government, supported by a pro Independence Green Party.

There is constant polling close to a majority by Scottish voters.

The subject of Independence is rarely off the agenda in Scotland.

Contrast this with Wales.

An anti Independence, pro Unionist Wales government.

A stagnant and ineffective opposition in the ‘  pro Independence ‘ Plaid Cymru.

The main campaigning group, Yes Cymru, with one full time employee, no office and no HQ.

A largely apathetic public.

What hope for Independence in Wales.?

In spite of this, support for Independence remains remarkably strong.

The problem remains of how to build on it.

In search of a Unicorn. Seeking a federal UK!

Some in the Wales political elite are fearful of Welsh Independence. They have no confidence in Wales and the abilities of its people.

They still need the comfort of Wales dependent on the UK.

They cling to the illusion that Wales can negotiate this halfway house of federalism, in which Wales can reach its economic and social potential, no longer needing the begging bowl, but just in case, it has the federal UK to hold it's hand.

One Welsh Labour minister called Independence ' a dream '. preferable to the nightmare of a federal UK.

In this search for ' federalism ' and before the arguments on a constitution, on representation, on powers and responsibilities, on finance and legislation. Before we find how to start and agree a process and get agreement of the proposed parties. And while we contemplate the unimaginable time scale. There is a difficulty to overcome.

England must become a nation.