These articles do not necessarily express the views of YesCymru but are provided to provoke discussion and share information about the possibilities in an independent Wales.
A Welsh Constitution IV (a): Head of State – Constitutional Monarchy
May 11, 2020
The next step of this constitutional “journey” starts with the top job – head of state. I’ll be looking into the possible powers and role of a head of state in Part VII. With...
Read More ShareA Welsh Constitution II: Our Current Constitution
April 27, 2020
Before considering what a Welsh Constitution might look like, the current UK constitution is worth a closer look. As an unwritten, uncodified constitution the strengths and weaknesses were briefly looked at in Part I....
Read More ShareWill the coronavirus pandemic stop the Welsh independence movement in its tracks?
March 31, 2020
One thing that has become evident over the last month is that the coronavirus pandemic is going to become a major, historical turning point on a global scale.
Read More ShareWales’ Fiscal Future – Public Finances within the UK & Independence
March 16, 2020
Earlier in March, Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre published Wales’ Fiscal Future – a major paper on the fiscal (public spending, tax etc.) implications of both Welsh independence and the Union (pdf). There are...
Read More ShareSupport for independence up in St. David’s Day Poll – support for Senedd’s abolition flat
March 01, 2020
Support for Welsh independence has risen again in the latest yearly St. David’s Day Poll, with 11% supporting independence in a multi-option question compared to just 7% last year.
Read More ShareSupport for Welsh independence up 5% in new YouGov poll
February 03, 2020
There has been a 5% increase in support for independence since the General Election, according to a YouGov poll published tonight.
Read More ShareWhy independence will release Wales’ economic potential and give us the tools to eradicate poverty
February 01, 2020
This is a lightly edited transcript of David Buttress’ address at the YesCymru Talks event in in Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tudful on 25 January 2020.
Read More ShareHow the Welsh independence movement can beat Westminster’s populist propaganda
January 25, 2020
Nation Cymru has invited suggestions for ‘What Next?’ as we enter the new decade of the 2020s, and in the wake of last month’s General Election.
Read More ShareThe economic questions about independence have been answered – but are politicians listening?
September 25, 2019
In Nation Cymru on 13th September, Mick Antoniw joined the debate on independence, raising not unreasonable questions about the economics of independence that need to be answered, and I am happy to do so.
Read More ShareWales has woken up to independence – so the campaign of our lives starts now
September 14, 2019
Yesterday, the Welsh independence movement firmly moved from the margins and into the mainstream.
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