Pigs at the trough

I am totally in favour of independence for Wales... I don't see how anyone can claim with a straight face that 'Westminster knows best' after the serial farce of the last few years. 

Drakeford has been a far more principled and competent leader than any PM in that period. He is a unionist, though, because Labour in Westminster needs Welsh seats and MPs.

I am not a member of Yes Cymru because I knew one of the founders (or early members? not sure) from our town council, and he didn't impress me, I'm afraid. Maybe the leadership of the group has higher calibre individuals in it now. I hope so, anyway.

It is certainly long past the time when Wales should tolerate being ripped off right left and centre.

Iesu , I didn't know that you knew me , ond diolch 

I see that you look ready to support independence on may the 20th ..I will pen your support and look forward in seeing you attend ...

I see that you are unaware that Wales's money is kindly given to us by the English parliament according to the Barnett formula and various consequentials.

You may also be unaware that Lord Barnett himself, before he passed away, said that the formula was working out in a way unfair to Wales, and that it should be changed - it hasn't been.

Meanwhile, the English have found cunning new ways to deprive Wales of funding: first of all by replacing the EU Regional Fund - where the cash was given on the basis of need/poverty - and replaced it with a system which - surprise, surprise - awarded most of the money to Tory held constituencies in England, including such 'needy' ones as the PM's in Richmond, Yorkshire. Then by claiming that HS2 was an England AND WALES project, thus making the Welsh taxpayer contribute to this white elephant.

On top of this, they are now talking about stealing our water for next to bugger all (£5 million has been mentioned).

The best politicians in the world can do very little if they don't have funds... not that I am claiming ours are the best, but they are certainly different class to the English ones.

Which Welsh politicians crashed the UK economy in 3 weeks and cost the country £40-£60 billion? Liz Truss and Kamikaze Kwarteng, that's who. 

The trouble with the English politicians is that far too many are only in it to line their own pockets, as can be seen from the ease with which they switch on leaving parliament to companies that benefited from their policies when they were in power. I don't see why we should continue to contribute to this economy run for the rich by a corrupt elite.