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Wales hasn't got the population of an English region (north east aside) nor the economic base. Throw in other factors like its appalling education performance and the figures would ensure that Yes campaigns stronghold would be a small pub in Harlech.

If Scotland does go independent (which it won't this time round) then longer term I'd expect the next wave of pressure to come from other end of the spectrum

London & the Home Counties
Cornwall (unable to carry the rest of the South West)
The North of England (borders) to possibly join Scotland
The English Northern cities (Leeds, Manch, Sheffield - whereas Liverpool can merge with Belfast!)

This kind of thing is a long way off though

The only pressure I could see mounting is for the London/ Home Counties. I was thinking about this trend towards more devolution and a greater number of smaller countries that the world is seeing, and decided that it wasn't geographic in so far as big countries with what looks like an unmanageable land mass can be held together. It seems that population density, economic inequality, and a sense of identity were more important drivers

<blockquote data-quote="Warbler" data-source="post: 2469870" data-attributes="member: 65228">Wales hasn&#039;t got the population of an English region (north east aside) nor the economic base. Throw in other factors like its appalling education performance and the figures would ensure that Yes campaigns stronghold would be a small pub in Harlech. If Scotland does go independent (which it won&#039;t this time round) then longer term I&#039;d expect the next wave of pressure to come from other end of the spectrumLondon &amp; the Home CountiesCornwall (unable to carry the rest of the South West)The North of England (borders) to possibly join ScotlandThe English Northern cities (Leeds, Manch, Sheffield - whereas Liverpool can merge with Belfast!)This kind of thing is a long way off thoughThe only pressure I could see mounting is for the London/ Home Counties. I was thinking about this trend towards more devolution and a greater number of smaller countries that the world is seeing, and decided that it wasn&#039;t geographic in so far as big countries with what looks like an unmanageable land mass can be held together. It seems that population density, economic inequality, and a sense of identity were more important drivers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warbler, post: 2469870, member: 65228"] Wales hasn't got the population of an English region (north east aside) nor the economic base. Throw in other factors like its appalling education performance and the figures would ensure that Yes campaigns stronghold would be a small pub in Harlech. If Scotland does go independent (which it won't this time round) then longer term I'd expect the next wave of pressure to come from other end of the spectrum London & the Home Counties Cornwall (unable to carry the rest of the South West) The North of England (borders) to possibly join Scotland The English Northern cities (Leeds, Manch, Sheffield - whereas Liverpool can merge with Belfast!) This kind of thing is a long way off though The only pressure I could see mounting is for the London/ Home Counties. I was thinking about this trend towards more devolution and a greater number of smaller countries that the world is seeing, and decided that it wasn't geographic in so far as big countries with what looks like an unmanageable land mass can be held together. It seems that population density, economic inequality, and a sense of identity were more important drivers [/QUOTE]

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