OUTPUT IN WALES, 1948-64 I begin with what we call, in the jargon, the ‘gross domestic product ‘—that is, the total wealth produced in Wales year by year, [...]
“It is all very well for them (Plaid Cymru) to talk glibly about economic separation from England,but they should be fair to the people of Wales and admit that it must [...]
David Davis MP, affectionately known as Basher, is the man in charge with exiting the UK from the EU. On Wednesday 15 March he faced the Brexit Committee in Parliament. Ian [...]
This website has never and will never promote a political party. We know of people in all political parties who support the idea of an independent Wales. To criticise a [...]
Today we saw the annual charade that is the UK Government’s Autumn Statement. The current UK Chancellor said that next year the UK will have its biggest post-war debt, [...]
In these posts here and here we discussed the wealth disparity between Wales and the rest of the UK, most notably London. We looked at wealth creation and disposable income. [...]
In this post we discussed the wealth gap in Wales, based on ONS figures showing Household Disposable Incomes in the UK. A household can only have disposable income if there [...]
Wales continues to be one of the poorest regions in the UK, and the south east of England continues to be one of the wealthiest region. A pattern which hasn’t changed [...]