The Growth Of The Welsh Economy
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, [...]
Economy
Wales as an Economic Entity
“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 [...]
The story of the Brexit Goose and the Welsh Gander
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 [...]
Milking Wales in 2017
Wales’ foremost political cartoonist, Mumph, has kindly updated this cartoon. Share widely. Remember to like his Facebook page. [...]
Corbyn – don’t forget Welsh Kurds
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 [...]
Wales’ low productivity. Time for a different path?
Chancellor says UK cannot afford to be independent
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, [...]
Low pay, high dependency
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. [...]
London finance trumps Welsh manufacturing
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 languishing at bottom of UK wealth gap
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 [...]
