A thread about UK inequality, and why Wales would be better off as an independent state. (Based entirely on a Nation.Cymru comment by Arwyn Lloyd) 🧵1️⃣👇

🧵A thread on Wales’s economy. Regrettably it’s underperforming. We are hamstrung by Westminster, and programmes put in place by the Welsh Government to get people back into work aren’t working. Even their own evaluation points to this.

Wales was rich enough for independence before BGS in Wales released its extraordinary mineral survey report. Wales may now be far wealthier than previously thought. It’s imperative that our natural wealth benefits Wales’ citizens. #Annibyniaeth. Now. nation.cymru/news/wales-cou…

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury can’t explain why Wales is denied £5bn in HS2 funding when questioned by Ben Lake AS/MP The Minister in charge of funding Wales doesn’t understand the funding formula Time to replace this deeply unfair funding system

You know what to do. #Annibyniaeth YesCymru

“all the money raised, including in Wales, has already been attributed to England-only devolved spending.” Welsh money being spent on England’s HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and now education! Wales just doesn’t matter in Westminster, it’s time we moved on. #Annibyniaeth 🙏

Wales Tourism Alliance @lsuzydavies This.

NEW: Support for Welsh independence has risen The majority of 18 to 24-year-olds (53%) and 25 to 34-year-olds (52%) said they would vote for independence

Wales has been shafted by the UK Gov over HS2. Perhaps the most outrageous & frustrating thing about Wales’ great train robbery is the fact the UK Gov can’t even decide what the justification is for the decision. Let's break down all the excuses they've come up with. [Thread]

Just for context, WalesOnline spoke to Mark Barry, a rail expert and professor of practice in connectivity, to find out what £1bn could do for Welsh railways. This is what £5bn would buy Wales:

Please support this petition and share far and wide petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2454… thank you

👏 Sally Nugent (who, I believe, is from Birkenhead, and is therefore historically Welsh)

Chwarae teg this may be the biggest load of shite I've ever read

Welsh cyclist, Geraint Thomas, says when he retires it’ll be back to Wales to learn Welsh. “Macs is going to go to Welsh school and I can’t have him speaking Welsh to my wife and me not knowing.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The #COVID19 inquiry heard that the diary of the Chief Sci Adviser said that Boris Johnson partly blamed obesity for Wales' "very high" covid rates. The statistics on obesity in 2020: Scotland: 29% of people were classified obese Northern Ireland 27% England 25.2% Wales 25%

How have they let a situation arise where Welsh taxes are enabling English and Scottish children access to provision that children here are about to be denied simply because they are Welsh? ✍️ Lisa Parry nation.cymru/opinion/someth…

🤔 It seems I wrote prophetically about this particular scam in April this year A 🧵 on why GB Energy is not good news for Wales 1/ Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy bbc.com/news/articles/…

Welsh Labour MP: “You’re obsessed with…” Rhun: “What, with Wales?!” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👏 Plaid Cymru will never apologise for always standing up for Wales.

Future generations will never know the countryside we love. Mid-Wales is at risk from a Scottish property developer making millions out of our precious landscape ✍🏻Jonty Colchester, The Welsh Countryside Charity wp.me/p8Mk4U-Vhz