Parthian Books For Britain See Wales: A Possible Future?

Joe England explores the possible constitutional meltdown of a divided UK and its consequences, reflecting on Wales' position as the poorest nation of all. As a constitutional crisis looms, this book contemplates a reimagined Wales and what that would mean for its people. For more than twenty years, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have had devolved governments, gaining confidence and control of policy areas. But Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic drew public attention to their powers, prompting fundamental questions about the economy and control of funds.Now Joe England explores the possible constitutional melt-down of an economically and politically divided United Kingdom and its implications, and reflects on how Wales came to be the poorest nation of all. As a constitutionalcrisis looms, this book examines what new Wales might arise from the old and what kind of a society it could be. This is the story of how Wales reached an economic and constitutional crossroads and the choices that must now bemade. Autorid: Joe England