Independent Nation: Should Wales Leave the UK?
By Will Hayward
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“A brilliant, insightful primer … A must-read for anyone interested in the future of this country, whatever their view.” – Matt Chorley
“A thorough investigation.” – Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales 2009–2018
“An accessible and refreshing read, whichever side of the debate you are on.” – Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru 2012–2018
“This is a comprehensive, intelligent and much-needed guide to the issues from one of Wales’s leading journalists.” – Richard Sambrook, emeritus professor at Cardiff University, former director of BBC News
“Highly recommended.” – Martin Shipton, political editor-at-large, Western Mail
“Lucid and compelling.” – Professor Richard Wyn Jones, director of Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre
“An engaging and clear-eyed analysis of what is at stake when we talk about independence for Wales.” – Mark Blyth, director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, Brown University
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Should Wales leave the UK? It’s a conversation that has – unfairly – been all but disregarded by many, including some of the Welsh themselves, with all the focus on their Celtic cousins in Scotland. But independence movements are gaining momentum across Europe, and Wales will be a key voice in these debates. Support for Welsh autonomy is at an all-time high, with the latest polls suggesting as many as one in three are in favour. This is not just unprecedented; it is all but revolutionary.
Scotland’s 2014 referendum taught us that once the independence genie is out of the bottle, it does not go back in. Meanwhile, the Brexit campaign demonstrated that these arguments come with inflated claims, misinformation and scaremongering that can easily poison a complex debate.
In Independent Nation, Will Hayward brings nuance back to the arena for this crucial national conversation. Brimming with interviews from experts and painting a detailed, colourful picture of the realities of life in Wales – from extreme poverty and disconnected infrastructure to expensive urban regeneration and cafés of Gavin and Stacey fame – this is an open-eyed look at the truths and falsehoods around the country’s future. Impartial, informed and thoroughly entertaining, Independent Nation raises the standard of debate around an issue that will affect us all.
Will Hayward
Will Hayward is an award-winning journalist based in Wales. He has been nominated for twenty-seven awards, including being the only regional journalist nominated in the political category at the British Journalism Awards. Other accolades include being 2018’s Feature Writer of the Year at the NCTJ Awards and a two-time Welsh Journalist of the Year at the Wales Media Awards. He is the author of Lockdown Wales: How Covid-19 Tested Wales.
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