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Has there been a poll that suggests the welsh are turning against devolution? All the polls I can find show that they want MORE powers. So where do these anti-welsh folk in the comments get the idea that the welsh would vote to scrap the assembly? Nothing has happened to suggest a thing. They have nothing to base this on. Or have they? The most recent poll.. via roger scully The Welsh Assembly should have more powers than it currently has: 44% (no change) The powers the Welsh Assembly currently has are sufficient and should remain as it is now: 28% (-1) The Welsh Assembly should have fewer powers than it currently has: 4% (+1) The Welsh Assembly should be abolished and Wales governed directly from Westminster: 12% (-1) so where do these people get this from? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-43343707#comment_129920531

Wales is a small nation that has punched above its weight in just about everything. However, there are many people in wales (especially among the 50 + age group) who will happily tell you that the welsh people are somehow uniquely a bit thick and not capable of running a country. This attitude is a result of being told this for many decades. Before the widespread use of the internet, the BBC and English newspapers had a monopoly on the opinions of the welsh people. They convinced many in wales that wales is just a 'principality' it 'isn't a real country' it has 'achieved nothing', Wales 'needs England' to survive, the welsh people 'are not capable of looking after their own interests' and lots more. This is complete nonsense, Wales has always punched above its weight and its time the people started to acknowledge this. This is part 2 of my 'overachieving nation' series that proves that the welsh people have always been s...