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Originally Posted by Chris
Devolution in Wales was always a bonkers idea. England and Wales have had the same legal system and the same body of primary legislation since the 16th century. It works in Scotland because the union of 1707 deliberately preserved the concept of Scotland as a distinct legal entity within the united parliament of Great Britain. There has always been a political dimension to Scottishness that I never detected when I lived and worked in Wales, where Welshness was an entirely cultural/linguistic thing.
There was a whole raft of things devolved government could immediately take control of in Scotland and which people could immediately understand were now Holyrood’s domain because while they had previously been delivered by the Scottish Office, which was a Westminster government department led by UK government ministers, it was empowered by distinctly Scottish legislation.
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Welshness from the Cardiff Bay and Plaid's perspective is the sheer joy at every penny from Westminster that you can pour down the drain.
It will be interesting times for Wales, Gething should never have been put in the post when the scandal came to light but the unions are the ones responsible for him being there. I don't think it will be long before Westminster and Welsh Labour cracks start to show.
One thing we can thank Scotland for is the talk of Welsh independence going almost silent.