Will neglect drive Yorkshire to a Catalan-style revolt? | Simon Jenkins

England’s most substantial province should be on a par with Scotland, yet devolution remains a distant dream

The week before Christmas there was a minor explosion over South Yorkshire. By a majority of 85%, the people of Barnsley and Doncaster voted “Shexit”. In a twin-town referendum, they chose to have nothing to do with neighbouring Sheffield, the city region about to rule over them. They declared themselves loyal only to God’s own county, plain Yorkshire. That was good enough for them.

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