England should take Welsh support for independence seriously before it's too late | Simon Jenkins

Nationalism is growing, and its appeal is deep – perhaps it’s time to ask why so many people in Wales want to leave

Something unexpected is emerging from Wales: support for independence is strengthening. The pro-independence campaign YesCymru had 2,000 members a year ago, now it says this has risen to more than 15,000. “That’s more members than nearly every political party in Wales,” the group’s chair, Siôn Jobbins, said. YesCymru’s latest polling with YouGov suggested 33% of Welsh people with a ...