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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.

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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 winning Data Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year at the Regional Press Awards 2020 for his work uncovering how government failings allowed Covid into care homes, as well as being 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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