I am not opposed in principle to devolution. It may work well in other countries, but in this country it has been a disaster.
A Labour administration in Wales and a Scottish Nationalist administration in Scotland enjoy power without responsibility. They know that many voters will blame their failings on the Westminster government, and in a sense they are right.
The Westminster government knew earlier this year that Scotland wanted independence, albeit by a narrow margin. With just a few days left before the independence referendum, the government - with a lot of support from the media - issued lots of promises as well as lots of threats, and managed to pull the vote back from the brink.
Why? If the union is such a fragile entity that it needs to be held together with a combination of threats and promises, then it is probably not worth saving. Let it go.
As the Welsh NHS descends further into failure, the Westminster government has a simple remedy. It should expel Wales from the United Kingdom with immediate effect. The advantage would be that the Welsh people would pretty soon realise that they have nothing to gain by electing idiots to rule over them.
Neither the Scottish Parliament nor the Welsh Assembly has yet managed to produce a great politician, and I'm not sure either of them will while the United Kingdom remains intact. However I am confident that an independent Scotland and an independent Wales could produce politicians of considerable merit.
A culture change is needed, and that is why the United Kingdom must come to an end.
Related previous posts include:
Independence versus devolution
Independence: Scotland must vote yes
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