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# The Welsh question
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-welsh-question/
- Published: 2007-05-04T15:05:26.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:36:03.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:23

**Anthony Barnett**: Is Wales getting more like England or Scotland as a result of today’s elections in the two smaller nations? Is the rise of the Welsh speaking Tories there a sign that Cameronisation is now crossing a border and has a Union appeal? Or does the growth of Plaid mean that Wales is joining the Scottish process of moving towards more independence? If it is the second then the same process is indeed at work across the UK.