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by bengale 2448 days ago
> don't forget Wales voted to leave too

This is debatable. It was very close and the large numbers of English retirees in parts of Wales that made it seem that Wales voted to leave. Brexit is very much an English project.

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Wow you're totally right, it looks like it was down to English people in Wales; TIL and all that.

Citation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/22/english-peop...

maybe england should just leave the UK and let the rest stay in EU.
I would be very interested to see what a vote for 'English independence' would return. It'd be fascinating considering the benefit we gain from it, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a large majority vote to go it alone.