Why I've gone from IndyCurious to IndyFurious

While I may respect and possibly agree with some of your views, since when is it appropriate for a public servant to comment on government policy?

Shouldn't a civil servant in wales or else where be politically neutral? I would class this article as inappropriate, especially given the current times. I'm on the fence on independence but I cant help think we would be moving from nepotistic Westminster to a cardiff one. We would just be changing the master but not the record.

He does not state support for any political party.

And it's OK for one of the most senior civil servants, Dom (!) Cummings constructively to express his opinions by flouting the regulations and, arguably, to break the law? Have I missed something? Cook is a health communication officer and he has a duty to let us all know what's going on.

More and more feel it is not health for Wales to be dominated by our larger neigbour. We should aspire to have the same type of relationship with England that Irish citizens enjoy under the CTA. “The UK, for the purposes of the Common Travel Area, covers England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Irish and UK citizens have the right to live, travel, work and study within the Common Travel Area. Irish and UK citizens can live in either country and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including: • Access to social benefits • Access to healthcare • Access to social housing supports • The right to vote in certain elections” See internet.

Da iawn Huw. May I politely suggest that the stream of comments below are an embarrassment . The article was about proposing people take more interest and research Welsh Independence. It’s pretty pathetic to make it more about the author’s eligibility to share his views. This Nation Cymru is a fantastic platform that facilitates debate and discussion about the most important issues in Welsh society today - let’s try to keep focused on the important matters. Thanks to Huw for sharing his personal story and views - this is the kind of Wales and Cymry ( people thereof) we are looking for. Da iawn unwaith eto Huw.

Far from the discussion on whether Wales should be independent, is whether the Welsh Government will continue to exist? There are growing signs that the U.K. Tory Government is preparing an ‘all out‘ assault on the current provisions for a Welsh Government! Mark Reckless (exTory, ex UKIP, ex Brexit, current Tory - reckless by name?) was giving forth his views, that the Welsh Government was a distraction and should be abolished in an interview with BBC Wales. Some of the newly elected Tory MPs in North Wales have expressed similar views. The Tories, are, obviously, gearing up for an all out assault on Welsh Labour at the Senedd elections next year. They had a massive ‘war chest’ from the last election and prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, were seemingly confident that Welsh Labour were sufficiently weakened to make it worth their while to target vulnerable Sennedd seats, with a view to seeking a new Referendum on devolution! Wait for the promised ‘sweeties’ to lure voters away from other parties. The edicts from U.K. Government regarding the easing of restrictions and divergence of views on easing the lockdown were obviously a ((Cummings) ploy to isolate the the three devolved administrations. Of these, Wales is in the weakest position. However, the growing disillusionment with the U.K. easing of lockdown, against the scientific advice. (Werent they always led by scientific advice?) as opposed to the more cautious moves by Welsh and Scottish Governments may be changing perceptions? Nevertheless, Welsh Labour need to freshen up their teams now, in order to combat this coming assault!! Adam Price is an impressive Leader for Plaid Cymru. However, Plaid need to talk constructively with Labour to ensure that the Conservative vote is minimised. Full Welsh Independence is a topic for another year, maybe?

If anyone has some time on their hands, I would recommend checking out the talk by Roman Krznaric on the Hay Festival website. Very relevant whether you are indy curious, indy furious or just think the current UK government is incompetent. There have actually been a stack of inspirational talks very relevant to the future of Wales taking place this past week such as those by Paul Dolan and Mererid Hopwood.

Wales doesn't need independence and will never be independent. Wales just needs a strong private sector economy in the south east and north east of the country, enabling public sector jobs to move to the west and north to sustain what's left of the Welsh-speaking communities. The results of the 2021 census will be a wake-up call for all of us.

Time an English parliament I think. I am cross and getting crosser by the day. They think only of themselves and impose their parochial views on the devolved nations. This is not a sustainable position

I think it is good that we hear from people in all walks of life. Are some trying to stiffly this because they don't agree with the views in the article?

Typo - you will have probably guessed that 'stiffly' should be stifle

As a Christian Democrat, there's no party I can put my heart into working for. That's why I'm joining Yes Cymru.

Indy Curious, I perhaps sadly no more as for Indy Furious been thru that in the 'SIXTIES' up to recent times but after the experience of fighting back furiously on 'STRYVELAND' whilst most so called 'nationalists' buried their heads in the mud of 'WIND FARM PLANTATIONS' I can clearly see now so called 'nationalists' have no fight back guts and just want to talk! talk!. All that being furious is just puffed up futility , i may be raining on the 'Cyber Nat parade but get real it is ' CYMRU GAME OVER'. Do you seriously think our people will get really 'Indy Curious/Furious' after this COVID 19 PANDEMIC and their Cambro Brit hysteria when Liz II dies, Charles is crowned King and Wills invested in Caernarfon Castle . Sorry but a nationalist future don't look so bright not least when no doubt YES CYMRU will follow Traitor Iwan in not protesting against 'INVESTITURE III' ask Jobbins and his Crachach Co. Truth is majority of 'Yesssers'willl be following as Lambs to another British Slaughter, just no guts or real nationalist convictions as back in the day of 'BAMN CYMRU'. Independence got to be joking, get a life or another hobby as that is what nationalism is to 'Cyber Nats' Gethin. PS: By way that 'RICHMOND RAG' you weak kneed 'Cyber Nats' love so much when will you realize it was thanks to the Treacherous Tudors the first 'British Flag' as betrayed in the series the 'White Princess' and still much loyally waved to greet 'English Royal' visits to our country. PPS: If you want to get real prepare to march into our mountains during May 2021 in a Wales Land Campaign for our land and liberty that will be your first real move to into some true Nationalist Action for Freedom, go on at least go down fighting, maybe?

There needs to be one Wales before there can be a prosperous independent Wales. The Welsh government have had 20 years to sort out north south transport infrastructure and have done nothing about it. Divide and keep conquered perhaps?

Separation obsessives on this blog can talk about it till the cows come home but its not going to happen because support is around 10% ... 15% tops More want to abolish devolution altogether ...... keep dreaming

We joined YesCymru last week and glad to have done so. After living and working in England for 37 long years. Glad we moved to Wales on the 5th of March. Neither of us were born in England but look forward to a future living in Wales.

A pity that Huw Cook as Welsh officer of the British Lung Foundation did not look back at Wales's experience and policy on epidemics, as described in the earlier article by the well-qualified Welsh public health official (retired) Dr Carl Clowes, He would have appreciated that isolation hospitals taking those infected and with live-in staff was quite the opposite of leaving infected people in care-homes and trying to run Covid and non-Covid wards in the same hospitals (with staff mixing). Huw would then have appreciated the stupidity of the official message "Protect the NHS" by discharging sometimes infected people to be cared for by ill-equipped care-home staff, serving very vulnerable elderly residents. And appreciated that Wales needed our independent politicians, expertise and independent NHS. Huw should surely have woken up by now to the cancer charities' message - that delays and the backlog in cancer diagnoses and treatments - including lung cancer, resulting from the policy "Protect the NHS" is causing needless deaths among BLF's interest group. Can his "indy-curious" position now properly develop into "indy-committed"?

Like yourself Huw I never really looked at the posibility of Wales becoming independent. However, now in my 50s I've seen enough to recognise that if Wales is to drag itself out of poverty the only way is through self determination. In our present predicament any future is going to be hard but at least we will be the ones creating it and not relying on our bigger neighbour. Our future in our own hands not with a neglectful institution hundreds of miles away. Covid-19 has shown, well or not, we can make decisions ourselves and with the Welsh people at the heart of those decisions. With Brexit on the way it is now more important thst ever to strike out on our own before we get poorer as a result of it.

Thank you Huw Cook your commentary on unscrupulous journalists and government officials was spot on I only wish we had such honestly outspoken leaders here in the United States who vocally lead instead of pandering to party politics and conspiracy nutters whether about covid-19 (trust the science please) or race relations (accept the truth of racial injustice) .