GWLAD

A New Voice For An Independent Wales

The world is full of small countries which have powered ahead, economically and socially, since achieving their independence. We think that Wales should be one of them: a prosperous, successful independent country enjoying good relations with its neighbours and comfortable in its own skin.

This won’t be achieved by wishful thinking; it will take people who are prepared to take a long hard look at Wales as it is today, to see what’s good and what isn’t, and to look for practical, workable solutions. Policies that will grow the Welsh economy, provide real opportunities for people right across the country, and enable everyone who lives here to hold their heads high.

This is GWLAD’s mission.

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Why is it that, more than twenty-five years after Devolution, Wales is poorer relative to the rest of the UK than it’s ever been?

Why is it that, nearly a hundred years after the formation of the first Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, over 90% of the electorate won’t vote for them? It’s time to move beyond wishful thinking and adopt fresh thinking. Casting aside the discredited socialism of the Labour Party, which has achieved nothing except to cement that party’s hold over Wales by keeping it poor. Equally, casting aside the idea that Wales can only survive if it can receive constant handouts from powerful and far-away benefactors, whether they be in London or Brussels.

Our instincts are for freedom: national freedom has to be aligned to individual freedom – free thought, free speech and free action. All underpinned by a commitment to enterprise and free markets. No force has ever proved so effective at sweeping away tyranny and poverty, and allowing people to live to their full potential.

Our argument for independence can be stated in just four words: Wales is a Nation. It follows that it ought to be a State. But first we need to show that we can make Wales better using the Senedd’s existing powers, earning the right to ask for more.

Now, more than ever before, Wales needs to stand on its own feet and take control of its own destiny. We cannot succeed by blaming others for our problems. We need to take the responsibility if we want to enjoy the rewards.