Today is a good day for Wales.
Yesterday, us Welshies went out to vote in the referendum and, today, it’s been announced that we’ve voted an all-out YES. 
Let me translate that for those of you who have no clue what I’m talking about 
: Up until now, the Welsh Assembly Government had no power to make independent decisions in law. (Unlike the Scottish and UK ministers.) Every law they wanted to make for Wales had to be sent to the UK Parliament to be checked, viewed and transferred on a case-by-case basis.
Essentially, we’ve been England’s bitch boys.
The referendum wanted to change all that. Yesterday the people of Wales were asked whether they wanted to give the Welsh Assembly direct power to make those laws without having to gain consent from Westminster.
21 out of our 22 counties gave a majority ‘Yes’ vote which means, HUZZAAAHHHHHH!!!
This has given an overall boost to the standing of the – kind of crappy at times – Welsh Assembly so let’s hope that now we’ve given them the power, they’ll actually knuckle down and do what’s right for Wales. With more law-making power, they’re able to concentrate fully on what’s right for the country and the Welsh people in these difficult economic times.
There’s also been a lot of talk about this being the start of an independent movement for Wales; Breaking away from the UK and becoming it’s own country (like Ireland). Well, that’s not going to happen any time soon … Only an estimated 16% of the population would support the country’s independence so shaaaaadup and stop worrying.
We have to see what the Welsh Assembly does for us first. I’d like to say I have faith in them that they’ll do the right thing. I mean, some perks of being Welsh is that I don’t have to pay for my medical prescriptions. The Welsh Assembly Government have saved me close to £700 in Asthma medication thanks to that law they passeed in 2007. As a Welsh student, I was also awarded a Grant which meant that, after looking at my parents’ income, I had my full Tuition fees paid for … and I don’t have to pay it back! If I’d studied at an English university, the situation would also be the same. But, for my English friends, this doesn’t happen.
These all sound like great reasons to have faith in the Welsh Assembly but it’s also good to be wary. We don’t know what the Welsh Assembly’s going to do with this power … especially with the elections coming up in May (Because, let’s face it – Choosing between the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, Labour and the Lib Dems is like choosing which of Satan’s minions you want to shove a hot poker up your bum!) and the voting system referendum (Think I’ve just confused a bunch of non-UK readers ).
Essentially, our parties are pretty crap. I’m a Socialist. I’d vote for the Socialist Party if there was anyone in my area who’d run but we’re stuck with those four dopes instead. And, let’s face it, guys, the Conservatives have never been especially nice to Wales’ working classes so that’s the last party we need to be taking up the majority of seats in the Assembly.
But, yes, anyway …
Hurraaayyy for Wales’ vote on YES. Let’s hope the Welsh Assembly take full advantage of the power they’ve been given … and that we don’t all live to regret our vote. (Like when we naively ticked the box last year for that Clegg douche. Boy, we all really fell for that one, didn’t we?)
