An Ambition for Wales

Plaid Cymru will prepare a Green Paper on the path to independence, and create a National Commission. This Commission will work to improve the health of our democracy, research the full range of options for our political and economic future, and engage citizens in Wales in an ongoing discussion about these options.

The recently published final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales found that an independent Wales would be viable, and research previously commissioned by Plaid Cymru showed that Wales’s fiscal deficit at independence would be £2.6bn. At 3% of GDP, this would be well within European norms. An independent Wales could create the conditions for green and inclusive economic growth.

Plaid Cymru will make the case that independence is not just viable, but desirable, and we will engage with the people of Wales to persuade them of its merits, recognising that recent years have shown a significant growth in the number of people becoming indy-curious and indy-convinced, as shown in opinion polls and the growth of pro-independence marches in recent years. We will continue to take the argument for independence to every corner of Wales.

We believe that independence for Wales is a decision to be made by the people of Wales, and the power to call a referendum on the constitutional future of Wales should lie with the Senedd in Cardiff, and not with the UK Government.