It's always been a mystery to me as an outsider why Wales never voted for more local powers the way Scotland had done years ago. The Guardian:
The people of Wales have wholeheartedly endorsed giving their assembly more power to make laws without having to ask Whitehall or Westminster for approval.
At the declaration at the Welsh Assembly Senedd in Cardiff Bay, 21 out of 22 districts agreed to give the body direct new powers to legislate in specific areas, bringing Wales closer into line with Scotland and Northern Ireland. More than half a million people voted yes while fewer than 300,000 opposed the change.
Only Monmouthshire sounded a lone note of dissent. People there voted no by a mere 320 votes – 50.6% to 49.4%. As the last result, for Cardiff, came in there were large numbers of the yes camp gathered, cheering the result.
