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Because they are.  We are closer to our Assembly than you can ever be in England to Parliament.  I know a number of Welsh AMs and MPs, and can have access to the political process at local and (Welsh) national level relatively easily, through various means.  

The values and desire to do to the best for our country (which of course we don't always get right) really drives people here, far more so than in England.
There is also a more tangiable heritage and national identity for Wales and Scotland, that connects people more, I think.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 1st, 2007 at 04:55:45 AM EST
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The values and desire to do to the best for our country (which of course we don't always get right) really drives people here, far more so than in England.

I think that is the main difference.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 1st, 2007 at 06:14:58 AM EST
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