An English village is holding a referendum on defecting to Wales - for benefits such as free prescriptions and free hospital car parking. Residents of Audlem, Cheshire, nine miles from the Welsh border, have organised an online poll asking villagers whether it is time to break away from England. The village is unlikely to come under the control of the Welsh Assembly any time soon, reports the Daily Telegraph. But residents say the poll will tell politicians there is an issue of increasing inequality between countries in Britain that needs addressing. Residents have so far voted 63% in favour of joining Wales with 37% opposed. To date 154 people have voted.
An English village is holding a referendum on defecting to Wales - for benefits such as free prescriptions and free hospital car parking.
Residents of Audlem, Cheshire, nine miles from the Welsh border, have organised an online poll asking villagers whether it is time to break away from England.
The village is unlikely to come under the control of the Welsh Assembly any time soon, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But residents say the poll will tell politicians there is an issue of increasing inequality between countries in Britain that needs addressing.
Residents have so far voted 63% in favour of joining Wales with 37% opposed. To date 154 people have voted.
An English village is so taken with the benefits of being Welsh, including free prescriptions and free hospital car parking, that it is holding a referendum on becoming part of Wales. ... However, residents say that simply holding the poll will tell politicians that there is an issue of increasing inequality between countries in Britain that needs addressing.
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However, residents say that simply holding the poll will tell politicians that there is an issue of increasing inequality between countries in Britain that needs addressing.
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