Now, if you were an introspective member of the UK government you might think, “Hmmm, clearly something isn’t working here. If Wales, which has long been apathetic to independence, is flirting with the idea, perhaps we need to have a rethink?” But of all the things you can call the Starmer administration, “introspective” is not one of them. I know from conversations with Labour people that they see the support for the pro-independence Plaid and Greens in Wales as a “kicking of the establishment” rather than an endorsement of breaking up the UK. They point to polling regarding Welsh independence that has constantly hovered around the 30% mark in recent years.