# Will the United Kingdom break up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-united-kingdom-break-up/610395>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 23, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-united-kingdom-break-up/610395 "2012-01-23T14:11:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-united-kingdom-break-up/610395/61 "2012-02-02T12:53:29Z")

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> [@Illuminatiprimus](#):
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> Of come on hen, it was some good natured ribbing. 🙂
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> And in other news, apparently [Wales could be next](http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/01/could-wales-leave-united-kingdom). Don’t see it happening myself, Wales just doesn’t have a strong enough economy to give it the standard of living it has in the UK.

Not a chance. Even my English hating Welsh in laws don’t want independence. They’d be bankrupt.

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**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-united-kingdom-break-up/610395/62 "2012-02-02T14:23:32Z")

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Well quite - at least the Welsh are practical (whereas the Scots have their massive sense of grievance to keep them warm at night).

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