If I could vote in next week’s Senedd election, I’d choose Plaid Cymru. Here’s why | Simon Jenkins

Revellers at National Eisteddfod, an annual celebration of Welsh culture, in Cardiff Bay, August 2018. Photograph: Keith Morris/AlamyView image in fullscreenRevellers at National Eisteddfod, an annual celebration of Welsh culture, in Cardiff Bay, August 2018. Photograph: Keith Morris/AlamyOpinionWalesIf I could vote in next week’s Senedd election, I’d choose Plaid Cymru. Here’s whySimon JenkinsWales could be richer than any other area of the UK. I just wish Plaid’s leader would be more confident about independenceFri 1 May 2026 07.31 EDTLast modified on Fri 1 May 2026 07.40 EDTShareIf I were living in Wales, next week I would vote Welsh nationalist, for Plaid Cymru. But I would do so for what its leader claims to support but doesn’t talk about enough: independence.

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