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image captionPlaid leader says demand for independence has risen, but Lord Elis-Thomas urges caution
The level of support for independence in Wales is similar to that in Scotland s a decade ago, Plaid Cymru s leader has claimed.
Adam Price told the BBC s Andrew Marr Show more and more people were supporting the idea because of the state of the economy and the level of inequality in Welsh society.
Mr Price said independence would put Wales on a better path .
But Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas said a referendum now would not be wise .
Mr Price said: We are not going to be able to put Wales on a better path, on a better trajectory, without independence.
Charlie Evans (top left, Conservative) and Mabon ap Gwynfor (top right, Plaid Cymru) Dwyfor Meirionnydd Senedd candidates. Ysgol Abersoch image, must credit: Alan Fryer, geograph.org.uk The proposed closure of a Llŷn school has been slammed by a Tory Senedd hopeful. Charlie Evans described the move to shut Ysgol Abersoch as “the latest example of the Council’s policy of closing rural schools.” Gwynedd Council is currently consulting on a statutory notice to shut the 10 pupil Ysgol Abersoch, citing an “unsustainable” future due to falling numbers and the resulting high cost per pupil. If the decision to shut goes ahead, from September 2021 the pupils will be offered daily transport for the 1.4 miles journey to Ysgol Sarn Bach.
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