Last week I got the change back after buying a pint and was greeted by an unfamiliar sight amongst the coins. For the first time I had in my hand a coin with King Charles on it instead of the late Queen. Facing the opposite direction to Lizzy and bearing the word “Rex” it was quite exciting in a nerdy way to get it.
But then I flipped the coin over. On the back there was a design which, in my view, reflects how far back Wales still sits within the Union pecking order and how much reform is needed before we are truly a “united” Kingdom.
Before I explain, let me first say that this is not an angry “Wales has been shafted again by those British/English swine” article. It isn’t about stoking division or creating a mountain out of a molehill. This is using the recently minted 50p to have a perfectly legitimate conversation about the state we are all living in, and whether it, as currently constituted, is working best for the nations within it. Right, now that is out the way let’s get into it. You can get more comment articles and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
