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Most of the 16,100 people who took part in a North Wales Live poll on Welsh independence said they would vote for the country to go its own way.

Wales breaking away from the UK has been back on the agenda in recent months, as the Brexit crisis continues and Scotland looks to hold another referendum.

According to a recent YouGov survey of 1,309 people, nearly a quarter would vote for an independent Wales if it was to have its own referendum.

A poll conducted by North Wales Live on Facebook found that nearly two thirds (62%) of respondents said they would vote for Welsh independence, which amounted to about 10,000 people.

Of those who responded, 38% of people - about 6,100 - said they would vote against independence.

The issue attracted more than 1,300 comments on Facebook, with strong feelings on both sides.

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Many believed Wales was not equipped to go it alone and was better off staying in the UK, but the vote showed more were confident it could stand on its own and should determine its own future.

Norman Smith said: "I’m Welsh born and bred, father was Welsh, grandfather was Welsh and so on backwards, I’ve never moved out of Wales, never would.

"But we are part of the United Kingdom and I am Welsh but British also, and we could not survive on our own, despite the romantic thoughts of nationalists."

Richard Cartwright added: "Born and live in North Wales, proud to be Welsh but I would not support independence as we do not have sufficient resources to go it alone, especially in the North were majority of employment is on the lower scale."

Eric Peake said: "We are the United Kingdom, United we stand, divided we fall. I am proud to be Welsh and love Wales, On our own. No Way."

Callum Lee Davies said: "I would only support an independent Wales if a clear plan was put forward explaining how we intend to thrive in our independence.

"Would we join the EU due to to large sums of funding it has given us in the past? Would we join in a Celtic nation with Scotland and Ireland? Informed decision only. None of this scaremongering such as we had with Brexit."

But Osian Hedd Harries said: "Over the past decade I've grown to realise Wales has had enough of a chance to prosper under English rule.

"I do believe Wales would have a stronger chance to prosper through self determination and with independence! Our dividends won't be drained from the land, the people who live and work in Wales will be able to shape the Wales they want."

Dewi Prysor added: "Just look around you. Britain's legacy is managed decline.

"We have the resources to be prosperous but are still the poorest part of the UK. Take control of our own country, build tolerant, vibrant, viable and sustainable communities, free of the upper classes that have got rich on, every community in all the parts of UK.

And Gareth Jones said: " Every country has the right to govern itself and if ever there was a right time to break away it's now."

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