David Owen wrote in his autobiography, Time to Declare (which is a very good read), that Heath planned to offer Devolution referendums to the SNP and Plaid Cymru in order to get them on board if Jeremy Thorpe agreed to a coalition shortly following the election in February '74.
Let's assume that the deal with the Liberals doesn't peter out, and Heath launches referendums on Scottish and Welsh assemblies. How would the campaigns pan out? What side would Wilson, and indeed Thorpe, campaign on? How does this affect the growth of nationalism in both Scotland and Wales?
Let's assume that the deal with the Liberals doesn't peter out, and Heath launches referendums on Scottish and Welsh assemblies. How would the campaigns pan out? What side would Wilson, and indeed Thorpe, campaign on? How does this affect the growth of nationalism in both Scotland and Wales?