RickWA
Snagglesooth
Throwing off the shackles of remote, unaccountable bureaucratic largesse and reclaiming your autonomy is a good thing. You owed it to your people to assure them of representative governance and you now at least have a shot at it. My extended family in England is ecstatic. You fine folks will be just fine pressing your interests directly - as you did when Britain was preeminent among nations.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Good luck and Godspeed.