After Malta awarded the UK 12 points in the Eurovision, someone, perhaps Graham Norton, commented that it was a good thing they didn't become the 5th nation of the UK, on equal footing with Scotland or Wales. Was that ever a real possibility? Was there support for the idea?
This is a very interesting question! There definitely was support to an extent as I know that a majority of Maltese voted in favour of some kind of deal to join the UK, including representation in the House of Commons, in a referendum in the 1950s.
So my follow-up question is: what exactly was the deal on offer? And why did it fall through, even though the referendum was in favour?