Commenting on the significance of the local election results, veteran Labour Peer Lord Gwilym Prys Davies -who was Labour’s candidate in the 1966 Carmarthen by-election which saw Gwynfor Evans elected as Plaid Cymru’s first MP- had this to say:
“I take the view that the establishment of the National Assembly has strengthened the consciousness of being Welsh, while the consciousness of being British is weaker.
“I happen to believe that in an age when globalisation has swept across the world, weakening the sense of individual national identity, it is very important to have a sense of belonging to an historic nation like Wales. We have to strengthen all the forces that strengthen our awareness of being Welsh.
“It seems to me that in philosophical terms there are three governing elements in the concept of Welshness: the influence of the Welsh language and Welsh culture from the time of Dewi Sant, the influence of Christianity, and the influence of the industrial revolution over the last 200 years. We really need a political vision for Wales that can synthesise all these elements.”
2 opinions:
Lord P-D 's definition of the three governing elements are spot-on. So what the fuck's he doing in the Labour party then?
I think that's just about spot on!
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