The below post was written with some optimism but now, how matters can become pessimistic so fast, better check out these links before reading the post below which now could be defunct?
Given recent
Euro Election results and the advance into Wales of UKIP much stated by Plaid
Cymru and it’s fellow travellers as an ‘English Nationalist Party, I cannot
wonder why a Party carrying the flag of UK Independence did so well over and
above Plaid Cymru which has been in existance since 1925.
The usual
excuses have been made cheifly that Plaid Cymru is kicked into touch by
England’s Centralist Media whislt on the Patriotic Fringe much is made about
English settlement over a wide area of our land, both English Speaking Wales
and ‘Cymraeg’ speaking Cymru aka our old medieval ‘Marcher Wallia’ and ‘Pura
Wallia’. Such situations will not change!
Such excueses
are of no worth while apology perhaps for failiure of Plaid Cymru not to go
fourth and advance under the Banner of Welsh Independence. Following aforesaid
Election I have listened to Leanne Wood President of Plaid Cymru waffle on this
subject but more power to her elbow as other Plaid Cymru leaders are staying
well out of the way regards the Party failiure and on the question of ‘Welsh
Independence’.
Same their
fellow travellers on fb who if not still making anti – Farage derogatory
remarks and winding themselves up over the Scots Independence referendum also
seem at a loss. Perhaps not total loss as one group on the ‘Patriotic Fringe’
is calling for a ‘Rallies For Welsh Independence’ in Canton in July, though
it’s not clear to me if this is also in support of ‘Scots Independence’ as well
or indeed chiefly?
Myself see now
a real matter of urgency for Plaid Cymru members to get in motions to their
Party’s Autumn Conference to have Plaid Cymru place ‘Welsh Independence’ to the
fore front of Party aims and agenda with campaigning programme to suit. As
whilst I would support ‘Rallies for Welsh Independence’ with reservation, I
nevertheless see as imperative to have at least one major Political Party lead
the way and fully fight this corner. Having said that, I am also mindfull as to
just how well supported is the Scots ‘Independence’ Referendum Campaign by Scots
‘Intellectuals’ and ‘Intelligensia’ also it’s Creative areas. Just how woud
such ‘Establishments’ play out in Wales in a ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaign?
To conclude,
to inspire and maybe prompt ‘Independence Doubters’ to support hopefully a soon
to be ‘Welsh Independence’ Campaign. I remind that soon on 21 Mehefin will be
anniversary of ‘Senedd Glyndwr 1404’ -
Senedd Cenedl Cymru Rydd being eastablished in Machynlleth at which he was
crowned Owain IV ‘Tywysog Cymru – An
Independence day worthy of our commemoration and celebration as ‘Dydd
Sofraniaeth’ as Embassy Glyndwr declared on 21 Mehefin 2004.
