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The MacMurchada of Mallaen, Flaith of the UiCheinnselaig. Sociolinguistics, Welsh + Irish History, Genealogy/R-L159.2, Video Games and Welsh Indy.
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Joined May 2011
Should Wales abolish the "Prince of Wales" title?.
Should Wales abolish the Senedd?. Yes: 31% (+2).No: 41% (-4). via @YouGov, 27 Jun-1 Jul. (Changes with 3 Jun).
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Unless it's a vote of no confidence.
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Not our royals. Not our King and not our "Prince" of Wales.
The recent "controversy" over James McClean singing along to "he hates the f*cking king" is further proof of how the BBC and the British state are disconnected from the people of Wales. We do not worship this "Royal" family that has been imposed upon us. Gweriniaeth Cymreig!
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Does that involve the invasion of Wales, Ireland and Scotland? Does it include Highland Clearances? The Tudor colonisation of Ireland? The Conquest of Wales?. Or just Vera Lynn and what-what history?.
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@carolecadwalla Stuff he's saying there about a Fifth Column. it's as Zelensky said: When Russia accuses others of something it usually means that's exactly what Russia is doing.
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@TheWelshDragon9 Surprised they're not claiming he started speaking Welsh as soon as they tuned in or something equally ridiculous.
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Annals of Innisfallen records in April, 1282; "Great warfare between the king of England and king of Wales". Pretty telling how different the Irish view of events was, giving Llywelyn the title of King, rather than that of Prince of Wales.
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Not awfully keen on the Wales and Ukraine comparisons folks. Just feels like there's a time and place and this doesn't really feel like either right now. .
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A Welsh flag at an orange march in a Catholic country. Stupid people.
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I think we only need Welsh place names on signs. Anyone can struggle to say a place names - there's quite a few in England that English people cant pronounce. That's dialects for you (which arn't reflected in Kings English). I think a good point is being made.
A grassroots Welsh independence youth group has taken responsibility for spray painting English versions of Welsh place names on road signs across Denbighshire.
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The optics of people attacking Bale are not going to be good. Everyone is on their individual journey and hopefully the majority of people will get to a similar point as Michael Sheen did. Attacking someone who isn't there yet doesn't help anyone.
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It's ok not to be able to understand or speak Welsh. Just like it's ok to have a surname of Norman origin. We're an open and welcoming nation here. If you feel Welsh, you are Welsh. 👍.
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With Drakeford going and Starmer being an absolute joke there's a massive opening for Plaid in Wales. It's really whether they build an actual strategy to take the Valleys or just wait and assume voters will come to them. It's there for the taking tbh. Their game to lose.
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Fact Check: 62 nations have broken away from Westminster rule. There is no evidence to suggests that Wales *needs* a partner in Westminster. At all.
Wales needs a partner in Westminster, and a UK government to provide the stability and investment that our communities deserve. With Labour, that is what the people of Wales can expect.
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There is no rational argument that supports England ruling Wales and Scotland. There is no rational argument that legitimises the occupation of Ulster. Any concept of "family" is imagined. A "shared culture" that is effectively English culture foisted upon us. Indy Wales now!.
Reflecting on my visit to Scotland this weekend. We often hear rational arguments for the merits of union based on our shared prosperity and security. While correct, they miss the most important thing. It is family. A shared culture, history and endeavour. It’s in our poems, in
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Look on Rhun's face says it all. He knew he had them.
Alexa, show me what Homi Bhabha describes as the ‘sly civility’ of national resistance in the face of neo-imperial arrogance and ignorance.
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This actually makes me want to join Plaid.
A really intense exchange in the Senedd committee for scrutinising the First Minister today as Vaughan Gething takes questions from Plaid's Llyr Gruffydd. He is talking about his justifications for sacking his former minister Hannah Blythyn.
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Dydd Hapus Owain Glyndwr! . Remember this is about more than one man. It's about a nation finding the strength to say "No" to the injustices inflicted upon them. They felt so strongly that they took up arms and fought against it and that should never be forgotten. #IndyWales
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Wales doesn't just want artefacts associated with its past returned. It also wants its self determination returned as well.
'It's our national treasure, what's it doing in England?'. Prompted by Nigeria requesting its artefacts back following thefts from the British Museum, this Welsh caller vents his frustrations to @AliMirajUK on 'treasure' taken from Wales, saying it's 'annoying for everyone'.
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@AaronBastani People just want the Tories gone from Westminster I think. Fits what some corners have been saying; Starmer will be a one term PM. He's not wanted; he's just an alternative.
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This is the Plaid Cymru that Wales needs and wants. One that's not afraid to speak out. One that wont play a rigged game. A party that isn't afraid to stand up for what it believes in. If this was Plaid on every level then they'd be the Welsh Government in 2026.
Wrexham’s Plaid Cymru group have walked out of the LDP meeting - and are now in the public gallery. “We are not going to grace this vote with our presence”. More later … !
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What in the holy hell of flag shaggery is this?. Trying to work out what Swansea has to do with alot of the imagery here. Swansea heal thyselves.
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I think William should be made to publicly debate why he should be Prince of Wales.
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You know @NationCymru is going places by the number of bots that turn up in its threads these days.
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If Wales wants to be an Independent nation then it should act like one. Wales calling for a ceasefire is the right thing to do.
Calls grow in Welsh Parliament for ceasefire in Gaza.
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I hate how Anglicised our history is. Illegitimacy played no part in dynastic succession in Wales. Just like the title "Prince of Wales" in later years was manufactured by the English Crown. We're teaching our people our history from their perspective. It's horrid.
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To him all the title means is he's next in line to be King of the English. No more depth to it than that. There's no understanding or appreciation of the historical implications of the title. He doesn't feel it's of any relevance and it shows. We see it. He doesn't care.
The 'Prince of Wales' supporting his football team - and then still pretending to wish Wales the best of luck! Bin the lot of them from Welsh life
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@DavidDavisMP It's in Wales. That's its name and we want what we call it to be what people across the world to see. What's the problem there David?.
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@cathayschris Labour are nationalists. That's why the Labour party splatter Union flags on everything.
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@HOTDNewsHBO Big Bobby B would have given Tyrion a run for his money had he been in all 8 seasons.
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All this going on it feels like the pro-Wales movement needs to be making some kind of move. because these are the times when constituent members of collapsing Empires forge their place in the world.
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A member of a faux Welsh political party meeting a faux Prince of Wales.
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I think someone who has come to support the Indy movement recently can be as dedicated to it as someone who has supported it "all their life". Never understand the need to validify it by length of time. Makes it feel cheap like some kind of competition.
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Thinking of all the times Labour demanded an election after Johnson was toppled. Now the shoe is on the other foot. .
VAUGHAN GETHING RESIGNS. We now need an urgent Senedd election so we can begin to put 25 years of appalling Labour misrule behind us and move forward to a Wales based on integrity, honesty and accountability.
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@NationCymru He's right. This isn't about the monarchy. The title is as far removed from reality as the family who thinks they have a right to use it.
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If Wales' history is not seen and taught then there is no Wales. It's not just about contents of museums but the sentiment around preserving our identity as a distinct nation. Its is an insult to those who acted to preserve that identity; from Rhys' Eisteddfod to Gwynfor and S4C.
Vaughan Gething defends Museum Wales cuts.
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Should be the same for Wales. Decisions about Wales should all be debated and made in Wales. Only Unionists want to go to Westminster.
We get asked this dozens of times after every Westminster election: “Will Sinn Féin MPs take their seats in Westminster?” . Here is my answer
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Arrogant. In my opinion Gething is an ambitous climber who sees himself beyond reproach. Wales will suffer under this management - and I say management because leadership it is not.
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The north gets more because of the threat of reunification. Scotland gets more because of the threat of Independence. Wales gets less because. .
Northern Ireland is set to receive £3.3bn and a fairer funding settlement from the Treasury, which I welcome. I asked "Wales’s man in the Cabinet" whether he has demanded equivalent fair funding for Wales. (spoiler: the answer is no)
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I personally don't think the British media works for Wales at all. It's akin to sticking your head in a lions mouth. so do genuinely applaud @RhunapIorwerth. 👍.
HS2 was classified as ‘England-and-Wales’. Because of that, Scotland gets extra cash. Northern Ireland gets extra cash. Wales gets nothing. @RhunapIorwerth explains on @GMB the injustice of Welsh rail funding. Plaid Cymru is the only party standing up for Wales 🏴
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@Mofoman360 A bloke sat inside a church with a big shiny hat encrusted with gems and stones - some stolen from other countries - and had people "swear allegiance" and you think these two are attention seeking?.
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@GarethDaviesVoC You're right she did a lot in Wales in those 11 years and none of it good. S4C is on Gwynfor Evans; you cant give Thatcher credit for caving.
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The most important question the Indy movement needs to ask is: How do we get a referendum on our own terms? How do we avoid getting bogged down and forced to play by their rules?. A nation ready for Independence does not ask. It tells.
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Why is it that Plaid struggle in the most Welsh identifying areas in Wales?
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@Ciara87C They need to create an enemy to maintain the integrity of their Union. If there's not one readily available then they go back on the old tropes. It'll be the Scots next when they push for Indy. Then we Welsh for existing in what they deem to be western England.
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How did the Eisteddfod discourse move from a bilingualism issue into a race issue. 🤷♂️.
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@Mike_Fabricant @Andybettridge1 @parkrunUK @parkrun Industrial Wales subsidised the foundations on which you stand on while claiming to be subsidising us. You get that right?.
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Independence now. End Unionist rule in Wales.
A stronger Welsh economy, built by all of us. Today I've set out our mission, with four priorities:. 🍃 A just transition and Green Prosperity. 👩🏭 Fair work, skills, and success for young people. 🤝 Stronger regions. 📈 Investing for growth.
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So its not a party of its own. It's not even a branch. It's a description.
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Just want the next generation of my family not to have to live in a country ruled by the government and politics of the nation next door.
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They'll set democracy aside when its convenient. Complete arrogance. This is a ruling class that far exceeds its mandate as being democratically elected by the people.
"Isn't that rather dismissive of the Senedd?". Emily Thornberry describes @Lewis_Goodall's question about Vaughan Gething losing a no-confidence vote as 'odd,' insisting that the motion was just 'a gimmick.'
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So a few days have passed. Lets talk about this campaign. First of; the Ynys Mon + Caerfyrddin victories topped with the highest vote share the party has had in a GE. The problem today is the same as it was last week though: Plaid isn't making headway into the Valleys. Why?🧵.
We promised to hold the new Labour government to account. That's exactly what we're going to do on behalf of the people of Wales 🏴
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Wales doesn't need to produce any more electricity. An Independent Wales doesn't need the responsibility of a nuclear reactor. Is it going to be jobs or practicality in Ty Gwynfor over this I wonder?.
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@JamesEvansMS The people of Wales never agreed to join with England. We need to hold a referendum and let the people decide whether they still want to be governed by Westminster.
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There's a few reasons why Plaid cannot and should not support the budget. 1. They've called for an election. Not supporting a budget will either result in an election or the Tories supporting a budget. Both a win in my book. 2. It's not Plaid's interest to support an /1.
Plaid Cymru would not say if it will help Welsh Labour pass its budget, but warned that the ruling party must stop 'rowing back on ambition'.
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The United Kingdom is a state that fails all but 1% of its population.
The United Kingdom is a failed state.
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Can you imagine if Wales beats England next week. They'll erupt. It'll be glorious. It'll be hilarious and it'll be on the world stage. 😂.
FT: England 0-0 USA. Watch the moment fans in London started throwing their drinks in frustration at the result. #WorldCup | #ENGUSA | #WorldCup2022
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Content coming out of YC is exactly where it needs to be. 👍.
Wales is big enough, rich enough and smart enough to be independent. A small, wealthy, powerful state on the western edge of the European continent? Imagine the possibilities…. Join us. Help make history 👉 #annibyniaeth 🏴 #indyWales
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RT Davies doing more to promote Indy for Plaid than Plaid is doing for themselves with this.
Plaid Cymru nationalists want to break up our country. Don’t trust them.
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To understand how to make Wales a free country you need to understand every step of how it lost its freedom in the first place. That's not just battles a long time ago but the process in which Wales was gradually annexed. In all honesty many of us wont see a truly Independent /1.
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YC will not exist after an Indy ref. Not sure why people don't understand that YC wont be shaping what an Independent nation would look like. There's nothing stopping people forming pro-Indy pressure groups to push their agenda. In fact this should be encouraged.
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Smug self, self entitled and arrogant.
'This was a political stunt by the Tories, aided and abetted by Plaid Cymru - I have absolute confidence in Vaughan Gething.'. @CHafJones fu'n yn holi Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cysgodol Cymru @JoStevensLabour yn ail raglen cyfres etholiadol @ybydyneileS4C. #ybydyneile
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Apparently Wales cant afford to be Independent. But we can afford to pay for a nuclear weapons program.
Labour promise money for nuclear weapons but nothing for Wales.
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@YesCymru @alanwilliamz The problem is that these constitutional arguments are being put out as a bulwark to Independence and prevent the break up of the Union. You're literally promoting the campaign against Independence.
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YC all kicking off again I see. Take a step away from Twitter folks. There's nothing to be gained apart from hardening of opinions here. and in the ensuing bickering you undermine only yourselves. Back in your corners. For the sake of 3.1m Welsh people.
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@GwalchDrosGymru @IestynapRhobert Just like Independence is a means to an end. so is getting elected in any setting. Being elected doesn't make you a leader - it's what you do in the position you're elected to. Iestyn is respected for the part he's played in getting the movement this far. His voice matters.
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Unionists want you to forget. We've already lost so much of our history and our sense of self. This matters. Glyndwr matters.
The home of the last native Prince of Wales, Owain Glyndwr does not meet the requirements for tourism destination signage, a senior Powys County Councillor has said 👉
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Wales in our lifetimes. Wales will be free when the first generation born and educated post-political Independence are being elected to the Senedd. We're just here to clear the garden of weeds so the future can grow.
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Lobbyists turned propagandists. Plaid will take Môn and Caerfyrddin.
Survation has published a new MRP Poll 🤓. The results for Wales are as follows* 👇:. Labour: 29 (+10).Plaid Cymru: 2 (nc).Lib Dems: 1 (+1).Conservatives: 0 (-11)
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This is Joan. She was the illegitimate daughter of King John. She is the only person in history that ever had the right to call herself Princess of Wales and it wasn't because her father was King of England. It was because she married Wales preeminent King, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth.
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"You are in our way so get off your land". Pretty much trace everything back to this mindset. Your village is in the way of our reservoir. Your community is in the way of our holiday resort. Your language is in the way of ours.
Tory MP, @marcolonghi4dn, has complained that access to Wales' beaches are "basic rights" for his Dudley North constituents. Welsh Secretary @Simonhartmp replied that a new review would bring “gratification to the residents of Dudley”.
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We're not asking for more powers because we intend to take them. Independence now!.
No more powers should be devolved to Wales, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says.
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@Effiedeans So you think the 6.8 billion people across the world who do not speak English should know what the English word for Wales is but shouldn't be expected to know the Welsh word for Wales is?.
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We are crying out for change in Wales. and it's neither red nor blue. It's any shade of Green.
Highest ever NHS satisfaction levels? .2010, Labour government. Lowest ever NHS satisfaction levels? .2024, Tory government. After 14 years the Tories have failed our most valued institutions. The country is crying out for change. #GeneralElectionlNow.
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Not the biggest fan of organised faith tbh. I think whatever you believe in is for you and you alone. If you want to meet others who believe as you do fair enough. It has no place in the education system ("Assemblies") nor should it have any place in politics.
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@Miggsi1 @JonnyValleyBoy "we" is doing some heavy lifting like you're not stuck under the same apparatus.
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Lets be honest here Wales: This is unlikely to change if Starmer gets into power. It's time we took our fate into our own hands. It's better to try our luck on our own as #indywales. There will never be a better time to push for Independence than when the Union is failing.
Tom Bradbury, "Picture a country going backwards, where workers haven't had a decent pay rise in 15 years, public services are on the verge of collapse, and the gap between rich and poor grows year on year". "That is how Britain was described today in a bleak and damming
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@bryanjaywalsh @SkyNews It's an extractive economy. Resource stripping to build up London and the Empire and we got a tiny cut of it back. You'd be a fool to think England isn't still riding that wave.
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RT Davies getting so bad that people don't think it's actually him doing the tweeting anymore.🤯.
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Think the issue here is that in Scotland the Crown Estates were devolved as a compromise in lieu of the Independence referendum. The government will draw this out and the only time we see more powers is as a bargaining chip against Indy. We wont ever get anything by asking.
Crown estate: why it’s time to devolve it and put Wales on par with Scotland. The Scottish purse fattens each year via its natural resources. How is it justified that Wales doesn’t also benefit directly from its own crown estate assets?. ✍️ @stephenclear .
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The struggle for Independence has always been the struggle of a people, despite our Kings overshadowing events. For me Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan represents the people that history has forgotten and families who turned out and bled fighting /1.
#otd On this day in 1401 Welsh landowner Llywelyn ap Gruffudd Fychan was drawn, hung, eviscerated, quartered and beheaded by the invading English army for taking Prince Owain's side. #IndyWales @Yes_Hanes @HanesCCC .📷Llywelyn2000 on CC-BY-SA (Commons)
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Hands up if you let your neighbour manage your household finances etc.? Imagine being told you weren't ready to do it or weren't capable of doing it. Because that's what they're saying.
The Labour Party has committed to the greatest devolution of powers since Labour first set up the devolved Governments. The Tories stole decision-making powers away from Wales. Today @Keir_Starmer announced that a UK Labour Government will give Wales its control back.
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Don't know whats worse. getting this wrong or getting schooled on being wrong by Chris Bryant.
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@Future_Cities This is Cadw cancelling scheduled events days ago. Can understand that many people may be ignorant of it due to Welsh history being sorely neglected. So maybe this is a prompt for you to learn more about Glyndwr, his day etc. ?.
We have cancelled the following events due to take place at our sites this weekend, Owain Glyndwr Day at Harlech Castle and Bute’s Victorian Birthday Bonanza at Castell Coch. Please also check with our Open Doors partners that their events are going ahead before setting off.
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The thing about Welsh people benefitting from Empire is you've got to frame it in a way that doesn't piss people off. Clumsily shouting in some working class persons face "WALES BENEFITTED FROM EMPIRE!" is just counterproductive. It's a complex discussion to have and the best /1.
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Well the actual invasion is missing here. It even feels like it's suggesting that Norman rule was by invitation. Which it wasn't.
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