Speak Welsh? Get Out!
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Tag: Wales
A Double-Win For Wales In The Vale Of Glamorgan
As normal in the first week of August (and Lúghnasa didn’t pass unnoticed, either, despite my crazy work commitments) a big welcome for the returnContinue Reading
Better Apart
Quick post on two articles. One is an interview in the British left-wing magazine Red Pepper with Plaid Cymru’s progressiveContinue Reading
So You Think You Know What It Means To Be Irish? Think Again…
During the revival of the French language and culture in Québec in the 1970s and ‘80s it became noticeable thatContinue Reading
#AngloFail
Two disheartening news items from Celtic Britain, one from Cornwall and one from Wales, both making the headlines. In Cornwall,Continue Reading
Wales, Scotland And Manifestations Of Greater England
Wales Online is reporting on what some critics are claiming was an attempt by a local branch of the BritishContinue Reading
Speak English! Or Else…
On Tuesday I discussed the slow but steady linguistic change currently taking place in Wales, with increasing numbers of WelshContinue Reading
If It’s Good Enough For The Welsh, Why Is It Not Good Enough For The Irish?
In Ireland, after eight centuries of foreign colonial rule and despite nearly a century of independence, some of the populationContinue Reading
Leanne Wood And A Brave New World For Plaid Cymru
Very positive news for the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, and in my opinion for Wales too, as Leanne Wood has been elected to the leadershipContinue Reading
Language Revival – Getting It Right
Fascinating article in the Washington Post featuring the Sami people of Scandinavia and the many lessons to be learned fromContinue Reading
Teilifís na Life?
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the high-profile Welsh Language Society, is to launch a new web-based television service, initially operating forContinue Reading
Contrasting Attitudes – Ireland And Wales
Earlier I talked about the hostility of many in the Irish civil service to the Irish language, and in particular the wilful misinterpretations orContinue Reading
Wales – Exit Stage Left?
There is a surprisingly sympathetic article looking at Welsh nationalism, Plaid Cymru and the Plaid leadership candidate Leanne Wood in the Guardian newspaper:Continue Reading
Plaid Cymru On The Up
Plaid Cymru has reported a 23% increase in membership over the last four months as the party’s leadership contest hasContinue Reading
Plaid Cymru – Time For Progressive Nationalism?
In an article for WalesOnline former Plaid Cymru minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas asks the question that hangs over the Welsh nationalistContinue Reading
Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg At 50
2012 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) and The Penny Post carries a seriesContinue Reading
Plaid Cymru – Regionalist Or Nationalist?
Some months ago I argued that Plaid Cymru’s greatest failure was its reluctance to apply the party’s brand of self-confident nationalism inContinue Reading
Our Tribe
A brief mention of an article in the Guardian newspaper focusing on the award-winning work of the Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru or theContinue Reading
The Independent Newspaper – Defending The Indefensible
Two weeks ago I was amongst the first online bloggers and commentators to highlight a book review by the British journalist RogerContinue Reading
Jamie Bevan, Welsh Rights Activist, Jailed By British Authorities
News from Wales that Jamie Bevan, a Welsh rights activist with Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society), is to be imprisonedContinue Reading
Welcome To An Irish Ireland?
In Ireland we have the insane situation where a nation with its own native language has named the features ofContinue Reading
Celtic Nationalism: Six Nations, One Soul
Some good news for all Celtic Nationalists. Carn, the regular news, current affairs and culture magazine of the Celtic League is now online, withContinue Reading
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