Crachach () is a pejorative term used to refer to a perceived Welsh-speaking interconnected elite who control the arts, media, civil service and higher education sectors in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. The term translates as "petty gentry", "conceited upstarts", or "snobs", but has developed into a wider populist conspiracy theory.
The theory is similar to others elsewhere that assert the existence of a
cabal
A cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state (polity), state, or another community, often by Wiktionary:intrigue, intrigue and usually without the kn ...
which exists in much of the Western world. Welsh language detective thriller show
Y Gwyll
''Hinterland'' in the original Welsh language version is a Welsh Language noir police procedural series broadcast on S4C in Welsh from 29 October 2013. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. On 27 November 2 ...
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in Pennsylvania, United States
* Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...
'' wrote that Hague was marrying into the crachach. He quoted Rhodri Morgan as saying of Ffion Jenkins:
See also
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Dic Siôn Dafydd
Dic Siôn Dafydd (, "Dick on ofJohn on ofDavid") is a pejorative term for Welsh people who disdain the culture of Wales and become Anglophiles instead. The term was coined by Welsh poet John Jones in his satirical ballad ''Cerdd Dic Siôn Dafydd ...