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Red Poets' Society
The Welsh Socialist Republican Movement (''Mudiad Sosialaidd Gweriniaethol Cymru'') was a short-lived nationalist political movement which was born out of frustration with Plaid Cymru's failure to oppose the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum, first referendum on Welsh Devolution in 1979 in order to map out a specific policy of arguing for Independence. It was also an attempt to develop a Welsh Socialist alternative to Plaid Cymru and it produced pamphlets and a newspaper called ''Y Faner Goch'' (The Red Flag). In the early 1980s, following undercover police operations targeting student circles in Aberystwyth and Bangor, several WSRM members were arrested and prosecuted under the Explosive Substances Act 1883 for conspiracy to cause explosions and possession of explosives. After its collapse around half a dozen members joined what would become the Communist Party of Britain, some returned to Plaid Cymru, and others became active in issue-orientated movements. The socialist remna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Nationalism
Welsh nationalism () emphasises and celebrates the distinctiveness of Welsh culture and Wales as a nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self-determination, which includes Welsh devolution, meaning increased powers for the Senedd, or full Welsh independence. History English rule in Wales Through most of its history before the Anglo-Norman Conquest, Wales was divided into several kingdoms. From time to time, rulers such as Hywel Dda, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Rhodri the Great managed to unify many of the kingdoms, but their lands were divided on their deaths. Wales first appeared as a unified independent country from 1055 to 1063 under the leadership of the only King of Wales to have controlled all the territories of Wales, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Three years later the Normans invaded, and briefly controlled much of Wales, but by 1100 Anglo-Norman control of Wales was reduced to the lowland Gwent, Glamorgan, Gower, and Pemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
