Last Thursday evening I was just settling down with mug of tea and a biscuit in front of that gem of modern political commentary that is ‘Dragon’s Eye’, ready for more cosy reassurances regarding the Welsh political world before I went to bed, when I was for the second time in living memory treated to another upsetting performance by the self-appointed Party of Wales.
While time and space do not permit a full narrative of what I and thousands of others witnessed that chilly evening, suffice to say I did not enjoy an easy sleep that night.
If the collection of wise neo-Socialists who run the Nationalist party of Wales (does this make then National-Socialists?) assume an innate desire for the furtherance of Welsh nationhood, surely any opportunity to put forward the case for INDEPENDENCE would then be grabbed with open arms. Instead we are treated to the sight of a Plaid candidate for the forthcoming elections (and one who will almost certainly win her seat, unless of course Plaid perform really miserably…) phoning a friend to establish exactly what should be said in the event of being asked about, well, Welsh national freedom/self-government/full national status/self determination/independence. Meanwhile, a popular musician with little or no involvement in Welsh politics passed a delightful interview with a nice man from the BBC explaining without any hesitation why he felt entirely comfortable with Welsh independence and didn’t need to a: break out in a sweat b: lie or c: panic when proclaiming his belief to anyone who would listen
If the most nationalist party in Wales lacks the absolute and invulnerable commitment to independence that would allow it to, amongst other things, conduct an interview on the matter without fleeing to the nearest phone for instructions, then one could be forgiven for asking what hope do the Welsh people and their nation have?
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