It may sound fair to increase nationalism in Wales, but the hypocrisy of it has begun to show elsewhere. It’s not true that Welsh people are benefiting from having a better sense of themselves. In England it’s seen to be a detriment to community cohesion and this is being seen to be true in Wales as well.
The fact is we have to see the UK as being a Union of four nations that has to stick together. This is our only priority at the top level. This is undermined by insisting on local character where it involves an entire national population.
The present effort to rewrite the State of Wales is just one example of error slipping into the system. It has separated communities along lines that are drawn by feelings and senses of identity. This is meant that people have felt more hate and have seen more division than before.
The idea that a nation should celebrate its language as being a priority is ridiculous. It should be using that language – or any other – to build stronger bridges between people. It’s not how we sound but what we are saying to each other that makes the most difference in building relations back up.
