(Roeddwn i wedi bwriadu postio hwn dros yr haf – gwell hwyr na hwyrach sbo!) ‘When Was Wales?’ Campwaith yr hanesydd Gwyn Alff Williams, a gyhoeddwyd yn 1979. Cyn ateb y cwestiwn hwn, mae’n werth gofyn ‘beth yw Cymru?’ yn gyntaf. O ateb y cwestiwn hwnnw, efallai y byddwn yn agosach at gael ateb i…
Dydw i erioed wedi bod yn ffan o’r Gymanwlad. Byddai’n well gen i fod fel Gweriniaith yr Iwerddon yn fedru gwrthod cymryd rhan mewn unrhyw weithgaredd sy’n perthyn i rwysg ymerodraethol. Ond wedyn, nid Iwerddon mo Cymru. Mae athletwyr Gweriniaith yr Iwerddon yn medru gwisgo crys eu gwlad gyda balchder yn y Gemau Olympaidd. Dim…
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is considered by many to be central to the growth of the Labour Party in the UK. In his 1997 book Faces of Labour – The Inside Story, Andy McSmith calls the book one of “the cultural icons which hold the party together – the Red Flag, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists”.…
Mae yna oleia 1,626,919 o resymau gwahanol am bleidlais y refferednwm ar yr UE yng Nghymru. O ran y sbectrwm gwleidyddol traddodiadol fe gafodd y chwith a’r dde eu hollti ar y bleidlais. Fe gafodd y cenedlaetholwyr eu hollti hefyd. Ond mae yna batrymau cyffredin hefyd i’w gweld yn y bleidlais. Mae un blogiwr wedi…
Mae yna oleia 1,626,919 o resymau gwahanol am bleidlais y refferednwm ar yr UE yng Nghymru. O ran y sbectrwm gwleidyddol traddodiadol fe gafodd y chwith a’r dde eu hollti ar y bleidlais. Fe gafodd y cenedlaetholwyr eu hollti hefyd. Ond mae yna batrymau cyffredin hefyd i’w gweld yn y bleidlais. Mae un blogiwr wedi…
Below is a questionnaire that I have put together to try and understand some issues facing us today. Completing it will only take a couple of minutes of your time. You can enter a prize draw for a £20 voucher by including your contact details at the beginning of the poll. Details below. Thank you🙂…
Bank lending to local businesses in a Welsh valley dropped by 30% in just two years after it lost its last bank, according to Plaid Cymru research. The collapse in lending is mirrored in other communities that have lost local bank branches, according to a new report published by campaigning group Move Your Money UK.…
Should we vote In or Out? Which is best for us? I honestly can’t tell you. I don’t know. I have my hunches, but I’m no clairvoyant. But I do know drivel when I see it, and that helps guide me. I’m going to vote In in the EU referendum. Not because I’m a huge…
Politics. Sometimes I hate it. Well, more than sometimes, quite often actually. The oneupmanship; the spinning; the misleading; the downright lying at times – all to keep face and win support, or at least stem a decline. Over the weekend my local Assembly Member and Labour’s candidate against me in the up-coming Assembly election responded…
Plaid Cymru the Party of Wales have challenged Wrexham County Borough Council’s decision to ignore Splash Magic in their successful bid for a Welsh Government Sports Facilities Capital Loan Scheme. It was announced yesterday that the council had been successful in its application for a £1m loan from the Welsh Government and will use the funds…
Council urged to match public’s donations to community-run leisure centre Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales’ Assembly candidate for Clwyd South has called on Wrexham Council to match the donations made by the public to fund essential maintenance work at community-run Splash Magic leisure centre. Mabon ap Gwynfor, who is among hundreds of people…
St David’s Day is our national day when we celebrate all things Welsh. Yet to be Welsh, or indeed any other nationality or culture, is more than an annual event; it’s more than cheering our national sporting teams for the odd 80 or 90 minutes. To be Welsh is simply to be. Nobody can claim…
