Plaid condemns ‘British Day’ plan
June 5 2008 by Robin Turner, Western Mail
PLANS for a “British Day” to celebrate Britishness across the United Kingdom have been condemned as “regressive” by Plaid Cymru.
Westminster immigration minister Liam Byrne has suggested an existing bank holiday could be used.
But Plaid’s Deputy Assembly leader, Alun Ffred Jones, said: “It would be far more constructive for the Westminster Government to support Plaid Cymru’s call for a national holiday on St David’s Day – a national celebration already widely observed across the country.”
"The Nineteenth century saw a great Springtime of Nations as the revolutions of 1848 saw new countries created the length and breadth of Europe. In our world today we are now seeing our own Spring Awakening with people and cultures that have long been dormant and subdued asserting their right to exist, their right to dream." Adam Price MP
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