"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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And neither can the English flag.
Or the Scottish or Northern Irish flags for that matter.
It's scandalous, scandalous that Welsh flag isn't there as well.
Interestingly enough, all of the Welsh athletes who compete are doing so under the Union Flag. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
Of course, those athletes who reject the Union Flag have the option of withdrawing.
Whilst it is understandable for a more home-grown sense of identity to be desired by some, it is hardly practical when the indentity considerations of such areas as Yorkshire or Lancashire, Liverpool, Suffolk, Norfolk or Any folk are taken into account.
This petty tribalism is subsumed into the athletes' pride in representing The UK for our collective honour.
Get over it and just enjoy the competition.
I think you are confusing nations with regions here.
Wales has a national flag, and:
Wales is not represented on the Union flag.
So how about those disgruntled Cornish folk? Should they have their cross or whatever on the Union Flag?
No Way!
The Cornish would never allow their flag to be represented on a Union flag.
Neither would the Welsh!
These nations have their own flag.
They wish no part of the union.
The union is the remnant of the Empire, remember that...
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