P-04-549 Make 'Hen Wlad fy Nhadau' the Official Welsh National Anthem – Correspondence from the Petitioner to the Clerking Team, 25.11.14

My apologise Jessica, I thought I had replied.

It would appear that Carwyn is taking the easy way out and instead of looking for a way in which Wales can join the other nations of the world that have an official national anthem he would rather reject the idea without it even being discussed further.

My belief is that he would choose this option so he doesn't upset his masters in London. For if Wales had its own official national anthem then it could no longer have any other anthems forced upon us or made to take priority as we had to endure for so long before internationals and other events. (See link for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiF4QI5nIIY)

I'm not shocked he lacks the confidence in our country, but I am a little saddened he didn't see the obvious cultural and linguistic benefits this could have.

Stuart Evans