You’re right about 1970s teaching of national Welsh history. I was taught it, as a major modue in UK history, and separate from it, with a separate exam paper. Kirsty Williams’ edict that teachers now focus on local history “because there’s no such thing as Welsh history” is therefore a verifiable backward step, and ploy for integration and eradication of kids’ notions of Welshness.

Regarding Stead himself, he’d be an archetypal candidate for a trademark Jac-skewering of old. The man is obviously insufferably smug, culturally cringes with the best of them, and makes unverifiable claims to be a property developer. Oh, and 6 appointments on Companies House to boot! I wonder how long before the quota indicates crossover from dilettante to shyster?

Tedious and hackneyed claims are to be found in his blog, such as the movement being all about fanatical ethnic purity, and places over the border being natural hinterlands for leisure and business. Gobshites like this follicularly-bereft try-hard never grasp that the latter situation is obviously a function of alignment of major transport links, and not some axiomatic inevitability.

The good news is he’s entirely decomposed by now. He told you he was Gill!

The difference between ” freedom to…” and “freedom from…”

The problem now might be that with travel restrictions within Wales lifted people like George are encouraged to think, ‘Once I cross the border . . . ‘.

Last time I checked that would qualify as an outdoor activity. Equally picking his remains up off a mountainside would be an unnecessary and unpleasant task for our mountain rescue teams.

Just another wanker exercising his right to irritate everybody else. Back in the day curfew breakers were shot on sight. This next few weeks could provide good practice for reservists and regulars wishing to sharpen up skill sets.

Nothing quite like sentiment with a hefty layer of haze bought on by passing of 50+ years ! At least you can say you was there, and you still here today !

Cranogwen appeal
We have to put up our own tributes, no point waiting fir Welsh Labour to do so. https://gofund.me/94a4525f

I enjoyed Gills humour, he was very funny, And he actually gave my brother and his mates a fantastic review for their te and tost van in Glastonbury.
When it comes to racism it does exist in today’s Wales, I would say it is worse now than it was a 100 years ago. , I hear it frequently coming from the mouths of friends and so called respectable people who never met a black person in their life. They also love the royal family, Boris JOhnson, anti- Welsh independence and thankfully, dying out.. We have the tabloid press and Brexit to thank for that..

over a hundred years ago people of all races were welcomed to Wales, settled and integrated and married into our families. But Jac you are bang on the nail with regards to the teaching of history, Once I saw this petition I knew how it would go with regards to teaching Welsh history in Wales – and the bollocks pouted by Kirsty Williams “there is no Welsh history” but histories as she said. That is utter nonsense.

As Dylan Iorwerth pointed out in yesterdays Western Mail how can you teach about the Pennant’s West Indian colonies if not in the context of the Penrhyn’s exploitation of the Welsh quarrymen? Multicultural and colourful Tiger Bay /Cardiff Docks would not exist without the coalfields of south Wales.,

As you said history is the story of conquering and exploitation, Welsh history is also the story of heroic deeds not just in some stupid war but in the fields of medicine, education, science, industry, culture, social justice and politics. And should be taught in our context. and our kids should be taught about it in its totality .This business as you say is a totally knee jerk reaction wheras they had over a year to consider the Welsh history curriculum and came up with ….SFA. I learnt more about Welsh history in 1975 than they do now as they are obsessed with the sex life of a tenuously Welsh Henry 8th without even mentioning the Acts of Union ( serious).

Currently sorting out a plaque to remember a Welsh speaking suffragette, that Chware Teg (useless quango) has no interest in helping fund . Too Welshy probably. Anyway I did it myself with the help of the local council and civic trust and a crowdfunder.. the Welsh govt are happy to see us obliterated.

Makes me mad, Welsh governments do far more damage to Wales than a dead food and TV critic ever did, is what i am trying to say