POWER TO THE PEOPLE NOT PARLIAMENTS and that includes any Welsh Parliament.

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All this Political Corruption in mind, not least seeing the 'Devolution Dilettantes' are none to slow at helping themselves by dipping into the expenses kitty and junketing! Makes one consider truth of the saying ''Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely'', thus do we really want the Welsh Assembly to have more powers? Or rather what I suggest should we not carry the logic of devolution down to the smallest of political administrative governance - The Community Council!

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To pun the old 19th century Liberal slogan of ''Home Rule All Round'', why not 'Devolution All Round'. In other words do we really want more power at the top to be misused in 'Coalition Conspiracies' and back room deals with governance? An Assembly also prone to be taken wrongful advantage of by Lobbyists, Consultants, Careerists and not least 'Y Crachach'. What we want is more power at the bottom, devolution delivered downward to Community Councils. Lets note that for much of Welsh Medieval Welsh History much power was with the Cwmwd/Commote, even Owain Glyndwr called his parliament of June 1404 in Machynlleth based on representatives of the Commotes being the foundation of its power and authority. We came so close in the Merthyr Rising of 1831 of seeing perhaps what could have been the first peoples Commune, but not to be so. However, maybe dream on?

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Recently took below picture of slogan on a building in Swansea, and it got me thinking! Perhaps Wales is a Vanity we can do without anyway, and radical Socialists need to go beyond ideas of a struggle for a Socialist Republic or whatever? Perhaps, the Planet should be our first and foremost consideration. Why not a struggle by radicals in Wales for Autonomy all levels of life and society as well as seeking for more devolved political power to Community Councils - Commotes - Communes. Think on it!

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Gethin Gruffydd.

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HERIAN HUSHES UP 1831 MERTHYR RISING?

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HERIAN goes and produces an excellent brochure on Southern Industrial History but somehow manages to forget to put in an illustration or account of the greatest of all Welsh Rebellions, that of the 1831 Merthyr Rising. Now how on earth did they manage that but at same time note included in both illustration and text are; Rebecca Riots, Ammanford Miners Strike 1925 and Chartist Newport Rising 1839. Also left out are the Scotch Cattle Troubles in Gwent 1831 - 1839, Tonypandy Riots 1910 and Llanelli Riots 1911. I could think up a few more significant events to have include but lets leave it at the four I have mentioned, I hope when next publishing this otherwise excellent brochure these four at least will be added. That will all the more be more certain, if you contact them and complain, not least in respect to fact that 2010 and 2011 will mark anniversaries of Tonypandy 1910 and Llanelli 1911.
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The Good news is that Merthyr Tudful has seen set up a number of excellent history interpretation panels throughout the town including one at Plas 3 Mehefin 1831. This is where a few years back I placed a Red Flag and loaf of Bread on a pole
to initiate my campaign to so name this historic place where on 3 June 1831 Soldiers stationed at the Castle Inn massacred 28 People.

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I am also campaigning for a worthy group sculpture be set up at this site to record this tragic event in the history of the Town, after all Newport has a number of sculptures regards the 1839 Rising. So c'mon Merthyr lets follow in Newports footsteps, and while we are waiting for that to get underway could not a mural be painted on that rather scruffy wall. Why not make that a youth or community service project, I am sure any number of town business would sponsor?

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You can support my campaign by writing to the town council, please do so asap, and do remember lay floral tributes to memory of the massacred at this site on 3 Mehefin annually, or on Saturday following this date. A date and site ideal for Remembrance Ceremonies or Political Commemorations, if so wished. Now see below fotos >
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In 1831 Lewis Lewis led an attack on the Court of Requests, today it is a public house to be found at 9 Dynefor Place not too far from the Town center.

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Gethin Gruffydd.

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WORKING MAN 2009 Paul Child Sings to mark 25th Anniversary of the Miners Strike.

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