Plaid Glyndŵr was first registered with the Electoral Commission as a minor political party on 12 November 2012.[1] It is a Welsh nationalist and republican party that was based in Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales. Its leader was Dennis Morris.[2] It aimed to contest local and the Welsh Assembly Elections in 2016.[3]
Plaid Glyndŵr | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Dennis Morris |
| Founded | 12 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | Wrexham, Wales |
| Ideology | Welsh nationalism Welsh independence Welsh republicanism |
The objectives of the party were:
- Welsh independence outside of the European Union.
- Oppose everything that suggests the destruction of Welsh identity.
- The right for Wales to control its own natural resources.
- Running in local, town and county elections.
In 2014 Morris launched a campaign to stop the Union Flag being flown more prominently than the Welsh flag on public buildings, particularly the Town Hall in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.[4]
In 2015 Plaid Glyndŵr launched an online petition to stop people from outside Wales being given social housing before local people.[5]
References
edit- ^ Shipton, Martin (8 January 2014). "Campaign launched against 'national disgrace' of Welsh town hall that flies the Red Dragon below the Union Flag". walesonline. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Smear campaign claim by Plaid Cymru candidate". County Echo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Town Hall flags 'are embarrassing' says councillor". County Echo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Campaign launched against 'national disgrace' of Welsh town hall that flies the Red Dragon below the Union Flag". Wales Online. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Deiseb 'Dim tai i Saeson cyn y bobol leol'". Golwg360 (in Welsh). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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