Just thought i would clarify this.

[fenir]

PBI,

I sort of thought this is what you where getting at.


WALES, itself, is not a country, by the broadest diffinition. And though out history.
For one, only a very small part had what is termed welsh. 3/4th's of Wales province was English.
The concept of Wales as a nation only came about due to sports. They wanted an "International"
The fore runner of the USA calling their Baseball, "the world Series", yet only two nations play in it.
But wales is and always has been a province of England.
Just like Merica, Wessux, Sussex, Anglia, Northumbria, which is now divided into Lancashire and Yorkshire.


And yes you are correct, in roman times there was no England, but England is a sucssor state to
Britannica. Which for most part was Britianncia Inferior, and Britannica Superior.
The Entire Southern half of Wales was a part of the Brigantes tribe, with their capital in modern Bristol.
There territory was huge for the time. And they where/are the Nucli of the kingdom of Wessux. Which controlled all this area.
So the south of Wales province, has never been welsh in recorded history. The Actual welsh language was limited to ( Welsh language is acutally the orginally Celtic, tough a dialect, of many others around them, including cornwall), the North West Corner of wales. So in reality occuping less than 1 1/4 of the total area.

After all it has its own official boundaries, it has its own language (which is afforded equal status with English, i.e double language road signs) and it has quite a strong national identity with quite a unique culture

What unique Culture? When i was there, it was no different than anywhere else in the Iles.

I have a good friend in Wales, a Guy called Igor Davies. I meet him when he was Serving in the RN. As he says, it's all power and money, it's all shite.

This is politics and Academia. They have a vested interest it gives them power, and gives them money. Never under esimate the power of self importance.
It's like Australians or New Zealanders. They are in fact a vast majority anglo-celtics. They have the same language and culture.
They both have strong national identies, but truth is, they are no different than Britian and Ireland.


lol all this reminds me of the maxim, United we stand, Divided we fall. Polictians are the brightest things in the world.


Sincerely

fenir