Neath Castle: Conquered By The Union Jack ?

Hello there. hope you're feeling well today.

Well here I am in Essex. Getting ready to drive back to Wales on Monday when all of a sudden Welsh news makes me yet again want to put fingers to keyboard.

Neath Castle. A Castle in Neath, in Wales (let's be clear about this here) have a flagpole just in front of it. Which shows the Welsh flag being as it is in Wales.

But no longer apparently because it's been replaced by the Union Jack.

Why this has been done or whodunit is not completely clear.

Let's start with who. Unless blog villain Alun Cairns has turned into a practical joker ("What a lovable scamp he is! Can't wait to see what he does on April Fools Day!) then the only logical suspect is Neath Town Council.

Let's assume it is the council. Either as an organisation or an individual from the council making a decision for whatever reason. Then the first question is why? Why would a Welsh council be prepared not to proudly display a Welsh flag in front of a Welsh castle? Why is it that unless rugby is involved there seems a gradual piecemeal dismantling of Welsh identity in, wait for it, Wales?

There are two logical reasons for this: One Neath Town Council has been infiltrated by spies working for the aforementioned political toad that is Cairns.

Or....

You may remember a recent post where I discussed Dafydd Elis Thomas. Independent Assembly member but current minister for Tourism. A man who has moved from former leader of Plaid Cymru to advocating that Wales should promote itself as a principality as a marketing option.

Perhaps this, either from a request from the Elis Thomas' office or as a response to it, is the reason why.

But what this Welsh council has apparently forgotten is that they are a Welsh council. In life symbolism is everything. A Union Jack instead of the Welsh flag outside of Neath castle suggests a nation conquered. Not only that but the actions of the council gives an image of a nation that has surrendered and is collaborating with it's conquerors.

Until the next time.