Wales – Strike Commemoration Told Army Should Apologise for Deaths

September 13, 2011

Welsh Branch Secretary, Adam Philips, addressed the people of Llanelli last month to commemorate the centenary of the Llanelli Railway Strike of August 1911 and the riots that followed. The week long commemoration was held in Llanelli in the south of Wales and

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Comments About Welsh Language Provoke Anger

September 13, 2011

A Welsh politician is standing up for the right of Welsh people not to be publicly humiliated in the media for the language they speak. Jonathan Edwards, a Member of the Westminster Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in North Wales, complained to

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General Council – S4C Funding Changes Protest

September 13, 2011

A letter calling on the UK Government to remove a Welsh language television channel from the Public Bodies Bill has been sent to the (UK) Minister for Culture by two members of the League’s General Council (GC). General Secretary (GS), Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, and

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Alba – Controversial March Banned

September 13, 2011

A Scottish Council has voted overwhelmingly to reject an application by a far right group in Scotland to hold a protest march. Edinburgh City Council decided to turn down the application by the Scottish Defence League (SDL) to hold a march in the

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