Comments on: 2012 Olympic hurdle – bar raised

By: Owainyndeffro

Owainyndeffro — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:32:05 +0000

Loath all this Team GB rubbish. Britain,Great Britain British etc are used by the English to mean England and English.
Wales should have a Welsh Team in 2012.

By: Castro

Castro — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:49:53 +0000

I thought Montenegro had a referendum and voted to split with Serbia?
But having seen all those microscopic free nations like San Marino and the Virgin Islands, (some with only two athletes), parade around Beijings “Bird’s Nest Stadium” I was sickened that Wales and Scotland, two of the oldest nations in the world, were relegated to regions. The Draig Goch and St Andrew’s Cross cannot be flown or carried by the Celtic athletes – they have to parade under the Butcher’s apron once again. What was even more upsetting was the presence of a Scottish pipe band, playing Scottish tunes, without a Scottish team.

By: Aneurin Williams

Aneurin Williams — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:03:23 +0000

Water is just one element – what about all the VAT, corporation and numerous other hidden taxes that are removed from Wales and end up in London’s coffers? The myth about England supporting Wales through its generosity is nonsense. If Wales didn’t have to shoulder the cost of the insane military adventures of a failed empire that hasn’t quite come to terms with its failure, and the equally insane expenditure now scheduled for super-aircraft carriers, imagine what might be possible. Ireland has none of this burden and is threatened by no-one. Why on earth should Wales not follow Ireland’s example and be an independent (and militarily neutral) country within Europe?