The pro-independence campaign group @YesCymru has 17,000 members, with 25,000 people pledging to back a referendum on an #indyWales https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/29/welsh-nationalism-rise-young-people-back-independence/
The Welsh independence group #YesCymru has grown by 50% in the last year
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Membership has grown by 750% in the last 12 months
Membership has grown by 750% in the last 12 months
Which Welsh celebrity says Wales should be given a "free choice" as to whether it should stay as part of the Union?
MICHAEL SHEEN
In December, @michaelsheen told @OwenJones84 on his YouTube channel that "Wales needs a free choice as to whether staying as part of a union, or at least staying as part of the union in its present form" is best for his homeland
In December, @michaelsheen told @OwenJones84 on his YouTube channel that "Wales needs a free choice as to whether staying as part of a union, or at least staying as part of the union in its present form" is best for his homeland
The re-introduction of the Welsh language is hindering the independence movement
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YesCymru chair @MarchGlas says proposals to re-introduce the Welsh language had previously been used to divide voters but this is no longer the case. “There isn’t a phobia as there was before - younger people are more relaxed with the Welsh language,” he says
YesCymru chair @MarchGlas says proposals to re-introduce the Welsh language had previously been used to divide voters but this is no longer the case. “There isn’t a phobia as there was before - younger people are more relaxed with the Welsh language,” he says
Mr Jobbins says there's a big difference in membership take-up amongst age groups with “around 50%” of younger people in support, while “people over 65 are not supportive"
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