tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post2255613270399245936..comments2023-11-03T07:29:43.424+00:00Comments on The Red Dragonhood Blog: Welsh World Champions not valued in EnglandMartin Wilding Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675172074005436625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post-20710518681182276222006-12-11T15:29:00.000+00:002006-12-11T15:29:00.000+00:00No, of course we don't need their approval. Joe an...No, of course we don't need their approval. Joe and Nicole are World Champions no matter what the English public thinks. I personally believe it's a good thing to honour achievement in sport and culture (as in the Eisteddfodau) but my point here is that the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards amount to sporting and cultural imperialism. It's analogous of Welsh representation on 'national' administrative bodies, implying that our national interests will only be given priority if we are no longer part of Great Britain.Martin Wilding Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675172074005436625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093719948483829474.post-4852978290276985542006-12-11T12:47:00.000+00:002006-12-11T12:47:00.000+00:00I don't think much of these 'Awards ceremony's, wh...I don't think much of these 'Awards ceremony's, whether they're for sport/music/acting or for Wales/Britain. I certainly won't lose sleep over the fact that the English prefer to vote for English sportsmen/women.<br /><br />Do we really need their seal of approval?Rhys Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524815272093960511noreply@blogger.com