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Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite talks to Tom about how events in the 1960s, including the Aberfan disaster and a shift in strategy by the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, helped pave the way for devolution in Wales, where the Labour-led administration now has one of the most progressive policy agendas in the world.

Read Florence's piece here.

Tom's translation of Datblygu's lyrics comes from here.

Image shows a protest in the Territorial Army Drill Hall at Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, Friday 7th July 1972 against the auction of country cottages (Mirrorpix).

Music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Anthony Wilks

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