Highlight yesterday was the magnificent castle in Caernarfon. My overwhelming feeling: patriotism is always misguided or hijacked – Henry, Prince of Wales (later Henry V) vs. Owain Glyn Dŵr – did it really matter who won? Almost all of the rulers of European countries were related and utterly self-centred in their ambition. The common people were roped into their silly, pouty conflicts of ego: 9000 of Edward Longshank’s 15000 who took Caernarfon back from Glyn Dŵr were from South Wales. True socialism is the only system that doesn’t pander to this: hurrah for Switzerland 1291!
On Angelsey today – the tomb at Bryn Celli Ddu surprisingly atmospheric inside. Ancient decorated stones, mute, full of power.