Presenter, journalist and newsreader Huw Edwards says despite a significant growth in calls for Welsh independence, there is still a "long way to go" and that we should treat it with an "order of caution". He makes the comments during a new BBC Wales documentary film, Wales: Who Do We Think We Are? In the hour-long film, which airs on Monday, October 17, he will look at how the country has changed in the last 10 years.
Attending an independence rally, the 61-year-old describes how it is "quite easy to get swept up with the applause and enthusiasm" for Welsh independence, but emphasises that there is currently no political majority for it. Despite this, he adds: "What I can say, after reporting for 35 years, is that when I started, the notion of independence in Wales was a joke. Whilst today, it is very much part of the mainstream political debate and that’s why this crowd is here today."
At the Wrexham march, Huw adds: “Since the Brexit vote, the number of people in Wales who identify as ‘strongly Welsh’ has risen sharply. The number of people who say they would back an independent Wales has risen sharply. It could be as high as 25 and 30%, so there’s a lot of energy in this debate.”
