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Cledwyn Hughes, MP for Anglesey – And St Helena

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Author: Constantine, Stephen

Source: The Welsh History Review, Volume 27, Number 3, June 2015, pp. 552-573(22)

Publisher: University of Wales Press

In 1958 Cledwyn Hughes, MP for Anglesey, spent a month in the British colony of St Helena in the south Atlantic at the request of the Labour Party leadership and in response to an invitation from an English resident complaining about deplorable living standards on the island and its undemocratic form of colonial government. The values implicit in Hughes's highly critical report were derived from his Welsh cultural inheritance and political ideals; on his return he became, in effect, the MP for St Helena. His visit prompted the formation of the island's first trade union, and its activities, his vigorous lobbying, and an official investigation he helped make necessary led to constitutional reform and increases in financial aid to the colony and its people.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 June 2015

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  • Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru is the most authoritative journal in its field. This twice-yearly journal is committed to publishing research on Welsh history, from medieval to modern. The internationally-renowned editorial board includes scholars from universities in Wales, the UK, Europe and the United States, whose collective breadth of knowledge contributes to a diverse range of cultural, social, political and economic history.

    Cyhoeddwyd The Welsh History Review / Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru ers sefydlu'r cyfnodolyn yn 1960. Hwn yw'r cyfnodolyn mwyaf awdurdodol yn ei faes, a'i brif hanfod yw arddangos amrywiaeth eang o feysydd ymchwil ym maes hanes Cymru, o'r canoloesol hyd at y modern. Ar y bwrdd golygyddol, ceir ysgolheigion o brifysgolion Cymru, y Deyrnas Unedig, Ewrop a'r Unol Daleithiau. Adlewyrchir arbenigeddau'r bwrdd yng nghynnwys y cyfnodolyn, sydd yn ymdrin â hanes diwylliannol, cymdeithasol, gwleidyddol ac economaidd.

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