Wales: The People’s Art that the Capitalist Developer Smashes – The Newport Chartist Mural – A rallying call in praise of fighting spirit of Zephaniah Williams – Poem by Nickglais

                     Part of the destroyed Newport Chartist Mural the attack on the Westgate Hotel Newport in 1839

Here is a poem I wrote some years ago about how the 3rd/4th November 1839 uprising in Newport inspired the Blaina “Rioters” of 1935 in their battle against cuts in National, Assistance.

Today Newport has a new battle for democracy and the calling to account of the destroyers of