Dave not Dylan...
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:32 pm
Plaid Cymru wrongly attributes Dylan Thomas quote
David Hughes David Hughes outside Swansea station where his phrase is inscribed
Plaid Cymru must have hoped the title of its election manifesto - Ambition is Critical - captured the essence of one of Wales' most famous exports, the poet Dylan Thomas.
Launching the key document, it could not have known the embarrassment ahead.
It turns out the phrase it attributed to Thomas was the work of a slightly less celebrated poet - David Hughes.
Plaid said it had been told it was Thomas's work, and it will now correct the manifesto online.
The document sets out the party's policies for the assembly election on 5 May and makes direct reference to the quote being written by Dylan Thomas.
It reads: "Plaid's vision for what it describes as the next decade of delivery is reflected in the title of the document 'Ambition is Critical'.
"As Wales prepares in 2014 to mark a centenary since the birth of Dylan Thomas, his words have been adopted by Plaid as their guiding principle for both the manifesto and the next Welsh government."
But the phrase "ambition is critical" was the work of retired social worker David Hughes, 63. It also featured in the cult comedy Twin Town, starring Rhys Ifans.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13049127