Secretary of State for Wales constituencies dwindled almost to zero, the office fell into disrepute. Nicholas Edwards, MP for Pembrokeshire, held the post for eight years. On his departure, the government ceased to look within Wales for the Secretary of State, and the post was increasingly used as a way of getting junior high-fliers into the Cabinet. John Redwood in particular caused embarrassment when he publicly demonstrated his inability to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", the Welsh national anthem, at a conference. The introduction of the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government, after the devolution referendum of 1997, was the beginning of a
Bro Goth agan Tasow Bro Goth agan Tasow Bro Goth agan Tasow ("Old Land of our Fathers") is one of the anthems of Cornwall, UK sung in the Cornish language. It is sung to the same tune as the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The Breton anthem "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" also uses the same tune. "The Song of the Western Men", more commonly known as "Trelawny", is often considered to be the Cornish anthem as well, and as in Scotland, opinion is divided on the matter, and there is no official position. "Trelawny"'s words are certainly more widely known amongst Cornish