00:00Hello there. I'm Jerome Flynn and I've been blessed enough to be able to call Pembrokeshire
00:06my home for the last 25 years. And I stand here on the eve of a local election which I
00:13and many
00:13others consider to be probably the most crucial vote we've made in the last 25 years and beyond.
00:20Why? Because whoever we vote into power, whoever gets into the Senate, has the power
00:28to block the most unspeakably abominable planning application, led by the U.S. military,
00:36backed by Donald Trump, to place 27 radar dishes right on the edge of our beloved coastal national
00:44park, the only coastal national park in this country. You've got the gateway to St David's,
00:53the spiritual home of Wales and so precious to these islands. This plan
01:01goes against everything that this sacred peninsula stands for.
01:08Now, when I got, I'd been away for a couple of months and returned in March.
01:14And when I spoke to people, it was as if it was a done deal. There's nothing we could do.
01:24And I'm
01:31not having such a thing on our beloved coast. It's not what we want. It's not what the people want.
01:40It's certainly not what the land and the environment wants.
01:45The beauty of this coast is renowned worldwide. The effect that it would have on the tourist industry
01:55alone is unthinkable. What sort of message does that send out to those that come here for the same
02:04reasons that my family fell in love with this area over 50 years ago? Because we felt like we were
02:11returning
02:12to a place where something was still held in the culture, some kinship and appreciation of the kinship
02:21with life, appreciation of community and environment and the values that our patron saints St David's would have had.
02:34So, I'm here to say it's not a done deal. Vote with your heart, because we can make a difference
02:43here.
02:44We could put in a government that cares about our land, our people and our environment. Thank you.
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