Collected writings by one of the great thinkers in Welsh politics, exploring the viability of Welsh independence and including some of his most famous speeches to Parliament. The essays in this book offer a great assessment of the current Welsh situation, as well as ideas for securing a brighter future for Wales. -- Y Lolfa

Wales - The First and Final Colony is a collection of essays and speeches by one of the great thinkers in Welsh politics, Adam Price, and brings together in one book his writings over the course of 25 years. In it, he writes on many aspects of the politics, history and culture of Wales. It includes some of his most famous speeches to the House of Commons and his rousing speech at Harvard University. The title essay on the history and colonisation of Wales is a great assessment of the current Welsh situation, and in this book he offers ideas for securing a brighter future for Wales. The book, and its publication is an attempt to add some depth and weight to the growing debate over the viability of Welsh independence. -- Y Lolfa

Adam Price is a respected Welsh politician and was elected as leader of Plaid Cymru in September 2018. A miner's son born in Carmarthen in 1968, he joined the party as a teenager during the 1984 Miners’ Strike. He became MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr at the 2001 General Election, and was elected to the National Assembly for Wales as AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in 2016. He received the Spectator Parliamentary Inquisitor of the Year award for his role in exposing the Mittal Affair within his first year at Westminster, and is also well known for leading the campaign to impeach Tony Blair for his role in the Iraq war in 2004, eventually leading to the Chilcot Inquiry. His television documentary on the Miners’ Strike won two BAFTA Cymru awards.