Many people get confused about the difference between England and Great Britain. To clarify, three countries for the island of Great Britain, Wales, England, and Scotland. Real Wales was written in 2009, so it is an extremely modern poem. In England in the early 2000s, there were many viruses that affected the country. First, there was a foot and mouth disease that hit the farmers very hard. There were also cases of the Swine Flu present in England. Politically in England today, there are two main political parties that usually constitute for almost ninety percent of the vote, the Labour and Conservative parties. England also sided with the United States and aided in their invasion of Iraq. 

"For him there are three countries: Y Fro Cymraeg, Welsh Wales, an arc of land in the western reaches; Wales that might as well be England, including the capital and the north east and the southern coasts; and Y Fro Efallai where desire and actuality mix, where reality comes in like a short wave signal - Myddfai, Banwen, Merthyr, Pontcanna, Aber out of term time." (Real Wales)

Click HERE to see an image of England in the 2000s.