https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryweryn_flooding "By obtaining authority via the Liverpool Corporation Act 1957, an act of Parliament, Liverpool City Council would not require planning consent from the relevant Welsh local authorities and would also avoid a planning inquiry at Welsh level at which arguments against the proposal could be expressed. This, together with the fact that the village was one of the last Welsh-only speaking communities in the area, ensured that the proposals became deeply controversial" I'm starting to get the sense that England may not always be respectful of others' cultures.