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What a woebegone world
With apologies to Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) and Bob Thiele (1922-1996) & George Weiss (1921-2010) I see forests burnAnd heat domes fry,Foretastes of doomFor you and I,And I think to myselfWhat …
Useful new amenity
The UK government, in close collaboration with its ideological partner Cardiff Council, kindly intend to provide the capital of Cymru with a much-needed facility: an all-purpose place where citizens can …
Eclipse in Amsterdam
To tell the truth, I’m relieved. The stress was becoming unbearable. Now I can relax, sit back and enjoy the rest of the tournament as a dispassionate neutral, the familiar, …
The Italian job
I hold one person solely responsible for the defeat in Rome: me. I foolishly departed from the highly successful strategy that has worked so well in the last few years …
Wales 2 Turkey 0
With apologies to Evan James (1809-1878) and James James (1832-1902) – and the people of Wales! ♫ To the tune of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ♫ My head’s in a …
Well I never
About 10 minutes into Wales’ opening Euro 20201 match against Switzerland I realised that my heart was racing alarmingly. I just couldn’t take it. So I muted the TV and …
Bring it on!
After a year-long delay there are only a few days to go before Wales embark on a second consecutive European Championship finals tournament. Acting manager Rob Page has assembled his …
Cardiff catch-up
What with one thing and another I haven’t written much about contemporary Cardiff for quite a while. It’s time for a bit of a catch-up, looking at 10 selected topics …
On the retirement of Dafydd Elis-Thomas
With apologies to E. J. Thribb (aged 17½) So. FarewellThen Mr Elis-Thomas.You were one of the original Senedd intake,The so-called Class of ’99. Keith’s mum says she has never heard …
Senedd election dissection
My reaction to the election outcome is a massive sense of relief, almost (but not quite) bordering on joy. First and foremost, the seven seats captured in 2016 by UKIP’s …
