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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 …
Yotam got ’em
I’ve collected all the various recipes accumulated on the blog under the umbrella of a new ‘Recipes’ category. To mark the occasion, a tribute to Yotam Ottolenghi GRUEL Prep 15 …
2021 Senedd election
Oh no, oh please no, it’s that time again: the 6th Senedd election takes place this Thursday. I’m dreading it. Why? Because, through the events and experiences of a pretty …
Tory tyranny
Tory noun Conservative, Reactionary (from C17 Irish, meaning outlaw, robber or brigand). The current Tory government is certainly the worst in my lifetime – and that’s saying something. Examples of …
John Jenkins (1933-2020)
The sensationally adventurous life of Welsh freedom-fighter John Barnard Jenkins, who died at the end of last year, had all the elements of a blockbuster thriller. He was the charismatic …
Famous Belgians, industrious Mexicans and bouncing Czechs
Three international matches in a week! I’m knackered! PART 1: STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFFWales’ 19th World Cup campaign began with a 3-1 defeat in UEFA qualification …
Hide and seek
1 One summer afternoon in the long school holidays five children wandered off to have adventures in the countryside. They were all nine-year-olds who lived in the semi-rural outer suburbs …
Avant-garde a clue
ACROSS9 Ghastly old queen gets to do little – primarily breed, eat, thieve and hunt (9)10 Creep’s typical behaviour? (5)11 Boy, I set extraordinary weight! (7)12 Protection is worn out …
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