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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
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Moronic Mordaunt
The basic responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are quite clear: to plan and oversee the UK government’s legislative programme and manage the day-to-day business of the …
Buckland’s sick bucket
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, co-chaired by Professor Laura McAllister and Dr Rowan Williams, produced its final report in January after two years of consultations, analysis …
BBC Wales: non-Tories not welcome
Carol Vorderman, who presented a lightweight, non-political, music-and-chat programme for 2½ hours on Saturdays on Radio Wales, has been fired by BBC Wales management for anti-Tory political opinions she has …
National Theatre Wales
Following an investment review the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced it will end the annual £1.6 million funding of National Theatre Wales (NTW) in 2024. Although NTW has …
20mph
The introduction of a 20mph speed limit in residential areas across Wales has many benefits: ■ Up to 10 fewer deaths and 2,000 fewer serious injuries every year.■ £100 million …
Great train robbery
England/Britain/UK (take your pick, they’re synonyms) has been systematically stealing from Wales for centuries. Land, natural resources, water, minerals, language, culture, autonomy, self-determination, health, wealth, freedoms, lives – all have …
They also were thespians…
Nine years have slipped by since I wrote about Wales and film, so I reckon it’s time to supplement that blog’s coverage of the most famous Welsh actors with this …
Pob hwyl Rhun
Many congratulations to Rhun ap Iorwerth, Ynys Môn MS, who was elected unopposed as the new Plaid Cymru leader this month. He now embarks on the vitally important task of …
Running riot
Whether last month’s disturbances in Ely, Cardiff’s far-flung western suburb, can be called a “riot”, as per the screeching, sensationalist coverage in the UK’s reliably dreadful media, is a moot …