Grand Summit of party leaders needed when Brexit agreement falls, says Adam Price
Plaid Cymru Leader, Adam Price AM, has called for a “Grand Summit” of party leaders when the House of Commons votes down the Prime Minister’s Brexit Agreement. Mr Price said in the aftermath of the expected collapse of the Westminster Government’s Brexit policy on...
The Insomniac Meanderings Post : It’s Still Wet Edition
Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.So it's 3:50am and I'm awake. Isn't insomnia great? I have with me as a companion a cup of black coffee. Bought because whilst wife and daughter were at Lidls yesterday they forgot to get milk. I still am a bit under the...
Gilets Jaunes and May 1968. Will Hill History repeat itself?
As usual Another Angry Voice raise some interesting points. The vast majority of the 280,000+ gilets jaunes protesters have been peaceful and non-violent, but as is always the way the vast majority of the mainstream media coverage has focused on the violent minority....
Mark Drakeford : When Welsh Labour elect Not A Leader But A Disciple
Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.So Mark Drakeford is now Welsh Labour leader and probably first minister next week. If the publicity is anything to go by this is a man who will bestride "twenty first century socialism" like a colossus. But... Let's be...
Consultation still open on plans for 139 homes at former Bryn Castell special school
(Pic: via Google Earth) The public still has a few days left to submit comments to a pre-planning consultation on behalf of Persimmon to build 139 houses at the former Ysgol Bryn Castell in Newcastle, Bridgend. Part of the site accessed off Cefn Glas Road has already...
UKip quitters are not honourable men and women,
Don't be fooled by the spate of former Ukip leaders quitting the party. Alongside Nigel Farage his successor Paul Nutall, , Scottish David Coburn and Former UKIP Wales leader Nathan Gill has left the part citing tUkip moving to the far right. The real reason is that...
Fastest growth in Welsh public spending since start of austerity
Last year saw the fastest growth in public spending for Wales since 2009-10. However, total spending is still well below 2009-10 levels, particularly on areas outside of health and social protection. In this post, Guto Ifan and Cian Sion from Wales Fiscal Analysis...
Plaid Leader writes to Mark Drakeford calling for work with Plaid Cymru to make Wales’ voice heard
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has written to the newly elected leader of the Labour party in Wales, Mark Drakeford, calling for him to work with Plaid Cymru to make sure that the will of the National Assembly for Wales is ‘respected’ following the vote to reject the...
Universal Credit Causing Housing Crisis – Welsh Lib Dems
The Welsh Lib Dems have condemned the housing and homelessness crisis being caused by the rollout of Universal Credit after evidence from Cardiff emerged showing far higher levels of rent arrears amongst Universal Credit claimants compared to housing benefit...
Article on the Welsh Labour leadership race
Yesterday was an historic day in Welsh politics, with the election of Mark Drakeford as the new leader of the Welsh Labour party – and, almost certainly, the next First Minister of Wales. The election result brings to a close an extraordinary period in Welsh politics...
Of Neath And The Spanish Civil Wa by Phil Knight
Neath And The Spanish Civil WarIn Victoria Gardens in Neath there is a memorial "Dedicated to The Neath Volunteers for Liberty Who Died Whilst defending democracy during the Spanish Civil War" of 1936-38. There men were:Harold Davies of NeathAlwyn Skinner of...
The Neath bu election of 1944 by Phil knight
The Neath by election of 1944: When The Trotskyists Came To Town by Phil Knight The first time a Trotskyist organisation contested a British parliamentary election was when the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) stood in the Neath by-election of 15 May 1945. On the...
Our place in two Unions
Matthew Hexter is the Convener of the Welsh Fabians writing in a personal capacity The Union of Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland is dying. At the same time, we have as a union of four have elected to leave another Union with Europe. For the rights and...
What were the numbers actual who voted for the “Welsh” Labour leadership?
So the next First Minister of Wales is set to be Mark Drakeford.The Cardiff West AM was announced as the winner of the Welsh Labour leadership contest this afternoon.It follows a contest to succeed Carwyn Jones, who will formally step down as First Minister on Tuesday...
For British Institutions In Changing Times : Let’s Chat As A Reader About W H Smith
Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.A few days back I read online an article that bothered me. It said that of all the shops in the high street W H Smith was the rudest and less customer friendly. So let me say at the outside that I've never experienced...
Cynnal Cymru are looking for new board members
Cynnal Cymru are looking for new board members BY Cynnal Cymru IN News Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales is the leading organisation for sustainable development in Wales, with over 16 years’ experience of supporting change for a sustainable future. It is constituted as a...
Departing Chair Derek Osborn Wins Prestigious Award
Departing Chair Derek Osborn Wins Prestigious Award BY Cynnal Cymru IN News At the Cynnal Cymru Board Meeting on 20th November 2018, Derek Osborn, stepped down from his role as Chair after supporting the charity for five years during which he steered the organisation...
07 & 21 February | Opportunities for Ultra Low Emission Transport & Local Mobility
07 & 21 February | Opportunities for Ultra Low Emission Transport & Local Mobility The objective of these Welsh Government funded events is to enable and motivate public sector professionals to speed up the transition to a low carbon, low emission transport system in...
Joint book launch for theologians
Two former principals of a theological college are getting together to launch their new books in the New Year. Dr Peter Sedgwick, who led St Michael’s College, Cardiff, for a decade before his retirement in 2014, and Dr Mark Clavier, who took over as Acting Principal...
Mark Drakeford Must Back People’s Vote
Following Mark Drakeford’s election as Welsh Labour Leader, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have urged Mark Drakeford to unambiguously support a People’s Vote and commit the Welsh Government to campaigning to stop Brexit. Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds...
07 & 21 February | Opportunities for Ultra Low Emission Transport & Local Mobility
The objective of these Welsh Government funded events is to enable and motivate public sector professionals to speed up the transition to a low carbon, low emission transport system in Wales, with a particular focus on road transport and alternatives to private car...
23 January | Green Space in NHS Wales
23 January | Green Space in NHS Wales Natural Resources Wales and Public Health Wales invite you to take part in a seminar to explore the opportunities for increasing access to green space on or near to NHS Wales land, to improve the sustainable health and well-being...
The Wellness Village – The end?
Last Monday, the 26th November, I was the first to suggest there was a connection between the suspensions at Swansea University and the proposed private health care 'Wellness Village' at Delta Lakes, Llanelli.It now seems I was was right. Although, aside from the...
Book of Esther
[embedded content] A 13th/14th-century scroll of the Book of Esther from Fez, Morocco, held at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris. Traditionally, a scroll of Esther is given only one roller, fixed to its lefthand side, rather than the customary two.[1] The Book of...
Ein Gwlad a Ukip in Welsh?
I too will be reviewing this book. I have watched and commented extensively upon the emergence of this party. I can't help thinking that they are essentially a UKIP lite party operating through a medium of Welsh. What is quite clear is that the author has no clear...
To my Father and my Ancestors on December 6 2018
I write this 35 years Dad after you have gone.i cant really except that of my sixty years ypu have been dead well over half of them. I write this today for you and in honour of my anestors..... [embedded content] To .my ancestors at Advent. This is my sixtieth advent...
Caring for dying people closer to home: how can we meet the challenge?
Dr Catrin Mair Edwards is Policy & Advocacy Manager (Wales) for Hospice UK Across Wales, around 90 per cent of all hospice care is delivered in the community or in a person’s home or care home. This accounts for more than 11,400 adults and 800 children in Wales. With...
Who would want to be Welsh Transport Minister?
As we await the result of the "Welsh" Labour leadership election cabinet ministers in the Welsh Assembly are probably wondering what effect we be the result on their own jobs as an inevitable reshuffle begins. It used to be that an ambitious AM would be praying...
Royal Commission Archive & Library Bulletin of Newly Catalogued Material – November 2018
Welcome to the latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin which lists all newly catalogued material. The archival items, library books and journal articles are all available to view in our public reading room....
Betsi Cadwaladr emergency surgery u-turn “a slap in the face”, say Welsh Conservatives
Less than a year after saying three hospitals in North Wales will have emergency vascular surgery provision, the troubled health board will now only have one hospital offer the service for the whole region. Previously, emergency and inpatient treatment was to be kept...
Chatting again About Learning Languages
Hello there. Hope you're feeling well today.I have in this blog from time to time chatted about learning languages which has been genuine. What I'm finding however is a problem in learning things when I'm on a working day. Doing shift work as I do. It's difficult...
Siobhan McCrudden – Icarus Girl
Posted by Francis on Dec 5, 2018 in CD Reviews | ‘Icarus Girl’ is the debut album from Cardiff based Siobhan McCrudden who is gifted with a truly distinctive and beautiful voice and has been gaining a reputation in recent years on the South Wales music scene. There’s...
Carts and horses
Tweet There’s a lengthy piece by Labour AM, Mick Antoniw in today’s Western Mail (although I can’t find it online) arguing that a General Election is a better way forward than holding a second referendum, the so-called ‘People’s Vote’. When it comes to the practical...
Welsh Lib Dems Applaud Rejection of Brexit Deal
The Welsh Lib Dems have welcomed the National Assembly for Wales’ decision to pass a motion opposing the UK Government’s Brexit Deal that also calls for the extension of Article 50 and includes the option of a People’s Vote. The motion passed with cross-party support....
Welsh Assembly to debate performance and legacy of Carwyn Jones’ Government
The Welsh Conservatives will be holding a debate in the Senedd on Wednesday with the aim of persuading AMs to call on the Welsh Government to “acknowledge its failures and abandon its failing policies”. Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies AM will lead the session...
The poisoned Grails of imagined Brexits
The poisoned Grails of imagined Brexits are poured upon the ground...and poisons us all...The venoms of Brexit flow on. It fills everything. It drowns hope it kills laughter. It subsumed everything. Poverty is forgotten. Lack of power is ignored. The government thinks...
North Wales mental health failings to be considered by Assembly inquiry
Mental health services at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are to be examined as part of an inquiry by an Assembly committee. The National Assembly for Wales’ Public Accounts Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry following a request by a group a...
Welsh Entrepreneurial Councils
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni, Leader of the Opposition at Monmouthshire County Council, and Lecturer at the University of Bristol The future of local government is a much-debated issue in Wales and, indeed, across the UK. This is unsurprising given Welsh councils have...
May defeated at Westminster and in Cardiff Bay.
It seems that at the eleventh the opposition parties even those who support LEAVE have united to against the disastrous handling of the Brexit negotiations by the Prime Minister. The Guardian reported Theresa May suffered an extraordinary three parliamentary...
Welsh Assembly votes to reject Theresa May's Brexit deal
The National Assembly for Wales has today voted to rejected Theresa May’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration in a dramatic vote in the Senedd – becoming the first parliament in the UK to do so. The Labour Welsh Government had originally tabled its...
Top 50 Albums of 2018
It will come as no surprise to our regular visitors that we have chosen Boy Azooga as our album of the year. From when we first heard it back in the spring we knew it was something very special. Our review went so far as to say “It might appear hyperbolic, however we...
Ten Trees for Christmas
Ten Trees for Christmas Did you know, your Christmas tree is one of 6 million trees that will be thrown away this January? We have the solution for you! Our Christmas campaign, ‘Ten Trees for Christmas’ is unique to Wales and is offering you the chance to offset this...
Glanrhyd set the Standard as Green Flag Hospital
Glanrhyd set the Standard as Green Flag Hospital Glanrhyd hospital, which looks after nature as well as caring for people has become the first in Wales to receive the prestigious Green Flag Award. Glanrhyd is only the second hospital in the UK to receive the award,...
Living Wage Christmas Gift Guide 2018
Living Wage Christmas Gift Guide 2018 With Christmas fast approaching and loved ones to buy gifts for, you may wish to consider the impact of your purchases on your finances, the environment and the people involved in the product’s production and retail. One side of...
Welsh Conservatives reject Welsh Government pantomime debate
The Welsh Conservatives will today reject a Welsh Government debate on the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration. Welsh Conservative Leader, Paul Davies AM, has said that the Welsh Government is ‘playing politics’ with what is one of the most important...
‘Housing crisis is bigger than Party Politics’, says Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has urged members of the National Assembly for Wales to adopt a cross party consensus towards housing in Wales. During FMQs, Paul Davies AM slammed the Welsh Government’s failure to mitigate the Housing Crisis, and called on the...
Welsh Conservatives respond to climate change targets
Commenting on the new carbon emissions targets set by the Welsh Government, Shadow Environment Secretary, Andrew RT Davies, has said: “It’s vital that the Welsh Labour Government takes the general public with them when setting these important environmental targets, as...
Revocability of Article 50 a “game changer”
The European Court’s most senior advisor has today confirmed that it is his opinion that the UK can revoke Article 50 and stay in the EU without the need for other European countries’ agreement. Hywel Williams MP, Plaid Cymru’s Brexit Spokesperson, who has supported...
Welsh Budget represents a ‘missed opportunity’
The Welsh Labour-led Government’s Budget represents a ‘missed opportunity’ according to the Welsh Conservatives. Funding for the Welsh Government at its highest levels ever and announcements in the recent UK Budget have provided an extra £550 million for the Welsh...
I Think I Could Turn And Live With Animals… By Walt Whitman from Song of Myself
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