Gwynoro
@gwynoro.bsky.social
Labour MP in 70s; Chair SDP Wales and Alliance in 80s; schools inspector and company director EPPC/Severn Crossing 1995 -2013. Now author, social commentator,journalist - YouTube channel -youtube.com/channel/UCo7Bd..
blog - gwynorojones.blogspot.co.uk
blog - gwynorojones.blogspot.co.uk
Been important week. Joint Statement EU-UK. It’s not just rejoining Erasmus, but also the EU internal energy market. Slowly. but surely, Labour government is overturning the bad sides of #Brexit
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Joint Statement by Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maroš Šef\u010Dovi\u010D and HM Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The...
In May, the United Kingdom and the European Union held their first ever Summit and agreed to strengthen cooperation through a new strategic partnership. This partnership will make us more secure, will
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December 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Been important week. Joint Statement EU-UK. It’s not just rejoining Erasmus, but also the EU internal energy market. Slowly. but surely, Labour government is overturning the bad sides of #Brexit
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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With so much pro ReformUK and anti Labour headlines in press and media thought I should pass this on. Helps to bring some reality into the roller coaster politics of 2025
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
With so much pro ReformUK and anti Labour headlines in press and media thought I should pass this on. Helps to bring some reality into the roller coaster politics of 2025
2026 political predictions will need some lateral thinking over. Will have a go in the new year. My hunch is things will look different for the U.K., Wales, political leaders and parties etc mid 2026 than they do currently. Clue - 2025 was bit of a roller coaster, was never going to last.
December 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
2026 political predictions will need some lateral thinking over. Will have a go in the new year. My hunch is things will look different for the U.K., Wales, political leaders and parties etc mid 2026 than they do currently. Clue - 2025 was bit of a roller coaster, was never going to last.
Been trying to fathom out why the billionaire owned right wing press and their broadcasting friends are vehemently and relentlessly so anti Starmer, until someone pointed this out -
‘’He was Director of Public Prosecutions during the phone hacking scandal….
‘’He was Director of Public Prosecutions during the phone hacking scandal….
December 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Been trying to fathom out why the billionaire owned right wing press and their broadcasting friends are vehemently and relentlessly so anti Starmer, until someone pointed this out -
‘’He was Director of Public Prosecutions during the phone hacking scandal….
‘’He was Director of Public Prosecutions during the phone hacking scandal….
I see #BorisJohnson is pontificating about local elections being delayed a year. Funny that ‘cause in 2021 his govt delayed local elections in Cumbria, N Yorkshire, and Somerset till May 2022. Why? to facilitate local government reorganisation. Same old Boris!
December 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I see #BorisJohnson is pontificating about local elections being delayed a year. Funny that ‘cause in 2021 his govt delayed local elections in Cumbria, N Yorkshire, and Somerset till May 2022. Why? to facilitate local government reorganisation. Same old Boris!
UK polls 2025
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theconversation.com/what-the-yea...
What the year in polls tells us about Reform’s growth – and Labour and Tory losses
However you cut it, the big parties have lost significant ground to Reform.
theconversation.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
UK polls 2025
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theconversation.com/what-the-yea...
Lots of speculation in US about #Trump - approaching 80 yo and obvious physical and cognitive decline. It’s only having to face reality - like us all he is mortal, and so his time as president, head of Republican party, MAGA hero is all slowly moving to its end.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Lots of speculation in US about #Trump - approaching 80 yo and obvious physical and cognitive decline. It’s only having to face reality - like us all he is mortal, and so his time as president, head of Republican party, MAGA hero is all slowly moving to its end.
It’s is reaching critical times for #Ukraine support after Trump has turned his back on it www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
Ukraine Support Tracker: Europe fails to offset US aid drop
New aid allocations in 2025 might drop to their lowest level since the outbreak of the war in 2022. Europe allocated only about EUR 4.2 billion in new military aid to Ukraine—far too little to offset ...
www.kielinstitut.de
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It’s is reaching critical times for #Ukraine support after Trump has turned his back on it www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
#Trump's daily conferences and public speeches can quickly be dismissed summed up from Macbeth: "...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#Trump's daily conferences and public speeches can quickly be dismissed summed up from Macbeth: "...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
#Austerity policies have taken a serious toll on Welsh public services, says report nation.cymru/news/austeri...
Austerity policies have taken a serious toll on Welsh public services, says report from Unison
Martin Shipton Years of austerity and ongoing funding pressures have badly affected local government services across Wales, says a new report from Unison Cymru. The Future of Local Government Services...
nation.cymru
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#Austerity policies have taken a serious toll on Welsh public services, says report nation.cymru/news/austeri...
AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination
Controlled studies capture only a fraction of the effects of artificial intelligence. Economists should work with social scientists to find innovative ways to fully grasp this fast-moving field.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The ten most surprising facts from #GeneralElection2024 nation.cymru/feature/the-...
The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed
Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London Labour lost the campaign Labour won the election but its support fell a lot more than any other party’s during the campaign period. Lab...
nation.cymru
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The ten most surprising facts from #GeneralElection2024 nation.cymru/feature/the-...
UK to re-join #Erasmus+ – six benefits of the European exchange scheme theconversation.com/uk-to-re-joi...
UK to re-join Erasmus+ – here are six benefits of the European exchange scheme
Erasmus+ an accessible and well-supported programme.
theconversation.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
UK to re-join #Erasmus+ – six benefits of the European exchange scheme theconversation.com/uk-to-re-joi...
Trump’s relationship to facts and truth.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...
Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in prime-time address | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday night. Here is a fact check.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Trump’s relationship to facts and truth.
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www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...
Prime Minister #Farage would probably make you worse off – and this is why;
Reform's plans are particularly curious liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/408...
Reform's plans are particularly curious liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/408...
Prime Minister Farage would probably make you worse off – and this is why
Not many parties have impressive economic plans, but Reform’s plans are particularly curious
liveapp.inews.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Prime Minister #Farage would probably make you worse off – and this is why;
Reform's plans are particularly curious liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/408...
Reform's plans are particularly curious liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/408...
At long last - this will be important going forward. Review to be concluded by next spring -
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
At long last - this will be important going forward. Review to be concluded by next spring -
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I have just started reading Mary Trump’s book on Donald (his only niece and a practicing clinical psychologist) - Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man’. Reading the Prologue is enough. Seriously. amzn.eu/d/9H5m9dh
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man: Amazon.co.uk: Trump Ph.D., Mary L.: 9781471190162: Books
Buy Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Trump Ph.D., Mary L. (ISBN: 9781471190162) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eli...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I have just started reading Mary Trump’s book on Donald (his only niece and a practicing clinical psychologist) - Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man’. Reading the Prologue is enough. Seriously. amzn.eu/d/9H5m9dh
Trump carrying out what he promised-authoritarianism and revenge-did not hide it during 2024 campaign.Those who voted for him should have known what was coming down the line 2025/28; back then and even more so now never realised he was so unhinged, deranged and bad.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump promised retribution - how far will he go?
As the US president pushes a crackdown on left-wing groups and openly targets political foes, critics ask where he's taking America
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Trump carrying out what he promised-authoritarianism and revenge-did not hide it during 2024 campaign.Those who voted for him should have known what was coming down the line 2025/28; back then and even more so now never realised he was so unhinged, deranged and bad.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump says Rob Reiner was “deranged” and “very bad for the country” and completely doubles down on his disgusting Truth Social post. I have little doubt that it is Trump that is deranged and is mentally ill. Otherwise a nasty man
www.threads.com/@marco.foste...
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Marco Foster (@marco.foster) on Threads
Ana Navarro: “For Trump to have put that out today, I’m gonna say it. Damnit, there’s an American family grieving. This is a tragedy, not just for the family, but for all who knew and loved him. For t...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump says Rob Reiner was “deranged” and “very bad for the country” and completely doubles down on his disgusting Truth Social post. I have little doubt that it is Trump that is deranged and is mentally ill. Otherwise a nasty man
www.threads.com/@marco.foste...
www.threads.com/@marco.foste...
Well worth reading - how the OBR has let down successive governments but specially Reeves. Also good outline of Britain’s productivity problem. Includes links to two research studies.
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open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
Rachel Reeves’s biggest crisis isn’t over
Productivity remains a headache. Blame big tech, not just the Tories
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well worth reading - how the OBR has let down successive governments but specially Reeves. Also good outline of Britain’s productivity problem. Includes links to two research studies.
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...