Wini Davies
@winidavies.bsky.social
Emerita professor of German Aberystwyth Uni, Remainer, siarad Cymraeg, support #indyWales #annibyniaeth
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IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD FOR REFORM TO FORM THE NEXT WELSH GOV
When looking at Reform's chances of forming a Government following the Senedd election we all know that their only potential coalition parters are the Welsh Conservatives.
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When looking at Reform's chances of forming a Government following the Senedd election we all know that their only potential coalition parters are the Welsh Conservatives.
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The obstacle to Reform that no one is talking about
Plus why has the UK Government given Northern Ireland a much better deal than Wales?
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD FOR REFORM TO FORM THE NEXT WELSH GOV
When looking at Reform's chances of forming a Government following the Senedd election we all know that their only potential coalition parters are the Welsh Conservatives.
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When looking at Reform's chances of forming a Government following the Senedd election we all know that their only potential coalition parters are the Welsh Conservatives.
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More second rate, anti Welsh devolution from UK Labour.
How can they justify this?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can they justify this?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pride in Place scheme in Welsh devolution row won't apply in Northern Ireland
The UK scheme will fund town centre improvements in Wales, something usually decided on by Welsh ministers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
More second rate, anti Welsh devolution from UK Labour.
How can they justify this?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can they justify this?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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He really doesn't like Wales does he?
Pride in Place scheme in Welsh devolution row won't apply in Northern Ireland
Pride in Place scheme in Welsh devolution row won't apply in Northern Ireland
The UK scheme will fund town centre improvements in Wales, something usually decided on by Welsh ministers.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
He really doesn't like Wales does he?
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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If, like me, you’re finding the winter darkness oppressive, and you’re a night owl, and you can’t wait until the shortest day of the year to start feeling a sense of optimism again:
Today is the day of the earliest sunset. The evenings get longer from today. You’re welcome.
Today is the day of the earliest sunset. The evenings get longer from today. You’re welcome.
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If, like me, you’re finding the winter darkness oppressive, and you’re a night owl, and you can’t wait until the shortest day of the year to start feeling a sense of optimism again:
Today is the day of the earliest sunset. The evenings get longer from today. You’re welcome.
Today is the day of the earliest sunset. The evenings get longer from today. You’re welcome.
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Reform supporters continuously calling Rhun ap Iorwerth “Ron” neatly encapsulates their attitude towards Wales.
Can’t be arsed to say/type simple non-English sounds & relish in deliberately mispronouncing things to cause offence.
Depressing as hell that a quarter of voters enjoy this childishness.
Can’t be arsed to say/type simple non-English sounds & relish in deliberately mispronouncing things to cause offence.
Depressing as hell that a quarter of voters enjoy this childishness.
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reform supporters continuously calling Rhun ap Iorwerth “Ron” neatly encapsulates their attitude towards Wales.
Can’t be arsed to say/type simple non-English sounds & relish in deliberately mispronouncing things to cause offence.
Depressing as hell that a quarter of voters enjoy this childishness.
Can’t be arsed to say/type simple non-English sounds & relish in deliberately mispronouncing things to cause offence.
Depressing as hell that a quarter of voters enjoy this childishness.
Fascinating find in sea off Breton coast. An ancient granite wall
Trotz Stürmen und Strömungen gut erhalten: Französische Forscher sind vor der bretonischen Küste auf eine Struktur aus Granit gestoßen, die sie überrascht.
Frankreich: Rund 7000 Jahre alt, 120 Meter lang – Archäologen entdecken Mauer im Atlantik
Trotz Stürmen und Strömungen gut erhalten: Französische Forscher sind vor der bretonischen Küste auf eine Struktur aus Granit gestoßen, die sie überrascht.
www.spiegel.de
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Fascinating find in sea off Breton coast. An ancient granite wall
apparently he was a serial offender
Eine durchzechte Nacht in einem US-Schnapsladen machte das Tier weltberühmt. Nun stellt sich heraus: Der Einbruch war wohl kein Einzelfall.
Virginia: Trunksüchtigem Waschbär werden mehrfache Einbrüche vorgeworfen
Eine durchzechte Nacht in einem US-Schnapsladen machte das Tier weltberühmt. Nun stellt sich heraus: Der Einbruch war wohl kein Einzelfall.
www.spiegel.de
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
apparently he was a serial offender
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Oh, don't hate us all!!
There are a ton of us who feel terrible about Trump and his bullshit 😒
If Starmer's the same, I feel for you!!
There are a ton of us who feel terrible about Trump and his bullshit 😒
If Starmer's the same, I feel for you!!
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Oh, don't hate us all!!
There are a ton of us who feel terrible about Trump and his bullshit 😒
If Starmer's the same, I feel for you!!
There are a ton of us who feel terrible about Trump and his bullshit 😒
If Starmer's the same, I feel for you!!
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“The howling we’ve seeing from the administration over the war crimes scandal shows how attacking the press can backfire. The ferocity with which they deny things in the eyes of actual skeptical reporters only shows that it’s a sore spot that needs more attention.”
Read this:
Read this:
New in PN: @kevinmkruse.bsky.social on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
"He’s following the Spiro Agnew playbook of browbeating the press, but the howling from the WH over the war crimes scandal shows how it can backfire. It only reveals sore spots that need more attention from reporters."
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy
"Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we’ve never seen from a president before."
www.publicnotice.co
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The howling we’ve seeing from the administration over the war crimes scandal shows how attacking the press can backfire. The ferocity with which they deny things in the eyes of actual skeptical reporters only shows that it’s a sore spot that needs more attention.”
Read this:
Read this:
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Amazing, the @dailymail.co.uk manages to publish an entire lengthy feature bewailing (!!!!) the exodus of Poles from Britain without once mentioning Brexit. Apparently this outcome (which is surely exactly what they campaigned for in 2016) is all the fault of Keir Starmer.
mol.im/a/15379789
mol.im/a/15379789
The great exodus: How Poles are ditching UK for their booming homeland
New statistics reveal that while 7,000 Poles arrived in the year ending last June, 25,000 returned home: a net outflow of 18,000. The UK's total Polish population has shrunk to 750,000.
mol.im
December 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Amazing, the @dailymail.co.uk manages to publish an entire lengthy feature bewailing (!!!!) the exodus of Poles from Britain without once mentioning Brexit. Apparently this outcome (which is surely exactly what they campaigned for in 2016) is all the fault of Keir Starmer.
mol.im/a/15379789
mol.im/a/15379789
Yn hytrach na chatbot mae Llyfrgell Aberystwyth yn cyflogi cathbot
December 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Yn hytrach na chatbot mae Llyfrgell Aberystwyth yn cyflogi cathbot
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If the Reverend Doctor seems familiar, you may have seen him before in this photo:
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If the Reverend Doctor seems familiar, you may have seen him before in this photo:
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Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are neck and neck in our exclusive new poll ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, with Labour some way behind in third place ✍️Martin Shipton
Reform and Plaid Cymru neck and neck in latest Senedd election poll
Martin Shipton Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are neck and neck in our exclusive new poll ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, with Labour some way behind in third place. According to the Beaufort Research p...
nation.cymru
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are neck and neck in our exclusive new poll ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, with Labour some way behind in third place ✍️Martin Shipton
@plaidcymru.bsky.social wins Penyrheol byelection comfortably. This was Lindsay Whittle's seat. Labour in 3rd place, behind Reform.
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@plaidcymru.bsky.social wins Penyrheol byelection comfortably. This was Lindsay Whittle's seat. Labour in 3rd place, behind Reform.
@plaidcymru.bsky.social wedi ennill isetholiad Penyrheol, hen sedd Lindsay Whittle, yn gyfforddus
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
@plaidcymru.bsky.social wedi ennill isetholiad Penyrheol, hen sedd Lindsay Whittle, yn gyfforddus
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BREAKING: Despite holding a 40 to 10 advantage in the state Senate, Indiana Republicans reject Trump's 9-0 gerrymandered maps – leaving the current 7-2 map unchanged.
Thank you for your moral courage and saying no to Trump.
Thank you for your moral courage and saying no to Trump.
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
BREAKING: Despite holding a 40 to 10 advantage in the state Senate, Indiana Republicans reject Trump's 9-0 gerrymandered maps – leaving the current 7-2 map unchanged.
Thank you for your moral courage and saying no to Trump.
Thank you for your moral courage and saying no to Trump.
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Last year's Eurovision winner Nemo hands back his trophy with some fine words for the EBU 👏💚
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Last year's Eurovision winner Nemo hands back his trophy with some fine words for the EBU 👏💚
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New in PN: A band-aid on a festering hand wound
"The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren’t the only coverups taking place right now in the White House. There’s also something clearly wrong with the president’s health that the administration is trying to conceal from the public."
"The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren’t the only coverups taking place right now in the White House. There’s also something clearly wrong with the president’s health that the administration is trying to conceal from the public."
A band-aid on a festering hand wound
Something's up with Trump's health and we should really find out what it is.
www.publicnotice.co
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New in PN: A band-aid on a festering hand wound
"The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren’t the only coverups taking place right now in the White House. There’s also something clearly wrong with the president’s health that the administration is trying to conceal from the public."
"The Epstein files and illegal boat strikes aren’t the only coverups taking place right now in the White House. There’s also something clearly wrong with the president’s health that the administration is trying to conceal from the public."
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In the last 6 months, the Welsh Labour Gov has sent 2 letters to their UK Labour colleagues asking them to change local housing allowance back to the 50th percentile (Wales has the fastest growing rents in the UK).
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
Wales watching - The midweek briefing
Exclusive: UK Government ignore two Welsh Gov letters, plus Eluned Morgan does an impression...
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In the last 6 months, the Welsh Labour Gov has sent 2 letters to their UK Labour colleagues asking them to change local housing allowance back to the 50th percentile (Wales has the fastest growing rents in the UK).
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
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2025: Boris Johnson says the only way to end the war is to turn up the heat on Putin
2020: Boris Johnson chose not to investigate Russian interference in Brexit, because Brexit is the thing that got him into Downing Street
2020: Boris Johnson chose not to investigate Russian interference in Brexit, because Brexit is the thing that got him into Downing Street
December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2025: Boris Johnson says the only way to end the war is to turn up the heat on Putin
2020: Boris Johnson chose not to investigate Russian interference in Brexit, because Brexit is the thing that got him into Downing Street
2020: Boris Johnson chose not to investigate Russian interference in Brexit, because Brexit is the thing that got him into Downing Street
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Glywsoch chi ein hawdur @lucytaylor12.bsky.social yn trafod yr angen i herio ystrydebau rhamantaidd am y Wladfa, testun ei chyfrol 'Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia', ar raglen Dei Tomos ar Radio Cymru nos Sul?
Ewch ati i ail-wrando trwy ddilyn y ddolen isod:
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ewch ati i ail-wrando trwy ddilyn y ddolen isod:
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Glywsoch chi ein hawdur @lucytaylor12.bsky.social yn trafod yr angen i herio ystrydebau rhamantaidd am y Wladfa, testun ei chyfrol 'Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia', ar raglen Dei Tomos ar Radio Cymru nos Sul?
Ewch ati i ail-wrando trwy ddilyn y ddolen isod:
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ewch ati i ail-wrando trwy ddilyn y ddolen isod:
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...