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Paul Murphy is in favour of a referendum - Yes, it's really true. This is what he said: *The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy):* ... I agree that the [All Wales] Convention should be...
1 hour ago
Blogiadur.com

Y diweddaraf am achos a charchariad Osian - Roedd dydd Gwener yn ddiwrnod rhyfedd iawn! Roedd disgwyl i Osian gael ei garcharu gan fod ei gyfnod i dalu’r ddirwy wedi dod i ben ac yntau heb ei dalu. O...
1 hour ago
WalesHome.org

Huw Lewis targets his messages - HIS evening the fourth of the five regional hustings for the Labour leadership in Wales will take place in Swansea. Huw Lewis will join the other two candi...
1 hour ago
Peter Black AM

The significance of Twitter - Fascinating post from Rob Fenwick drawing on the impact of Twitter in scuppering #Trafigura to assess how it might play a significant role in the next Gene...
2 hours ago
Blog Vaughan Roderick

Tân ar y comin - [image: _39870454_house203.jpg]Mae newyddiadurwyr yn hoff o'r achlysuron hynny sy'n ein galluogi i balu yn yr archif ac yn ein rhyddhau rhag gorfod chwil...
2 hours ago
Caught in the Bay

The Kevin Factor - Kevin Morgan, chairman of the 1997 Yes campaign, has endorsed Carwyn Jones as the best person to succeed Rhodri Morgan as First Minister. Prof Morgan is no l...
2 hours ago
Miss Wagstaff Presents

Foreign Office to cut 100 vital jobs - The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have been criticised for their proposal to cut the jobs of 100 British diplomats serving in some of the most sens...
3 hours ago
ORDOVICIUS

Mr Cool - Huw Lewis tells Edwina and Carwyn to keep their cool. “I am aware that this is a long campaign and as we move into the closing weeks, there is a very na...
4 hours ago
shedblog.co.uk - We love sheds

Dylan Thomas wrote here - Dylan Thomas died today 9 November in 1953, 56 years ago as a sheddie and a drinker we salute you. So here are some shots of his famous writing shed dow...
5 hours ago
Miserable Old Fart

The Cost of Remembrance - There is much debate on the Scottish blogosphere about the decision by the Scottish Parliament that poppy wreaths laid by MSPs today can be claimed for out...
10 hours ago
Freedom Central

This week I have mostly been reading… - Bored? Reading blogs? Do something more interesting with your time by attempting to track down a Badger and give it refuge before Elin Jones gets it. Or re...
12 hours ago
Independence Cymru

Saving Face - Whatever the Cost - Both the Labour government and the British Army are determined to continue the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. In yesterday's news in an interview ...
12 hours ago
Rural Studies - Astudiaethau Gwledig

Plaid Cymru launches transport survey - Plaid Cymru’s parliamentary candidate, Penri James, has launched a survey asking for people’s views on public transport, and on developing safe walking and...
13 hours ago
A view from Rural Wales

Reflections on EU Policy. - Been reflecting on the weekend media's response to David Cameron's policy statement following the decision of the Czech President, Vaclav Klaus to complete...
14 hours ago
Gwilym Euros Roberts

Faint o Gynghorwyr Sir ddylai Gwynedd gael? - How many County Councillors should Gwynedd have? - *Neu be ddylai'r cwestiwn fod ydi...Faint o Gynghorwyr Sir sydd angen i redeg Cyngor Gwynedd? Mae'r Comwisiwn Ffiniau yn dweud y dylai un cynghorydd gynryc...
14 hours ago
A Change of Personnel

A Tale of Two Cities: Why is Economic Development so difficult in Wales? - That is the title of two articles from Denis Campbell of UK Progressive on ways that Economic Development in Wales could be improved, and how it needs to b...
14 hours ago
The Wardman Wire

Twit-Fit of the Week from Nicholas Lezard: It’s Monday, so let’s Wibble about Twitter… - Articles in newspapers complaining about bloggers and twitter users seem to come along like bills from the taxman - at a rate of about 5 a week. We have ...
14 hours ago
blogMenai

Pa strategaeth ydi'r un orau i sicrhau mai 'Ia' fydd canlyniad y refferendwm? - Wedi'r cyfan, os mai ail fyw rhyw ryfel dosbarth o'r 80au yn erbyn y Ceidwadwyr yw'r unig ffordd i ennill pleidlais ar fwy o bwerau i'r Cynulliad y mae yna...
15 hours ago
Rene Kinzett

Local Government & Local Communities - Tory blogger OxfordSpring gives his thoughts on how the finery and pomp of the local Service of Remembrance today inspired him to think on the nature of lo...
15 hours ago
Paul Flynn - Read My Day

Remarkable coincidence - Total number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan =232 This blog's preoccupation with the tragedy of the Afghan War has been total recently for understa...
16 hours ago
Valleys Mam

Lembit goes in for product placement - The Montgomeryshire MP and Wales’ least eligible bachelor,our Lembit was pictured this week with underwear model Katie Green at a party celebrating the 80...
16 hours ago
Pendroni

Countryworks, Montgomery - On Friday night, I was lucky enough to be invited to the Christmas preview of merchandise for sale at Countryworks in Montgomery. I'd never been to the sho...
18 hours ago
No Good Boyo

Mur i'r bur - You will all be familiar with the joke about the first Jewish President of the United States. He invites his retired mother up from Florida for the grand ...
18 hours ago
Welsh Ramblings

Energy Sector policing - The Welsh Affairs Select Committee has said that a dedicated new armed response unit is needed to police what they call the "strategically vital" energy se...
19 hours ago
Plaid Wrecsam

Lib Dems Policy Wonks! - I've always wondered how the Lib Dems make policy but hadn't quite realised it was quite as random as this and this Hasn't winning elections got something t...
19 hours ago
The Welsh Gaullist

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Stop pussy-footing around in Afghanistan, say veterans - WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Stop pussy-footing around in Afghanistan, say veterans Speaks for its self!
19 hours ago
The Lone Voice

Shat West, sorry Nat West annoy another customer. - Constantly Furious is a tad miffed with the cuntmonkeys that make up Nat West and finishes his post with these comment, which I happen to agree with. He sa...
23 hours ago
UK Progressive

The Jury Room Door - by The Rev. Dr. Britt Minshall Sitting in my chair at the Baltimore City Courthouse Jury Room I can see out the open door to the central hall leading to th...
1 day ago
David Jones, MP

A cold, dark election - If a winter campaign is less than appealing to an opposition well organised and hungry for victory, how likely it to inspire a demoralised, poorly led and ...
1 day ago
No Borders South Wales

New Newsletter! – Movement #1 - The No Borders UK Newsletter has been rotated around local No Borders groups for the last few years. Last month’s network gathering in London, signalled ...
1 day ago
Borthlas

Staying calm - I've noted previously that there's a danger that people over-react to statements made by Labour's leadership hopefuls. We all need to remember that they ar...
1 day ago
Pulse Wales

Saturday, 7th November, 2009. - Forgotten Heroes? This week saw an oft-forgot anniversary, one on which we should remember with pride the work of our Welsh people. I asked a few...
2 days ago
This is my truth

A more optimistic vision ? - There will be people who think that this is the wrong time to be discussing holding a referendum, Rhodri Morgan told an audience in Aberystwyth last night....
2 days ago
Aberavon & Neath Lib Dems

Olympic contracts must be spread across regions – Foster - Commenting on the news that organisers of the 2012 Olympics are putting £700m of contracts out to tender, Liberal Democrat Shadow Sport Secretary, Don Fo...
2 days ago
Betsan Powys' blog

The big deal - It was always likely to happen but all the same let's note the day the sharp elbows truly came out in the race to succeed Rhodri Morgan. Yesterday the C...
2 days ago
Alun Williams

Assembly to bring in plastic bag charge by 2011 - The National Assembly’s Environment Minister, Jane Davidson, has announcedlegislation to charge for plastic bags by the time of the next Assembly elections ...
2 days ago
Brew Wales

Booze/Death Calculator - Now I realise this is only a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously but having found out that it would take 25 bottles of Fullers ESB to kill me I'd bett...
2 days ago
Gog in the Bay

The bigger picture - COUNCILS across Wales have been grappling for far too long with the issue of surplus places in our schools. Yet whenever a closure or merger is proposed, cue...
3 days ago
0725 to Paddington

The Broughton Declaration - I'll examine David Cameron's significant announcement on Welsh devolution policy in more detail in my column in tomorrow's Western Mail, but it's fair to say...
3 days ago
Cambria Politico

Why we are in Afghanistan - The answer to, the rationale for 'why we are in Afghanistan' could come from reading fiction. In novels, thinkers can and often do express views and explor...
3 days ago
Guerrilla Welsh-Fare

Hain and QT - On Question Time last night Peter Hain argued that David Cameron had lost any credibility and could not be trusted because he promised to hold a referendum...
3 days ago
David Cornock's other blog

Letting the people decide - Bit of a headache for Welsh political hacks this one. We're now going to have to think of another question to ask David Cameron's people in Wales now he is...
3 days ago
Disobeying the Whip

Lisbon Treaty Referendum Bill - Guido's found the draft referendum bill. Obviously I don't have legal expertise, but to me I agree with Guido that there would be nothing wrong with that...
3 days ago
Metastwnsh

Plyg Podlediad bach arall - Nodyn i chwi ddarllenwyr tryw Metastwnsh, mae’r Podlediad diweddarf ar gael i chi ar ffurf ddealladwy i’ch iPods, Walkmen a phob math arall o beiriant cerd...
4 days ago
The Half-Blood Welshman

Dudley/Metternich vs. Hague/Lellouche - This is the second time in two days I have posted on Europe. I hope I'm not obsessing about it. To start with an anecdote. In about 1825, Lord Dudley, the ...
4 days ago
Sprout

I’ve had a haircut! - Well would you believe it… I’ve had my coat cut! Dad took me to a lovely lady’s house at the weekend and I came back with a lot less hair than I went with....
4 days ago
What Is Wales And What Is It For?

What price the McKinsey report? - The NHS in Wales is to come under the scrutiny of management consultants McKinsey and Co, it was revealed today. This is the same company which early this y...
4 days ago
Sion Barry's World

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5 days ago
Bethan Jenkins AC/AM Blog

Refferendwm - Mae’r drafodaeth ar yr LCO ar yr Iaith Gymraeg wedi bod yn fywiog heddiw, ac eto cadarnhau i nifer fawr ohonom pam bod angen refferendwm ar Senedd i Gymru...
5 days ago
BMA Cymru Wales

HIV Related Discrimination by Healthcare Professionals - I’ve just got back from the Assembly, where Dr Tony Calland and I gave evidence to the Equality of Opportunity Committee on discrimination against people l...
5 days ago
GLC tour blog

GLC DJ at "THIS FEELING" London 30th october 2009 - Some of the boys went to England's trendy city o' London, to "This Felling", which is a club night run in association with popular red top news comic "The ...
6 days ago
Damon Lord's Linguanaut.co.uk

MELODIC MONDAYS: South Park - "Poker Face" - Yeah. It's South Park, innit? Addendum: the video's down. I am in no way responsible for feeds and content provided by other sites, so if you want to wat...
1 week ago
Andrew Nutt

Shortage of helicopters - British troops wounded in Afghanistan are enduring lengthy delays before receiving hospital treatment because of a shortage of helicopters, senior army sur...
1 week ago
Amlwch to Magor

Hello and Goodbye! - As I heavily hinted to in the last post I am back in Wales and ready to turn my hand to blogging again.The new Amlwch to Magor can be found at: www.amlwch-...
1 week ago
my sordid eight-in-a-bed drug romp hell

BAN THIS NASTY GAG HORROR - From Sisters, in Rolim de Moura, Brazil 'im a gag man." said the comic. "i whisper 'shut the fuck up,'" said the rapist.
1 week ago
Gwenu dan Fysiau

Oi, Gwynfryn! Noooooooooo - Esgusodwch fi tra dw i'n newid i mewn i fy nghostiwm spandex ' Mr Pedant'. Dyna welliant. Prynnias i gopi o Golwg yr wythnos diwethaf (Hydref 15). Rhaid i ...
1 week ago
ANTI-METRIX

Jane Davidson turns a blind eye to St Athan PFI - Welcome to MILTARY WALES - ST ATHAN SCHOOL FOR MERCENARIES - Welsh Assembly Minister JANE DAVIDSON decided NOT to call in this controversial application! H...
1 week ago
Arth sy'n Dawnsio

Beth ydwyf - Os ydw i'n adnabyddus -- a gellir dadlau tros ac yn erbyn hynny am sbel -- rydw i'n fwyaf adnabyddus am fod yn flogwr. Sy'n beth od wrth ystyried nad ydw i...
1 week ago
Sweet and Tender Hooligan

The world of local politics - A week into officially being a candidate as a local council election, I have already been slandered on a local political website. They have, rather laughab...
2 weeks ago
Jill Evans

Promoting multilingualism within the EU - During an extremely busy week in Strasbourg, I met Slovakia’s Maros Sefcovic, the new EU Commissioner for Culture, Education and Training. I reminded the n...
2 weeks ago
Matt Withers - A Change of Trouble

D'ya wanna be in my gang? - The deadline for supporting nominations from MPs, the MEP, constituency Labour parties and affiliated organisations for the leadership election was 12pm toda...
2 weeks ago
South Wales Anarchists

Welsh Defence League sent packing from Swansea! - An outbreak of organised racism in Swansea last Saturday 17 October was cured by a traditional remedy: street confrontation. The self-styled Welsh Defence ...
2 weeks ago
Save the Vulcan

Cardiff changes but The Vulcan remains - by Graham Craig - Cardiff has seen its fair share of change in the past decade. The Millennium Stadium, the Senedd, the Cardiff Bay Barrage, the Wales Millennium Centre ...
3 weeks ago
Politics Cymru

The Welsh Grand Committee does the Welsh language LCO - I have now decided that my behaviour today has proven my commitment to covering Welsh politics. Whilst the majority of my peers have been (apart from those...
3 weeks ago
Mother of Adventure

Fab Forty - If you have emailed or called over the last 2 weeks, you may be wondering where I've been and who is this Pat person? Well, ladies & gentlemen, I have...
4 weeks ago
Cynical Dragon

Quote Of The Day - The media and parliament has been deceived by the so-called Taxpayers' Alliance. They are widely quoted as an independent voice. To our shame the Select ...
4 weeks ago
Carwyn Jones

Leadership - I announced my intention to stand for the leadership of the Labour Group in the Assembly on Monday. From now until the end of the campaign, all blogging wi...
4 weeks ago
Adam Price's Blog

Western Mail Essay - It should be pretty clear by now to any objective observer that the Labour Party is a few months away from suffering the most humiliating electoral defeat ...
4 weeks ago
anarchol

Armed But Not In The Old Way: Arguments for Welsh Syndicalism – Past and Future - by Ted Parry 1999 Introduction. It has become fashionable for ‘socialist’ and social-democratic elites, representatives and thinkers to deride emphatically...
5 weeks ago
Blog Dogfael

Mwy am noson deyrnged Ceri Wyn - Diolch am y sylw, Emma. Roedd hi’n noson wych yn Aberteifi ac roeddwn i’n falch iawn o fod wedi cael y cyfle i fynd. Roedd yr awyrgylch yn un braf ac roedd...
5 weeks ago
Blog Answyddogol

Y Blaid Lafur a'r Sun - "We do not need an Australian/American coming to our country with a paper that has never supported one progressive policy and telling us how politics shoul...
5 weeks ago
Aberdare Blog

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5 weeks ago
MECCAnopsis Cambrica

Free Mixing.....With Every Five Gallons! - No sooner has the squabbling over the Al Fresco Salah died down, but a new e-argument has errupted here in North East London. I have to admit some responsi...
5 weeks ago
The Mabiblogion

Lots of local newspapers are rubbish - I doubt we will actually miss them. - The inevitability of the closure of yet more local newspapers across Wales is no consolation for those who have already lost their jobs. The latest news...
5 weeks ago
Leighton Andrews

Carwyn Jones speaking at Conference - Excellent speech by Carwyn Jones at the Go Fourth fringe on Sunday night.
5 weeks ago
Owain Glyndwr Communicates.

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1 month ago
Plaid Cymru, Cangen Bontnewydd Branch

Y Carchar a Cymru'n Un - Mae’r datganiad na fydd carchar yng Nghaernarfon yn wedi siomi nifer mawr o bobl, gan gynnwys nifer o Bleidwyr. Ond rhaid gofyn: faint o ergyd ydi o? Budds...
1 month ago
Up The Valleys

The silence of the S4C2 lambs - So, switching on S4C2 today to watch First Ministers Questions (and the long-awaited Heritage statement), we were greeted with … the S4C2 testcard. Huh? ...
1 month ago
British Nationalists in Wales WATCH

Wales in Catalan - Being an internationalist movement, the Welsh national movement has close links and affinity with other state-less nations. One of the most successful in t...
1 month ago
The Guffington Pist

White on black - POOR old Peter Black got himself into a bit of a pickle yesterday by ignoring Rule Number One for public figures that engage with the blogosphere: don’t ge...
2 months ago
Martin Eaglestone

Soccer USA - Y Felinheli style - I don't blog often these days but the start of the US soccer season brings good news for Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales and women's soccer. See here for the n...
2 months ago
Disgusted of Llandrindod Wells

Hart failure - Whoops (again)! According to Betsan Powys’ blog the health minister has sent out a statement that clarifies (sic) the earlier one. First, in January, the M...
2 months ago
Gair o'r Ynys/ A Word from the Island

Alwminiwm Mon - Mae’r newyddion yma’n ofnadwy i’r gweithwyr a’u teuluoedd. Mae o’n siomedig iawn gan ystyried bod trafferthion cytundeb pŵer wedi bod yn amlwg ers 4 mlyned...
2 months ago
Welsh Icons

BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD - I have just received this from an anonymous source (thanks Dad), I thought it might amuse: BROWN IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WORK. HE LEADETH ME BESIDE ST...
3 months ago
Dib Lemming

Clunky Logic. - I've lost count now of the amount of people I've had this row with. Someone will tell me again that it's good for the environment to incentivise drivers to...
3 months ago
Smiling under Buses

This is rather good: The 'official' unoffical Eisteddfod mash up. - Stwnsh 'Steddfod is a mash up website for the 2009 National Eisteddfod in Bala. It includes - a comprehensive GoogleMap of the town that shows the loca...
3 months ago
Bevan Foundation Blog

We're moving... - It's time for a refresh. And for some reinforcements. The Bevan Foundation blog is being re-styled and redesigned. Now it will have six regular contributor...
4 months ago
The Right Student

1000th blog - I wanted to do a nice blog for the 1000th – something highlighting the highs and lows of The Right Student but I find myself in Turkey so that will have to...
4 months ago
Wales Tourism Guide

National Anthem of Wales but what is the Unofficial Anthem? - Heres the national Anthem of Wales Free music - National Anthem of Wales (Land Of My Fathers) But what would you say was the unofficial Anthem of Wales? To...
4 months ago
john of gwent's blog page

So much for the "Online Society" - Over on this BBC Web Page you will find the "startling" research finding that 43% of those who do not have access to the internet would not want itif it wer...
4 months ago
partiparrypolitics

Plaid fails!!!!!!!!! Heads need to roll, Ieuan has to go - In a week where Labour and the conservatives have been hammered and dismembered over expenses scandals. This was Plaid's chance to grab the Bull by the hor...
5 months ago
bestforwales

George Monbiot: VOTE PLAID - Environmentalist, author and Guardian columnist *George Monbiot* chooses Plaid Cymru for the European elections in Wales: *“Living in Wales, the choice isn...
5 months ago
Chanticleer

My Welsh Blogosphere - You can read my contribution to Dave Raybould's series 'My Welsh Blogosphere' at the Welsh Bloggers website.
5 months ago
sandwellboyinwales

Should he stay or should he go? - The expenses row now it's overblown second week (I mean really aren't we in the midst of the worst recession since 1945, or so the newspapers tell us?) is ...
5 months ago
Progressive Comment

More than Gavin & Stacey - Barry is a town which has a surprising place in the history of Welsh politics. Historically it was a major coal exporting town because of the docks, and wa...
5 months ago
Politics from a Mid Wales town

Go now Mr Martin - While there are plenty of call for the speaker to go and some suggesting successors one question that has to be considered is timing.Now, in a month or at th...
5 months ago
It Always Rains In Wales

Ideology for A New England (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).. - As you may have noticed, this is a personal blog which rarely - if ever - talks about the substance of my day job. That’s for a very good reason, one that ...
5 months ago
Invade Space

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Infographics based on the 85+ recorded covers of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” Using information design principles and graphical techniques, the...
6 months ago
WelshPoliticalHistory.com

Apologies, and the future of WPH.com - Apologies to my loyal reader for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks. I’m working on an exciting new project which I hope to be able to reveal ...
6 months ago
Cymru X

Newyddion Mai / May Newsletter Out Now! - May's edition of Newyddion! is out now. If you haven't received your copy, please email us at postcymrux@googlemail.com to be added to the mailing list. T...
6 months ago
Pleidiol.

Pleidiol pause. - Okay, this has been an interesting experiment. I don't want to continue posting here as it cuts into time I had set aside for other projects. If any other ...
6 months ago
Free Speech Wales

Welsh Blog Watch: Back from the dead - It seems our 'friend' at WBW is back. Take at look at this. Ok, Guido won't exactly be quaking in his boots. What's more interesting is the source. It is ...
6 months ago
Aneurin Glyndwr

Stand up for Wales Ieuan! - The sudden tearing up of a five year contract between the Welsh Assembly Government and the organisers of the Wales Rally GB is probably illegal. It is certa...
6 months ago
Jim Killock's blog

Statebook: because knowledge is power - I just wanted to post about this, because the Open Rights Group’s new site Statebook, seems to be hitting a nerve, judging by the interest the site is gett...
6 months ago
pendragon64

Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood to be shot in Pembrokeshire - Ridley Scott’s New Robin Hood I was very to happy to hear that my favourite part of Wales was to be used for a new film, by Ridley Scott. Pembrokeshire ha...
7 months ago
Nick Bourne AM

Karl Marx - On a recent day visit to London I met with some friends in Highgate. Although I lived in London for a period of time and have visited London on many occas...
7 months ago
Welsh Independence

Wales Can - From the British Nationalists in Wales Watch Website Plaid's new www.walescan.com website is just fantastic. A political party which actually maps out wher...
7 months ago
John Moorcraft

Liberal Youth Elections. - Good old Harry has nicked a piece from the Liberal Democrat bloggersphere suggesting all is not well in the contest to be the next Chairperson of Liberal Y...
8 months ago
welshblogindex

Blog Review: 267 - - Betsan Powys looks at the Tory reshuffle. More here from David Williamson, Tom Bodden, Vaughan Roderick, Peter Black, Glyn Davies, Freedom ...
8 months ago
Ceredig

The referendum that never was - Still on the subject of the highly unlikely referendum on further powers, I find myself – somewhat unusually – in agreement to some extent with both Peter Bl...
1 year ago
New Welsh Right

A-Level Exam Practices In Need of Drastic Reform - Although the A-Level examination results came out almost two weeks ago and for the most part students were either pleased with the grades they were given (...
1 year ago
Daily Post Editor

Woman police officer done for speeding - 83mph in a 40! Through the roadworks! Tut, tut. The boss wouldn't be happy. It's especially bad news if your boss happens to be the man dubbed by the Dail...
1 year ago
Wales World Nation

WALES'S 12 MILE - Richard Lochhead, the environment secretary (Scotland), told MSPs that he believed Holyrood should be in charge of the marine environment around Scotland's c...
1 year ago
Tomorrow Wales Blog

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