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I wonder who is the intended 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 target of this 'drive by' 🤔😱 '[T]hey often think there will be payback; they may even have been promised it. Perhaps a key seat at the next election, a place on the list for the Senedd elections next May...or even a peerage.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

These two tweets were posted at almost exactly the same time. They say almost exactly the same thing. One by former Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies. The other by Reform's Wales director David Thomas. A defection coming or are they simply getting their instructions from the same source?

The latest pod is out. We recorded before that big poll but I think the title still works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=almn...

Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures. [Thread]

Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...

No one outside of Wales seems to have picked the ridiculous situation we currently have in Wales regarding waiting lists. [Thread]

Reform are selling "limited edition" shirts for £340 quid a pop. You could also win a lunch with Nigel Farage. If you are of diminutive stature but really hate immigration you are out of luck, they only come in size medium and above.

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. 1/3

open.substack.com/pub/willhayw... If you live #Cymru I highly recommend reading the @willhaycardiff.bsky.social Newsletter to keep up to date on what is actually happening #Wales #WelshPolitics

Reform have a new councillor in Wales (and their first in Blaenau Gwent) after independent Jonathan Millard defected. This seems to demonstrate a change in outlook for Mr Millard...... 1/3

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.

😮 For Wales, See Wales | First Minister of Scotland John Swinney on the pod! forwalesseewales.buzzsprout.com/2410605/epis... With John Swinney (whose wife is a big fan of the pod) on his relationship with Plaid's Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Barnett formula and what inspiration they have taken from Wales.

We had the First Minister of Scotland John Swinney on the pod this week. Was a fascinating chat including the question of why Scotland gets a much better deal out of the union than Wales. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tWh...

So it seems there will be no peerage this year for Vaughan Gething. Perhaps the reaction put Keir Starmer off? However Kemi Badenoch did nominate former Sec of State for Wales John Redwood. Here he is in 1993 miming the Welsh national anthem he totally knows the words to...

"Mike's on his phone, Mike couldn't care less. It makes me want to cry" Ooof. Representative from Covid bereaved families group calls out Welsh Labour politician for being on his phone "all the way through" their discussion about Covid response in Wales. More in today's newsletter (see comments)

"The UK Labour Government have proved to be no different to the Tories when it comes to HS2 classification. They are unrepentant on this indefensible classification and are actually baking in the injustice for the future."

Big news: 1. Leaked Welsh Labour report shows what went wrong in Caerphilly. 2. Sec of State for Wales seemingly doesn't attend Welsh Gov summit because she wasn't given speaking roll. 3. I questioned UK Gov minister who told Wales to "be grateful" for terrible rail deal. tinyurl.com/yc5wbvy2

Shocked to read in @willhaycardiff.bsky.social 's newsletter that Jo Stevens, the Sec of State for Wales, refused to attend the First Minister's investment summit. So much for benefiting from having Labour governments at both ends of the M4! Has anything really changed under Labour?

@willhaycardiff.bsky.social: ‘one of Farage’s righthand men came up to me and said: “I have never worked with you before, and it will depend on how this goes whether I ever work with you again.” The message seemed clear to me: if you ask hard questions, you won’t get access..’1/

A really important read. It’s time those who seek to lead Wales next May were forced out into the open.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... brilliant from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social I'd say getting the C word treatment from Reform is a badge of honour and clear sign of what the people of Wales would be stark raving mad to elect into power. Mae hyn yn wych Will.

important piece exposing the realities of Reform beyond all the banter & BS

My piece for The Guardian about why I am far more concerned about Reform's aversion to scrutiny than I am about them calling me a c***. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Keir Starmer's planning to make former First Minister Vaughan Gething a Lord according to The Times. Mr Gething was FM for 4 months. His time as leader was overshadowed by a controversial £200k donation to his leadership campaign. He stepped down after 4 ministers resigned.

Great episode here from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social - For Wales See Wales. Great guest too @drmatthewwall.bsky.social 👊👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 share-lbc.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

This was excellent, and what a great guest! This is definitely worth your time, even for a wider UK context

Latest pod is out! This was one of the most interesting chats we have had on the podcast. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BppC...

BREAKING NEWS Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution. They say: "If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again." 1/2

There was a lot of talk about Rachel Reeves riding "golden horses" inside the Senedd chamber yesterday. Here is Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth in the Welsh Parliament engaging in equine banter... More in today's newsletter.

Proper journalism from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social - just the facts on the people who are Reform UK in Wales

For Welsh politicos or those who have recently developed an interest in next year’s Senedd election, this is an interesting read from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social on a party that is challenging for first place in the polls & looks set to be a major presence in the next #Senedd: Reform #devolution

More great work from Will. I fear we'll be royally screwed if Reform get in next year. I also fear that many in Wales don't have the criticall thinking skills to ask "Why haven’t you got a leader? How are you going to make things better? What are your policies?".

Important reading for anyone in Wales.

A must read, particularly for voters in Wales! No policies, no standards and no shame. Get rid in 2026.

We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales. This was a bizarre piece to write. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...

I guess this takes care of the "icebreaker" question, next time @willhaycardiff.bsky.social is on @quietriotpod.bsky.social. Bravo! nation.cymru/news/reform-...

A badge of honour for @willhaycardiff.bsky.social

Turns out the head of comms for Reform called me a c**t. It's not often I agree with them but fair play they were bang on money with this one. Full story: nation.cymru/news/reform-...

Something really strange is going on. The Welsh Government have said they won't be publishing the waiting list figure for Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board "pending the outcome of an external investigation into the quality and governance of its data". The data is already a week overdue. 1/2

Trump is making foreign tourists to US national park pay $100 (£76) per person to access 11 of the most popular sites. Makes £1.30 per night tourism tax in Wales seem a bit tame doesn't it? Weird that the politicians who said this would "kill tourism" in Wales are quiet about this...

In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures

Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes? Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic". Tbf he never said to which country...

Nathan Gill's social media bio... They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope. He was the head of Reform in Wales. How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?

Yep, yep, yep and yep. Great podcast. Tune in 📺

The latest podcast is out and it is a fun one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7I...

Really enjoyed recording this. Thanks to Will, Mel and Robin for a wide ranging and interesting discussion. Punk, politics and more. And some very tasty carrots!

Everything about this interview is brilliant. The interviewers do a great (and enjoyable!) job and @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social is going to be hugely impactful as part of the first ever group of elected Greens in the Senedd! (And the carrots do sound delicious!)

This was a great discussion. I appreciate you contextualising/giving background to some issues, and loved that it was a proper chat rather than combative. Anthony was clear about where he stood, and I am going to check out other episodes of your podcast. Great stuff.

We had the leader of the Welsh Greens on the pod. Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...