Over last year I've been building a Senedd Election Simulator tool. It gives a useful (I hope!) visual explainer of how the new election system turns votes into seats. 🧵 on some of what it can do below: jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...

New Blog - Dan Roberts The UK Government has identified reducing the size of the welfare bill as a key objective. As a result, it has announced budget cuts and changes to eligibility criteria, tightening access to financial support for those outside of the labour market. 🔗 : buff.ly/doJUo1V

At the first Community-led Housing Conference in Wales, led by @cwmpas.bsky.social - hearing an inspiring video from Dafydd Iwan about his history of work in the community-led housing movement. Over 100 people here today from projects across Wales.

Wales’s first-ever community-led housing conference is taking place in Cardiff today and we’ve got a great programme of panels & workshops filled with insight from across the sector taking place. @cclhcymru.bsky.social

📢 #StayTuned! Pleased to be directing International #SummerSchool on #DigitalInclusion & #GenAI. We’ll explore digital sustainability in Gipuzkoa & far beyond🌐 🗓️ 15–16 July 2025 📍 Miramar Palace, #Donostia #BasqueCountry Registration opens 8 May! #UIK #DigitalRights #EthicalAI #InclusiveFutures

🎉 We're celebrating Gwynedd as Wales's first EO county, with several businesses transitioning to employee ownership. Cwmpas has helped businesses like @dafyddhardy.bsky.social and Waterco adopt a model that strengthens communities, secures jobs, and drives profits.

🎉 Rydym yn dathlu Gwynedd fel y sir PG gyntaf yng Nghymru, gyda nifer o fusnesau'n trosglwyddo i berchnogaeth gweithwyr. Mae Cwmpas wedi helpu busnesau fel @dafyddhardy.bsky.social a Waterco i fabwysiadu model sy'n cryfhau cymunedau, yn diogelu swyddi ac yn hybu twf economaidd.

Great that @cwmpas.bsky.social is now on BlueSky. Our news page is a great place to learn about our work: cwmpas.coop/news-and-blog/ Lots of inspiring Welsh stories about social enterprise, co-ops & employee ownership, and how we are supporting digital inclusion, social value & community wealth.

💻 Cwmpas recently ran digital inclusion sessions for North Wales Housing residents as part of a Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) pilot scheme funded by the Welsh Government. The project is building digital knowledge and confidence, and bridging the digital gap.

There is a special online meeting of the Senedd Cross Party Group for Co-operatives and Mutuals taking place next week - join us to help set the group’s agenda and discuss the potential of this model, and how to realise it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-me... #InternationalYearOfCoops

🎉Here it is, our report on the State of the Community Energy Sector 2024. Available to read here: communityenergy.wales/content/publ...

Spend your money at a Welsh social business this Christmas and know you’re helping people and planet 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌍 🎄 🎶 🎁 Lots of social enterprises and community businesses selling presents, cards and decorations as well as holding events across the country this month: cwmpas.coop/latest/buy-s...

Getting emotional watching Wales women qualify for the Euros! That defensive performance from Ladd and Roberts especially was ridiculous. Ysbrydoledig 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

Diwrnod diddorol ar y ffordd #DemocraticBusinessSummit2024

A big part of Cwmpas’ work is supporting inclusive communities through #DigitalInclusion. It makes a huge difference to people’s lives. 7% of population of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 still don’t use the internet - it’s even more in certain communities. We’ve published a Vision for the Future: cwmpas.coop/digital-incl...

Wondering what’s happening in #communityledhousing in Wales. Check out Gwyr Community Land Trust. They submitted their planning application this morning. A first of it’s kind development for Wales. www.gwyrcommunitylandtrust.org/live-project

Interesting time at the Wellbeing Economy Festival of Ideas in Swansea last week. Particularly listening to @kateraworth.bsky.social discuss application of doughnut economics. I wrote about why it’s vital co-ops and social enterprise are at the heart of the movement 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 cwmpas.coop/latest/dough...

How social enterprises and community-owned energy projects support people to counter fuel poverty, and re-balance the energy market in the longer term #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay cwmpas.coop/latest/the-q...

A groundbreaking study of the Welsh diaspora has revealed an 'unprecedented' opportunity to transform decades of "brain drain" from Wales into significant economic advantage

We’ve had a couple of meetings recently about the impact of co-operative models which have included brilliant presentations from credit unions - Smart Money Cymru and Cambrian Credit Union. Think Wales has a lot to gain from expanding this model even further and catching up with other UK nations.

The Welsh Government has announced additional funding is being made available to strengthen credit unions across Wales

“Cutting to the chase – ownership matters.. The more solutions are devised, financed, developed, managed & owned here, the more resilient (communities will) become to deal with whatever else is lurking around a corner.” Me & @lydiagodden.bsky.social communityenergy.wales/news/its-the...

Happy #SocialEnterpriseDay! How are you celebrating?! A quick browse of the SEUK gift guide? www.socialenterprise.org.uk/app/uploads/... Or check how many #SocEnt where you live? (and how many ££ they've invested in good) www.socialenterprise.org.uk/social-enter... @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social

It’s #SocialEnterpriseDay today. The sector in Wales makes a huge, tangible difference to people’s lives. Creating good accessible jobs, building community wealth, finding solutions to climate change and the challenges it causes. Coverage of @cwmpasceo.bsky.social in the Western Mail yesterday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Craig Bellamy is an absolute genius 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Don’t think Sgorio are on here yet so I’ll take the chance to promote this amazing series they’ve put together on Caernarfon’s journey in Europe this summer. Cymru Prem at its best, creating opportunities for Wales on the international stage. Brilliant journalism 👏 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hundreds of people working to create a better economy at the Wellbeing Economy Festival of Ideas in Swansea today. Hopefully the start of a new stage of building this economy in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Rugby bad, animals good

Quick check suggests it’s available in Irish too, ond nid y Gymraeg eto… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Christening my BlueSky account with a bit of work I enjoyed doing recently on the role of co-ops and social enterprise in the foundational economy and its relationship with growth buff.ly/48YTAt5