Andy Burnham hits out at "climate of fear" within Labour Party and urges "debate about direction" ahead of elections next year

Interesting stuff here from Mark Drakeford that goes further than devolving the Crown Estate management (as in Scotland) but to essentially disestablish the Crown’s claim and essentially nationalise its assets in #Wales: Getting UK Govt buy-in would be tough, but winning a referendum…? #Senedd26

Call the police, there’s been a murder… #Lab25

Very telling that the first policy mentioned here was the Plaid Cymru one that came out of the Cooperation Agreement, not from within Welsh Labour. Of the ground the FM could fight on, this doesn’t feel like the sturdiest given rates of child poverty in Wales.

New pod alert. Coming soon...

Got my performance review.

Happy to confirm that our new Welsh politics pod is on the way filled with informative, astute, and what I would euphemistically refer to as “robust“ debate between Lee Waters MS, Prof Laura McAllister and former Conservative Special adviser Lauren McEvatt. We’ll be ready to share soon! #Senedd26

Pendle and Clitheroe's Labour MP Jonathan Hinder on immigration policy: – ECHR "not good enough" and needs significant change – Should be fewer universities and doesn't mind some going bust – "Less and less" integration means people living "parallel lives" labourlist.org/2025/04/hind...

We don't live in a world anymore where you can do one piece for the Telegraph and an interview with the Guardian + appeal to two different audiences with different messages. Anyone interested can see what you're doing.

The Haunted Bridge. A mystery to solve ... I have this postcard called "The Haunted Bridge" but cannot identify it. It's described as a British beauty spot. The card was posted from Nottingham, early 20thc.

I know that there are a lot of Welsh politics folks out there missing the @hiraethpod.bsky.social while it is on hiatus. While I would ofc point anyone needing a fix either to ‘For Wales, See Wales’ by the ever excellent Will Hayward and BBC Wales’s #WalesCast I’m happy to say that I have *news*

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

"The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Today appears to be a bit of a bonanza for ‘Reform Party in Welsh Parliament’ bad news: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Sadly Mr Gill wasn’t present enough in the Welsh Parliament to make it worth Russia’s while... www.itv.com/news/wales/2...

Actually a pretty persuasive case being made here by @jamesomalley.co.uk that makes a lot of sense. The question I’ve not seen answered is how such a system can accommodate the different national govts and different national systems within the union state. 4 NHSs, etc. Easier in a unified state!

A senior academic manager at Cardiff University has apologised to staff for major disruption caused by the introduction of a new computer timetabling system before the start of the new academic year ✍️ Martin Shipton

SKB channelling a bit of @lsrplaid.bsky.social here with the sort of deadly accuracy found only in comic book super-humans latterly turned into B grad Hollywood blockbusters. The PM has earned a reputation already for being insufficiently politically astute. That’s not being disproven here at all.

'Ti’n gorfod pinsho dy hun.' Mae arolwg barn newydd yn awgrymu fod cefnogaeth y Blaid Lafur yng Nghymru wedi syrthio i lefel is nag 'oedden ni’n dychmygu fyddai’n bosib' meddai'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones. newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30473

Another day, another reason for Wales and her people to be questioning why we are locked into the ‘joint’ legal system of ‘England and Wales’, despite the utter irrationality of our govt running almost all public services and one in London running our police, prisons, and courts (the maggoty ones):

New article out in @bjpir.bsky.social that investigates the #WWE + Welsh Government 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 deal to host “Clash at the Castle 2002” in Cardiff. Mixing nation branding & pro-wrestling literature it analyses how WWE fit the Cymru Wales Brand into its broadcasts. (1/?) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

With all indications being that Labour will fail to hold Caerphilly, the budget has the potential to bring the government down, months before an election. In this context, it’s quite the choice to chastise other parties instead of trying to woo them.

NEW: Here's our report on the "SIM farm" the Secret Service discovered, which hopefully helps better explain what the hell is up with all this. @agreenberg.bsky.social, @lhn.bsky.social, & @mattburgess1.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/sim-fa...

It seemed impossible: New Mexico — poor, bluish-purple, oil-and-gas-heavy — passed a clean energy law more ambitious than almost any other state had achieved. Not only that, it did so with broad bipartisan support. The catalyst? A dying coal plant. jrehmeyer.substack.com/p/how-a-dyin...

My word. Writers of the world, unite!

Dr Joseph Phillips yn trafod y cynnydd o drais gwleidyddol yn yr UDA a lladd Charlie Kirk gyda BBC Radio Wales 👇 @polpsychjoe.bsky.social discusses the rise in political violence in the United States and the assassination of Charlie Kirk with @bbccymruwales.bsky.social Radio Wales 👇

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

anyway have any idea what these things are?

“It’s very, very difficult to exaggerate the historical significance of what’s going on here,” said @richardwynjones.bsky.social , “We’re seeing a potentially decisive break in Labour’s domination of Wales. They are in danger of falling into complete irrelevance.” #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

The protracted re-emergence of a distinct legal jurisdiction for Wales has long been an anchor around the neck of the Welsh legal sector the criminal justice system in Wales. Great to see @lawsocwales.bsky.social & the former FM keeping the debate open on progress: open.spotify.com/episode/5U23...

I sat down with Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan. After some brutal polling I asked her what Labour's offer was to the people of Wales if they were to win in 2026. I think Labour are in real trouble. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/the-eluned... (Pics: Rob Norman/HayMan Media)

This section of @willhaycardiff.bsky.social ‘s latest newsletter is extraordinary painful reading. FM Wales, like her predecessors, spent 2010-2024 using the UK Govt as a shield from criticism. Making that the central case against a potential Plaid Cymru-led govt simply isn’t credible. #Senedd26

"Its a bloodbath. You'll walk into the resus area.. bits of flesh everywhere.. the horror of it all.. limbs missing.. I've lost count of the amount of multiple amputations I've done.. there's no words.." Dr Saya Aziz speaking from Al Shifa hospital ion Gaza city

On the 91st anniversary of the Gresford Colliery Disaster, we remember the 266 men from our community who tragically lost their lives. Cofiwch Gresffordd.

“Polling expert Dr Jac Larner said one of the problems facing Welsh Labour is that there is "a narrative building in Wales that if you want to stop Reform then the party you vote for is Plaid" and so many previous Labour voters are indicating they will vote tactically for Plaid Cymru in 2026.“

From this day in 2017.

Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge not to gather certain information

Cornish MP Andrew George: 'Fellow Cornish MPs and I have commenced battle to secure devolved power to Cornwall; and not to become subsumed into a regional body where our unique strengths become submerged under the juggernaut of uniformity' www.cornish-times.co.uk/opinion/corn...

Meanwhile in Downing Street:

Further discussion of @walesgovernance.bsky.social / @itvcymruwales.bsky.social BARN Cymru poll via @pickardje.bsky.social on the FT’s Political Fix. The (entirely accurately reported) century winning streak of Labour in Wales is seemingly under threat at #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

🎤 WGC EVENT 🗣️ We are delighted to be hosting Lee Waters MS, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social (IfG), Prof. James Mitchell (Univ. Edinburgh), Prof Mark Drakeford, and @kirsty-williams.bsky.social to discuss 'The Operation of Devolved Government in Wales'. Tickets here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fifth-...

No idea who is asking for this… but you’ve got it:

This Onion story is a little too on the nose.

Trowbridge (Cardiff) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 39.6% (New) 🔶 LDM: 23.6% (+15.9) 🌹 LAB: 21.3% (-31.1) 🌼 PLC: 7.7% (New) 🌳 CON: 3.1% (-14.8) 🌍 GRN: 2.3% (New) 🐉 PRO: 2.2% (-4.5) No PC/G (-12.5) or TUSC (-2.7) as previous. Reform GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2022.

🚨 | 16% Represents Labour's lowest EVER polling figure.

The Dragon was Wales' entry into the microcomputer age. While hampered due to cost saving measures (eschewing, among other things, lowercase characters), having more power than the Sinclair and a better price point than the BBC Micro gave the Dragon a long lasting userbase.

Inside a tumultuous summer at xAI, in which Elon Musk's demands to make Grok less "woke" and more viral led to chaos: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/t...

Quite the result in this #Cardiff by-election tonight. Apart from a stonking Reform winning margin, Labour falling to third in the Labouriest of Labour cities in Wales, is a shock ahead of next year’s general election. #Wales #Cymru #Senedd26

Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda diweddaraf gyda Cyfarwyddwr y Canolfan @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick 👇 #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In this Ohio diner, ABC are the grades on a valedictorian’s report card. But they do know this: Canceling Kimmel was a good start, and next Disney has to pull any movies where women work outside of the home.