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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Gradually, step by painful step, the media will catch up. But it's far too late.

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEW on Wonkhe: Higher education faces a demographic cliff through to 2040. David Kernohan sets out four possible futures of higher education in a shrinking Britain buff.ly/aBZWqn6

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Tomorrow at 1:30 we’ll be hosting our first pre-election webinar. Open to everyone who is interested we’ll be talking through our Scotland and Wales MRPs out tomorrow as well as latest insights from England’s local elections. Sign up here moreincommon.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: May 7 Elections Look Ahead - More in Common. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

More in Common invites you to their pre-election webinar Join More in Common for our first deep dive webinar ahead of elections in Scotland, Wales and England. We'll be setting the scene for the elec...

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Just a quick reminder that my old sparring partner David Costa @drc1649.bsky.social and I - are in 100% agreement on one thing, please post who you are supporting if you want to - but DO NOT post pics of completed ballots. The Chartists fought for a secret ballot - lets keep it that way!

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

What is “the E-Bike Effect?” “Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.” Fewer car trips. Via @lloydalter.bsky.social

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E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers

They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.

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Rachel Cable @rachcable.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Huge thanks to @docrunningpunk.bsky.social for organising the Sarah Everard memorial run tonight at @senedd.wales. Grateful to everyone who joined us. Diolch 🕯️ @prifweinidog.gov.wales @janehutt.bsky.social @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social @carolynthomasms.bsky.social

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/02/2026

Van (Caerphilly) Council By-Election Result: 🌼 PLC: 43.3% (-1.9) ➡️ RFM: 28.5% (New) 🌹 LAB: 26.8% (-28.0) 🔶 LDM: 1.4% (New) Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2022.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 10/02/2026

Fishguard North East (Pembrokeshire) Council By-Election Result: 🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New) 🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New) ➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New) 🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9) 🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New) 🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9) 🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New) Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2022.

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

There doesn't need to be reform branding on the letter - BUT - there must be an imprint (could be in fairly small font) setting out that its printed on behalf of reform. The Returning Officer I'd assume would stop any further distribution of this

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hanfodol i bawb sydd hefo ddiddoreb mewn addysg yng Nghymru - yn wir, i bawb hefo diddordeb yn ein dyfodol fel cenedl. Essential reading for anyone interested in education in Wales or, indeed, the country’s future more generally. wonkhe.com/blogs/welsh-...

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Welsh higher education is running out of wriggle room

Jim Dickinson gets across a candid Welsh Government document that identifies problems that others are less willing to confront – from market redistribution to the graduate brain drain Jim Dickinson ge...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

'Howells’s department has published the actual substance – 60 pages of analysis, data, and, unusually for these things, genuine honesty about the constraints the system is operating under.' 1/2

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Welsh higher education is running out of wriggle room

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I'm not quite sure whether I'd go as far as Rob Ford, but this would be a pretty remarkable result (and I say that as one of the potentially 46 according to this prediction) ...

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

"Pam y sefydlwyd Plaid Cymru?' Mae testun fy narlith - sef Darlith Flynyddol Archif Wleidyddol @librarywales.bsky.social - bellach arlein os oes rhywun ffansi deunydd darllen dros y Nadolig?! www.llyfrgell.cymru/fileadmin/do...

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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 04/12/2025

Disgybl o Wcráin ymhlith llysgenhadon newydd y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol “Fel person o Wcráin, dw i’n deall sut mae’n teimlo pan mae eich iaith dan fygythiad” ✍️ Efa Ceiri

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Disgybl o Wcráin ymhlith llysgenhadon newydd y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

“Fel person o Wcráin, dw i’n deall sut mae’n teimlo pan mae eich iaith dan fygythiad”

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Yougov publish their (small) Welsh sub-sample along with other voting intention data every week ... if you look specifically at Wales you get a very clear sense of the battle looming between Plaid and Reform for first place yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Voting intention

If there were a general election held tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I'm always fascinated by big numbers ... £16bn is a very big number on Welsh investment; and I had a briefing on one aspect of it a little over a week ago from Vodafone (some £600mn), but the figure that stands out is £10bn from Vantage Data Centres (4 times the size of Wylfa???). Any ideas?

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This is very welcome news ... having promoted this as a low cost - high return boost for walking safety, and seen the results of the pilot in Llandaf N - this is great news.

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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

For fans of devolution *and* once in a century global pandemics, the Covid-19 inquiry has published its Module 2 report - focussing on decision making by each of the UK’s 4 govts as well as the intergovernmental coordination that occurred #holyrood #senedd #stormont #devolution #covid19

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Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C Report - Core decision-making and political governance UK Covid-19 Inquiry Archives

A report by The Rt Hon the Baroness Hallett DBE, Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on the core decision-making and political governance, dated 20 November 2025.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”

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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death

The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A point I've wanted to make in print for a while but hadn't got around to: 'Freebiegate' was a revealing scandal because if Labour had properly modernised in office, they would have had a modern anti-gifting policy.

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Brain-dead Labour retreats to its comfort zone: campaigning

Downing Street’s bizarre war on itself is a symptom of a government whose ideas dissolve on contact with reality

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on! 📆 25/10/2025 ⏱️10:30-16:00 📍Ammanford Welfare Hall 🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

The Anthracite Strike of 1925
Event Location:
Ammanford Welfare Hall, 11 Wind St, Ammanford SA18 3DN

Event Date: 25/10/2025
Event Starts: 25/10/25 10:30 am
Event Ends: 25/10/25 04:00 pm

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on.

Speakers – Aled Eirug, Robert Smith, Ioan Matthews, Bill Jones and Sian Williams.

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

NEW: The UK Govt's Ministry of Justice begins routinely publishing Wales-only prison data for the first time following a decade of research exposing issues in the Welsh criminal justice system by Dr Robert Jones. 1/3 www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...

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Release of Wales-only prison data will “enhance transparency and scrutiny of the Welsh criminal justice system”

Dr Robert Jones welcomes move by Ministry of Justice after years of campaigning

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Excellent thread 🧵 Active travel really is a public health issue rather than a transport issue. The personal and societal benefits from being more active is immense and we need to make it much easier and pleasant. It's also not about sport, but just being active & walking or cycling when we can.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/09/2025

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.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 17/09/2025

Welsh Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 29% (+5) PLC: 23% (-1) LAB: 18% (-2) CON: 11% (-2) LDM: 9% (=) GRN: 7% (=) Via @yougov.co.uk, 4-10 Sep. Changes w/ 23-30 Apr.

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales 🧵

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 13/09/2025

A positive sign for political engagement? 📈 Analysis of council by-election turnout reveals a year-over-year increase of 5.8 percentage points, climbing from 23.1% in Sep 2024 to 28.9% today.

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Fr Edward Owen TSSF @fredwardowen.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Roman Run 16 miles of epic lunacy 2,185ft of elevation gain with @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social @notrachelbrown.bsky.social and this crew

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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

For those interested in Welsh politics, this is an interesting read from @walesgovernance.bsky.social's resident abacus operators on the case for reform of Council Tax in Wales blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...

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We Need to Talk About Council Tax: The Regressive Welsh Way of Raising Taxes

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Labour had 9.7 million voters in July 2024. 2 million (20%) now don't know, but haven't chosen a rival. These prefer Lab & centre-left to right 2.6 million to centre/left (27%) 900k Labour to LD (9%) 800k Labour to Green (8%) 900k across others (9%) 800k Lab 2024 to Reform (8%) A sliver to Cons

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Da iawn @heddludecymru.bsky.social - mae beiciau anghyfreithlon - e foto beiciau yn felltith, a'r mwyaf y deellir y gwahaniaeth rhwng a) beiciau modur a b) beiciau - boed gyda pedal assist neu beidio ac wedi eu cyfyngu i ddim mwy na 15.5 mya ... gorau oll! www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

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135 o feiciau trydan anghyfreithlon wedi eu meddiannu yng Nghaerdydd

Mae dros 100 o feiciau trydan ac e-sgwteri anghyfreithlon – gan gynnwys un a allai gyrraedd 86mya – wedi'u meddiannu mewn ymgyrch arbennig barodd fis cyfan yng Nghaerdydd.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Politics and story-telling – a short essay on an English bank holiday By me Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/08/poli... Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/politics-a...

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Politics and story-telling

A short essay on an English bank holiday

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

💳TEMPORARY PAYG PRICES💳 🚈19th - 28th Aug ‼️ALL just £1‼️ Number of Zone Used 1⃣£1 was £1.70 to £2.70* 2⃣£1 was £1.70 to £3.00* 3⃣£1 was £3.30 4⃣£1 was £3.60 5⃣£1 was £3.90 6⃣£1 was £4.20 Max *Mileage Price <3.25m £1.70 3.25 to 6.5m £2.20 6.5 to 15m £2.70 15> m £3.00 @tfwrail

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 15/08/2025

Grangetown (Cardiff) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 24.0% (+5.5)* 🌹 LAB: 22.7% (-24.8) 🌼 PLC: 18.7% (+0.2)* ➡️ RFM: 14.5% (New) 🐉 PRO: 9.6% (+0.1) 🙋 Ind: 4.6% (-2.1) 🌳 CON: 4.1% (-8.4) 🔶 LDM: 1.8% (-2.1) No Ind (-1.4) as previous. *joint cand. in 2024. Green GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2024.

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Renee de St. Croix @reneedsc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death. “A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.” #VisionZero

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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 08/08/2025

Llangennech (Carmarthenshire) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 43.1% (New) 🌼 PLC: 30.4% (-7.2) 🌹 LAB: 23.6% (-38.8) 🔶 LDM: 1.6% (New) 🌳 CON: 0.9% (New) 🐉 GWL: 0.4% (New) Reform GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2022.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 03/08/2025

At this year’s National Eisteddfod, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol will host an event to celebrate 20 years since it began offering scholarships for students to undertake PhDs through the medium of Welsh

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Event to celebrate 20yrs of PhDs through medium of Welsh

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 26/07/2025

The Tories failed to regulate because they were incompetent. What is Labour's excuse?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year. “Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”

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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping

The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V @lloydalter.bsky.social

treehugger.com

E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers

They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.

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Dafydd Trystan @dafyddtrystan.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

10 Council by elections in England last night - Lib Dems held all their defences, while every Conservative and Labour seat fell to Reform

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