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Luke James

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Cymro-Belgo. Dad. Newyddiadurwr. Syndicaliste. Catalanoparlant

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Imagine trying to live in Belgium while being paid the minimum wage in Bulgaria. The sums just wouldn’t add up Yet this scenario could become a reality under the EU Commission’s loophole-ridden ‘EU Inc' proposal - ✍️ @estherlynch.bsky.social www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/2329...
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Brussels proposal risks race to the bottom on workers’ rights
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Y ddraig goch made a random appearance at the Union Saint Gilloise game last night Fittingly in the tribune ouest which was standing when Charles Griffiths guided Union to a historic 60 game unbeaten run
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 25/08/2026
As Europe burns, member states are actually slashing the number of fire-fighters – thanks to EU deficit rules
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As Europe burns, member states are actually slashing the number of fire-fighters – thanks to EU deficit rules
New EU data shows that in the worst year on record for wildfires, the number of professional firefighters in Europe fell by 18,000. That included a reduction of over 4,000 in France alone.
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🔴New EU data reveals the number of firefighters in the EU was cut by 18,000 last year - the worst year on record for wildfires "This is austerity setting fire to common sense and putting lives, livelihoods and homes at risk" - @estherlynch.bsky.social 📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If rules can be changed to protect footballers on the pitch, they can be changed to protect workers in every workplace. Sign now and tell the European Commission: protect workers by putting forward a binding EU law on maximum working temperatures. action-europe.org/stop-work-ex...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 18/07/2026
Almost a decade after Catalonia’s independence referendum, the country’s former president Carles Puigdemont is among exiled politicians who are one step closer to returning home after Europe’s highest court supported an amnesty✍️ Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1pjQ
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 06/07/2026
The Basque President has said Spain would be welcome to play at Bilbao’s San Mamés stadium during the next World Cup — but only against the Basque Country ✍️Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1oq2
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Diwrnod o haul ym Mhenarth! Dyma glawr arweinlyfr i Benarth cyhoeddwyd yn y 1960au Pwy na fyddai eisiau ymweld am dro ar hyd y promenâd a lawr y pier, ac efallai fordaith ar stemar olwyn?
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 04/07/2026
As Ireland takes the EU helm, the Europe admired by many in Wales is quietly being reshaped✍️ Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1onU
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Many in Wales will look on with envy as Ireland takes the presidency of the EU but the policies that our neighbours are overseeing will do few favours for supporters of rejoining the EU nation.cymru/news/why-ire...
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Why Ireland’s presidency of the EU spells bad news for Welsh rejoiners
Luke James, Brussels The day after the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, the First Minister posted a photo of himself standing in front of the European Union flag with the Irish Foreign Mini...
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The First Minister following in the footsteps of Aneurin Bevan in opposing plans to increase defence spending Bevan said: "The defence programme must always be consistent with the maintenance of the standard of life of the British people and the maintenance of social services"
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
European trade unions call for World Cup-style ‘cooling breaks’ for workers as temperatures soar www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
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World Cup cooling breaks: Unions say all workers deserve them, too
The European Trade Union Confederation is pressing the European Commission to set a maximum working temperature law, warning that extreme heat now poses a predictable and preventable threat to workers...
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Good analysis of the deeper cultural changes which lay behind the Senedd result. While tactical voting was part of the story, Plaid Cymru won Gramsci's 'war of position' some time ago labourlist.org/2026/05/futu...
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'Rebuilding and decoupling - the future of Welsh Labour' - LabourList
The next few years may determine not only the future of Labour in Wales, but the future direction of progressive politics across Britain.
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Glamorgan Cricket @glamcricket.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A FIRST DIVISION ONE WIN FOR GLAMMY IN 21 YEARS!!!!! 😍❤️ An innings win over Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl, dominating from start to finish. Wow!!!! 👏👏 #HAMvGLA #OhGlammyGlammy
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
“For the 9 exciting days of May, the Welsh miners - and most of the workers in Wales generally - were solid…It was in London, not in areas like south Wales, that the weakening of resolve came” Labour historian Kenneth Morgan on the general strike which began 100 years ago today
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Big fight ongoing in Brussels over plans to strip devolved governments of control of EU funds Welsh Gov used to receive £400m a year. But the Commission wants money from the next budget to go to central governments nation.cymru/news/eu-face...
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EU faces backlash for copying Westminster funding grab from devolved governments
Luke James, Brussels The European Commission is facing growing resistance to its plan to follow in the footsteps of the UK Government by stripping devolved governments of powers over regional aid spen...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 23/04/2026
The European Commission is facing growing resistance to its plan to follow in the footsteps of the UK Government by stripping devolved governments of powers over regional aid spending✍️ Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1jQ6
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🌹📖 Us desitgem una molt bona Diada de Sant Jordi @ccoocatalunya.bsky.social @ugt.cat ! Si algu encara busques un llibre, la nostra secretaria general recomana 'The Common Good Economy' per @mazzucatom.bsky.social
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 11/04/2026
The governments of countries from across the world are showing an ‘unprecedented’ level of interest in the upcoming Senedd elections✍️ Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1j5t
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Rhun ap Iorwerth wants to take the Welsh Government’s international work to a “new level” despite a “clampdown” from London I interviewed the Plaid Cymru leader in Brussels this week about what he says is the new “dividing line” in Welsh politics nation.cymru/news/rhun-ap...
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Rhun ap Iorwerth warns of ‘clampdown’ on Wales’ international links
Luke James, Brussels Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth believes there is “no reason” for the UK Government to get involved in Wales’ relations with other countries – but said he will be “pragmatic” ...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 21/03/2026
In an interview with NationCymru during a visit to the European Parliament this week, Rhun ap Iorwerth said he is braced for a ‘further clampdown’ on the Welsh Government’s international outreach✍️ Luke James wp.me/p8Mk4U-1hN1
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I know Jesus turned water into wine but beer ads on the side of a parochial house is pushing it even in Belgium
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Charleroi (a) pour la magie de la coupe
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Noson arbennig yn dilyn Union Saint Gilloise yn yr Champions League dim ond 11 blwyddyn ar ôl gwylio nhw yn chwarae ar y trydydd lefel o bel droed Gwlad Belg
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Christmas in Cardiff isn’t complete without a visit to Wally’s so enjoyed reading the new history of the shop over the holidays A really interesting social history of Cardiff and a timely reminder it’s a city built by migrants, in this case Polish Jews escaping the holocaust
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Put all those Catalan lessons to good use by translating some interesting comments on May’s elections that the First Minister gave to Diari Ara during her visit to Barcelona nation.cymru/news/first-m...
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First Minister blames UK Labour for party's woes in Wales
Luke James First Minister Eluned Morgan has blamed the unpopularity of the UK Labour government for the perilous position in which Welsh Labour finds itself ahead of May’s Senedd elections. Labour are...
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Doncaster home today for City, a fixture which has previously delivered our joint highest scoring win of the last 50 years I was taken to Ninian Park for the first time for the next league game, which inevitably ended 0-0 #Bluebirds
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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Gwarthus Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
EXCL: Nathan Gill can start receiving a “generous” EU pension less than 2 months after completing his sentence for accepting Russian bribes Politicians and Transparency International told @NationCymru he should not receive more public money nation.cymru/news/nathan-...
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Nathan Gill to pocket 'generous' EU pension after completing prison sentence for accepting Russian bribes
Luke James, Brussels The disgraced former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, will remain eligible to start receiving a “generous” European Union pension less than two months after completing h...
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Following Nathan Gill’s guilty plea today, a reminder that @nation.cymru reported his links to Oleh Voloshyn back in March 2023 nation.cymru/news/welsh-p...
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Welsh politician linked to men accused of being Kremlin agents
Luke James A Welsh politician met pro-Russian leaders in Ukraine and Moldova on multiple trips organised by men now accused of being Kremlin agents, Nation.Cymru can reveal. Nathan Gill was a member o...
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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Dysgu pobl ieuanc Sbaen sut beth oedd unbennaeth. Dim ond hanner canrif ers marw Franco, mae’r rhai nad yw’n ei gofio yn closio at y syniad - am na chawson nhw erioed ddysgu amdano. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Doedd hi ddim yn gêm clasurol ond neis i ddathlu fy 50fed #WalesAway gyda buddugoliaeth mewn lle arbennig
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Golygfeydd o lyn Constance o’r trên ar y ffordd i Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #WalesAway
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
'Betrayed' voters, 'desperate' messaging and the 'sidelining' of Welsh Labour by Starmer - Mick Antoniw has well and truly broken with our tradition as the land of the pulled punch in his analysis of Labour's campaign in Caerffili labourlist.org/2025/11/wels...
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Mick Antoniw: 'Is Caerphilly a turning point for Welsh Labour?' - LabourList
Welsh Labour can win the Senedd elections. But it will be incredibly difficult if there is no radical change in politics and organisation argues Mick Antoniw.
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Bolton oddi gatref heddiw ond dwi’n hedfan i gêm Caerdydd am y tro cynta felly mae’n teimlo’n bach mwy egsotig Flying to a City game for the first time which is making Bolton away feel quite exotic #AdarGleisonRhyngwladol 🐦🌍
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Bolton away tomorrow and thankfully they’ve now got Josh Sheehan running their midfield instead Jay-Jay Okacha with Youri Djorkaeff to come off the bench (although we actually won this one 2-1) #Bluebirds
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Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 24/10/2025
Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result: PC: 47.4% (+19.0) REF: 36.0% (+34.2) LAB: 11.0% (-34.9) CON: 2.0% (-15.3) GRN: 1.5% (+1.5) LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2) GWL: 0.3% (+0.3) UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2) Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Normalising the Vote Leave playbook on statistics is surely storing up trouble if you’re in a fight with Farage
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Give friendly selection back to the blazers. The blazers gave us the Basque Country away, Croatia away in August, and the Kirin Cup in Japan. This ahead of the Belgium game is insane #ENGWAL
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Cardiff have got a lad known as ‘Tankie’ playing on the left wing tonight and there’s a Trott on the bench. We might have to go back to playing in red
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Mixed memories of our last couple of cup matches against County. Lost the semi final of the Premier Cup in 2003 on pens despite putting out a strong team (bar Andrew Jordan who missed a penalty, obviously) to face a County team including City legends Jason Perry and Jeff Eckhart
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
“Jo Stevens puts on her metaphorical feathered hat and, like a colonial governor speaking to a legislative council back in Victorian times, she just says no” Vaughan Roderick’s striking assessment of the attitude of the Secretary of State for Wales towards the Welsh Government
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Keir Starmer promised the government would “tread more lightly on your lives”. Hard to believe that was only a year ago
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Following Nathan Gill’s guilty plea today, a reminder that @nation.cymru reported his links to Oleh Voloshyn back in March 2023 nation.cymru/news/welsh-p...
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Welsh politician linked to men accused of being Kremlin agents
Luke James A Welsh politician met pro-Russian leaders in Ukraine and Moldova on multiple trips organised by men now accused of being Kremlin agents, Nation.Cymru can reveal. Nathan Gill was a member o...
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Breaking: Irish broadcaster RTE says that Ireland will not participate in Eurovision next year if Israel does. "RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza." about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
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RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest  – About RTÉ
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July, a number of EBU members raised concerns about the participation of Israel in the ...
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
On a visit to Barcelona in 1978, Gwynfor Evans praised the “tenacity with which Catalunya has clung to her national traditions and language” and said countries like Wales and Catalonia “can become islands of hope in a world where the very existence of humanity is threatened” #Diada2025
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Bona Diada nacional a tots els meus amics Catalans Aquí tens la bandera a la costa de Gal·les. Visca Catalunya! #Diada2025
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Newydd mynd i gefnogi ein tîm lleol newydd, KFC Wambeek-Ternat, am y tro cynta Fantastic set up and my kid can say his first football match was a 0-0 in fifth tier of Belgian football. A born football hipster
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Not the best but Celtic would have taken an ugly win in Kazakhstan. Un cam yn nes at gwpan y byd #KAZWAL
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Luke James @lukeejames2.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The aesthetics of games in this part of the world aren’t what they used to be. Liked it back in the day when BBC Wales used the grainy local TV feed with exotic graphics and adverts against a background of emergency service vehicles round a disused running track #KAZWAL
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