Ben Lake

A lead ingot in sharp light

#FindsFriday Sharp sunlight strikes across the Ceredigion lead pig during safekeeping in @rcahmwales.bsky.social offices 🌞😮

The lettering makes no doubt about ownership..🧐

IMP DOMIT CAES AVG XIII COS (Property) of the Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus, consul for the thirteenth time

📷 My own

“It cannot be right that an individual who has graduated, who went to university to learn skills, then goes on to work, pay their taxes, and still never manages to clear even the interest on their student debt.”

We need a rethink on student loan repayments.

@benlake.bsky.social

Plediodd cyn-arweinydd Reform yng Nghymru, Nathan Gill, yn euog o dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia.

Mae angen deddfwriaeth gryfach i’n amddiffyn rhag ymyrraeth dramor.

Ond mae’n alwg o’u absenoldeb nad oes gan Reform ddiddordeb mewn dysgu o gamgymeriadau’r gorffennol.

Reform’s ex-leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, was found guilty of accepting Russian bribes.

We need stronger legislation to protect our democracy from foreign interference.

But Reform’s absence from this week’s debate shows they aren’t interested in learning from past failures.

Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake has criticised Reform UK for being “absent” from a parliamentary debate on Russian interference, in the wake of the jailing of its former Welsh leader Nathan Gill for “treachery"

Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference

Fantastic! Love the series, but was particularly excited to see a familiar face!

Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink Women hit by changes to the state pension age say the decision shows

Siomedig dros ben.

Mae menywod a anwyd yn y 1950au wedi dioddef ansicrwydd a chaledi ariannol - heb yn fai arnyn nhw.

Maen nhw’n haeddu’r iawndal teg maent wedi ymgyrchu mor ddiwyd drosto. Dyw ymddiheuriad gwan ddim yn ddigon da.

Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink Women hit by changes to the state pension age say the decision shows

Deeply disappointing.

1950s-born women have endured real financial hardship and uncertainty through no fault of their own.

They deserve fair and just compensation. An apology simply won’t cut it.

Cytuno’n llwyr. Mae hen bryd cydnabod ynni gwynt posib fel adnodd gwerthfawr i’r cymunedau a’r siroedd cyfagos, a sicrhau bod y drefn cynllunio yn adlewyrchu hynny o ran gofynion “budd cymunedol” a dyraniad elw. Mae 15-25% yn gyffredin iawn yn Ewrop, ond cytuno dylem pwyso am fwy

AI presents benefits, but with an arms race between tech giants, we must adopt a safety-first approach.

Experts warn that so called ‘superintelligence’ could put human safety at risk - that is why an international strategy is needed to protect against unintended consequences.

Mae manteision i AI, ond gyda rhyw fath o ras arfau rhwng cwmnïau mawr, mae’n rhaid rhoi diogelwch yn gyntaf.

Mae arbenigwyr yn rhybuddio y gallai'r hyn a elwir yn ‘superintelligence’ beryglu ein diogelwch.

Dyna pam mae angen strategaeth ryngwladol i'n amddiffyn rhag goblygiadau anfwriadol.

Ahead of this Budget, @plaidcymru.bsky.social called for bold action to help households with the cost of living.

Labour’s measures today fall short of what was needed.

Welsh families won’t feel any difference in their pockets and will continue to be burdened with mounting costs.

Cyn y Gyllideb, galwodd @plaidcymru.bsky.social ar y Canghellor i weithredu go iawn i helpu cartrefi gyda chostau byw.

Mae’r mesurau a gyhoeddwyd gan Lafur heddiw yn bell o fod yn ddigon.

Fydd teuluoedd ledled Cymru ddim yn teimlo gwahaniaeth yn eu pocedi wrth iddynt barhau i wynebu costau uchel.

The extent to which the news media cycle is focusing on Reform rather than the wider strategic goals of Plaid Cymru as the party that actually won is a sign that much of the media and political establishment is going to again end up blindsided by trends that were visible long before

Pob lwc i Lindsay Whittle 🙌🏼

Lindsay has worked hard for the people of Caerphilly throughout his life. If you live in Caerphilly and want a strong, local champion representing you in the Senedd then vote for Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle.

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Silent Danger Podcast Episode · Untold: Toxic Legacy · S3 E1 · 41m

Thirty years ago, horses died and a girl’s gums turned green in West Wales. The cause? Lead poisoning.

Now, it’s happening again.

Episode 1 of Untold: Toxic Legacy is out now.

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It is shocking that over a third of children in Wales are living in poverty and this number is projected to rise.

Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.

Mae'n warthus bod dros draean o blant Cymru yn byw mewn tlodi ac mae disgwyl i'r nifer hwn godi.

Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.

💜World Mental Health Day💜

💜Diwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd💜

Last night the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli Forces, blatantly violating international law once again.

I have written to the UK Government urging them to ensure that all those, including my constituent Hannah Schafer, who have been detained, are safely released.

Neithiwr cafodd y Global Sumud Flotilla ei rhyng-gipio gan Luoedd Arfog Israel, gan dorri cyfraith ryngwladol unwaith eto.

Rydw i wedi ysgrifennu at Lywodraeth y DU i’w hannog i sicrhau bod pawb, gan gynnwys fy etholwr Hannah Schafer, yn cael eu rhyddhau'n ddiogel ac ar unwaith.

Mae'r argyfwng dyngarol yn Gaza yn gwaethygu bob dydd.

Mae gan y DU gyfrifoldeb moesol a chyfreithiol i sicrhau bod Israel yn cydymffurfio â chyfraith ryngwladol.

Rhaid parhau i roi pwysau ar Lywodraeth y DU i wneud popeth o fewn ei gallu i roi diwedd ar yr erchyllterau a welwn yn Gaza.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening by the day.

The UK Government has a moral and legal responsibility to ensure Israel complies with international law.

We must continue to put pressure on the UK Government to do everything in its power to put an end to the atrocities seen in Gaza.

Hope you had a great time 😀 see you in September!

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Macron and Starmer revive ‘Entente Cordiale'

🇬🇧🇫🇷 MP @benlake.bsky.social, ex-diplomat Peter Westmacott, Flint Global's Francis-Joseph Schichan, & AFP's Adam Plowright join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social & @matildamartin.bsky.social to discuss UK-Franco relations

🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/2f9785

Powerful moment in PMQs: @benlake.bsky.social
stood up for Brian Buckle, wrongfully convicted, and called for compensation. He supports the cause—join him. Sign here: appeal.org.uk/act-now/comp... #PayUp4TimeSpent

Newyddion gwych i borthladd Abergwaun, sy’n chwarae rhan hanfodol yn economi gogledd Sir Benfro. Mae’r buddsoddiad yma’n sicr i’w groesawu!

Fishguard: £20m bridge investment to secure ferry port's future A plan to upgrade Fishguard port was ditched in 2018, causing concern about its future.

Fantastic news for Fishguard port which is a critical part of the economy of north Pembrokeshire. The significant investment by @stenaline.bsky.social is most welcome!