I'm utterly convinced that Keir Starmer absolutely despises Eluned Morgan and is trying to delete Welsh Labour forever.

Surely someone advised him on how terrible an idea this is?

Keir Starmer's planning to make former First Minister Vaughan Gething a Lord according to The Times.

Mr Gething was FM for 4 months.

His time as leader was overshadowed by a controversial £200k donation to his leadership campaign.

He stepped down after 4 ministers resigned.

#FindsFriday A mystery stone head on display at Castell Henllys Iron Age fort in Pembrokeshire, found locally in north Pembrokeshire

Not a typical 'Celtic' head but nonetheless possesses many features which could suggest an Iron Age date 🧐🤔

📷 My own, last week

YouTube video by Zeteo Mehdi Pays Tribute To His Late Father

My tribute to my dad, who passed away last month in the UK.

He was a proud Indian immigrant *and* a proud British citizen.

His life story is one long rebuttal to the nativists, bigots and xenophobes.

Nearly 1 in 3 schoolchildren in Glasgow do not speak English as their first language. This is not diversity. This is culture smashing Reform UK will make this a big issue in our campaign.

A: Who gives a fuck apart from racists?

B: His figure is wrong. 71.2% of Glaswegian children speak English as their first language.

C: So that's 28.8% who speak it as a second and I'll bet you they speak brilliant English and that it's much better than most Reform voters I've met online.

Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.

"Addressing the issue of economic insecurity could stem the tide of Labour defections across the political spectrum. A hardline approach to immigration is likely to only appease the smaller group who are going to Reform (around 10% of 2024 Labour voters)."

Not sure it will even appease even them!

A stone chamber tomb in a grassy field backlit by the sun

Thank heavens it's #TombTuesday 💀🥳

After a good 30 year break I finally stopped by at Carreg Samson chambered tomb in north Pembrokeshire on Sunday morning. An incredible survivor in coastal farmland with views of the sea 🌊🤩

Plus extra special backlighting from the winter sun ☀️ 👌

📷 My own

Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.

Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.

Penarth v Barbarians would be a great fundraiser, celebrating a very old tradition for a very historic club

This is very clear on the UK's growth strategy. Explaining how it fits together and what they are doing and why.

All seems very sensible to me.

Tucker Carlson is a rightwing conspiracy theorist and Putin apologist who was sacked by FOX.... yes FOX

BUT The Spectator is happy to pay him to talk down our capital city... despite it thriving and crime falling.

Whose side are you on Mr Gove?

Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...

”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...

It's 2029, and a Reform government has sworn in its first batch of politically appointed judges. Suddenly, the Labour Party remembers why jury trials mattered.

Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.

This seems bad...

The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.

Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn

I gave up the Today Programme and Question Time fifteen years ago. never missed them.

Wrote this a couple of weeks ago. Feels more relevant still after today. And it’s a deficit of self awareness which goes far beyond some members of the BBC board.

I read it. Not one of Roth’s best novels but certainly his most prophetic.

Worryingly.

I still can't get over this photo.

YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction

Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y

Very disappointed to hear that Dyson will be a guest editor of Today over the Christmas period.
A more vile example of 'British' businessmen would be difficult to find
#Brexit broke Britain

One of the most beautiful little theatres/halls/spaces in Wales, right in the middle of the capital city and nobody knows it's there.

The case for throwing Glasman out of the Labour party is unanswerable. Hopefully, it will happen when Starmer goes.

By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.

‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations

Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
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Superb - and witty - exposition by Prof Elliott, as always.

The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts Proposals for radical reform of the UK’s asylum system raise a number of legal and constitutional issues, with respect both to the European Convention on Human Rights and the domestic principle of …

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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts

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BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Lea Ypi Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.

One of my favourite things this year was recording this episode of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions with Michael Berkeley where we talked about my favourite music from Limoz Dizdari to Hans Eisler’s Solidaritätslied via Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and more. Out now
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