Former Soviet media executive among Russiaโs suspicious suicides
The long time head of the Soviet newspaper Pravda has been found dead in Moscow, heightening concerns over a pattern of similar deaths
@jonathantclark.bsky.social
A wannabe archaeologist / historian, dog-Walker and former Plaid Cymru Candidate (Newport East constituency 2024 et al ) and long time supporter of Newport County AFC ( 78/79 ) and The Dragons ( since the start )
Former Soviet media executive among Russiaโs suspicious suicides
The long time head of the Soviet newspaper Pravda has been found dead in Moscow, heightening concerns over a pattern of similar deaths
Awful news from Wales, the St Fagan's Museum has been broken into and prehistoric goldwork has been taken. Its painful to think what objects might now be at risk. Thoughts with the museum team who must be devastated, all speed to the police and a curse on the crooks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cerddwyr ar ynys Skomer
Not perfect weather, but 30 hardy walkers joined us yesterday for an archaeology tour of Skomer Island. Explore 5,000+ years of settlement from home via our new 3D Sketchfab survey ๐ zurl.co/PrG3O or search โSkomerโ on Coflein: zurl.co/rMBHH
#wales #adventurewales
Plaid Cymru campaign poster featuring a bar chart projecting support in Caerphilly based on a uniform swing from 2021 to June 2023. Plaid Cymru leads (~35%), followed by Reform UK (~30%) and Labour (~25%). Includes campaign text: โPlaid Cymru move ahead. Vote Lindsay Whittle to stand up for Caerphilly.โ Promoted by John Taylor on behalf of Lindsay Whittle.
Bar chart titled โDr Jac Larnerโs Seat Projectionโ showing projected Senedd seats: Plaid Cymru (38), Reform UK (37), Labour (11), Conservatives (6), Lib Dem (3), Green (1). โ49 to winโ is highlighted in yellow. Each party is represented by a colored bar and logo.
Dot chart titled โBARN Cymru Poll โ September 2025โ showing projected Senedd seat distribution out of 96 seats. Conservatives: 38, Reform UK: 37, Labour: 11, Plaid Cymru: 6, Lib Dem: 3, Green: 1. Each party is represented by colored dots and logos. Source: Dr Jac Larner for ITV Cymru Wales / YouGov / Cardiff University.
Bar chart titled โVoting Intentions of 16โ24 year olds in Wales for the Senedd.โ Shows poll results from April 2025: Plaid Cymru leads with 46%, followed by Green (21%), Labour (16%), Conservative (6%), Lib Dem (5%), and Reform UK (4%). Source: YouGov/Barn Cymru poll for ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff University.
Not just a random Westminster chart; hereโs some more up-to-date Senedd election charts.
If in doubt, Google 'Senedd 2025'. Donโt fall for theย sameย oldย games.
#VotePlaid #PlaidCymru #Caerphilly #Senedd
Change is coming to Welsh politics.
The choice is clear: Reform UK's division and hate, or Plaid Cymru's pro-Wales vision of hope and fairness.
Next week, we'll be setting out our plans for a better future for Wales at Conference. Be part of it ๐ plaid.cymru/cynhadledd2025?lang=en
Bronze figurine of a Capricorn with head and front legs of a goat and tail of a fish
Capricorn, the sea goat, was mascot to the II Augusta legion being the favoured astrological sign of #Roman emperor Augustus
This splendid copper alloy figurine was found in 2012 at Burrington #Somerset
Now in the excellent @museumofsomerset.bsky.social
๐ท July 2021
#FindsFriday
๐จOnly Plaid Cymru can stop Reform in #Caerphilly!
Lindsay Whittle is a bold, trusted local voice who's always stood up for his community.
On 23 October, vote #PlaidCymru to give Caerphilly the representation it deserves โ
โผ๏ธ BREAKING: Labour voted against our calls to re-commit to eradicating child poverty with targets and to implement a child payment.
Instead of taking action, they make excuses.
A Plaid Cymru Government will take the action needed to give children the best start in life. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
โIf I had known all of these things [would happen...], I would have stayed home and died in my bed in peace"
Disgusting behaviour by the British government
I spent months in Montserrat at the start of the volcanic eruption in 1996 - marvellous people
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Under Labour, 32% of children in Wales are living in poverty - often going without the essentials.
This isn't how it should be. ๐
A Plaid Cymru government begin to implement 'Cynnal' - a weekly, direct child payment - to help families struggling the most. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
On the Crown Estate, on HS2 billions, and on fair funding, Labour won't even fight Wales' corner against their London colleagues.
In 2026, Plaid Cymru offers new leadership, with a Government that will never stop fighting for what Wales is owed๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐๐!๐จ
Mae gennym ni areithiau, trafodaethau a chyfarfodydd ymylol cyffrous iawn eleni ๐คฉ
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ plaid.cymru/cynhadledd
๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ plaid.cymru/cynhadledd2025
#Cymru #Abertawe #PlaidCymru
๐จ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ!๐จ
We have some really exciting speeches, discussions and fringe meetings this year ๐คฉ
๐๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ partyof.wales/conference
๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฃ ๐ plaid.cymru/cynhadledd2025?lang=en
#Wales #Swansea #PlaidCymru
When Port Talbot was in crisis, Labour mocked Plaid Cymruโs call for nationalisation.
Now they boast of โsaving British steelโ after taking steelworks in England into public hands.
Wales will never forget how Labour turned their backs on us.
Mae'n amlwg nad yw Cymru'n flaenoriaeth i Lafur.
Mae Plaid Cymru yn cynnig arweinyddiaeth newydd - byddwn yn sefyll fyny i San Steffan ac yn sicrhau atebion i'r heriau sy'n wynebu'n cymunedau.
Yn 2026, pleidleisiwch dros Blaid Cymru am Gymru iachach, gyfoethocach. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
Labour have given up on Wales.
Plaid Cymru offers new leadership - standing up to Westminster and offering real answers to the problems facing our communities.
In 2026, vote Plaid Cymru for a healthier, wealthier Wales. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
Roedden nhw wedi addo y byddai dwy lywodraeth Llafur yn drawsnewidiol i Gymru, ond nid dyna'r gwirionedd. ๐ถ
Byddai llywodraeth Plaid Cymru yn sefyll fyny dros Gymru a mynnu tegwch gan San Steffan. โ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
We were promised that two Labour Governments would be transformative for Wales, but that couldn't be further from the truth. ๐ถ
A Plaid Cymru Government will stand up for Wales and demand fairness from Westminster. โ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Plaid Cymru has again criticised the UK governmentโs โhistoric underinvestmentโ in Welsh rail and demanded that powers over the nationโs railways be devolved to the Senedd
Full story: buff.ly/q2NAtIV
Starmer's government have sought to balance the books off the back of the most vulnerable in society, while the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze our communities.
It's time to create a fairer system and make the super-rich pay their fair share! โ
After decades of underinvestment, Wales has the highest rate of train cancellation of all UK nations๐
On top of this, Labour still refuses to give Wales the ยฃ4 billion we're owed from HS2.
Only a Plaid Cymru Government will fight for what Wales is owed๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This is Caerphillyโs time. This is Walesโ time.
Join us โ be part of building a future we can all be proud of.
Join Plaid Cymru today: www.partyof.wales/join/
#PlaidCymru #Caerphilly #Senedd
A wide mountain lake surrounded by brown shaggy moorland
A Welsh mountain landscape to start the working week โฐ๏ธ
Low cloud over the summit of Cader Idris, from Llyn Cau
๐ท My own, 4th September
For decades, Westminster has ignored Wales and denied us our fair share of funding.
While Labour has stopped fighting for what weโre owed, a Plaid Cymru Government will be relentless in standing up for Wales.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Lindsay Whittle Plaid Cymru
Always a grafter - never a grifter.
From Caerffili, for Caerffili ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Senedd Candidate Dafydd Williams asks if you know that in 2019, an independent commission recommended that justice policy should be โdetermined and deliveredโ in Wales. Last month, our Labour Government in Westminster said forget it โ itโs not a priority.
#PlaidCymru #PartyOfWales #VotePlaidCymru
"A new paradigm has now emerged in Welsh politics: the two old parties giving way to Plaid Cymru and Reform UK."
โ๏ธ Plaid Cymru leader @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
๐จ Analysis shows that Plaid Cymru MPs are the most active of all first-time Welsh MPs in Westminster.
Plaid Cymru promised to stand up for Wales in Westminster - and thatโs exactly what weโre doing.
๐๐ช @AnnBremenda @llinos_medi
๐ Proud to be the most active new Welsh MP in Westminster!
๐ Closely followed by my colleague @llinosmedi.bsky.social โ proof that @plaidcymru.bsky.social is standing up for the people of Wales.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Working every day for Caerfyrddin and our communities.