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Wales lags behind English regions on new economic competitiveness index A new measure of economic competitiveness across Wales and England has been devised by Professors Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson

Grim reading this.Puts a reality on the spun lines we get, such “as fastest growing region” etc
And if you challenge the narrative you are frowned on. This is reality and manna for reform

Wales lags behind English regions on economic competitiveness index

www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

Nice. Love the vases mind

U.S. Factory Orders Declined in June New orders from U.S. factories contracted 4.8% month over month to $611.7 billion in June. Orders have dropped for two of the past three months.

Oh man, who's he gonna fire this time? Math? Maybe he'll fire math.

It is. It’s just the reach. That feeling of everyone is watching.

NHS England told to keep patients in Powys waiting for operations One woman says the Welsh NHS

You could not make this stuff up.
Interesting to know who is on the Powys board overseeing this nonsense……

NHS England told to keep patients in Powys waiting for operations - BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This series was superb
Should have been on terrestrial tv.
Every game was a cracker.

One handed cricket.
It’s the future
#engvind
#woakes
#testcricket

It’s a nonsense. Political opposition for the sake of it. Widespread introduction in many English conservative councils too.
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Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea! Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong

For fear of opening a 20mph thread on a quiet Sunday but decent read here on the policy and current impact.
Supporters will agree. Those against will froth.
But if you’re voting next year to remove 20mph. You are voting for deaths, injuries and costs

open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...

Cardiff win!! False Dawn or great season ahead ?
#carvpet

Wales 20mph: reduced speeds, fewer casualties & lower insurance costs We support those communities that want 20mph where people are

‘First year data indicates that the positive impact of 20mph in Wales is more than a statistical ‘blip’

www.20splenty.org/wales_1st_12...

Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Fires That Agency’s Commissioner

Every official working anywhere in the US now knows that if they release (truthful) figures that don't match Trump's version of reality, they'll be out of a job.

What a horrendous place to live and work.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Welsh factory where 200 staff worked closes doors for final time The owners of the factory in North Wales said the decision was due to an upcoming UK plastics ban

200 jobs is no small thing. Going to hit hard in flint. 😟

Welsh factory where 200 staff worked closes doors for final time | Wales Online

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

I have been working on a documentary for Radio 4 about the rise of Reform in Wales.

It will go out this Sunday at 1.30pm and then be on BBC Sounds.

I had never written or presented a radio doc before. It was so cool to do this.

A huge thanks to Overcoat Media for the opportunity.

BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK!

A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.

Social media is a curse and a blessing.
One regret I have with it is it’s hit my reading. I’m at about a 10th plus of what I used to read. Holiday reading remains a pleasure
This is a cracker.

Co-op's Biggleswade depot has thousands of solar panels installed Bosses say the installation of almost 7,000 solar panels shows how businesses can make a difference.

In Bedfordshire, a Co-op depot has had nearly 7,000 solar panels installed! ☀️

😂 took ages

Wordle 1,501 6/6
Spent longer on this one today than most others !
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Trump dislikes London and khan as mayor then.

D.C. had a homicide rate of 40.9 homicides per 100,000 residents and ranked fourth worst in the US in 23.

London is 1.4 per 100k.

Which capital do you want to visit?

Evidence v opinion gives a very different picture.

For the trump fanboys out there. For those raging against immigrants in our country.

“I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
"Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

Trader who claims he made 97% of hedge fund’s revenues sues over bonus Robert Gagliardi was denied payout, with Evolution Capital blaming ‘abrasive attitude’

Trader sues hedge fund for $7.5m bonus after making $60m for the firm.

Hedge funds produce nothing. With a nudge and a wink they gamble with other people's money - mergers, commodities, interest rates, forex, derivatives.

Some politicians this industry will rejuvenate the economy.
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French archaeologists working in the town of #Uzes in southern #France have uncovered the remains of a well preserved #Roman mosaic dating from circa the 1st century AD.

It was discovered inside a large stone structure that had a floor plan of roughly 250 m² #MosaicMonday

Canadian diversity:

More than 474 languages are spoken in Canada, including English, French, 72 Indigenous languages & 400 non-official languages. This diversity is reflected in languages spoken at home, with a significant number of Canadians speaking languages other than English or French

Almost 50,000 firms near collapse amid ‘immense strain’ from tax hike – report Nearly 50,000 UK companies are on the brink of collapse with retailers and hospitality firms among the hardest hit as rising wage costs due to budget measures put small firms under “immense strain”, according to a report. The latest Begbies Traynor red flag alert found that firms in critical financial distress rose by more than […]

Nearly 50,000 UK companies are on the brink of collapse with retailers and hospitality firms among the hardest hit as rising wage costs due to budget measures put small firms under ‘immense strain’, according to a report

Significant failings in how Welsh Government bought £4.25m farm The decision to purchase Gilestone Farm in Talybont-on-Usk was 'taken with avoidable haste and without the thorough due diligence that the public rightly expects', a new report has found

Public accounts committee cements its reputation as the best one to spend time on.
This project is such a mess, then and now.
Why didn’t private finance support this for green man? What was gov doing? www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.

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That was a great test match. Series needed that !
#Lions2025

Not so flat today then
Aussies on fire - carrying hard and lots of invention !
What the series needed
#Lions2025