Cerith D. Rhys Jones 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈

But that quote which is often misattributed to Harold Wilson – "a week is a long time in politics" – is true. A year is a lifetime. There is plenty of time yet for what another Harold, he of Stockton, did actually call “events, dear boy, events.”

Polls like these give us a good idea of the direction of travel, and can even shape the narrative enough to influence voting behaviour, as Jac said today. Together with the new voting system and the expansion of the Senedd, change is coming.

The overwhelming feeling was that this poll – if it were to come true on election day – would represent a monumental shift for Welsh politics. Indeed, perhaps for the first time since the dawn of devolution, people are considering that the impossible might just be possible.

Great to be at @senedd.wales this lunchtime to hear Adrian Masters of @itvcymruwales.bsky.social speaking with Dr @jaclarner.bsky.social and @jessblair.bsky.social of @electoralreform.bsky.social about the poll that dropped yesterday – marking a year to the next Senedd election.

If you’ll be at @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, come and discuss how @oucymru.bsky.social is training the next generation of teachers in our chat with the party’s Education Spokesperson @cefincampbell.bsky.social MS. 1-2pm, Saturday 22 March in the Harlech Room. See you there!

Os byddwch chi yng Nghynhadledd @plaidcymru.bsky.social wythnos nesa, dewch i drafod sut mae @oucymru.bsky.social yn hyfforddi’r genhedlaeth nesaf o athrawon yn ein sgwrs gyda Llefarydd Addysg y Blaid @cefincampbell.bsky.social AS. 1-2pm, Dydd Sadwrn 22 Mawrth yn Ystafell Harlech. Welwn ni chi yno!

“National leadership needed” to improve Welsh cancer services A highly critical report says stronger, clearer national leadership is urgently needed in Wales to improve cancer services.

“National leadership needed” to improve Welsh cancer services

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Diolch @waterslee.bsky.social for raising Dr Donna Smith’s and the OU in Wales’ Changemakers report with the Education Secretary @lynneneagle.bsky.social today.

Find out more about the project, which studied young people’s engagement with democratic education, here 👉 www5.open.ac.uk/wales/en/new...

Empowering future generations to be Changemakers - Institute of Welsh Affairs New research from The Open University shines a light on what and how young people want to learn about democracy and active citizenship.

"In this ever-changing world of ours, we need more diversity of experience and thought, not less; more voices in our politics, not fewer; and more people exercising their democratic rights, not fewer."

Read more 👉 www.iwa.wales/agenda/2024/...

Un o fy hoff lefydd. Ma’r olygfa o’r Tŷ Melyn yn odidog!

The Open University A report published by The Open University today  shows that young people in Wales are more likely to be dissatisfied with democracy and less likely to participate in formal politics.  The research fol...

Diolch i BBC Politics Wales for covering the new report from Dr Donna Smith published by the OU in Wales this week on young people’s democratic engagement. 👏

Find out more about the research, read the full and summary reports, and use our new Changemakers website 👇

www5.open.ac.uk/wales/en/new...

We’re hiring! I’m on the hunt for a new Comms and Events Assistant to join the @colegaucymru.bsky.social team. Please share with your networks 🙏

I listened earlier - excellent! Looking forward to more.