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Head of Department Politics and International Relations Cardiff University. Politics and Public Policy. #LAWPL #QUB #AberIntetpol

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Was it from Mr. Elon M of Boca Chica, Texas?

08.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The same middle name and surname.... Weird

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost and found: wall paintings and rood-screens in Welsh churches | The Past In response to the Black Lives Matter protests of June 2020, influential voices within the Anglican church called for the removal of every monument and stai ...

Lost and found: wall paintings and rood-screens in Welsh churches β›ͺ️

the-past.com/feature/lost...

#Wales #History

07.02.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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via Private Eye

07.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
A newspaper snippet with text that reads: 


"April 13th, Fanny Heaven"

A newspaper snippet with text that reads: "April 13th, Fanny Heaven"

I love victorian names 😍

@actualnames.bsky.social

#Wales

17.01.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I assume part of the reason Greenland is a line in the sand for Western European nations is the precedent it sets and the threat to territories in the Western hemisphere controlled by European powers.
If Greenland why not Bermuda?

17.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plaid Cymru and the Greens are surging in Wales, according to this latest poll.

Where’s the media narrative around this? Where are the stories saying Farage is failing? When will Labour try to regain ground by appealing to Plaid & Green voters, not just copy Reform?

www.itv.com/news/wales/2...

13.01.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 274 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 18
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Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...

13.01.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 1660 πŸ” 495 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 147

If anyone sees the mari lwyd this week, please can you share photographs? I am unable to go this year 🐎

13.01.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

One like and I'll get my archives number tattooed on me

13.01.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Senedd Voting Intention:

PLC: 37% (+4)
RFM: 23% (-7)
GRN: 13% (+4)
LAB: 10% (=)
CON: 10% (=)
LDM: 5% (-1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-12 Jan.
Changes w/ 28 Nov - 10 Dec.

13.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

This feels like a sign of what I think might be another trend of this year - people giving up on saving the Conservatives and believing they can shape and/or politically profit from the Tories being subsumed into Reform.

12.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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β€˜Durham’s other cathedral’: mining union hall reopens after Β£14m restoration Considered one of world’s finest trade union buildings and famous for its β€˜pitmen’s parliament’, Redhills was built on a grand scale

β€˜Durham’s other cathedral’: mining union hall reopens after Β£14m restoration

04.01.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Think you can understand a lot about British politics from the ONS survey reporting that 56% of people said they voted in the last local elections, when turnout in those elections was about 36%.

21.12.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 269 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
A Brief History of Lunatic Asylums in Wales | HelloHistoria Podcast | EP1
A Brief History of Lunatic Asylums in Wales | HelloHistoria Podcast | EP1 YouTube video by HelloHistoria Podcast

A Brief History of Lunatic Asylums in South Wales 🧠

youtube.com/watch?v=mcX7...

#histmed #Wales

17.12.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Consolidation, Not Conversion: Understanding Wales’s Ongoing Realignment Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡Upcoming Senedd elections look set to break the mould of Welsh party politics and rock UK Labour. To understand the β€˜made in Wales’ and UK influences on this β€˜within bloc’ realignment read @jaclarner.bsky.social & @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...

17.12.2025 07:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some decades ago.

22.10.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Home - Railway Work, Life & Death Find out more about work & accidents on Britain & Ireland's railways, c.1880s to 1939: including a free database of cases & weekly blog.

Our #AccidentalJourney will also show some of the potential of the Railway Work, Life & Death project database - now including over 115,000 cases.

We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

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23.06.2025 06:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Did Ulster Patients Travel to Scottish Asylums for Mental Health Care? 🧠

Scotland’s nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.

epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...

#histmed #Scotland

22.06.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I've never met an ex-miner who wanted their children to go underground.

The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.

09.06.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜It’s thrilling’: almost three centuries of the Belfast News Letter go online The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free

β€œIt’s very important history, but above all, it’s very readable and enjoyable history.” bit.ly/43yzlS9

Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians

01.06.2025 11:41 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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#OTD 1791 β€’ Rev Dr Richard Price died aged 68.

He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions πŸ‡«πŸ‡· πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...

#Wales #History

19.04.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The New Politics of Public Inquiries An 'inquiry on inquiries’ at a time when more public inquiries are running concurrently than in any other time in British history.

A list of current public inquires.

Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a β€˜new’ politics of public inquiries be emerging?

By Matthew Flinders

17.03.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Fascinating that framing a question in a certain way results in an answer you want??

'Bernard, do you agree we should bring back national service?'

#yesminister

27.01.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The German defence ministry, army and foreign ministry are no longer using Twitter. The Foreign Ministry will use BlueSky. Defence Ministry on WhatsApp. Might occasionally post on X to challenge specific misinformation, but not using it for public communication
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

17.01.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Inflation is running at 2.6%. It was 16% in 1974.

09.01.2025 22:57 πŸ‘ 349 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3

I keep reminding myself when it comes to Trump/Musk announcements: keep one eye on the weather but focus on the changing climate.

07.01.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Latest X/Twitter update: Eastenders end credits drumroll.

05.01.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0