Reform have misspelt 2 out of the 3 Welsh words on their manifesto for Wales.

Nigel Farage and Wales leader Dan Thomas proudly held up the manifesto at the launch yesterday.

On the front cover it reads "Family, community, country," which has been translated to "Teulu, gymnued, wlad."
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Scrutinising Reform's plan for Wales We covered their manifesto launch and looked at the plans closely

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Think this is really important. Ashworth in particular went on ITV and got patted on the back for this bollocks when his constituents had simply rejected him and his party. You mainstream this at everyone's peril but the Labour Party will not act responsibly.

Last night there was a vigil for the first cycling fatality of the year on London's streets. I was there. Here are some thoughts (no paywall).

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As asylum seekers are engulfed by slurs and lies, our leaders shrug. Truly, this is shameful | Frances Ryan The narrative that they are a threat to women and girls has no basis in fact, but bad actors peddle it, and ministers encourage them, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

🚨 Tim Hilton of Refugee Action:

“There is no credible evidence that people seeking asylum commit more crimes, and any data suggesting that must be viewed in the context of systemic bias”.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/12/asylum-seekers-leaders-sexual-offences-women-girls

How 4% of Migrants have Become a National Obsession. According to YouGov, 47% of Britons believe there are more "illegal" Migrants than "Legal" Arriving in the UK despite "illegal immigration" representing only 4% of the numbers. Why is this?

47% of Britons think there are more “illegal” immigrants in the UK than legal immigrants, despite only making up 4% of the overall figures!

My latest article outlines some reasons for this.
Why do you think this could be?

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Snow

By Louis MacNeice

The room was suddenly rich and the great bay-window was
Spawning snow and pink roses against it
Soundlessly collateral and incompatible:
World is suddener than we fancy it.