Evening walk up a hill in Newport

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Say what you like, I still stand by supporting Ed Miliband for Labour leader all those years ago

I laughed out loud when I read this

Just had a passing instinct that I don’t have enough Glasgow in my life

Spirit of Caerphilly could propel Plaid into government, says leader Plaid Cymru leader launches Senedd election campaign, comparing it to fight to win Caerphilly in October.

Interesting choice of headline from the BBC - is Neil McEvoy about to make a spectacular Plaid Cymru comeback? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And I, for one, welcome our new dunkin robot overlords.

This is how I feel about Welsh independence - my support is pragmatic more than anything else.

One time I said that if the UK were a utopia, if Wales were adequately served, if its economic ideology worked in the best interests of its people, if its linguistic and cultural heritage we're respected then I wouldn't support independence, and people lost their minds calling me a traitor

A half-drunk pint of beer

Dydd Gwener bois

The villain’s English assistant

Llongyfarchiadau!

Just accidentally scrolled through some comments on a couple of news articles on Facebook. People are not well.

Labour conference told Plaid and Reform would be a poison to Wales Eluned Morgan tells Labour's Autumn conference about Reform

Given how easily voters switch between Plaid and Welsh Labour, this is awful stuff from Eluned Morgan www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Health secretary Jeremy Miles will not stand in 2026 Senedd election The health secretary says it is time to seek a different challenge and spend time with loved ones.

Really worrying for Welsh Labour that Jeremy Miles has decided to stand down www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some years ago, visiting family in Wales, I had a pint with an ex police sergeant who’d once been based in Blackwood. For some reason we got on to JFK. He was adamant that there had been a murder conspiracy - “I definitely know there was…” (gulps beer) “..’cos I’ve seen the files at Gwent Police”

Just witnessed a pigeon fighting with a magpie over a tree

She’ll definitely receive a pardon from a future Reform/Tory administration

Poster for Swansea beer and cider festival at the Brangwyn, 21st to 23rd August

Hey folks! My friends have worked like absolute dogs to get the Swansea Beer and Cider festival back on its feet.
If you're local, or feel like travelling, come along for what will once again be an amazing day out.
Tickets can be bought at the door or through Camra or the Brangwyn website
🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍺

Is it Blaenafon by any chance?

I see a lot of these random maps of Great Britain/UK and Ynys Môn has disappeared. However, the Hebrides and the Orkneys are always perfectly rendered.

#Estonia for the win 🇪🇪 #eurovision

Over last year I've been building a Senedd Election Simulator tool. It gives a useful (I hope!) visual explainer of how the new election system turns votes into seats.

🧵 on some of what it can do below:

jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...

This was followed by a second just-under 6k on Saturday

I managed to get back to running this week after a few weeks off - starting with a 6k on Thursday

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Happy Saint David’s day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Lorne Michaels Book-Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We Need Susan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.

i will venture that this kind of thing should go back to happening more nymag.com/intelligence...

Last week, the staff of a Welsh refugee charity funded by the Welsh Gov received death threats due to the actions of a Trump Cabinet appointment.

Good to know the FM is taking a hard line on this eh?

Second session completed today #CouchTo5k

I hadn’t been for a run for two months after being ill, being super busy with work and the Christmas break. Today I finally put on my running shoes and started from scratch.