Non Jenkins
@nonjenkins.bsky.social
Cymraes, musician, nofwraig, retired. Angerddol dros botensial🏴. Deeds not words. Can, not Can’t. Where there’s a will there’s a way. Bydd wych. Bydd ddewr. Bydd driw. There’s a big difference between ‘can’t’ and ‘won’t’.Persist! Ymlaen!
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Non Jenkins
@nonjenkins.bsky.social
· May 10
There's a big difference between 'can't' and 'won't'…
Mae yna wahaniaeth mawr rhwng ‘methu' a 'gwrthod', rhwng 'ffaelu' a ‘pallu'…
*Where there’s a ‘will’ there’s a way…*
Mae yna wahaniaeth mawr rhwng ‘methu' a 'gwrthod', rhwng 'ffaelu' a ‘pallu'…
*Where there’s a ‘will’ there’s a way…*
‘What makes the (Welsh Lab Gov) refusal to hold a Welsh inquiry all the worse is that one of the findings of the UK inquiry was that many of the mistakes made in Wales were well after the first lockdown - when they were overwhelmingly in charge of the response’ @willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
‘What makes the (Welsh Lab Gov) refusal to hold a Welsh inquiry all the worse is that one of the findings of the UK inquiry was that many of the mistakes made in Wales were well after the first lockdown - when they were overwhelmingly in charge of the response’ @willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter
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Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
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Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
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Bribery is a "malignancy" at the heart of British public life, says judge.
The law responds with "stern punishment"
The law responds with "stern punishment"
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Bribery is a "malignancy" at the heart of British public life, says judge.
The law responds with "stern punishment"
The law responds with "stern punishment"
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🚨 NEW in @bjpols.bsky.social : When Partygate hit Westminster, trust in Scottish politicians increased. Our experiments reveal a "contrast effect" - scandals at one level can make the other look better by comparison. Who lost most trust in Westminster? Scottish unionists. Read now #OpenAccess 👇
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🚨 NEW in @bjpols.bsky.social : When Partygate hit Westminster, trust in Scottish politicians increased. Our experiments reveal a "contrast effect" - scandals at one level can make the other look better by comparison. Who lost most trust in Westminster? Scottish unionists. Read now #OpenAccess 👇
‘Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries’ @erictopol.bsky.social
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
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Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
‘Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries’ @erictopol.bsky.social
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social
This,This, Hwn!👇🏻
‘In Wales, a country where our politicians can rarely go more than an hour without mentioning the Future Generations Act, Does a nation where 45% of those aged under 4 live in poverty really give a crap about future generations?’
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter 🔥👏
‘In Wales, a country where our politicians can rarely go more than an hour without mentioning the Future Generations Act, Does a nation where 45% of those aged under 4 live in poverty really give a crap about future generations?’
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter 🔥👏
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This,This, Hwn!👇🏻
‘In Wales, a country where our politicians can rarely go more than an hour without mentioning the Future Generations Act, Does a nation where 45% of those aged under 4 live in poverty really give a crap about future generations?’
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter 🔥👏
‘In Wales, a country where our politicians can rarely go more than an hour without mentioning the Future Generations Act, Does a nation where 45% of those aged under 4 live in poverty really give a crap about future generations?’
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social newsletter 🔥👏
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This is shockingly uninformed about how polling works
Caerphilly: What went wrong for Labour
Mike Hedges AM puts forward his analysis of the recent by-election win by Plaid Cymru. In July 2024 Labour won 27 of the 32 parliamentary seats in Wales and won the general election with a large majority, forming first Labour Government since 2010. Hidden…
Mike Hedges AM puts forward his analysis of the recent by-election win by Plaid Cymru. In July 2024 Labour won 27 of the 32 parliamentary seats in Wales and won the general election with a large majority, forming first Labour Government since 2010. Hidden…
Caerphilly: What went wrong for Labour
Mike Hedges AM puts forward his analysis of the recent by-election win by Plaid Cymru. In July 2024 Labour won 27 of the 32 parliamentary seats in Wales and won the general election with a large majority, forming first Labour Government since 2010. Hidden behind that result was a decline in turnout of 9% and a reduced percentage of the vote, down to 37% from 40.9%, with the popular vote reducing from to 487,636 from 632,035.
labourhub.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is shockingly uninformed about how polling works
Sarah Rees, @plaidcymru.bsky.social said:
“When even seasoned trade union leaders are saying keeping out Reform means voting for Plaid Cymru, it's clear the tide is turning.
"If voters in Wales want to protect our hard won rights, Plaid Cymru is the party that stands up for them and for Wales.”🏴
“When even seasoned trade union leaders are saying keeping out Reform means voting for Plaid Cymru, it's clear the tide is turning.
"If voters in Wales want to protect our hard won rights, Plaid Cymru is the party that stands up for them and for Wales.”🏴
‘Referring to the October 23 Senedd by-election in Caerphilly, Kevin Courtney of TUC Cymru backed campaign group Stand Up To Racism told the conference:
“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
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“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/union-m...
Union members should take a lead in exposing misinformation spread by Reform UK, says head of TUC Cymru
Martin Shipton Trade unionists should take a lead in combatting misinformation being spread by far right groups including Reform UK in Wales, the general secretary of TUC Cymru has said. Speaking at a...
nation.cymru
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sarah Rees, @plaidcymru.bsky.social said:
“When even seasoned trade union leaders are saying keeping out Reform means voting for Plaid Cymru, it's clear the tide is turning.
"If voters in Wales want to protect our hard won rights, Plaid Cymru is the party that stands up for them and for Wales.”🏴
“When even seasoned trade union leaders are saying keeping out Reform means voting for Plaid Cymru, it's clear the tide is turning.
"If voters in Wales want to protect our hard won rights, Plaid Cymru is the party that stands up for them and for Wales.”🏴
‘Referring to the October 23 Senedd by-election in Caerphilly, Kevin Courtney of TUC Cymru backed campaign group Stand Up To Racism told the conference:
“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/union-m...
“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/union-m...
Union members should take a lead in exposing misinformation spread by Reform UK, says head of TUC Cymru
Martin Shipton Trade unionists should take a lead in combatting misinformation being spread by far right groups including Reform UK in Wales, the general secretary of TUC Cymru has said. Speaking at a...
nation.cymru
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
‘Referring to the October 23 Senedd by-election in Caerphilly, Kevin Courtney of TUC Cymru backed campaign group Stand Up To Racism told the conference:
“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/union-m...
“To stop Reform in Caerphilly that means voting Plaid Cymru’”
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/union-m...
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Two unpopular governments at both ends of the M4 🇬🇧🏴
September 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Two unpopular governments at both ends of the M4 🇬🇧🏴
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The Westminster implications are staggering too. On these numbers, Labour would likely be reduced to just 3 Welsh seats, Plaid would win around 6, and Reform could take most of the remaining 23 seats out of Wales's 32 constituencies 🧵 End
September 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Westminster implications are staggering too. On these numbers, Labour would likely be reduced to just 3 Welsh seats, Plaid would win around 6, and Reform could take most of the remaining 23 seats out of Wales's 32 constituencies 🧵 End
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Reform's success creates its own problems for government formation. By cannibalising Conservative support, they may find themselves without natural coalition partners, while their vote could be inefficiently distributed across constituencies 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reform's success creates its own problems for government formation. By cannibalising Conservative support, they may find themselves without natural coalition partners, while their vote could be inefficiently distributed across constituencies 🧵
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Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴 poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴 poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales 🧵
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Any political party that says they can fix the Welsh NHS without tackling its labyrinth of an organisational structure is, in my opinion, not serious about tacking the problem.
September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Any political party that says they can fix the Welsh NHS without tackling its labyrinth of an organisational structure is, in my opinion, not serious about tacking the problem.
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This means that even when we are asking basic questions about what the current situation is within healthcare, we can’t be sure if we are getting the right answer.
September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This means that even when we are asking basic questions about what the current situation is within healthcare, we can’t be sure if we are getting the right answer.
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The Wales Centre for Public Policy made a graphic showing how this works:
September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Wales Centre for Public Policy made a graphic showing how this works:
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The Welsh NHS structure is immensely convoluted.
This makes driving system wide change challenging.
Let me explain just how complex the NHS in a country of 3m is...
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This makes driving system wide change challenging.
Let me explain just how complex the NHS in a country of 3m is...
[Thread]
September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Welsh NHS structure is immensely convoluted.
This makes driving system wide change challenging.
Let me explain just how complex the NHS in a country of 3m is...
[Thread]
This makes driving system wide change challenging.
Let me explain just how complex the NHS in a country of 3m is...
[Thread]
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Patients died since May 2021 waiting for NHS treatment🏴
@AneurinBevanUHB 14,180
@BetsiCadwaladr 5,934
@CV_UHB 2,234
@CwmTafMorgannwg 1,920
@HywelDdaHB 6,353
@PTHBhealth 1,182*
@SwanseabayNHS 6,571
Now the eagle eyed will notice something strange here’ (see newsltr) @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
@AneurinBevanUHB 14,180
@BetsiCadwaladr 5,934
@CV_UHB 2,234
@CwmTafMorgannwg 1,920
@HywelDdaHB 6,353
@PTHBhealth 1,182*
@SwanseabayNHS 6,571
Now the eagle eyed will notice something strange here’ (see newsltr) @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
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willhaycardiff.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Patients died since May 2021 waiting for NHS treatment🏴
@AneurinBevanUHB 14,180
@BetsiCadwaladr 5,934
@CV_UHB 2,234
@CwmTafMorgannwg 1,920
@HywelDdaHB 6,353
@PTHBhealth 1,182*
@SwanseabayNHS 6,571
Now the eagle eyed will notice something strange here’ (see newsltr) @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
@AneurinBevanUHB 14,180
@BetsiCadwaladr 5,934
@CV_UHB 2,234
@CwmTafMorgannwg 1,920
@HywelDdaHB 6,353
@PTHBhealth 1,182*
@SwanseabayNHS 6,571
Now the eagle eyed will notice something strange here’ (see newsltr) @willhaycardiff.bsky.social
A quote from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social’s latest newsletter 🏴:
🔴🏴 ‘between 2016 and 2022, over 15,000 people had died while on a waiting list
🔴🏴 since May 2021 Senedd election 38,374 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment
This is the breakdown by 🏴 health board …
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🔴🏴 ‘between 2016 and 2022, over 15,000 people had died while on a waiting list
🔴🏴 since May 2021 Senedd election 38,374 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment
This is the breakdown by 🏴 health board …
1/2
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A focus on outcomes and impact of all this is key … a significant increase in deaths registered since 2015, and especially deaths at home since 2020 … 🧐
Ultimately if ‘managing’ waiting lists just ‘move’ the problem elsewhere and don’t reduce avoidable deaths, then … 🧐
A focus on outcomes and impact of all this is key … a significant increase in deaths registered since 2015, and especially deaths at home since 2020 … 🧐
Ultimately if ‘managing’ waiting lists just ‘move’ the problem elsewhere and don’t reduce avoidable deaths, then … 🧐
Lots of talk of Cymru 🏴 and England 🏴 WAITING LISTS over the last 10 or so yrs … but what about effects on the 🏴&🏴 ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEATHS BY PLACE 2015-2024(prov)?
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A quote from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social’s latest newsletter 🏴:
🔴🏴 ‘between 2016 and 2022, over 15,000 people had died while on a waiting list
🔴🏴 since May 2021 Senedd election 38,374 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment
This is the breakdown by 🏴 health board …
1/2
🔴🏴 ‘between 2016 and 2022, over 15,000 people had died while on a waiting list
🔴🏴 since May 2021 Senedd election 38,374 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment
This is the breakdown by 🏴 health board …
1/2
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🏴 & 🏴 Avoidable deaths 🧐
🔴 1 in 5 deaths in 2023 = preventable/treatable
22.7% 🏴 Cymru
21.6% 🏴 England
🔴 Higher than pre-covid
🔴 Deprived areas = higher rates of avoidable mortality
🔴 Males had higher rates of avoidable mortality
🔴 Leading cause = neoplasms (cancers) & circulatory system diseases
🔴 1 in 5 deaths in 2023 = preventable/treatable
22.7% 🏴 Cymru
21.6% 🏴 England
🔴 Higher than pre-covid
🔴 Deprived areas = higher rates of avoidable mortality
🔴 Males had higher rates of avoidable mortality
🔴 Leading cause = neoplasms (cancers) & circulatory system diseases
April 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Non Jenkins
bsky.app/profile/nonj...
A focus on outcomes and impact of all this is key … a significant increase in deaths registered since 2015, and especially deaths at home since 2020 … 🧐
Ultimately if ‘managing’ waiting lists just ‘move’ the problem elsewhere and don’t reduce avoidable deaths, then … 🧐
A focus on outcomes and impact of all this is key … a significant increase in deaths registered since 2015, and especially deaths at home since 2020 … 🧐
Ultimately if ‘managing’ waiting lists just ‘move’ the problem elsewhere and don’t reduce avoidable deaths, then … 🧐
Lots of talk of Cymru 🏴 and England 🏴 WAITING LISTS over the last 10 or so yrs … but what about effects on the 🏴&🏴 ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEATHS BY PLACE 2015-2024(prov)?
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
April 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Reposted by Non Jenkins
Lots of talk of Cymru 🏴 and England 🏴 WAITING LISTS over the last 10 or so yrs … but what about effects on the 🏴&🏴 ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEATHS BY PLACE 2015-2024(prov)?
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
April 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Lots of talk of Cymru 🏴 and England 🏴 WAITING LISTS over the last 10 or so yrs … but what about effects on the 🏴&🏴 ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEATHS BY PLACE 2015-2024(prov)?
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
DEATHS (All)📈🧐
at HOME 📈🚨🧐‼️
at HOSPITAL ~
at CARE HOMES ~
at HOSPICES ~
at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ~
ELSEWHERE 📈🧐
Source :ONS
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A Welsh language campaign group has hit out at the 'disappointing' 0.2% increase in the number of children attending Welsh medium schools, at odds with the Welsh Government's target for one million Welsh speakers by 2050
Urgent action needed or Welsh-medium education for all 'will take until the year 2424'
Stephen Price A Welsh language campaign group has hit out at the ‘disappointing’ 0.2% increase in the number of children attending Welsh medium schools, at odds with the Welsh Government’s target for ...
nation.cymru
July 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A Welsh language campaign group has hit out at the 'disappointing' 0.2% increase in the number of children attending Welsh medium schools, at odds with the Welsh Government's target for one million Welsh speakers by 2050