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Rhid83

@rhid83.bsky.social

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Cardiffian, Welsh speaker, Senior Employee Relations Business Partner in the public sector, humanist, liberal, Europhile, amateur boxer, former heavy metal singer, avid reader and keen comic book collector. Always pale sometimes interesting.

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 4d

As this keeps coming up and my blocking finger’s getting a workout of late frankly,for the record this patriotic Welsh speaker, does not support Welsh independence or nationalism in any form. My views come from experience, I owe no one an explanation. I will not engage in debate on this subject.

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 4h

Best way to end a Sunday and straight in with some Richard Hawley too

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 4h

Hooray!

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 5h

Its definitely pie season - left over roast chicken, leek, ham hock and potato- with some thyme from the garden.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 9h

Diolch, mae'n iaith hyfryd, rwy'n cytuno.

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 12h

Our favourite place on the doorstep is beautiful in all seasons

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 16h

Absolutely true James and the money behind it all is terrifying. We have to call it out. It was called out in Caerphilly and Reform lost. The way the media are welcoming in this new age of fascism is soul destroying it can and must be stopped. I don't condone vandalism but this did make me smile.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17h

Off the top of my head, there have been four egregious examples of weapons grade public racism in the last couple of weeks - Jenrick; the Express hack; Captain Concrete & the Reform woman. The way they are treated by employers, punters & wider media, will directly influence how much more we see.

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 17h

Bore da - hahahaha -well said.

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 1d

The most vanilla political contest is over and crucially the leaders pick didn't win, it will mean jack all outside of Westminster, but inside number 10 Powell as deputy could be the catalyst for a much needed shift in the Overton window back to the left for Labour. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

Lucy Powell wins Labour’s deputy leadership contest beating Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson - follow live

In her victory speech, Powell says she will try to

www.bbc.co.uk

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh good to know! My dad convinced me to get an American express plattinum card for this reason it feels a bit flash using it do the weekly shop but its paying for us to fly out to Cyprus on Monday so I'd defo recommend it.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

I mean what on earth? This is all very cute but do not click on it

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

As a public service announcement can I echo the above - my husband saw a desk light on Insta which is a very cute squeezy capybara and sent me a link to it - if this happens to you do not click on that link all im getting is products with capybaras on its so random I never knew this was even a thing

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

This is quite a shocking chart to show the swing from left to right for voters in Caerphilly and seeing how the right is now really just Reform as the Tory'a have been obliterated, putting my personal views about Plaid aside, if the Senedd vote looks like this in May I will take that.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 2d

Special Caerphilly by-election podcast is out.

I need to go to bed now.

youtu.be/RrEwC62ujFY?...

Shock Caerphilly By-Election Result | For Wales See Wales

YouTube video by For Wales See Wales

youtu.be

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas... superb from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social - " So it turns out more people are more concerned in Caerphilly about the opponents of immigration, than they are about the immigrants themselves…"

Plaid smash Reform to win in Caerphilly

These are the key takeaways from a massive night in Welsh politics

willhaywardwales.substack.com

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

Hang it in the Louvre - 2 losers from Reform as the great Caerphilly born Tommy Cooper looks on laughs.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

Yippee!

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

Out of office on from 5pm - get me to Monday and on that plane for some winter sun.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

Out of office on from 5pm - get me to Monday and on that plane for some winter sun.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

Its bloody cold so Im fucking off to Cyprus for a fortnight.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 2d

A huge sigh of relief in South Wales this morning, nationalism is not the way forward but certainly preferable to fascism. Lots to think about for Labour in Wales the protest vote was inevitable.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 3d

She'd such a madam loves her comfort

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 3d

Good job its laundry day tomorrow.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 3d

I swear one day she'll get actually under the covers and pull the duvet over her 🐾 ❤️

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Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 3d

This worked so well during covid so definitely in support of bringing this back and so much safer for pedestrians and party goers too. If you combine this with the later licence laws its a return to Soho at its seedy best - shame the booze is so expensive.

Rhid83 @rhid83.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes I forget how mad it all is in the US and then I see this....