Will 🏴🏳️🌈
@willdv2002.bsky.social
ESRC Funded PhD student in Politics at Cardiff University, studying electoral reform in Wales
(personal account)
Research profile: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/research-staff/daviesw18
(personal account)
Research profile: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/research-staff/daviesw18
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Worth a listen.
The FM seems to be trying to use the electoral threat of Plaid (‘seperatists’) to generate leverage for the Welsh govt in dealing with the UK govt so as to ensure that it treats Wales ‘fairly’ in those areas in which it has *already* refused to act (rail, justice, crown estate) 1/
The FM seems to be trying to use the electoral threat of Plaid (‘seperatists’) to generate leverage for the Welsh govt in dealing with the UK govt so as to ensure that it treats Wales ‘fairly’ in those areas in which it has *already* refused to act (rail, justice, crown estate) 1/
Araith Eluned Morgan yn Llundain heddiw….
The First Minister’s speech at the IfS today….
www.youtube.com/live/Wm-OVQW...
The First Minister’s speech at the IfS today….
www.youtube.com/live/Wm-OVQW...
In conversation with Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
YouTube video by Institute for Government
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Worth a listen.
The FM seems to be trying to use the electoral threat of Plaid (‘seperatists’) to generate leverage for the Welsh govt in dealing with the UK govt so as to ensure that it treats Wales ‘fairly’ in those areas in which it has *already* refused to act (rail, justice, crown estate) 1/
The FM seems to be trying to use the electoral threat of Plaid (‘seperatists’) to generate leverage for the Welsh govt in dealing with the UK govt so as to ensure that it treats Wales ‘fairly’ in those areas in which it has *already* refused to act (rail, justice, crown estate) 1/
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On Monday, Conservative MS James Evans did something a bit odd. Eagle eyed viewers of his Facebook page noticed that, at 1.16pm, he removed the words "Welsh Conservatives" from a post attacking Labour and Plaid Cymru.
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
On Monday, Conservative MS James Evans did something a bit odd. Eagle eyed viewers of his Facebook page noticed that, at 1.16pm, he removed the words "Welsh Conservatives" from a post attacking Labour and Plaid Cymru.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
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BREAKING: Explosive new poll for ITV Cymru Wales puts Plaid Cymru surging ahead of Reform UK in May’s Welsh elections.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
BREAKING: Explosive new poll for ITV Cymru Wales puts Plaid Cymru surging ahead of Reform UK in May’s Welsh elections.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
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My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet
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Not only should the govt ban Twitter, it should ban all foreign owned and controlled social media. I'll see you all on OnlyFans!
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Not only should the govt ban Twitter, it should ban all foreign owned and controlled social media. I'll see you all on OnlyFans!
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politicians shouldn't swear it sets a bad example for the kids orphaned by ice agents
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
politicians shouldn't swear it sets a bad example for the kids orphaned by ice agents
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Allow me to translate: “it’s okay to kill these people because they’re queers”
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Allow me to translate: “it’s okay to kill these people because they’re queers”
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Amazing record for the FIFA
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Amazing record for the FIFA
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As I told @kattenbarge.bsky.social (who has been doing absolutely incredible reporting on image-based abuse for years) last June, "X is going to continue to be one of the worst offenders and probably one of the pioneers of horrible ways to hurt women.” spitfirenews.com/p/grok-tribu...
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
As I told @kattenbarge.bsky.social (who has been doing absolutely incredible reporting on image-based abuse for years) last June, "X is going to continue to be one of the worst offenders and probably one of the pioneers of horrible ways to hurt women.” spitfirenews.com/p/grok-tribu...
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Caerffili - featuring our very own @jaclarner.bsky.social!
Blwyddyn newydd dda!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Blwyddyn newydd dda!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘They misjudged Caerphilly’: how the Reform juggernaut backfired in Welsh byelection
It was assumed that Reform would sweep all before it – but locals rejected the party’s campaign of ‘lies and hate’
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Caerffili - featuring our very own @jaclarner.bsky.social!
Blwyddyn newydd dda!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Blwyddyn newydd dda!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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LANCET: interacting with ragebait posters all day dramatically improves life and general outlook
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
LANCET: interacting with ragebait posters all day dramatically improves life and general outlook
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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The amount of time devoted to covering Reform UK by TV broadcasters would appear to give the party led by Nigel Farage a significant advantage over Plaid Cymru in terms of exposure in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election ✍️Martin Shipton
TV airtime will favour Reform UK in Senedd election, but Plaid has other routes to voters
Martin Shipton The amount of time devoted to covering Reform UK by TV broadcasters would appear to give the party led by Nigel Farage a significant advantage over Plaid Cymru in terms of exposure in t...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The amount of time devoted to covering Reform UK by TV broadcasters would appear to give the party led by Nigel Farage a significant advantage over Plaid Cymru in terms of exposure in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election ✍️Martin Shipton
Hate incidents, already estimated to be massively under-reported due to lack of follow through from the police, will now have zero data collected on them. Awful for victims, awful for research, perfect for the far right this government thinks they can appeal to.
Always think: whose "common sense"?
Always think: whose "common sense"?
Non-crime hate incidents are no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and would be scrapped under plans to be presented to the Home Secretary
Non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped for ‘common sense’ system
Non-crime hate incidents are no longer “fit for purpose” and would be scrapped under plans to be presented to the Home Secretary. A review by police leaders set to be published next month will call fo...
wp.me
December 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Hate incidents, already estimated to be massively under-reported due to lack of follow through from the police, will now have zero data collected on them. Awful for victims, awful for research, perfect for the far right this government thinks they can appeal to.
Always think: whose "common sense"?
Always think: whose "common sense"?
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CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
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🚨 NEW BLOG
Labour have won every election in Wales for 100 years, but they are on track to (badly) lose the 2026 Senedd election - why?
@jaclarner.bsky.social and I have looked at new data, which shows how support is shifting within (not between) Wales's blocs!
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Labour have won every election in Wales for 100 years, but they are on track to (badly) lose the 2026 Senedd election - why?
@jaclarner.bsky.social and I have looked at new data, which shows how support is shifting within (not between) Wales's blocs!
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
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.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨 NEW BLOG
Labour have won every election in Wales for 100 years, but they are on track to (badly) lose the 2026 Senedd election - why?
@jaclarner.bsky.social and I have looked at new data, which shows how support is shifting within (not between) Wales's blocs!
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Labour have won every election in Wales for 100 years, but they are on track to (badly) lose the 2026 Senedd election - why?
@jaclarner.bsky.social and I have looked at new data, which shows how support is shifting within (not between) Wales's blocs!
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Having heard of Andrew Doyle's new (allegedly) non-fiction The End of Woke, it's struck me that there really needs to be a Betteridge's law of headlines for political theory, like if a book is titled "The End of X", X probably hasn't ended. (see also Bell 1960, Fukuyama 1992)
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Having heard of Andrew Doyle's new (allegedly) non-fiction The End of Woke, it's struck me that there really needs to be a Betteridge's law of headlines for political theory, like if a book is titled "The End of X", X probably hasn't ended. (see also Bell 1960, Fukuyama 1992)
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When Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen — this will always be one of my favorite political anecdotes
May 11, 2023 at 12:26 AM
When Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen — this will always be one of my favorite political anecdotes
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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Mae'r recordiad o'n Darlith Flynyddol 2025 gan Yr Athro Syr John Curtice, Prifysgol Ystrad Clud, nawr ar gael ar YouTube
The recording ofour 2025 Annual Lecture by Prof. Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is now on YouTube
👇 'Can Devolution Survive the UK's New Politics?' #Senedd26
The recording ofour 2025 Annual Lecture by Prof. Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is now on YouTube
👇 'Can Devolution Survive the UK's New Politics?' #Senedd26
‘Can Devolution Survive the UK’s New Politics?’ – Professor Sir John Curtice
YouTube video by School of Law and Politics
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Mae'r recordiad o'n Darlith Flynyddol 2025 gan Yr Athro Syr John Curtice, Prifysgol Ystrad Clud, nawr ar gael ar YouTube
The recording ofour 2025 Annual Lecture by Prof. Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is now on YouTube
👇 'Can Devolution Survive the UK's New Politics?' #Senedd26
The recording ofour 2025 Annual Lecture by Prof. Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is now on YouTube
👇 'Can Devolution Survive the UK's New Politics?' #Senedd26
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
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Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru reach Welsh government budget deal, say sources to me and Emilia Belli
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru reach Welsh government budget deal, say sources to me and Emilia Belli