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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4h

Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator
news.sky.com/story/custom...

Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected hikes to bills

While most claims for extra cash were found to be unjustified, rises to bills on top of what Ofwat has allowed look set to be granted at each company

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · Apr 1

Labour's cruel welfare cuts won’t fix the economy.

But they will push 250,000 more people into poverty.

Wales has the highest proportion of disabled people in the UK - Plaid Cymru will not stay silent while lives are put at risk 🥀

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · Apr 1

#Wales generates more electricity than we use – yet nearly half our households are in fuel poverty 🤯

Plaid Cymru says: it's time for one energy zone for Wales, control over our resources, and lower bills for our communities.

With us? Join us 👉 partyof.wales/join

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 15h

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday
inews.co.uk/news/dover-r...

Dover road for post-Brexit border checks still not built just weeks before deadline

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14h

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 1d

The Wigeon whistles into today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight! 🦆

Numbers swell come autumn as visitors from northern Europe join the UK’s resident birds, creating large flocks on wetlands and lakes.

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 1d

Chwiwell in Cymraeg after the drake's call. Here was a small group at @rspbcymru.bsky.social Conwy on an extremely wet and windy Saturday morning courtesy of Storm Amy!! The light was not good!

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 1d

Country diary: The marshes are graced with a little catwalk glamour
Ynys Môn (Anglesey): What a pleasure it is to watch a pair of glossy ibis – true head-turners, and an increasingly common sight
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Country diary: The marshes are graced with a little catwalk glamour | Nigel Brown

Ynys Môn (Anglesey): What a pleasure it is to watch a pair of glossy ibis – true head-turners, and an increasingly common sight

www.theguardian.com

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the Cymru that we really want?

NationCymru @nation.cymru · 1d

Ukrainian refugees in Caerphilly believe that neighbours who display placards in support of Reform UK are telling them they are unwanted and should go home, we can reveal ✍️ Martin Shipton

Ukrainians intimidated by Reform placards in Caerphilly

Martin Shipton Ukrainian refugees in Caerphilly believe that neighbours who display placards in support of Reform UK are telling them they are unwanted and should go home, we can reveal. A community l...

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 1d

Nos Da Bawb - Good Night All
Lleuad y Cynhaeaf neithiwr
The Harvest Moon last night
Cariad mawr o Gymru!
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Newyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 2d

🚨 NEWYDD DORRI: Pont y Borth 'i ail-agor yn rhannol i rai cerbydau yn y dyddiau nesaf': newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30694a

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Newyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 1d

Mae’r Prif Weinidog wedi dweud nad yw ei llywodraeth 'erioed wedi diystyru' adeiladu trydedd bont i Ynys Môn.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30699/

Eluned Morgan ‘ddim yn diystyru’ trydedd bont dros y Fenai

Mae’r Prif Weinidog, Eluned Morgan, wedi dweud nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru “erioed wedi diystyru” adeiladu trydedd bont rhwng Ynys Môn a thir mawr Cymru.

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Newyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 1d

🚨 YN TORRI 🚨

Dau ddyn o Loegr wedi cael eu harestio ar amheuaeth o ddwyn o Amgueddfa Sain Ffagan.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30704

Arestio dau ar amheuaeth o ddwyn o Amgueddfa Sain Ffagan

Mae dau ddyn wedi cael eu harestio ar amheuaeth o ddwyn o Amgueddfa Sain Ffagan, ger Caerdydd, meddai’r heddlu

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 3d

She was arrested for holding a sign reading:

“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”

How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 3d

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Terry Weldon @terryweldon.bsky.social · 4d

"Meanwhile, Britain is stuck in the mire of “small boats”, to which there is only one remotely plausible answer – win French collaboration. That involves Britain seeking to join the EU initiative to stem the migrant flow out of Asia and Africa. It means embarking on a serious reversal of Brexit."
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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 4d

Simon Jenkins-Starmer's "relentless bigging up of Reform & its leader, NigelFarage, is tactically astute. What he has 2 do over the next 2 years is ensure that Reform’s support stays more of a threat to the Tories than 2 Labour."
Is Starmer sacrificing Cymru to Reform chaos to retain UK power?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Why does Reform seem unassailable? Because this is party conference season, when politicos always lose the plot | Simon Jenkins

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 4d

Simon Jenkins-Starmer's "relentless bigging up of Reform & its leader, NigelFarage, is tactically astute. What he has 2 do over the next 2 years is ensure that Reform’s support stays more of a threat to the Tories than 2 Labour."
Is Starmer sacrificing Cymru to Reform chaos to retain UK power?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Why does Reform seem unassailable? Because this is party conference season, when politicos always lose the plot | Simon Jenkins

They wrote off Margaret Thatcher in 1981 when the SDP – like Reform today – was ascendant. They were wrong about her; they could also be about Starmer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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RSPB Cymru @rspbcymru.bsky.social · 23d

This is an area that is home to sensational wildlife – from Little Terns at the coast to Black Grouse and Hen Harriers on the moors. If the Glyndwr National Park goes ahead it must have a strong focus on driving nature recovery and tackling climate change.

NationCymru @nation.cymru · 24d

A consultation has progressed on proposals for a new national park stretching across north-east Wales and Powys

Consultation opens on the proposed Glyndŵr National Park

A consultation has progressed on proposals for a new national park stretching across north-east Wales and Powys. People are being encouraged to share their views on the proposed Glyndŵr National Park,...

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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 6d

💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall on Donald Trump: “I see the same sort of behavior as a male chimpanzee will show when he’s competing for dominance with another

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Strong arguments from @liambyrnemp.bsky.social on how best to tackle the threat of Farage..
Do so where he’s weak:
The economy⚠️he’d do a Truss++
Workers’ rights⚠️he’s against them
Welfare⚠️he’d strip it away
NHS⚠️he’d dismantle it.
“Populists govern badly but campaign well”
So blow up their campaign.

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Fantasy economics mean Nigel Farage is heir to Liz Truss
Liam Byrne
Our Decoding Populism study shows Reform’s support is not a single army marching in step. It’s a fragile alliance of 5 “tribes” bound more by grievance than values. They feel under pressure, in precarious communities, pessimistic about the future, angry about immigration, and feel politics is broken. But two of these tribes, about 40 per cent of Farage’s base, are very persuadable. They worry about pay, pensions, bills, social security and the NHS. They are open to Labour, the Lib Dems, even the Greens.

So what messages work?We found that four cut through most. First: the economy. Farage has tabled billions in unfunded promises. That means higher mortgages, higher bills, higher prices. Second: employment rights. Reform would scrap safeguards on sick pay, safe hours and zero-hours contracts. Third: social security. They want to cut £140 billion of support to pensioners, families and disabled people, leaving the vulnerable out in the cold.Fourth: the NHS. Farage has mused openly about a US-style insurance model, threatening free provision at the point of need.

By contrast,attacks painting Reform’s leader as “Britain’s Trump” or focusing on immigration don’t move the dial. Populists thrive when debate rages on their chosen turf of immigration and identity. We must not fight on their battlefield.

Populists govern badly but campaign well.And the price is high: international research shows countries under populist rule end up over 10 per cent poorer within 15 years. That’s a pay cut Britain simply cannot afford. So the strategy must be clear. Stop tilting at Farage’s windmills. Expose his offer as Liz Truss 2.0 — a sugar rush of fantasy economics that would leave Britain poorer. And counter his fake nostalgia with a real story of national renewal: a country fairer, stronger and more secure. Farage can be beaten — but only if we fight him where he is weakest, not strongest.

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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 11d

Indeed!

Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 11d

Bore Da Bawb - Good Morning All
Cnocell Fraith Fwyaf ar ddydd Llun wrth ymyl Cronfa Ddŵr Llysfaen
A Great Spotted Woodpecker on Monday beside Llysfaen Reservoir
@fofcreservoirs.bsky.social
Cariad mawr o Gymru!
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Cenric @cenricc.bsky.social · 12d

Indeed! It never crosses their minds that we see things differently! It's why diversity is such a wonderful thing as it allows different views of our world!

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