At the risk of sounding smug or earnest, it’s worth investing time in an independent bookshop, if you have access to one. Bob might have some good suggestions, especially if he got to know you.

(There are some excellent options near Cardiff)

www.storyvillebooks.co.uk

www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk

Looks as if you are on Santa’s 2025 ‘good’ list then Rob.

Westminster vote may feel hypothetical just now. It’ll be interesting to see whether the anti-Reform prefs change, if Plaid tops May’s Senedd vote. Also, the sense that Welsh Labour ‘stands up for Wales’ has eroded since Labour in power at Westminster is perceived as delivering so little for Wales

An even larger proportion of Lab switchers say Plaid is now best placed to ‘stand up for Wales’. The Cons had a ‘playbook’ of attacking Welsh Labour ‘failures’. For all the change of tone chat, there doesn’t seem to be much evidence of Starmer’s govt offering help for or benefits to Welsh Labour.

Lab switchers say Plaid are best placed to stop Reform. I wonder if some folk now think Lab isn’t an effective barrier to Reform, though it might be straightforward tactical voting.

Do you think Keir Starmer is paying attention yet?

Lovely