Dr Nicholas K. Alderton
@nickalito.bsky.social
Welsh Historian & Author.
Deputy Editor of the Journal of Liberal History.
Former Plaid Cymru Cllr - Welsh Independence.
https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-hooson-alderton/
https://nicholasaldertonhistorian.wordpress.com/
Deputy Editor of the Journal of Liberal History.
Former Plaid Cymru Cllr - Welsh Independence.
https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-hooson-alderton/
https://nicholasaldertonhistorian.wordpress.com/
Pinned
My book 'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' is available from @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social and all good booksellers.
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Gyda thristwch y clywyd am farwolaeth Hazel Walford Davies, ysgolhaig ac awdur a ysgrifennodd lawer o gyfrolau pwysig ar y theatr yng Nghymru a’i chofiant gorchestol o O. M. Edwards, a enillodd gategori ffeithiol Gwobr Llyfr y Flwyddyn 2021.
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Gyda thristwch y clywyd am farwolaeth Hazel Walford Davies, ysgolhaig ac awdur a ysgrifennodd lawer o gyfrolau pwysig ar y theatr yng Nghymru a’i chofiant gorchestol o O. M. Edwards, a enillodd gategori ffeithiol Gwobr Llyfr y Flwyddyn 2021.
Very sad news. Condolences to her family.
It was with sadness that UWP heard of the passing of Hazel Walford Davies, academic and author who wrote many important volumes on drama and theatre in Wales as well as her superlative biography of O. M. Edwards, which won Book of the Year in the non-fiction category in 2021.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Very sad news. Condolences to her family.
I feel dirty.
These came in 2 plain envelopes meaning I had to open them and thinking it could be something exciting.
Instead, I touched these!
I was going to say the toilet paper had arrived but, as the old joke about @thesun.co.uk goes, there's more s*** on the paper before you use it.
Yuck!
These came in 2 plain envelopes meaning I had to open them and thinking it could be something exciting.
Instead, I touched these!
I was going to say the toilet paper had arrived but, as the old joke about @thesun.co.uk goes, there's more s*** on the paper before you use it.
Yuck!
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I feel dirty.
These came in 2 plain envelopes meaning I had to open them and thinking it could be something exciting.
Instead, I touched these!
I was going to say the toilet paper had arrived but, as the old joke about @thesun.co.uk goes, there's more s*** on the paper before you use it.
Yuck!
These came in 2 plain envelopes meaning I had to open them and thinking it could be something exciting.
Instead, I touched these!
I was going to say the toilet paper had arrived but, as the old joke about @thesun.co.uk goes, there's more s*** on the paper before you use it.
Yuck!
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How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New post on my website:
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Lloyd George Society’s Annual Weekend Event 2026 – Booking Details and Draft Programme.
Booking Instructions Lloyd George Society – Annual Weekend Event 2026 – March 7-8 2026 We are delighted to share with you the programme for the Lloyd George Society’s 2026 Weekend, on the attached …
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November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New post on my website:
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The draft programme for the 2026 Cymdeithas Lloyd George Society Weekend - I think you'll agree, we have an outstanding range of speakers and topics.
It will be held at the lakecountryhouse.co.uk in Llangammarch on March 7 & 8 2026.
It will be held at the lakecountryhouse.co.uk in Llangammarch on March 7 & 8 2026.
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The draft programme for the 2026 Cymdeithas Lloyd George Society Weekend - I think you'll agree, we have an outstanding range of speakers and topics.
It will be held at the lakecountryhouse.co.uk in Llangammarch on March 7 & 8 2026.
It will be held at the lakecountryhouse.co.uk in Llangammarch on March 7 & 8 2026.
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A new post on our website - Details of the annual Cymdeithas Lloyd George Society Weekend Event, Llangammarch Wells, 7/8 March 2026!
lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2025/11/24/l...
lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2025/11/24/l...
Lloyd George Society's Annual Weekend Event 2026 - Booking Details and Draft Programme. - Cymdeithas Lloyd George
Booking Instructions Lloyd George Society – Annual Weekend Event 2026 – March 7-8 2026 We are delighted to share with you the programme for the Lloyd George Society’s 2026 Weekend, on the attached fil...
lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A new post on our website - Details of the annual Cymdeithas Lloyd George Society Weekend Event, Llangammarch Wells, 7/8 March 2026!
lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2025/11/24/l...
lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2025/11/24/l...
My book 'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' is available from @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social and all good booksellers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My book 'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' is available from @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social and all good booksellers.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Out now!
'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' by @nickalito.bsky.social is the first in-depth description of the Welsh Liberal Party during a tumultuous time in Welsh politics.
Find a copy in your local bookshop, or learn more on our website!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' by @nickalito.bsky.social is the first in-depth description of the Welsh Liberal Party during a tumultuous time in Welsh politics.
Find a copy in your local bookshop, or learn more on our website!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Out now!
'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' by @nickalito.bsky.social is the first in-depth description of the Welsh Liberal Party during a tumultuous time in Welsh politics.
Find a copy in your local bookshop, or learn more on our website!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
'Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979' by @nickalito.bsky.social is the first in-depth description of the Welsh Liberal Party during a tumultuous time in Welsh politics.
Find a copy in your local bookshop, or learn more on our website!
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
My book Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 has just been published by @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social and is available via the publisher and all good booksellers.
Very happy day! 😊
Very happy day! 😊
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My book Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 has just been published by @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social and is available via the publisher and all good booksellers.
Very happy day! 😊
Very happy day! 😊
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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‘At one point during cross examination, the prosecutor Peter Wright KC called Barton’s explanations “nonsense”, to which the former player responded by asking: “Are you calling me a nonce?” Wright in turn responded: “No, nonsense.”’
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
‘At one point during cross examination, the prosecutor Peter Wright KC called Barton’s explanations “nonsense”, to which the former player responded by asking: “Are you calling me a nonce?” Wright in turn responded: “No, nonsense.”’
Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 | UWP: www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 | UWP
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November 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 | UWP: www.uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...
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Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature
Aberystwyth becomes Wales' first UNESCO City of Literature
Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Wales’ first UNESCO City of Literature Abe...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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It's Rob Brydon but not as you've ever seen him before. The Gavin and Stacey star wowed the audience at an Elvis festival with a stellar tribute to the King
Rob Brydon gets the audience all shook up at Elvis festival
In his new TV series Rob Brydon goes on a toe-tapping adventure across the American south to celebrate 100 years of country music. There he meets the stars, discovers the genre’s roots and dives into ...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's Rob Brydon but not as you've ever seen him before. The Gavin and Stacey star wowed the audience at an Elvis festival with a stellar tribute to the King
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Thrilled to be nominated for Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for the Afghan data leak story and superinjunction. Testament to the fantastic team @newsagents.bsky.social and @globalplayer.com.
Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story.
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The secret court that silenced the News Agents...until now
YouTube video by The News Agents
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October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thrilled to be nominated for Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for the Afghan data leak story and superinjunction. Testament to the fantastic team @newsagents.bsky.social and @globalplayer.com.
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Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
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"Hi business. You know we spent a decade and a half telling you to invest in green stuff. In fact, we brought in loads of laws and regulations that forced you to do this. Well, apols. We're worried about our remaining Commons seats so we're ditching all that now. Thanks anyway."
But what about business? Surely those hard-nosed capitalists will jump at the chance of ditching pesky environmental regulations and go pell-mell for North Sea oil?
Yeah, no. Quote from the CBI is just *hides behind sofa*
Yeah, no. Quote from the CBI is just *hides behind sofa*
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"Hi business. You know we spent a decade and a half telling you to invest in green stuff. In fact, we brought in loads of laws and regulations that forced you to do this. Well, apols. We're worried about our remaining Commons seats so we're ditching all that now. Thanks anyway."
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BUMPER Sunday with Lewis Goodall @LBC from 10 from Labour Conf
-Housing Sec Steve Reed
-Dep Leadership candidates Bridget Phillipson AND Lucy Powell
-Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham
-Unite Gen Sec Sharon Graham
-Labour MPs John McDonnell Rosena Allin Khan Bell Ribeiro Addy
-Housing Sec Steve Reed
-Dep Leadership candidates Bridget Phillipson AND Lucy Powell
-Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham
-Unite Gen Sec Sharon Graham
-Labour MPs John McDonnell Rosena Allin Khan Bell Ribeiro Addy
September 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
BUMPER Sunday with Lewis Goodall @LBC from 10 from Labour Conf
-Housing Sec Steve Reed
-Dep Leadership candidates Bridget Phillipson AND Lucy Powell
-Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham
-Unite Gen Sec Sharon Graham
-Labour MPs John McDonnell Rosena Allin Khan Bell Ribeiro Addy
-Housing Sec Steve Reed
-Dep Leadership candidates Bridget Phillipson AND Lucy Powell
-Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham
-Unite Gen Sec Sharon Graham
-Labour MPs John McDonnell Rosena Allin Khan Bell Ribeiro Addy
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“Either we have copyright law or we don’t. Either plagiarism and the theft of intellectual property are anathema to higher education or they aren’t. We’re either modeling academic honesty and integrity to our students or we aren’t.” —@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
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www.chronicle.com/article/some... 1/n
Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons
Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.
www.chronicle.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“Either we have copyright law or we don’t. Either plagiarism and the theft of intellectual property are anathema to higher education or they aren’t. We’re either modeling academic honesty and integrity to our students or we aren’t.” —@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
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www.chronicle.com/article/some... 1/n
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Reform MP backs up Nigel Farage claims that migrants are coming for your birds.
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reform MP backs up Nigel Farage claims that migrants are coming for your birds.