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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3h

This x100. Business degrees are cheap to run, easy to run badly, and face seemingly inexhaustible demand

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3h

Something grimly predictable about the way that the conversation about 'ripoff degrees' in the UK is always about degrees that aren't rip-offs, but are instead fairly obvious 'this student has chosen something unlikely to pay off economically' rather than the short tail of crap business degrees:

Everyone needs educating in the fight over university degrees

Political confusion over the purpose of these institutions means the obvious fixes are being neglected

www.ft.com

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 6h

David Lloyd George *in 1890* on the devolution of the crown estate:

‘I fail to understand why questions affecting...the Mineral resources of the Crown in Wales, which are far better apprehended on the spot, should be administered by government clerks in London.’

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

Remember that pic of the Caerphilly Reform candidate which looked edited?

Well I asked Reform UK about it.

Apparently it wasn't edited. The party indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless...

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Wini Davies @winidavies.bsky.social · 6d

'nid pobol normal sy'n gwrando ar Gwleidydda' yn ol @richardwynjones.bsky.social - trafodwch! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Gwleidydda - Cynhadledd Llafur a'r Bedyddwyr Albanaidd - BBC Sounds

Alun Michael sy'n ymuno i drafod araith Keir Starmer yng Nghynhadledd y Blaid.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cylchgrawn Barn @cylchgrawn-barn.bsky.social · 7d

🍂 Mae hi’n ddiwrnod cyntaf mis Hydref, ac mae rhifyn diweddaraf cylchgrawn BARN yma! Agorwch eich copi a mwynhau ei gynnwys difyr.

🎭Rhagflas o gynhyrchiad diweddaraf #TheatrCymru
📰Erthygl graff gan @richardwynjones.bsky.social am dwf Reform yng Nghymru… a llawer mwy! #GwleidyddiaethCymru

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

NEWYDD: Mae Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder Llywodraeth y DU yn dechrau cyhoeddi data carchardai 'Cymru yn unig' am y tro cyntaf yn dilyn degawd o ymchwil yn datgelu problemau yn system cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru gan Dr Robert Jones. 1/3
www.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/news/view...

Bydd rhyddhau data carchardai Cymru yn unig yn “gwella tryloywder a chraffu ar system cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru”

Mae Dr Robert Jones yn croesawu’r symudiad gan y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder ar ôl blynyddoedd o ymgyrchu

www.cardiff.ac.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: The UK Govt's Ministry of Justice begins routinely publishing Wales-only prison data for the first time following a decade of research exposing issues in the Welsh criminal justice system by Dr Robert Jones. 1/3
www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...

Release of Wales-only prison data will “enhance transparency and scrutiny of the Welsh criminal justice system”

Dr Robert Jones welcomes move by Ministry of Justice after years of campaigning

www.cardiff.ac.uk

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 16d

The protracted re-emergence of a distinct legal jurisdiction for Wales has long been an anchor around the neck of the Welsh legal sector the criminal justice system in Wales.

Great to see @lawsocwales.bsky.social & the former FM keeping the debate open on progress:
open.spotify.com/episode/5U23...

6. The Future of Justice in Wales with Lord Carwyn Jones | Dyfodol Cyfiawnder yng Nghymru gyda’r Arglwydd Carwyn Jones

open.spotify.com

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 16d

Some people argue that 'the British Isles' isn't political and we shouldn't be bothered by it, which is why they're invariably so open to my suggestion that we should switch to 'the Irish Isles' for the next few hundred years while we work out a solution.

Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 16d

This is interesting - a thorough Wikipedia explanation of the terminology used to denote “these islands”…

I tend to use “Britain and Ireland”, but accept thats problematical (eg the Isle of Man issue”)

Never in a month of Sundays would I say “the British Isles”

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termino...

Terminology of the British Isles - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 16d

“It’s very, very difficult to exaggerate the historical significance of what’s going on here,” said @richardwynjones.bsky.social , “We’re seeing a potentially decisive break in Labour’s domination of Wales. They are in danger of falling into complete irrelevance.” #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

‘We rely on Nigel now’: Labour’s Welsh collapse is trouble for Starmer

With Reform on the rise, the PM’s support in Caerphilly is as crumbly as its cheese. Losing a byelection in Labour heartlands could lead to an existential crisis

www.thetimes.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 17d

“Polling expert Dr Jac Larner said one of the problems facing Welsh Labour is that there is "a narrative building in Wales that if you want to stop Reform then the party you vote for is Plaid" and so many previous Labour voters are indicating they will vote tactically for Plaid Cymru in 2026.“

Senedd opinion poll a wake-up call for Welsh Labour, says ex-minister

A Welsh Labour grandee fears the party is facing "the biggest kicking in our history".

www.bbc.com

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Cylchgrawn Barn @cylchgrawn-barn.bsky.social · 18d

Ymateb i'r arolygon barn am etholiad y Senedd y flwyddyn nesaf y mae @richardwynjones.bsky.social ein colofnydd gwleidyddol yn rhifyn mis Medi BARN ✍️

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 19d

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Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?

A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak

By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

The New York Times has now published a document which sets out the government’s basis for the proscription. This is the “open” version of the MI5 assessment that has been placed before the courts in litigation challenging the proscription. The judges would also see a “closed” version with material not to be placed in the public domain.

One hopes the “closed” version is a far more impressive document than the one published, which is a flimsy and unconvincing piece of work. The assessment even admits—twice—that most of the activity of Palestine Action cannot be called terrorism.

The document overall reads as if it has been compiled backwards, intending to justify a conclusion that needed to be reached. If so, it will not be the first intelligence document to have been created in such a way.

The assessment relies on the group having caused “serious” property damage, which is the relevant statutory test. The problem here is that the spraying of paint and graffiti by the group does not meet the threshold of seriousness.

The document also relies on “open source” estimates of the cost of damage which, if one looks at the cited sources, trace back to a claim which the police themselves put to arrested protesters in interview. As such there is a certain circularity: the state is relying on the state claiming the damage is serious.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 19d

BREAKING

Jeremy Miles has announced he will be standing down as an MS at the Senedd election.

This means that both the men who ran to replace Mark Drakeford as Welsh Labour leader will no longer be MSs after the next election.

Letter from Mr Miles & Eluned Morgan's response below:

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 19d

Podlediad BBC Radio Cymru #Gwleidydda diweddaraf gyda Cyfarwyddwr y Canolfan @richardwynjones.bsky.social a Vaughan Roderick 👇 #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Gwleidydda - Ble nesaf i'r blaid Lafur? - BBC Sounds

Vaughan a Richard yn trafod tensiynau ymhlith carfanau gwahanol y Blaid Lafur.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 21d

Ha! Diolch! Pa hwyl!?!

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21d

Dyma blog James / This is James's Blog:
bsky.app/profile/jame...

James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social · 22d

What Happened to Labour's 2024 Voters?

Using the recent wave of the @britishelectionstudy.com I look at people who voted Labour in 2024:
- How many are still with the party?
- How many have left?
- Why might that be?

TLDR: they've left because of economic issues/concerns, probably.

What Happened to Labour's 2024 Voters?

The who, what, when, how and huh of why Labour has lost so much support in such a short period of time

jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21d

Yn gynnwys canlyniadau ein arolwg BARN #Cymru gyda @itvcymruwales.bsky.social a blog diweddaraf @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social sy'n drafod ble mae pleidleiswyr Llafur 2024 yn mynd.

Including our latest #Wales polling and James Breckwoldt's blog on where Labour's 2024 voters are going, and why. 👇

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21d

Productivity downgrades are not everything, but they are almost everything: today's newsletter: www.ft.com/content/6567...

Labour’s strategy has been all pain, no gain

The government is incredibly unpopular and even its favoured policies have not shifted the dial

www.ft.com

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 21d

Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago

Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979

👏 Evidence-led policy

Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 21d

Our new BARN Cymru poll run with @itvcymruwales.bsky.social and @yougov.co.uk has landed 📈 #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 21d

The seat projections are pretty dramatic. Allowing for movement of a few points in many directions: Plaid Cymru ~38 seats, Reform UK ~35 seats, Labour ~11 seats, Conservatives ~6 seats, Lib Dems ~3 seats, Greens ~ 1 🧵

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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 21d

Latest ITV BarnCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 poll confirms trend seen over last 6 months - neck and neck race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK for largest party, with Labour falling to even more distant third. Evidence growing of distinct realignment in Wales 🧵

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Borners @borners.bsky.social · 24d

I didn't see another good article @ailsahenderson.bsky.social and @richardwynjones.bsky.social which considering the unusually large concentration of St George's Crosses yesterday is required reading. You can feel the frustration in their writing.

Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEWYDD - gan @ailsahenderson.bsky.social a minnau.

NEW by me and my fellow student of Englishness, Prof. Ailsa Henderson.

theconversation.com/nigel-farage...

Nigel Farage and the political power of English grievance

The Conservatives and Labour have allowed resentment to fester in the biggest part of the UK – and the only region not to have its own parliament.

theconversation.com

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Eva Montemaggi @evamontemaggi.bsky.social · 26d

It’d be interesting to know how things are now regarding the EU but this is good on identity and 2024 election. @richardwynjones.bsky.social youtu.be/7CMXfpiWfso?...

The 2024 UK General Election and Wales - Etholiad Cyffredinol y DU 2024 a Chymru

YouTube video by Cardiff University

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