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Da yawn - keep up the good work.
Last Friday I attended the Wales Media Awards where I won Political Journalist of the Year.
I was up against two superb fellow hacks and I was really honoured to win.
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I was up against two superb fellow hacks and I was really honoured to win.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Da yawn - keep up the good work.
A rhyme for our time.
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
A rhyme for our time.
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Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
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And now I'm remembering the late great Benjamin Zephaniah writing Bought And Sold, about how the state uses honours to tame influential radicals, and then him getting offered an OBE for services to poetry and asking "did you... not read my poem?"
December 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
And now I'm remembering the late great Benjamin Zephaniah writing Bought And Sold, about how the state uses honours to tame influential radicals, and then him getting offered an OBE for services to poetry and asking "did you... not read my poem?"
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Merry Christmas 😊 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Merry Christmas 😊 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Well worth a subscription
Well worth a subscription
What's to come in 2026
And a big thank you for everything
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December 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Well worth a subscription
Well worth a subscription
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These principles are essential not only for the European Union, but for nations around the world.
We stand in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland.
We stand in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland.
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
These principles are essential not only for the European Union, but for nations around the world.
We stand in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland.
We stand in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland.
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Am having a brief New Model Army nostalgia session. This was imo harsh from the US authorities.
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Am having a brief New Model Army nostalgia session. This was imo harsh from the US authorities.
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Putin & Trump should be locked up!
December 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Putin & Trump should be locked up!
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Labour have long failed to grasp their slow but steady decline in Wales. As long as they clung on to power in Bae Caerdydd for over two decades they were blind to the changes happening outside of their party bubble.
Labour have long failed to grasp their slow but steady decline in Wales. As long as they clung on to power in Bae Caerdydd for over two decades they were blind to the changes happening outside of their party bubble.
Bombshell polling for Wales
If this is correct we are seeing a seismic shift
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Labour have long failed to grasp their slow but steady decline in Wales. As long as they clung on to power in Bae Caerdydd for over two decades they were blind to the changes happening outside of their party bubble.
Labour have long failed to grasp their slow but steady decline in Wales. As long as they clung on to power in Bae Caerdydd for over two decades they were blind to the changes happening outside of their party bubble.
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Here’s a poem called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
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The same question should be asked about his claims to be a journalist. The answer’s the same: he’s neither.
In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see | Ravi Holy
In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see | Ravi Holy
The extremist, who is said to have converted in prison, is now planning a mass carol service. But look at his words and deeds: hardly Saint Tommy, is it, says vicar and stand-up comedian Ravi Holy
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The same question should be asked about his claims to be a journalist. The answer’s the same: he’s neither.
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🚨Some personal news.
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Jonathan Gullis, The Seagull's Lament
A New Yorker Profile
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚨Some personal news.
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just filed my first copy for The New Yorker.
A profile of Jonathan Gullis.
"You get the sense that offstage, Jonathan Gullis struggles with being Jonathan Gullis."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Reform's plans for Wales
"A hodgepodge mess of seemingly uncosted contradictions"
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Now less than 3,000 signatures are required to bring the total to 100,000. Be the one to make a difference and sign now.
Ask for a judicial public inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Ask for a judicial public inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Now less than 3,000 signatures are required to bring the total to 100,000. Be the one to make a difference and sign now.
Ask for a judicial public inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Ask for a judicial public inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Journalist union condemns attacks on Welsh media from Reform UK
Journalist union condemns attacks on Welsh media from Reform UK
Emily Price The National Union of Journalists in Wales has “unequivocally condemned” Reform UK’s recent attacks on the Welsh media. The statement from the trade union’s Welsh Executive Council was…
nation.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Journalist union condemns attacks on Welsh media from Reform UK
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Given that it’s Halloween, here are some haiku horrorscopes.
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Given that it’s Halloween, here are some haiku horrorscopes.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Da iawn, Caerffili. 👏💜
October 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Da iawn, Caerffili. 👏💜
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🏴 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly
💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
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💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
🏴
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🏴 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly
💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
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💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.
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