Ceritheviking
@ceritheviking.bsky.social
history, sport, science & politics! green side but more about outcomes than party rosettes. works policy+public affairs. Also podcasting, theatre & ancient glass! Searching - “Dolce far niente”
A day around the Garreg las eisteddfod. And gotta say north pembs community has put on a show of support. Welsh flags, bunting, colours, messages and generally celebrations everywhere. Some great creations. Sadly few photos. The knitted bardic bollards in crymych, immense!
Go on then! Guess the castle!!! One of my favs!! It’s the stone work that make this special.
The 21st century landsker line. Peace wall 😉 Bloody Flemings. (Sad the kids in the car had no idea what it was / is , they do now 😂) #maesb
The first of many ? Suspect the welsh sector is in for some rationalising ? www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Two UK universities merge to form country's first ‘super-university’
The merger comes amid mounting economic pressures facing British universities, including some of the most highly regarded higher education institutions in the world. #EuropeNews
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Going past skewen. Totally eclipse of the heart on. Has to be done. #bonnietyler Never knew her real name was gaynor Hopkins mind !
@thepaulwilliams has not only stirred the nest with this, but he’s eat a mouth full of wasps too!! Idiot boy!! It’s not even winning. - wales just doesn’t have the economic power it once did or any of the countries / teams we play have. www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/columnis...
Paul Williams: It’s time for Welsh rugby to look to the future and not live in the past
Paul Williams argues Welsh rugby must stop dwelling on past mistakes and embrace the major changes ahead as the professional game moves towards a new three-region model.
therugbypaper.co.uk
This is leadership. Really want wales to do this type of decisive action first. Great to see and congrats to @noelmooney and @lauramacallister for leading the way www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino: Wales first nation to withdraw support for Fifa president
Wales become the first nation to publicly withdraw backing for Gianni Infantino's bid to continue his leadership of Fifa.
bbc.co.uk
I know a lot of people have fears on filming : photography of people and the like - but 200k a day.? Before long to fill up, you are going to have to be face recognised I expect. Supermarkets likkey following suit. One strike and your out ? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.
bbc.co.uk
Sector by sector China is going undercut the world’s business giants. China shocks with chip tech breakthrough | The Observer observer.co.uk/news/busines...
China shocks with chip tech breakthrough | The Observer
Markets took a dip on news that a Shanghai firm has built an extreme-ultraviolet lithography machine. That spells trouble for a US that has bet big on AI dominance
observer.co.uk
Roma not a bad friendly pre season ! City 1 up in three minutes too !! Also see this new development off Cowbridge road finally unwrapped. Looks good!
In the spirit of balance, for anyone wanting to unite n and s wales with improved infrastructure this read may add fuel to your argument (It’s still a no for me) But if you like infrastructure of any type read this. This scheme should happen too! limbostructure.substack.com/p/norse-by-n...
Norse by Northwest
Why I need to build a tunnel under the Pennines
limbostructure.substack.com
Another fantastic @cardiffbusiness breakfast briefing this time on tourism and events in wales. Ian Williams of welsh gov setting the scene but Twitter loss Calvin jones putting the economist side of things (Unbelievable pain au raisin today) These are great resources to have
Every so often I hear something I never knew. Did not know that state schools pay business rates. (Came up on the radio saying that private schools now pay business rates too - never mind the vat argument) Mad that schools pay business rates. Just a money merry go round?
Work in steel at the moment so find myself doing research a study on various aspects. (Tips welcome) Interesting old advert pre nationalisation. Ebbw vale / Llanwern mostly. Produced more steel than the entire Uk last year!
The UK are amateurs compared to Finland: www.weforum.org/stories/glob...
In Finland, speeding tickets are linked to your income
In Finland, penalties for traffic violations are pegged to taxable income, resulting in some headline-grabbing fines. It’s a model that has also been adopted in other European countries.
weforum.org
Interesting demographic details in this weeks will Hayward newsletter.. much will be made of English retirees I know but it’s far wider than that. Births v deaths etc etc. worth a few mins open.substack.com/pub/willhayw...
Wales’ real immigration crisis
Cymru does have some challenges with people moving here – but it’s not who you think
open.substack.com
Go on then!!! Little afternoon guess the castle. Sadly mostly closed off now. Come on @EnglishHeritage don’t leave it like this just because it’s really welsh 😉
In a plus though the never known dry swans well nearer the river remains in full fettle !!
Ceritheviking@ceritheviking.bsky.social · 2w agoThe login brook in hay. A childhood playground. Seen it dry before but it is rare. No rain forecast anytime soon these dry tribe of the wye are going to hit the river hard soon. Few stagnant pools higher up #climate
The login brook in hay. A childhood playground. Seen it dry before but it is rare. No rain forecast anytime soon these dry tribe of the wye are going to hit the river hard soon. Few stagnant pools higher up #climate
Today’s new cafe, in my long running theme. Cafe ten. Crickhowell. Lovely cappachino!! Pound less for two coffees than Cardiffs wellfield road this week too. 😎 Gotta love crick!
Considering the weather you’d think the small boats mob would be raving about the arrivals wouldn’t you. But then again and it’s strange the comms by labour / the gov is so quiet. When you look at the stats. They are drying up like European rivers. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
Throw the fly tipping book at the twonk Stunned Welsh rugby team remove bathtub from Pen y Fan summit after stunt | Wales Online www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
Stunned Welsh rugby team remove bathtub from Pen y Fan summit after stunt
The players helped National Trust workers remove the tub, which had been left at the summit following a supposed world record attempt
walesonline.co.uk
Radio just said one of the owners of welsh fire has put in £40m of his own money. Anyone know who that is , or even if true ? #cricket
Just a reminder about the battle Of Shrewsbury. On this day in 1403. And the rashness of hotspur!!! Wales most important battle ? And OG wasn’t even three!!
India rolled out its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train on Friday, a move aimed at expanding the use of clean energy in its vast rail network. It can run at speeds of up to 75 kph (47 mph) and carry a maximum of about 2,600 passengers #Pinks www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the “NaMo Green Rail” at Haryana’s Jind railway station on Friday. “NaMo” is a common abbreviation of Modi’s first and last names.
ctvnews.ca
