David Llewellyn
@drdaillewellyn.bsky.social
A virtual cornucopia of things - Toreth rhith o bethau bychain Nature & Wellbeing Lead - Arweinydd Natur a Lles #NatureConnectedness - #HealthandWellbeing Drummer - Drymiwr Own views - Barnau personol RPs/likes≠endorsement Cwmtyleri: Caerdydd: Cymru 🏴
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
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Climate fatalism is the socially acceptable form of climate denial. And it is all too common.
THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 2w ago“When I hear people in the west preaching fatalism from our more comfortable position, I feel it is a terrible betrayal of those women who are desperately trying still to heal and rebuild our world” @natashawalter.bsky.social on not giving in to climate fatalism www.thenerve.news/p/natasha-wa...
Trump and the US are now actively seeking to subvert democracy in the UK. We should not be surprised. They are no longer a friendly nation with this current administration. What a sad state they are in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young
Exclusive: Controversial grants are part of package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics
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This headline is seriously irresponsible by @theguardian.com in these times. It may turn out to be so, but this does a serious disservice to the article and seemingly the police statements thus far.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoAnn Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation
Caernarfon Town on an England flag. Wow. Ofnadwy.
In 2015, Burnham said Wales was being shortchanged and pledged to correct it if he became leader. Now, he's dropping those promises. If the 'King of the North' is already abandoning his principles, Labour risks being led by another politician lacking vision and conviction.
Andy Burnham rules out reform of Wales funding system
BBC told he has no plan to change main system funding Welsh government if he becomes prime minister.
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‘Impressive’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Words that come more readily to mind, but aren’t limited to, are: opaque, dodgy funded, corrupt, lack of thought, callous, cruel, revolving doors, septic tanks. They’re a sewer of ideas for immiseration of the poor and advancement of the rich.
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last mo.Britain has one of the most impressive think tank landscapes in the world, from heritage institutions like Chatham House to politically-aligned bodies like IPPR. Most of the policies which Burnham will present in his first 100-days agenda will probably have their origin in think tanks.
Cardiff Council has launched a Meadow Guardian Scheme to monitor biodiversity in the city's grassy areas. Further information from Biodiversity.Team@cardiff.gov.uk
Annwyl @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social Ydy hi'n bosib i Gymru ddatblygu rhywbeth tebyg os gwelwch yn dda DIolch yn fawr www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea
Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA river
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This report by cross-party Welsh MPs makes the point clearer than ever: Wales's justice system is broken. Wales needs control over justice to make our communities safer - and the time for devolution is now.
NationCymru@nation.cymru · 2mo agoOvercrowded prisons, staff shortages and growing pressures on probation services are undermining efforts to rehabilitate offenders in Wales, MPs have warned
Mae’r adroddiad hwn gan ASau trawsbleidiol o Gymru yn ei gwneud hi’n gliriach nag erioed: mae system gyfiawnder Cymru wedi torri. Mae angen rheolaeth dros gyfiawnder ar Gymru i wneud ein cymunedau’n fwy diogel - a nawr yw’r amser i ddatganoli.
Gorlenwi carchardai Cymru a phrinder staff yn 'tanseilio diogelwch'
Mae gorlenwi a diffyg staff yng ngharchardai Cymru yn "tanseilio diogelwch staff a charcharorion", meddai gwleidyddion.
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Incredible transformation continues at the former Broad Marsh shopping centre in Nottingham where beautiful green spaces and nature are taking its place.
Dechrau da iawn i'r diwrnod. Great start to the day.
Rheswm mawr arall pam mae angen sortio Stad y Goron yng Nghymru. Another major reason to sort out devolution of the Crown Estate here in Cymru. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Andrew sublet three cottages while paying ‘peppercorn rent’ to crown estate
Report into royal property affairs reveals disgraced ex-prince generated private income from Windsor Royal Lodge
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share.google/JtO1P0UciPkp... Newyddion trist. Chwaraewr arbennig o dda. Very sad news. Great player.
Fergus Slattery: Ireland and Lions great dies aged 77
Blackrock College announce the death of former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery at the age of 77.
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'Without hearing the Welsh language – and all its accents and dialects - in the cinema, an idea grows that there is no such thing as a Welsh language film and that the cinema is not the place for its speakers' ✍️ Nia Edwards-Behi
Where’s the Welsh language in cinema?
Nia Edwards-Behi Though there were pioneers of cinema working in Wales in the medium’s earliest days, it was 1935 before the first Welsh language film was produced, namely Y Chwarelwr (Ifan ab Owen Ed...
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Why does an English charity in Swindon still control some of the finest land in Wales? Why are Welsh stories still being told by an institution with no accountability to the Welsh people?✍️ Peter Ainsworth wp.me/p8Mk4U-1m7I
I knew he'd lost it some time back, but he's delusional now.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoTony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and move firmly to the right
The first person to complete a chemistry PhD in Welsh is helping lead a new conference to ‘normalise’ the growing use of the language in scientific study
Chemist who completed first Welsh-language PhD launches landmark conference
The first person to complete a chemistry PhD in Welsh is helping lead a new conference to “normalise” the growing use of the language in scientific study. On 27 May at Cardiff University, Coleg Cymrae...
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A new report which provides an overview of the Welsh language provision available to students throughout Wales has presented a 'mixed picture' across the sector, highlighting 'a need for the Welsh-language experience to extend well beyond the classroom'
Greater Welsh language consistency needed for students, according to new research
Stephen Price A new report which provides an overview of the Welsh language provision available to students throughout Wales has presented a ‘mixed picture’ across the sector, highlighting ‘a need for...
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Disgyblion Ysgol Glantaf a Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen yn cyrraedd maes Eisteddfod yr Urdd yn 1978 i gystadlu côr bechgyn dan 12.
Ble mae hwn yn y cymoedd? Pwy adeiladodd e a pham? Where in the valleys is this? Who built it and why?
By treating Welsh, Scottish and English nationalism as variations of the same political problem, Streeting created a false equivalence between movements shaped by entirely different political traditions and grievances ✍️Brenig Davies wp.me/p8Mk4U-1lJR
This looks interesting #Newtown #Drenewydd share.google/AQyt0Aj5Tj6A...
Newtown’s unique architecture spotlighted in TV programme exploring its rich history
Newtown features in an S4C series exploring its architecture, industrial past and cultural heritage, from flannel mills to modern galleries.
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