Leanne Wood
@leannewood.bsky.social
Inspired by nature, ideas & the power of people & their communities. Co-Executive Director - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru / Community Energy Wales. Recovering politician. Loves books, painting/art, walking, cold water dipping, family, friends, cakes & gardening
Heddiw / today - Tonypandy
Leanne Wood@leannewood.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere are events taking place in Tonypandy & around next weekend to commemorate those who stood up to the fascists 90 years ago. A plaque is going to be revealed. All anti facists (that should have course mean everyone) is welcome / croeso to come & join us. open.substack.com/pub/leannecy...
There are events taking place in Tonypandy & around next weekend to commemorate those who stood up to the fascists 90 years ago. A plaque is going to be revealed. All anti facists (that should have course mean everyone) is welcome / croeso to come & join us. open.substack.com/pub/leannecy...
Remembering the Rhondda anti fascists - the Battle of De Winton Fields
You will have heard of the Battle of Cable Street, where Oswald Mosely’s British Union of Facists (BUF) were stopped from marching down a street with numerous Jewish businesses and homes.
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Wales has a strong tradition of communitarianism that has been taken for granted and not really built upon. Time to return to it as @leannewood.bsky.social & Beth Winter have been doing. Best protection from extremism.
Jason "Red5" Lyall@jaylyall.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat did we find? 1. Appeals to communitarianism worked best to reduce support for violent extremism + was most resistant to counter-messaging 2. Surprisingly, we find that a religious message was not especially effective 3. Nor was a "tough" message that emphasized the dangers/costs of terrorism
“I would like to see Plaid Cymru start recruiting now to put forward a slate of Westminster candidates who recognise the risks that come with a Reform victory and who have the skills to put the case for a sustainable alternative” open.substack.com/pub/leannecy...
Independence - the Shield
The next Westminster election is the next opportunity to defend Wales from the far-right
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60% of the new Plaid Cymru Members of the Senedd are women. 🥰
Gruff Rhys, “I’m sure most have decided how to vote already. If you are in doubt what to do and like me intent on keeping the bigoted far right…I urge you to vote tactically by voting Plaid Cymru.” Man don’t give a [one] nation.cymru/culture/wels...
How have the political parties responded in their manifestos to the Community Energy Wales manifesto? We take a look. communityenergy.wales/news/communi...
RefUK insist they aren’t racist and aren’t part of a wider far right movement. Yet here we are. Here is an England 2025 mayoral RefUK candidate.
In my latest piece on substack, I take a look at Plaid Cymru’s proposals on ownership & community wealth building. substack.com/@leannecymru...
Nation Building Through Community Wealth
This is the second piece looking at Plaid Cymru’s manifesto.
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I’ve started up on Substack, to discuss matters pertinent to the Senedd election in May & stopping the far right. You can subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/leannecy...
Leanne Wood | Substack
Recovering politician, Cymru. Click to read Leanne Wood on Substack. Launched a day ago.
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I’m starting to come around to seeing some of the benefits of having a monarchy. Aren’t they great for tourism?
Solidarity to everyone marching in London today against the far-right and their division, and for united communities. A special shout out to everyone there from the valleys. Be loud for us! We stand together. Ymlaen!
So, the claims of “family voting” in the Gorton & Denton by-election were fake news. I wonder in whose interests it was for this lie to circulate? 🤔 And I wonder why so many supposedly serious news outlets carried the story. (You’re not helping, guys!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heddiw - Pontypridd. Cynhadledd - Ynni Cymunedol y Cymoedd Today we are going to be talking & celebrating all things community energy in the valleys. Community ownership projects have great potential to bring people together. Subscribe to our network here: communityenergy.wales/rhanni
Good to discuss Plaid Cymru’s vision of hope and the need to stand together against division ywith Leanne Wood, Zack Polanski and many others at yesterday’s launch of Together Cymru. Great also to have the company of Plaid Cymru candidates and sisters Sarah Rees and Zaynub Akbar.
Huge energy at the launch of the Together Alliance in Caerdydd. Always good to work with @sionedplaid.bsky.social & @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social & it was good to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social again. Buses from Cardiff to the London rally on 28 March: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-co...
Yfory / tomorrow Caerdydd Stand together for all in our communities, against division, bullying & hate. Last few remaining tickets here: linktr.ee/TogetherCymr...
Ben Ferguson and Leanne Wood, Co-executive Directors of Community Energy Wales, who have also signed the open letter said: “Power can only be put into people’s hands with ownership… “Ownership is control and the key to unlocking energy fairness.” nation.cymru/news/new-ini...
New initiative launched to build a 'better and fairer Cymru'
More than 200 organisations working in Wales have signed an open letter calling on all political parties to set out clear, credible plans to improve lives, protect nature, and build a fairer future. U...
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