The latest issue also includes a fantastic review of my book by J. Graham Jones. @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social uwp.co.uk/book/emlyn-h...

Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979 | UWP

Author(s) Nicholas K. Alderton

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LiberalHistoryToday@libhistorytoday.bsky.social · 21h ago

New Journal of Liberal History available now. Includes articles on Liberal Democrats' 2026 local and devolved elections (by John Curtice), a tribute to Jim Wallace, 1832 Boundaries, the Marquess of Crewe and Beth Butler's experience of being a Liberal agent in the 1960s. mailchi.mp/daf2521480e2...

1/2 - 60 years ago on the 10/09/1966 - 200 Welsh Liberal delegates attend a conference at Llandiloes, Montgomeryshire. Under the leadership of Emlyn Hooson MP they found the Welsh Liberal Party, as a separate state party from England and Scotland.

This Saturday we are exploring the aftermath and legacy of 1926 with another fantastic line-up of speakers and panellists! 📅12.09.26 🕰️10am 🎟️Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

@rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social about to be on @mrjamesob.bsky.social show on @lbc.co.uk

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

Following widespread public outcry over the revelation that sea eagles are being poisoned by toxic rat poisons, a Wales-based research group has called on the Senedd’s Environment Committee to push for tighter restrictions on the use of poisons which go on to enter the food chain

Campaigners call on Senedd to restrict bird-killing poisons

Stephen Price Following widespread public outcry over the revelation that sea eagles in Britain were being poisoned by toxic rat poisons, a Wales-based research group has called on the Senedd’s Enviro...

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Are Honest Bob (Robert) Jenrick, 50p Lee Anderson and LoadsaMoney Nigel Farage even safe to be around women? The party that admits a convicted woman beater become an MP confirms their contempt for women. Obviously, they agree with assaulting women. 1/2

Farage’s ludicrous minions selling what’s left of their souls for coins, while either not knowing or caring that their boss secretly trousered five million for his ‘personal use’. He makes absolute twats of everyone who trusts him. And this James Orr character is supposed to be some sort of genius…

The Welsh Government has said decisions on investment in the defence sector should be deferred until a new ethical framework governing its involvement with the industry is in place

Welsh Government to defer defence investment decisions pending new ethical framework

Mark Mansfield The Welsh Government has said decisions on investment in the defence sector should be deferred until a new ethical framework governing its involvement with the industry is in place. Ent...

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At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton

New article on our website - Interview with Paul Spackman following the publication of his biography on Lloyd George. lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2026/09/01/i...

Parents of seriously ill children are taking work calls from hospital rooms and risking losing their homes to stay by their child’s bedside, a campaigner said

Parents ‘risk losing homes’ to be with their sick children, campaigner says

Ted Hennessey and Rosie Shead, Press Association Parents of seriously ill children are taking work calls from hospital rooms and risking losing their homes to stay by their child’s bedside, a campaign...

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scoutscymru.org.uk/welsh-awards... This is a very cool badge for the Scouts to get. As a volunteer with the last remaining Air Scouts (Gwendraeth Valley Air Scouts) in Cymru, very pleased about this.👍

Gwobr Cennin Pedr/Cennin Pedr Award - ScoutsCymru

The Welsh Awards can be gained by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. They are tailored towards the unique Scouting experience in Wales.

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Country music superstar Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family has announced.

Country superstar Dolly Parton dies aged 80

Laura Harding, Press Association Entertainment Editor Country music superstar Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family has announced. The musician was best known for her genre-defining hits ...

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Dolly Parton on funding education and childhood literacy programs: My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of his dreams come true. Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.

My heart is breaking. In addition to her musical talents, she was an exemplary human being. R I P Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

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This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

To paraphrase Alison Krauss in the 1990's: "heaven is hearing Dolly Parton sing." I'm a non-believer, stridently so, but Dolly was something other-worldly. There was never a voice like hers, musically or otherwise, and we're all the better for it. What a beautiful life ❤️

Sir Gareth Edwards – arguably rugby’s greatest ever player – has been honoured with the renaming of a stand at Cardiff Arms Park and the unveiling of a new portrait.

Stand renamed in honour of Sir Gareth Edwards at Cardiff Arms Park

Nation.Cymru staff Sir Gareth Edwards – arguably rugby’s greatest ever player – has been honoured with the renaming of a stand at Cardiff Arms Park and the unveiling of a new portrait. As preparations...

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Mae Llywodraeth Plaid Cymru wrthi'n gweithio i greu Cymru fwy gwydn a gwyrdd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Bydd Cynllun Gweithredu Hinsawdd a Natur Cymru yn mynd i'r afael â'r materion o newid hinsawdd a cholli natur fel un - gan ddiogelu'r systemau hollbwysig a chreu dyfodol gwell i'n cymunedau. 💚

“Dicky is ubiquitous these days…Perhaps he can’t resist the feeling of freedom he gets when not umbilically attached to Nige. It lets him believe he is a fully sentient independent being. Rather than one of the last clowns standing in the circus” Beautiful scorn. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform UK hates ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees – apprenticeships in dodgy crypto, anyone?

Dicky Tice recalls digging trenches with a JCB as a young man, omitting to say the firm he went on to run was founded by his grandfather

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Interested in Welsh politics? Liberalism? The history of devolution? Then you'll want a signed copy of "Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party 1962-1979" by Nicholas K. Alderton @nickalito.bsky.social lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk/2026/07/08/b...

Latest issue includes a review of Richard R. O'Brien's The 'Woman Who Helped Win the War - The Welfare Campaigns of Margaret Lloyd George, 1914-1918' by the Chair of the Society Russell Deacon

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New Journal of Liberal History just published. Includes articles on the General Strike and the Liberal Party, Michael Meadowcroft, the Manchester Liberal Union and the South African War and the Lib-Lab Pact. mailchi.mp/1dc4e4b8c20d...

New Journal of Liberal History just published. Includes articles on the General Strike and the Liberal Party, Michael Meadowcroft, the Manchester Liberal Union and the South African War and the Lib-Lab Pact. mailchi.mp/1dc4e4b8c20d...

Plaid Cymru: connecting communities and making it easier to travel between north and south 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Taith Cymru, launching on 25 October, is a brand new coach service which will run between Bangor and Carmarthen. Get your tickets from 6 October 👉 tfw.wales/taithcymru

When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...

As wildfires continued to burn across parts of Wales overnight, a Senedd petition has been created calling for the Welsh Government to organise a prime-time televised briefing on the climate and nature emergency, delivered by independent experts

Welsh Government urged to make televised briefing on the climate and nature emergency

Stephen Price As wildfires continued to burn across parts of Wales overnight, a Senedd petition has been created calling for the Welsh Government to organise a prime-time televised briefing on the cli...

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Hey, remember when Fauci privately told a reporter on Feb 7th 2020 that Covid was "more deadly than even your strenuous flus... This is deadly stuff" but then told a public press conference on Feb 27th 2020: "This is a flu. This is like a flu"? Oh wait! That was... Donald Trump.

Gyda gormod o bobl yn wynebu digartrefedd ac yn byw mewn llety dros dro anaddas, mae Cymru yn wynebu argyfwng tai. Dyna pam mae Plaid Cymru yn adeiladu 20,000 o gartrefi cymdeithasol erbyn 2030.

With too many people facing homelessness and living in unsuitable temporary accommodation, Wales is facing a housing crisis. That's why Plaid Cymru is building 20,000 social homes by 2030.