‘Nid da lle gellir gwell’ – roughly speaking, ‘It’s not good if it could be better’. That saying will be familiar to every child who has been through Welsh medium …
Author archives: Huw Williams
10 Reasons Why Not To Vote Reform
With the Senedd Election set for Thursday you may well have reached the point where you just want it to be over and done with. Whisper it quietly, but that’s …
“The Truth Against the World” – Free Speech and the Senedd Election
“We may learn our duty from the conduct of the oppressors of the world. They know that light is hostile to them, and therefore they labour to keep men in …
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Robert Owen on his 250th Birthday – A Very Modern Socialist
Today it is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Owen, the socialist pioneer from Newtown who along with figures such as fellow countryman Richard Price, the feminist Mary …
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What now?
At some point late in the day yesterday, Vaughan Roderick apparently commented that Welsh Labour are one of the few social democratic governments left in Europe. At face value this …
A Problem called Abolish
The most depressing incident of the election campaign for me was receiving a piece of Abolish the Assembly ‘literature’ through our post box. It was a leaflet calling for the …
The Land that Lost its Values
For those who grew up in Aberystwyth and the surrounding area, the National Library is a building and institution that is integral to the landscape and the memory it shaped. …
Light shining out of darkness
The darkest hour comes before the dawn. These are words we would do well to remember, as we are plunged into the depths of the COVID-19 crisis. After the excruciating …
The democracy killers
Back in October, following the prorogation of the Westminster Parliament, we were provided with a short, sharp account of the limits of British democracy on this blog – exposing the …
A Brexit escape route for Wales?
A few weeks ago a most unusual occurrence came to pass. The Guardian ran a piece that focused some of its attention on Wales. Whatsmore, despite Brexit being its focus, …