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
Co-Executive Director - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru / Community Energy Wales. Recovering politician.
Loves books, painting/art, walking, cold water dipping, family, friends, cakes & gardening
Who are the far-right?
When I speak about ‘the far right’ I mean the organised far-right, the parties, the politicians & the official spokespeople. It can also include “influencers” & other grifters. Making money from selling hate is a common theme.
More here:
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When I speak about ‘the far right’ I mean the organised far-right, the parties, the politicians & the official spokespeople. It can also include “influencers” & other grifters. Making money from selling hate is a common theme.
More here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1DFn...
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Who are the far-right?
When I speak about ‘the far right’ I mean the organised far-right, the parties, the politicians & the official spokespeople. It can also include “influencers” & other grifters. Making money from selling hate is a common theme.
More here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1DFn...
When I speak about ‘the far right’ I mean the organised far-right, the parties, the politicians & the official spokespeople. It can also include “influencers” & other grifters. Making money from selling hate is a common theme.
More here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1DFn...
My wish for 2026 is for the people of Cymru to do electorally what the good miners & their political supporters did in Tonypandy in the Rhondda, ninety years ago. They sent the far-right packing at the Battle of De Winton Field (June 1936).
Let’s do it again.
Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb.
Let’s do it again.
Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb.
December 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My wish for 2026 is for the people of Cymru to do electorally what the good miners & their political supporters did in Tonypandy in the Rhondda, ninety years ago. They sent the far-right packing at the Battle of De Winton Field (June 1936).
Let’s do it again.
Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb.
Let’s do it again.
Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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There’s a huge opportunity for communities here, with the right policies:
“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, & solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June”
www.science.org/content/arti...
“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, & solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June”
www.science.org/content/arti...
December 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There’s a huge opportunity for communities here, with the right policies:
“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, & solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June”
www.science.org/content/arti...
“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, & solar & wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June”
www.science.org/content/arti...
Politics doesn’t organise itself.
It can’t be left to others.
Let’s not leave politics to political parties?
If you care, get politically active in 2026.
#ymlaen
It can’t be left to others.
Let’s not leave politics to political parties?
If you care, get politically active in 2026.
#ymlaen
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Politics doesn’t organise itself.
It can’t be left to others.
Let’s not leave politics to political parties?
If you care, get politically active in 2026.
#ymlaen
It can’t be left to others.
Let’s not leave politics to political parties?
If you care, get politically active in 2026.
#ymlaen
Who controls our land and what would change if communities did?
Dawn joins guests Ken Moon - Tir Pontypridd, Leanne Wood - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru | Community Energy Wales and James Hitchcock - Rewilding Britain.
You can listen now via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFK...
Dawn joins guests Ken Moon - Tir Pontypridd, Leanne Wood - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru | Community Energy Wales and James Hitchcock - Rewilding Britain.
You can listen now via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFK...
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Who controls our land and what would change if communities did?
Dawn joins guests Ken Moon - Tir Pontypridd, Leanne Wood - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru | Community Energy Wales and James Hitchcock - Rewilding Britain.
You can listen now via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFK...
Dawn joins guests Ken Moon - Tir Pontypridd, Leanne Wood - Ynni Cymunedol Cymru | Community Energy Wales and James Hitchcock - Rewilding Britain.
You can listen now via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFK...
Hapus Alban Arthan
Heuldro Hapus Y Gaeaf
Heuldro Hapus Y Gaeaf
December 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hapus Alban Arthan
Heuldro Hapus Y Gaeaf
Heuldro Hapus Y Gaeaf
Interesting to compare YouGov’s October poll with the actual result in the Caerffili by-election.
47% consider RefUK to be “generally racist”
47% = Plaid Cymru vote in Caerffili.
36% believe them to be not racist
36% is their vote in Caerffili.
Lessons for May?
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
47% consider RefUK to be “generally racist”
47% = Plaid Cymru vote in Caerffili.
36% believe them to be not racist
36% is their vote in Caerffili.
Lessons for May?
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Interesting to compare YouGov’s October poll with the actual result in the Caerffili by-election.
47% consider RefUK to be “generally racist”
47% = Plaid Cymru vote in Caerffili.
36% believe them to be not racist
36% is their vote in Caerffili.
Lessons for May?
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
47% consider RefUK to be “generally racist”
47% = Plaid Cymru vote in Caerffili.
36% believe them to be not racist
36% is their vote in Caerffili.
Lessons for May?
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#OtD 10 Dec 1984 Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners put on a benefit show at Camden's Electric Ballroom featuring Bronski Beat to support striking miners. They raised over £5,000. Hear their inspiring story in our podcast with former members of @LGSMPride workingclasshistory.com/2019/06/10/e...
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We can either carry on doing what we have always done, getting the same results, or we can do it differently.
The extractive economic model is responsible for Welsh poverty.
Community ownership and the circular economy can change that.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/locals-bui...
The extractive economic model is responsible for Welsh poverty.
Community ownership and the circular economy can change that.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/locals-bui...
Locals built the landscape. Now, they want a stake in its future.
In the slate valleys of north Wales, a group of community organisers, councillors and researchers are taking on one of the region’s most powerful companies – and taking back control of their place.
graceblakeley.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We can either carry on doing what we have always done, getting the same results, or we can do it differently.
The extractive economic model is responsible for Welsh poverty.
Community ownership and the circular economy can change that.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/locals-bui...
The extractive economic model is responsible for Welsh poverty.
Community ownership and the circular economy can change that.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/locals-bui...
Abolish the house of lords!
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Abolish the house of lords!
What does £9 million buy you?
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What does £9 million buy you?
We defeat refUK by countering, exposing and demolishing their arguments and narratives, not by taking them on and running with them.
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We defeat refUK by countering, exposing and demolishing their arguments and narratives, not by taking them on and running with them.
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Ex-leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood has taken to Facebook to share a tip for those intending to use Freepost envelopes sent alongside political leaflets to trigger reverse-charge postage for political parties
Ex Plaid Cymru leader encourages costly back charge trick for political letters
Ex-leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood has taken to Facebook to share a tip for those intending to use Freepost envelopes sent alongside political leaflets to trigger reverse-charge postage for politica...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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December 1st is the international day to recognise, remember & stand with those who have experienced HIV and AIDS.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
December 1st is the international day to recognise, remember & stand with those who have experienced HIV and AIDS.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
Let’s all pledge to call out the ignorance and bigotry that can leave people feeling excluded. Let’s stand against the bullies and with the bullied.
Let’s focus on love, not hate.
Ending the right to trial by jury at the same time as restricting the right to protest is dangerous business.
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Ending the right to trial by jury at the same time as restricting the right to protest is dangerous business.
I’m seeing that some people are using free post to return electoral marketing mail.
It’s better to use the free post to send a letter outlining your thoughts, on plain paper, without your name and address. That way you will be adding to the company costs without giving them your data. 😉
It’s better to use the free post to send a letter outlining your thoughts, on plain paper, without your name and address. That way you will be adding to the company costs without giving them your data. 😉
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I’m seeing that some people are using free post to return electoral marketing mail.
It’s better to use the free post to send a letter outlining your thoughts, on plain paper, without your name and address. That way you will be adding to the company costs without giving them your data. 😉
It’s better to use the free post to send a letter outlining your thoughts, on plain paper, without your name and address. That way you will be adding to the company costs without giving them your data. 😉
Living Wage Foundation:
“We use a public consultation method…asks groups to identify what people need to be able to afford as a minimum. This is fed into a calculation of what someone needs to earn as a full-time salary…then converted to an hourly rate.”
www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-li...
“We use a public consultation method…asks groups to identify what people need to be able to afford as a minimum. This is fed into a calculation of what someone needs to earn as a full-time salary…then converted to an hourly rate.”
www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-li...
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Living Wage Foundation:
“We use a public consultation method…asks groups to identify what people need to be able to afford as a minimum. This is fed into a calculation of what someone needs to earn as a full-time salary…then converted to an hourly rate.”
www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-li...
“We use a public consultation method…asks groups to identify what people need to be able to afford as a minimum. This is fed into a calculation of what someone needs to earn as a full-time salary…then converted to an hourly rate.”
www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-li...
I want to pay tribute to my close colleague, the late Steffan Lewis MS who dedicated a phenomenal amount of time & effort into this campaign for justice for the mineworkers’ pensioners. He would have loved to have seen the result. At last!
Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-miners Budget payment a 'long time coming', say trustees - BBC News
Members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme will receive £2.3bn, the chancellor announced
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I want to pay tribute to my close colleague, the late Steffan Lewis MS who dedicated a phenomenal amount of time & effort into this campaign for justice for the mineworkers’ pensioners. He would have loved to have seen the result. At last!
Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Overton Window explained.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The Overton Window explained.
Llongyfarchiadau / Well done to everyone who took part in the years-long campaign to end the two child benefit cap. It was a major obstacle to efforts to tackle child and parent poverty.
Now time to tackle all of the other contributors to poverty, including the problem of excess wealth.
Now time to tackle all of the other contributors to poverty, including the problem of excess wealth.
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Llongyfarchiadau / Well done to everyone who took part in the years-long campaign to end the two child benefit cap. It was a major obstacle to efforts to tackle child and parent poverty.
Now time to tackle all of the other contributors to poverty, including the problem of excess wealth.
Now time to tackle all of the other contributors to poverty, including the problem of excess wealth.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
When we will see the long overdue investment that is needed in the valleys?
“The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Bangor University, …found that residents of areas of Wales with greater mining extent reported worse mental health.”
nation.cymru/news/study-r...
“The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Bangor University, …found that residents of areas of Wales with greater mining extent reported worse mental health.”
nation.cymru/news/study-r...
Study reveals stark impact of deindustrialisation on mental health in Wales
A study from a Welsh university has shed new light on the stark legacy of deindustrialisation in Wales and its impact on the mental health of the population. The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Ba...
nation.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
When we will see the long overdue investment that is needed in the valleys?
“The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Bangor University, …found that residents of areas of Wales with greater mining extent reported worse mental health.”
nation.cymru/news/study-r...
“The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Bangor University, …found that residents of areas of Wales with greater mining extent reported worse mental health.”
nation.cymru/news/study-r...