Peter Black
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Author http://url.ie/13xlu, Welsh Lib Dem Cllr, ex-Welsh AM🔶 RSPCA Llys Nini Chair, cat lover. Promoted by Peter Black, 115 Cecil Street, Manselton, Swansea,SA5 8QL
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Fighting like cats and dogs
Who would have thought that Starmer's government could descend to the sort of chaos its predecessor suffered? The difference appears to be t...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New blogpost: Fighting like cats and dogs
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Camels in early medieval western Europe: beasts of burden & tools of ritual humiliation
The aim of the following post is simply to collect together some of the references to camels in early medieval Europe, where they seem to ha...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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They seek him here, they seek him there
Where exact;y does the leader of Reform UK in Wales live and will he be eligible to stand for the Senedd? Nation Cymru claims that the Fara...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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New blogpost: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
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McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
The website Democracy for Sales reports that the organisation Labour Together paid a controversial PR firm at least £30,000 to investigate ...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
New blogpost: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
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New blogpost: From conservatory to indian restaurant peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/02/from...
From conservatory to indian restaurant
The Patti Pavilion is situated on Swansea's seafront having started life as winter garden conservatory at Craig-y-Nos in the lower Swansea v...
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February 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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New blogpost: How long can Starmer last after Mandelson revelations?
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How long can Starmer last after Mandelson revelations?
The Independent reports that Keir Starmer’s leadership has been plunged into turmoil after furious Labour MPs forced him into a humiliating...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
New blogpost: How long can Starmer last after Mandelson revelations?
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New blogpost: Another blow to the cost of living in Wales peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/02/anot...
Another blow to the cost of living in Wales
The BBC reports that the minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Wales will increase from 50p to 65p from October. It means a can of lager ...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
New blogpost: Another blow to the cost of living in Wales peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/02/anot...
New blogpost: Farage pitches welfare of 450,000 against the future of pubs
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Farage pitches welfare of 450,000 against the future of pubs
The Mirror reports that Nigel Farage has been accused of choosing to plunge half a million children into poverty after unveiling plans to s...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM
New blogpost: Farage pitches welfare of 450,000 against the future of pubs
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New blogpost: Full investigation needed into Mandelson peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/02/full...
Full investigation needed into Mandelson
Keir Starmer showed poor judgement by appointing Peter Mandelson as the ambassador to the UK, however, the new release of files relating to ...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
New blogpost: Full investigation needed into Mandelson peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/02/full...
New blogpost: Has Starmer given China too much rope?
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February 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
New blogpost: Has Starmer given China too much rope?
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New blogpost: The damning WhatsApp chat that led to a Parliamentary by-election
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The damning WhatsApp chat that led to a Parliamentary by-election
The Independent tells us that a damning report has found that Labour councillors made “vile” and “racist” remarks in a WhatsApp group chat ...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
New blogpost: The damning WhatsApp chat that led to a Parliamentary by-election
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New blogpost: The Abbey that never was peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Abbey that never was
As a graduate of Swansea University I have often wondered about the origin of the Abbey, the building where the college's administration is ...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:31 AM
New blogpost: The Abbey that never was peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
New blogpost: Is Badenoch driving moderate Tories towards the Lib Dems? peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/is-b...
Is Badenoch driving moderate Tories towards the Lib Dems?
John Crace has an interesting take in yesterday's column on Kemi Badenoch and her rapidly disintegrating Conservative Party. He says that n...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:47 AM
New blogpost: Is Badenoch driving moderate Tories towards the Lib Dems? peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/is-b...
New blogpost: Starmer doubles down on abolishing jury trials
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Starmer doubles down on abolishing jury trials
The Guardian reports that Keir Starmer has indicated that he will not U-turn on a controversial move to scrap some jury trials, arguing the...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
New blogpost: Starmer doubles down on abolishing jury trials
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New blogpost: Reform by-election candidate shows true colours
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Reform by-election candidate shows true colours
The Guardian reports that the Reform UK candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has refused to disown his claim that UK-born people f...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
New blogpost: Reform by-election candidate shows true colours
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New blogpost: Home Secretary delivers another snub to Welsh First MInister peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/home...
Home Secretary delivers another snub to Welsh First MInister
The BBC report that the Home Secretary has decided that a major overhaul of policing will not see the Welsh Parliament given powers to deci...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New blogpost: Home Secretary delivers another snub to Welsh First MInister peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/home...
New blogpost: Is blocking Burnham a fatal mistake for Starmer?
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Is blocking Burnham a fatal mistake for Starmer?
The Guardian reports that Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) has blocked Andy Burnham’s request to seek selection for the Gorton a...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:13 AM
New blogpost: Is blocking Burnham a fatal mistake for Starmer?
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Blogpost from yesterday: Labour Welsh First Minister snubbed by her own MPs
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Labour Welsh First Minister snubbed by her own MPs
Welsh Labour really are in a mess. Within a day of the First Minister calling on Keir Starmer to help stop Plaid Cymru and the Greens by dev...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Blogpost from yesterday: Labour Welsh First Minister snubbed by her own MPs
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New blogpost: King Charles' forgotten Hamlet
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King Charles' forgotten Hamlet
I was delivering leaflets in Coed Darcy last week, when I remembered one of the area's more unusual eccentricities. Coed Darcy is a new es...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
New blogpost: King Charles' forgotten Hamlet
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New blogpost: Are Welsh Labour in panic mode?
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Are Welsh Labour in panic mode?
She has been Welsh First Minister for nearly six months but in that time, Eluned Morgan has barely expressed a word of criticism of the UK L...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New blogpost: Are Welsh Labour in panic mode?
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New blogpost: Is Farage too busy earning money to stick to the rules?
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Is Farage too busy earning money to stick to the rules?
The BBC reports on a ruling by the parliamentary commissioner for standards that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached MPs' rules 17 times...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:42 AM
New blogpost: Is Farage too busy earning money to stick to the rules?
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New blogpost: Will Labour backtrack on leasehold reform? peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/will...
Will Labour backtrack on leasehold reform?
The Guardian reports that the former Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner has urged Keir Starmer to stick to his campaign pledge to cap gro...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:23 AM
New blogpost: Will Labour backtrack on leasehold reform? peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/will...
New blogpost: Reform have mutated into the Truss/Johnson Tory Party Mark II peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/refo...
Reform have mutated into the Truss/Johnson Tory Party Mark II
After Robert Jenrick joined Reform I made a comment on a Facebook post by a despairing former Tory MP, I suggested that he should look on th...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM
New blogpost: Reform have mutated into the Truss/Johnson Tory Party Mark II peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/refo...
New blogpost: Greenland crisis should push the UK closer to the EU peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/gree...
Greenland crisis should push the UK closer to the EU
The Independent carries an interesting opinion piece in which they quote Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, as saying that if Trump inv...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM
New blogpost: Greenland crisis should push the UK closer to the EU peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/01/gree...