Steve Lake
@steffanllyn.bsky.social
Cymro (Welsh) #Annibyniaeth #IndyWales #Cymraeg #YesCymru2708 #PlaidCymru6445 #FBPE Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (aka Bridgend)
English Broadcasting Corporation
BBC couldn't give a toss anymore fact checking.
BBC Scotland admits error after copying Tories' anti-SNP press release
www.thenational.scot/news/2559606...
BBC Scotland admits error after copying Tories' anti-SNP press release
www.thenational.scot/news/2559606...
BBC Scotland admits error after copying Tories' anti-SNP press release
THE BBC has issued a correction after it copied a Scottish Tory press release attacking the SNP Government – saying it had “no intention to…
www.thenational.scot
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
English Broadcasting Corporation
He's always worth reading
Wealth taxes are back on the agenda – and Prof Richard Murphy shows why the data demands them.
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it
Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
He's always worth reading
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“One of us”???
Give your head a wobble. #NigelFarage has been given (earned???🤔) over £1,000,000 while he was supposed to be working 24/7 for the people of #Clacton. He has avoided paying tax on most of that money and is ‘employed’ by companies advising rich clients on tax avoidance.
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Give your head a wobble. #NigelFarage has been given (earned???🤔) over £1,000,000 while he was supposed to be working 24/7 for the people of #Clacton. He has avoided paying tax on most of that money and is ‘employed’ by companies advising rich clients on tax avoidance.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“One of us”???
Give your head a wobble. #NigelFarage has been given (earned???🤔) over £1,000,000 while he was supposed to be working 24/7 for the people of #Clacton. He has avoided paying tax on most of that money and is ‘employed’ by companies advising rich clients on tax avoidance.
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Give your head a wobble. #NigelFarage has been given (earned???🤔) over £1,000,000 while he was supposed to be working 24/7 for the people of #Clacton. He has avoided paying tax on most of that money and is ‘employed’ by companies advising rich clients on tax avoidance.
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Insisted upon by the Labour party when they thought it would benefit them. I'll shed no tears if it bites them on the arse, BUT we desperately need a sensible replacement. STV, anyone?Come on, #PlaidCymru; do the right thing as a priority when you form the next Welsh Government
Not sure many people have clocked just how big a deal Wales' new voting system is.
It's a 'pure' PR, closed party list - which means no one will be able to pick candidates. Except party HQs. It's a grim fudge few wanted
Caerphilly will have been the last ever Senedd by-election too, if it sticks.
It's a 'pure' PR, closed party list - which means no one will be able to pick candidates. Except party HQs. It's a grim fudge few wanted
Caerphilly will have been the last ever Senedd by-election too, if it sticks.
Closed Lists were a misstep, cross-party STV bill would put the Senedd back on track
Wales stands at an important crossroads in its democratic journey. ERS Cymru has developed a proposal to change the way we elect members of the Senedd, replacing the planned closed-list
electoral-reform.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Insisted upon by the Labour party when they thought it would benefit them. I'll shed no tears if it bites them on the arse, BUT we desperately need a sensible replacement. STV, anyone?Come on, #PlaidCymru; do the right thing as a priority when you form the next Welsh Government
We need STV now!
Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system
If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r
electoral-reform.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We need STV now!
One can only hope so
England’s lurch to the far-right is pushing the rest of the UK towards independence parties, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
One can only hope so
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
Fantastic! More of this, please
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fantastic! More of this, please
Funding The Future is always thought-provoking and well worth a read
'Tax is not a punishment; it is the price of civilisation. It is how we express our shared responsibility for one another. Without tax, there is no functioning democracy or fair society.'
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
The moral case for tax
We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It plays an essential role in the funding of education, healthcare, and economic stability and justice. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Funding The Future is always thought-provoking and well worth a read
Gwenwyn eich gwag ogoniant - a fethodd,
difethwyd eich llwyddiant;
y gwir fu’n drech na’ch gwariant:
i’ch cwch bach ac ewch chi bant!
Diolch i Siôn Aled Owen am grynhoi mor berffaith oblygiadau canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili
difethwyd eich llwyddiant;
y gwir fu’n drech na’ch gwariant:
i’ch cwch bach ac ewch chi bant!
Diolch i Siôn Aled Owen am grynhoi mor berffaith oblygiadau canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Gwenwyn eich gwag ogoniant - a fethodd,
difethwyd eich llwyddiant;
y gwir fu’n drech na’ch gwariant:
i’ch cwch bach ac ewch chi bant!
Diolch i Siôn Aled Owen am grynhoi mor berffaith oblygiadau canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili
difethwyd eich llwyddiant;
y gwir fu’n drech na’ch gwariant:
i’ch cwch bach ac ewch chi bant!
Diolch i Siôn Aled Owen am grynhoi mor berffaith oblygiadau canlyniad is-etholiad Caerffili
Farewell message to Farage from the people of Caerffili...
October 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Farewell message to Farage from the people of Caerffili...
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How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth
How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth
Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beaten, says Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth
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Ahead of my debate on coal tip safety today – a day after the 59th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster – we remember the 144 lives lost.
No family should go to bed fearing the hillside above them. Westminster must fully fund coal tip safety.
No family should go to bed fearing the hillside above them. Westminster must fully fund coal tip safety.
MP: Coal tip safety should be fully funded to prevent repeat of Aberfan disaster
In 1966, a spoil-heap landslide crushed Pantglas Primary School in the coal-mining village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, killing 144 people.
www.independent.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ahead of my debate on coal tip safety today – a day after the 59th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster – we remember the 144 lives lost.
No family should go to bed fearing the hillside above them. Westminster must fully fund coal tip safety.
No family should go to bed fearing the hillside above them. Westminster must fully fund coal tip safety.
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Cyn fy nadl ar ddiogelwch tomenni glo – drannoeth diwrnod cofio trychineb Aberfan – rydym yn cofio’r 144 o fywydau a gollwyd.
Ni ddylai unrhyw deulu fynd i’r gwely gan ofni’r bryniau o’u cwmpas. Rhaid i San Steffan ariannu diogelwch tomenni glo yn llawn.
Ni ddylai unrhyw deulu fynd i’r gwely gan ofni’r bryniau o’u cwmpas. Rhaid i San Steffan ariannu diogelwch tomenni glo yn llawn.
‘Rhaid atal Aberfan arall’
Drannoeth diwrnod cofio trychineb Aberfan, mae Plaid Cymru’n galw ar San Steffan i ariannu diogelwch tomenni glo er mwyn atal trychinebau tebyg yn y dyfodol. Daw’r alwad gan Ann Davies, Aelod Seneddol...
golwg.360.cymru
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Cyn fy nadl ar ddiogelwch tomenni glo – drannoeth diwrnod cofio trychineb Aberfan – rydym yn cofio’r 144 o fywydau a gollwyd.
Ni ddylai unrhyw deulu fynd i’r gwely gan ofni’r bryniau o’u cwmpas. Rhaid i San Steffan ariannu diogelwch tomenni glo yn llawn.
Ni ddylai unrhyw deulu fynd i’r gwely gan ofni’r bryniau o’u cwmpas. Rhaid i San Steffan ariannu diogelwch tomenni glo yn llawn.
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Mae'n warthus bod dros draean o blant Cymru yn byw mewn tlodi ac mae disgwyl i'r nifer hwn godi.
Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.
Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Mae'n warthus bod dros draean o blant Cymru yn byw mewn tlodi ac mae disgwyl i'r nifer hwn godi.
Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.
Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.
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It is shocking that over a third of children in Wales are living in poverty and this number is projected to rise.
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It is shocking that over a third of children in Wales are living in poverty and this number is projected to rise.
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.
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‼️Politics should be about what you do for your community.
Lindsay Whittle has spent his life standing up for #Caerphilly - and now he's ready to be its strong voice in the Senedd.
🗳️ Vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday to stop Reform and put Caerphilly first.
Lindsay Whittle has spent his life standing up for #Caerphilly - and now he's ready to be its strong voice in the Senedd.
🗳️ Vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday to stop Reform and put Caerphilly first.
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
‼️Politics should be about what you do for your community.
Lindsay Whittle has spent his life standing up for #Caerphilly - and now he's ready to be its strong voice in the Senedd.
🗳️ Vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday to stop Reform and put Caerphilly first.
Lindsay Whittle has spent his life standing up for #Caerphilly - and now he's ready to be its strong voice in the Senedd.
🗳️ Vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday to stop Reform and put Caerphilly first.
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Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
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Nigel Farage has, very clearly, broken parliamentary rules. Will any journalists challenge him on it? Via Private Eye
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nigel Farage has, very clearly, broken parliamentary rules. Will any journalists challenge him on it? Via Private Eye
Not suspicious at all!
Reform UK's Caerphilly by-election candidate Llŷr Powell has removed thousands of his social media posts including online interactions with his former boss Nathan Gill ✍️Emily Price
Online interactions with Nathan Gill deleted from Reform Caerphilly by-election candidate's social media
Emily Price Reform UK’s Caerphilly by-election candidate Llŷr Powell has removed thousands of his social media posts including online interactions with his former boss Nathan Gill. Wayback Machine – ...
wp.me
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Not suspicious at all!
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A Reform UK activist got more than he bargained for when he knocked on the door of a Ukrainian refugee in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-17yB
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A Reform UK activist got more than he bargained for when he knocked on the door of a Ukrainian refugee in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-17yB
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The reason that I try and draw attention to this every year is that the UK government still haven't properly funded the clean up the tips nearly 60yrs later. They've extracted resources from Wales for a couple of centuries, bled it dry and dgaf. It should shock people, everyone should be reminded.
On 21st of October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed in the horrific Aberfan disaster, caused by the failure of the National Coal Board.
Today, we remember those who lost their lives and stand with the community of Aberfan now and always.
Never again.
Today, we remember those who lost their lives and stand with the community of Aberfan now and always.
Never again.
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The reason that I try and draw attention to this every year is that the UK government still haven't properly funded the clean up the tips nearly 60yrs later. They've extracted resources from Wales for a couple of centuries, bled it dry and dgaf. It should shock people, everyone should be reminded.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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It's worse than that. Frankly the parties that aspire to power in the UK all too often need to be reminded that the UK is not just just England.
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It's worse than that. Frankly the parties that aspire to power in the UK all too often need to be reminded that the UK is not just just England.