Aled Blake
@aledblake.bsky.social
⚽️ Cardiff City. ⚽️ Wales. 🔴 Lefty.
Recovering journalist, ex-policy officer, now PhD student.
Recovering journalist, ex-policy officer, now PhD student.
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Aled Blake
@aledblake.bsky.social
· Feb 11
I really wish the idiom “for the birds” was for the birds.
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People want actual scrutiny of Reform policies in government- so on my LBC Sunday show today I did just that with newly elected Lincolnshire Mayor Andrea Jenkyns. Do have a watch. youtu.be/WzxfvcZkluw?...
Reform's new mayor: 'Put migrants in tents' | LBC
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May 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
People want actual scrutiny of Reform policies in government- so on my LBC Sunday show today I did just that with newly elected Lincolnshire Mayor Andrea Jenkyns. Do have a watch. youtu.be/WzxfvcZkluw?...
Brilliant summary of the incompetence at Cardiff City by Glen Williams here:
Cardiff City board repeatedly ignored all warning signs and now the fans will pay the price www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/footba...
Cardiff City board repeatedly ignored all warning signs and now the fans will pay the price www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/footba...
No leadership, no plan and fans furious – This is a mess of Cardiff's own making
The Bluebirds have been relegated to League One and it's those at the top who need to shoulder the blame
www.walesonline.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Brilliant summary of the incompetence at Cardiff City by Glen Williams here:
Cardiff City board repeatedly ignored all warning signs and now the fans will pay the price www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/footba...
Cardiff City board repeatedly ignored all warning signs and now the fans will pay the price www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/footba...
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👀 Launching on 29th April..
Future Generations Report 2025 – coming soon online and at our Action Summit event* to help leaders make life better for people & planet now and future.
*The Commissioner's calls to action included. Stickers not sold separately. Not made using AI. #futuregen10
Future Generations Report 2025 – coming soon online and at our Action Summit event* to help leaders make life better for people & planet now and future.
*The Commissioner's calls to action included. Stickers not sold separately. Not made using AI. #futuregen10
April 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
👀 Launching on 29th April..
Future Generations Report 2025 – coming soon online and at our Action Summit event* to help leaders make life better for people & planet now and future.
*The Commissioner's calls to action included. Stickers not sold separately. Not made using AI. #futuregen10
Future Generations Report 2025 – coming soon online and at our Action Summit event* to help leaders make life better for people & planet now and future.
*The Commissioner's calls to action included. Stickers not sold separately. Not made using AI. #futuregen10
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Academics publish critique of Cardiff University cuts plans. More later.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...
Cardiff University warned of 'spiral of decline' risk over job cuts plan
The way Cardiff University announced planned cuts has 'seriously damaged' its reputation, academics have warned management
www.walesonline.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Academics publish critique of Cardiff University cuts plans. More later.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...
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“Angela Rayner asked whether she could do something on her off time during a trip, was told it wasn’t on, so didn’t” isn’t exactly a Woodward and Bernstein level exclusive
March 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“Angela Rayner asked whether she could do something on her off time during a trip, was told it wasn’t on, so didn’t” isn’t exactly a Woodward and Bernstein level exclusive
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Emergency podcasts sir. Thousands of ‘em.
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Emergency podcasts sir. Thousands of ‘em.
Picked up this fab book from Oxfam in Cardiff this week. Plus ça change in lots of themes. Advocates, in 1974, electrification of the Valleys rail network… and explores the idea of wholesale resettling the population of the Valleys to new coastal belt towns. 🤔
February 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Picked up this fab book from Oxfam in Cardiff this week. Plus ça change in lots of themes. Advocates, in 1974, electrification of the Valleys rail network… and explores the idea of wholesale resettling the population of the Valleys to new coastal belt towns. 🤔
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Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake
theconversation.com/universal-ba...
theconversation.com/universal-ba...
Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake
A UBI pilot in Wales gives a sum of money to young people leaving the care system. But it won’t be rolled out beyond its trial period.
theconversation.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake
theconversation.com/universal-ba...
theconversation.com/universal-ba...
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Am I missing something, or is the British Museum just a load of old pots? | Adrian Chiles
Am I missing something, or is the British Museum just a load of old pots? | Adrian Chiles
I found the history of the world there, told through the medium of pots. The orgy of earthenware was baffling
Having lived in London since 1986, it was to my shame and discredit that I’d never been to the British Museum. I was not proud of the fact. This…
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Am I missing something, or is the British Museum just a load of old pots? | Adrian Chiles
I really wish the idiom “for the birds” was for the birds.
February 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I really wish the idiom “for the birds” was for the birds.
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UK government bonds have erased the bulk of their losses since Reeves’ October Budget, bringing long-term borrowing costs close to the level they maintained before her tax and spending plans accelerated a gilt market sell-off
www.ft.com/content/0ead...
www.ft.com/content/0ead...
Gilt rally offers partial reprieve for Rachel Reeves
UK’s growth problems pose long-term challenges for chancellor
www.ft.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
UK government bonds have erased the bulk of their losses since Reeves’ October Budget, bringing long-term borrowing costs close to the level they maintained before her tax and spending plans accelerated a gilt market sell-off
www.ft.com/content/0ead...
www.ft.com/content/0ead...
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Wow it is quite a sense of relief to read “those who mimic the Nazi salute even as a joke or to troll their opponents trivialise the horror of the Holocaust”.
Apparently there still are some adults left.
Apparently there still are some adults left.
Calvin Robinson has been defrocked by the Anglican Catholic church for emulating Musk's salute, one of several small churches he has bounced in and out of in the last 5 years
January 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Wow it is quite a sense of relief to read “those who mimic the Nazi salute even as a joke or to troll their opponents trivialise the horror of the Holocaust”.
Apparently there still are some adults left.
Apparently there still are some adults left.
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the absolute moral clarity and bravery of this letter is something to behold
How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
January 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
the absolute moral clarity and bravery of this letter is something to behold
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I have lost all faith in zips | Adrian Chiles
I have lost all faith in zips | Adrian Chiles
The only thing worse than spending a fortune on a coat you don’t really need is spending a fortune on a coat you don’t really need, then damaging it, then discovering that no one wants to fix it
What is it with zips? Ask someone who knows about these…
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I have lost all faith in zips | Adrian Chiles