Chris Lines
@chrislines.bsky.social
Interested in family, Wales, public relations, communications, language, politics, change, sustainability, football (Swansea City and Cymru), cricket, hiking...most things really.
A story of war, geo-politics, the desperation and exploitation of refugees, mercenaries, resistance...and love. 'Casablanca...A Live Radio Play' Live in the Theatre was an original, energetic and thoroughly enjoyable production by the Lighthouse Theatre Company. Go and see it.
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A story of war, geo-politics, the desperation and exploitation of refugees, mercenaries, resistance...and love. 'Casablanca...A Live Radio Play' Live in the Theatre was an original, energetic and thoroughly enjoyable production by the Lighthouse Theatre Company. Go and see it.
Chris Patten's First Confession is an engaging account of an impressive career in public service.
His adult lifetime has coincided, through little of his own fault, with the right-ward drift and possible destruction of the Conservative Party.
His adult lifetime has coincided, through little of his own fault, with the right-ward drift and possible destruction of the Conservative Party.
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Chris Patten's First Confession is an engaging account of an impressive career in public service.
His adult lifetime has coincided, through little of his own fault, with the right-ward drift and possible destruction of the Conservative Party.
His adult lifetime has coincided, through little of his own fault, with the right-ward drift and possible destruction of the Conservative Party.
A Bookish day ended with Sebastian Faulks coming to Abergavenny to talk about his memoir, Fires Which Burned Brightly.
He had a lovely voice and spoke with reason and humour about his life and books. He remembers has plenty more writing in him.
He had a lovely voice and spoke with reason and humour about his life and books. He remembers has plenty more writing in him.
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A Bookish day ended with Sebastian Faulks coming to Abergavenny to talk about his memoir, Fires Which Burned Brightly.
He had a lovely voice and spoke with reason and humour about his life and books. He remembers has plenty more writing in him.
He had a lovely voice and spoke with reason and humour about his life and books. He remembers has plenty more writing in him.
The BBC's international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, came to the finest hotel in Abergavenny to talk about her book, The Finest Hotel in Kabul. It looks at Afghanistan and its different governing regimes through the eyes of the staff working there.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The BBC's international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, came to the finest hotel in Abergavenny to talk about her book, The Finest Hotel in Kabul. It looks at Afghanistan and its different governing regimes through the eyes of the staff working there.
To Hay again for the second day of the winter festival. We heard Vlatko Vedral and Paul Davies talk to Caroline Steel about quantum physics.
Don't think for a minute that I understood what I heard but my learning points were:
Don't think for a minute that I understood what I heard but my learning points were:
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
To Hay again for the second day of the winter festival. We heard Vlatko Vedral and Paul Davies talk to Caroline Steel about quantum physics.
Don't think for a minute that I understood what I heard but my learning points were:
Don't think for a minute that I understood what I heard but my learning points were:
Nick Clegg discussing 'How to Save the Internet' in Hay:
* Soc med is not all the same
* Little hope of AI governance system covering China & USA
*Silicon valley tech bros will agree regulation is in their interest
* UK needs to build AI co.s with Europe
* Soc med is not all the same
* Little hope of AI governance system covering China & USA
*Silicon valley tech bros will agree regulation is in their interest
* UK needs to build AI co.s with Europe
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Nick Clegg discussing 'How to Save the Internet' in Hay:
* Soc med is not all the same
* Little hope of AI governance system covering China & USA
*Silicon valley tech bros will agree regulation is in their interest
* UK needs to build AI co.s with Europe
* Soc med is not all the same
* Little hope of AI governance system covering China & USA
*Silicon valley tech bros will agree regulation is in their interest
* UK needs to build AI co.s with Europe
I've not read this yet but it looks useful.
Nice toolkit supported by one of our small grants for how science communicators can make their messages memorable through understanding how people remember things. By @hanachronism.bsky.social
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
Storytelling for Science Communication Toolkit: Cognitive Biases, Memory & Objectives
Humans have used stories to understand the world around us for millennia, from folktales to news stories, and from movies to the gossip we collect in the local pub. Science communicators have long bee...
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I've not read this yet but it looks useful.
A story of a Basque family, the Spanish civil war and the consequences of the horrific bombing of Guernica. It was a page-turner which ran out of steam and left me feeling dissatisfied. I wanted to understand more about Basque culture and the politics of the civil war.
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A story of a Basque family, the Spanish civil war and the consequences of the horrific bombing of Guernica. It was a page-turner which ran out of steam and left me feeling dissatisfied. I wanted to understand more about Basque culture and the politics of the civil war.
I cried! But that shouldn't put you off seeing I Swear.
A film about ignorance and understanding, cruelty and kindness, it's very well written, acted and directed.
A film about ignorance and understanding, cruelty and kindness, it's very well written, acted and directed.
October 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I cried! But that shouldn't put you off seeing I Swear.
A film about ignorance and understanding, cruelty and kindness, it's very well written, acted and directed.
A film about ignorance and understanding, cruelty and kindness, it's very well written, acted and directed.
The Book Club verdict on CloudStreet was positive. I enjoyed it, liked getting to know the characters, laughed out loud at times and got a strong sense of the environment in post war West Australia. However, I also found it too long, unevenly paced and at times a difficult read.
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Book Club verdict on CloudStreet was positive. I enjoyed it, liked getting to know the characters, laughed out loud at times and got a strong sense of the environment in post war West Australia. However, I also found it too long, unevenly paced and at times a difficult read.
A weekend in Portsmouth so we saw the rash of English flags hanging from lamp posts and in some house windows. What we also saw were Hope not Hate posters as well as other heart-warming posters, stickers and signs - many home-made - promoting kindness, welcoming refugees and opposing racism.
October 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A weekend in Portsmouth so we saw the rash of English flags hanging from lamp posts and in some house windows. What we also saw were Hope not Hate posters as well as other heart-warming posters, stickers and signs - many home-made - promoting kindness, welcoming refugees and opposing racism.
Good to see Adam Idah's first goal for Swansea but it wasn't enough to beat two classy Leicester goals and a freak one. It wasn't a 1 - 3 performance and we were competitive for most of the game but losing ain't fun.
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Good to see Adam Idah's first goal for Swansea but it wasn't enough to beat two classy Leicester goals and a freak one. It wasn't a 1 - 3 performance and we were competitive for most of the game but losing ain't fun.
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Who’d have guessed? Nigel’s ‘honest, decent, honourable man’ has admitted taking Russian-linked bribes💰
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Who’d have guessed? Nigel’s ‘honest, decent, honourable man’ has admitted taking Russian-linked bribes💰
If Senedd Members cannot agree a budget for Wales, shouldn't they lose more than five per cent of their own budget?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Warning rejecting budget could cost Senedd politicians their pay
"Almost impossible" to keep Senedd running if Welsh government budget falls, says presiding officer.
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If Senedd Members cannot agree a budget for Wales, shouldn't they lose more than five per cent of their own budget?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
An enjoyable watch for the neutral at Swansea today but very frustrating to only get a draw.
The atmosphere in the stadium was disappointingly flat too.
The atmosphere in the stadium was disappointingly flat too.
September 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An enjoyable watch for the neutral at Swansea today but very frustrating to only get a draw.
The atmosphere in the stadium was disappointingly flat too.
The atmosphere in the stadium was disappointingly flat too.
This is a big story - a senior Reform politician taking bribes from Russia. Doesn't this make him a traitor to the UK?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a big story - a senior Reform politician taking bribes from Russia. Doesn't this make him a traitor to the UK?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Disinformation - what's new?
Paintings of south Wales iron works in the industrial revolution were often sanitised for the owners who commissioned them.
One of the many facts discussed by Merthy Tydfil's, Huw Williams, in his talk to Abergavenny's history society.
Paintings of south Wales iron works in the industrial revolution were often sanitised for the owners who commissioned them.
One of the many facts discussed by Merthy Tydfil's, Huw Williams, in his talk to Abergavenny's history society.
September 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Disinformation - what's new?
Paintings of south Wales iron works in the industrial revolution were often sanitised for the owners who commissioned them.
One of the many facts discussed by Merthy Tydfil's, Huw Williams, in his talk to Abergavenny's history society.
Paintings of south Wales iron works in the industrial revolution were often sanitised for the owners who commissioned them.
One of the many facts discussed by Merthy Tydfil's, Huw Williams, in his talk to Abergavenny's history society.
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To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
Two years after being captivated by Irene Vallejo at the Hay Festival I finished her enchanting book, Papyrus, appropriately while in Rome.
Highly recommended, the book will stay with me for some time. I'm sure to dip in to it and to refer to it many a time to come.
Highly recommended, the book will stay with me for some time. I'm sure to dip in to it and to refer to it many a time to come.
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Two years after being captivated by Irene Vallejo at the Hay Festival I finished her enchanting book, Papyrus, appropriately while in Rome.
Highly recommended, the book will stay with me for some time. I'm sure to dip in to it and to refer to it many a time to come.
Highly recommended, the book will stay with me for some time. I'm sure to dip in to it and to refer to it many a time to come.
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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
A general strike has been called in Italy today in support of Palestine. We're in Rome and all services seem to be running as normal. However, we have seen the second big demo in three days.
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A general strike has been called in Italy today in support of Palestine. We're in Rome and all services seem to be running as normal. However, we have seen the second big demo in three days.
As wildlife conservation slogans go, in my opinion the whale beats the duck.
September 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
As wildlife conservation slogans go, in my opinion the whale beats the duck.
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We’re proud to support National Inclusion Week 2025.
This year’s theme - #NowIsTheTime - is about urgent, practical steps to embed inclusion across PR and tackle the barriers holding the industry back.
Learn more about our campaign and get involved: bit.ly/3I1TWGu
#CIPRinclusion
This year’s theme - #NowIsTheTime - is about urgent, practical steps to embed inclusion across PR and tackle the barriers holding the industry back.
Learn more about our campaign and get involved: bit.ly/3I1TWGu
#CIPRinclusion
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We’re proud to support National Inclusion Week 2025.
This year’s theme - #NowIsTheTime - is about urgent, practical steps to embed inclusion across PR and tackle the barriers holding the industry back.
Learn more about our campaign and get involved: bit.ly/3I1TWGu
#CIPRinclusion
This year’s theme - #NowIsTheTime - is about urgent, practical steps to embed inclusion across PR and tackle the barriers holding the industry back.
Learn more about our campaign and get involved: bit.ly/3I1TWGu
#CIPRinclusion
I try not to use the word hate but the experience of checking in at an airport challenges me.
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I try not to use the word hate but the experience of checking in at an airport challenges me.
Peter Mandelson used to be held up as a master of communications and presentation but this is a disaster about to play out in slow motion.
If he was well advised he'd be himself proactively putting out all the bad news now, preventing the drip feed to come.
If he was well advised he'd be himself proactively putting out all the bad news now, preventing the drip feed to come.
September 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Peter Mandelson used to be held up as a master of communications and presentation but this is a disaster about to play out in slow motion.
If he was well advised he'd be himself proactively putting out all the bad news now, preventing the drip feed to come.
If he was well advised he'd be himself proactively putting out all the bad news now, preventing the drip feed to come.