Glen Wilson
@glenglenglen.bsky.social
Gogledd-based writer | Senior Digital Editor at the Southbank Centre | popular STAND | Views not completely those of my employer, but we’ve time yet
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Glen Wilson
@glenglenglen.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Thinking of launching a new website for short articles.
But before each little article you must first read through a long overly detailed and largely irrelevant recipe.
But before each little article you must first read through a long overly detailed and largely irrelevant recipe.
Absolutely baffled by this story on the BBC website; how is one man moaning about the Yr Wydffa railway considered a news story at all, let alone one so long?
Can one man truly 'blast' a railway?
Can one man truly 'blast' a railway?
Snowdon Mountain Railway 'wet seats' blasted by travel company
Wales Outdoors says clients sat on wet seats, and the train had
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Absolutely baffled by this story on the BBC website; how is one man moaning about the Yr Wydffa railway considered a news story at all, let alone one so long?
Can one man truly 'blast' a railway?
Can one man truly 'blast' a railway?
Welsh domestic football remains undefeated
This is the most ludicrously silly thing I've ever read. You won't see the twist coming.
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Nathaniel MG Cup: Semi-Final draw details - JD Cymru Leagues
The draw for the semi-finals of the Nathaniel MG Cup will be broadcast on RedWall+ at 8pm on Monday 10 November.
faw.cymru
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Welsh domestic football remains undefeated
Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
Saw two monks walking past a pub on my way into work.
So close to a joke and not even 9am
So close to a joke and not even 9am
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Saw two monks walking past a pub on my way into work.
So close to a joke and not even 9am
So close to a joke and not even 9am
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That scene of the Welsh BBC correspondent being the only person interviewing Caerphilly's new Plaid AM while the rest of the media interviewed Reform's loser in the background was far too on the nose.
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
That scene of the Welsh BBC correspondent being the only person interviewing Caerphilly's new Plaid AM while the rest of the media interviewed Reform's loser in the background was far too on the nose.
Da iawn Caerphilly!
As a marker of how Reform-dominated this by-election’s media coverage has been, yesterday was the first time I’d actually seen or heard Lindsay Whittle; I wish I could say the same for Llyr Powell.
As a marker of how Reform-dominated this by-election’s media coverage has been, yesterday was the first time I’d actually seen or heard Lindsay Whittle; I wish I could say the same for Llyr Powell.
The people of Caerphilly are not nearly as gullible as Nigel Farage thought they were. For him and his abominable party, the by-election loss is a huge setback that they weren’t expecting✍️ Martin Shipton
Reform's defeat is a triumph for Wales
Martin Shipton Lindsay Whittle’s triumph in the Caerphilly by-election is a victory not only for Plaid Cymru, but for Wales. Like many others, I had been seduced into believing that the Farage bandwag...
nation.cymru
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Da iawn Caerphilly!
As a marker of how Reform-dominated this by-election’s media coverage has been, yesterday was the first time I’d actually seen or heard Lindsay Whittle; I wish I could say the same for Llyr Powell.
As a marker of how Reform-dominated this by-election’s media coverage has been, yesterday was the first time I’d actually seen or heard Lindsay Whittle; I wish I could say the same for Llyr Powell.
This year's #LondonLiteratureFestival gets under way at the @southbankcentre.bsky.social this week.
Ahead of the festival I was lucky enough to speak with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about his hitherto secret love for Yorkshire musician Bill Nelson
Ahead of the festival I was lucky enough to speak with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about his hitherto secret love for Yorkshire musician Bill Nelson
Artist on artist: Simon Armitage on the 'exceptional' yet 'overlooked' Bill Nelson | Southbank Centre
The Poet Laureate finally shares his appreciation and admiration for 'maverick' guitarist, musician and fellow Yorkshireman Bill Nelson.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This year's #LondonLiteratureFestival gets under way at the @southbankcentre.bsky.social this week.
Ahead of the festival I was lucky enough to speak with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about his hitherto secret love for Yorkshire musician Bill Nelson
Ahead of the festival I was lucky enough to speak with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage about his hitherto secret love for Yorkshire musician Bill Nelson
Reposted by Glen Wilson
column on robbie keane www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
column on robbie keane www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
I don’t even trust sparkling water from a bottle let alone straight from your kitchen tap
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I don’t even trust sparkling water from a bottle let alone straight from your kitchen tap
The Lightning Seeds' 'The Life of Riley' was playing in the sandwich shop at lunchtime, and so now my afternoon is spent daydreaming of Jeremy Goss volleys and Georgi Kinkladze skipping past Southampton defenders
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Lightning Seeds' 'The Life of Riley' was playing in the sandwich shop at lunchtime, and so now my afternoon is spent daydreaming of Jeremy Goss volleys and Georgi Kinkladze skipping past Southampton defenders
In the latest edition of @alternativewales.bsky.social (out now) I’ve written about searching for ‘good soccer’ in the guise of Eduardo Galeano and finding it in a third-tier Welsh midfielder with massive calves.
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In the latest edition of @alternativewales.bsky.social (out now) I’ve written about searching for ‘good soccer’ in the guise of Eduardo Galeano and finding it in a third-tier Welsh midfielder with massive calves.
“You’re hundreds of miles from home, you’re cold, you’re soaked through, you’ve lost two nil… you wouldn’t swap this for anything”
It’s 10 years ago today that Wales qualified for Euro 2016 in a suitably Welsh way. And I wrote this report-come-mini-novella on the experience of it all…
It’s 10 years ago today that Wales qualified for Euro 2016 in a suitably Welsh way. And I wrote this report-come-mini-novella on the experience of it all…
Zen, Zenith, Zenica; Losing and Winning with Wales in Bosnia
As you edge through the gloom, towards the away terrace, the reality of the enormity of the game hits you. This really could be it.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“You’re hundreds of miles from home, you’re cold, you’re soaked through, you’ve lost two nil… you wouldn’t swap this for anything”
It’s 10 years ago today that Wales qualified for Euro 2016 in a suitably Welsh way. And I wrote this report-come-mini-novella on the experience of it all…
It’s 10 years ago today that Wales qualified for Euro 2016 in a suitably Welsh way. And I wrote this report-come-mini-novella on the experience of it all…
‘The front two coaches of this train will terminate at Chester, the rear two coaches will travel on to Wrexham and Shrewsbury. This train is formed of two coaches.’
Love it when the likelihood of me reaching my destination depends on my ability to solve a riddle.
Love it when the likelihood of me reaching my destination depends on my ability to solve a riddle.
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
‘The front two coaches of this train will terminate at Chester, the rear two coaches will travel on to Wrexham and Shrewsbury. This train is formed of two coaches.’
Love it when the likelihood of me reaching my destination depends on my ability to solve a riddle.
Love it when the likelihood of me reaching my destination depends on my ability to solve a riddle.
"Good evening...
[glances at back of hand, only to be confronted by a blue inky smudge that extends up the length of the whole arm, and across most of the torso]
...err, everyone"
[glances at back of hand, only to be confronted by a blue inky smudge that extends up the length of the whole arm, and across most of the torso]
...err, everyone"
This is the maddest tour I've ever seen in my life. It seems like he's doing more gigs than there are days in the year.
October 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Good evening...
[glances at back of hand, only to be confronted by a blue inky smudge that extends up the length of the whole arm, and across most of the torso]
...err, everyone"
[glances at back of hand, only to be confronted by a blue inky smudge that extends up the length of the whole arm, and across most of the torso]
...err, everyone"
@ralphdavies.bsky.social Some really nice Brno related design here…
"Mezinárodní Strojírenský Veletrh", an annual International Engineering Fair held in Brno ⚙️
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matchbloc.com/blogs/news/b...
September 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@ralphdavies.bsky.social Some really nice Brno related design here…
Shout to Avanti for advertising the merits of visiting Colwyn Bay… with a picture of Barmouth… a mere four and a half hours away by train.
September 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Shout to Avanti for advertising the merits of visiting Colwyn Bay… with a picture of Barmouth… a mere four and a half hours away by train.
An elected politician shouldn't be able to defect/change parties whilst in office.
Either represent the party you were elected as a representative of, or stand down and be part of a by-election.
Either represent the party you were elected as a representative of, or stand down and be part of a by-election.
September 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
An elected politician shouldn't be able to defect/change parties whilst in office.
Either represent the party you were elected as a representative of, or stand down and be part of a by-election.
Either represent the party you were elected as a representative of, or stand down and be part of a by-election.
There’s a single Sheffield United fan in our mainly Doncaster Rovers supporting group chat.
During their 5-0 loss at Ipswich he was picked out by the tv camera, looking very fed up, in a daft hat, in close up.
Just as he was thinking his night couldn’t get any worse, a buzzing began in his pocket.
During their 5-0 loss at Ipswich he was picked out by the tv camera, looking very fed up, in a daft hat, in close up.
Just as he was thinking his night couldn’t get any worse, a buzzing began in his pocket.
September 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There’s a single Sheffield United fan in our mainly Doncaster Rovers supporting group chat.
During their 5-0 loss at Ipswich he was picked out by the tv camera, looking very fed up, in a daft hat, in close up.
Just as he was thinking his night couldn’t get any worse, a buzzing began in his pocket.
During their 5-0 loss at Ipswich he was picked out by the tv camera, looking very fed up, in a daft hat, in close up.
Just as he was thinking his night couldn’t get any worse, a buzzing began in his pocket.
To be fair, if I was going to miss a nature target by any distance I’d want it to be this one
nation.cymru/news/wales-o...
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Wales on course to miss nature target 'by a country mile'
Martin Shipton A new report from Wales Environment Link shows that only 2.1% of Welsh land is properly protected for nature – far short of the Welsh Government’s 30% by 2030 target. Conservationists a...
nation.cymru
September 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
To be fair, if I was going to miss a nature target by any distance I’d want it to be this one
nation.cymru/news/wales-o...
nation.cymru/news/wales-o...
Read an interview with Suede this morning where they describe their latest record as 'vital'.
I love that.
Can you imagine having the confidence to describe something you've made or done as being vital?
I love that.
Can you imagine having the confidence to describe something you've made or done as being vital?
September 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Read an interview with Suede this morning where they describe their latest record as 'vital'.
I love that.
Can you imagine having the confidence to describe something you've made or done as being vital?
I love that.
Can you imagine having the confidence to describe something you've made or done as being vital?
Reposted by Glen Wilson
For all you lovers of brilliant record titles, I give you Harry Secombe's Parisian concept piece – Comme Secombe Ça
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
For all you lovers of brilliant record titles, I give you Harry Secombe's Parisian concept piece – Comme Secombe Ça
Reposted by Glen Wilson
Question to Zach Polanski at the leadership announcement:
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
September 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Question to Zach Polanski at the leadership announcement:
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
@leonbarton.bsky.social Hi Leon, I wanted to get in touch with you about something Welsh football related. Thought I had an email for you, but can't find it. What's the best way to reach you?
September 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@leonbarton.bsky.social Hi Leon, I wanted to get in touch with you about something Welsh football related. Thought I had an email for you, but can't find it. What's the best way to reach you?
Someone has painted a St George's cross on a roundabout a mile or so away from my house.
I live in Conwy.
Thick as mince.
I live in Conwy.
Thick as mince.
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Someone has painted a St George's cross on a roundabout a mile or so away from my house.
I live in Conwy.
Thick as mince.
I live in Conwy.
Thick as mince.