Jeremy🏴
@jeremybrookman2.bsky.social
Welsh independence supporter. Avgeek. Welsh rugby fan. Plaid Cymru & YesCymru member. Occasional writer in BylinesCymru. Interested in Defence and Foreign Affairs.
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What could a potential Defence Force of Wales look like?
Introduction
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A thread of some of the articles I've written mostly related to Welsh independence
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"whilst the number of higher paying international students has fallen"
I do wonder if this has affected Cardiff Airports KLM route leading to the cut in frequency?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I do wonder if this has affected Cardiff Airports KLM route leading to the cut in frequency?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Universities in Wales facing 'massive' financial challenges
But the head of the body which funds them says none are at risk of going bust in the next 12 months.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"whilst the number of higher paying international students has fallen"
I do wonder if this has affected Cardiff Airports KLM route leading to the cut in frequency?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I do wonder if this has affected Cardiff Airports KLM route leading to the cut in frequency?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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And Mumbai is now on sale.
3 weekly from July 1st and DEL will follow on in Sept
3 weekly from July 1st and DEL will follow on in Sept
Info |
Indigo now hold daily slots at Manchester from 1st Sept 2025.
The 3 weekly flights are still held from 3rd July, and then the increase to slots listed above. It’s expected that the flights will be a 3 weekly Mumbai and 4 weekly Delhi on alternate days.
Indigo now hold daily slots at Manchester from 1st Sept 2025.
The 3 weekly flights are still held from 3rd July, and then the increase to slots listed above. It’s expected that the flights will be a 3 weekly Mumbai and 4 weekly Delhi on alternate days.
May 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
And Mumbai is now on sale.
3 weekly from July 1st and DEL will follow on in Sept
3 weekly from July 1st and DEL will follow on in Sept
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Wondering what's going on in Welsh rugby, and what happens next.
Here's an attempt at figuring it out.
Now my head hurts, so yours should too.
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/l...
Here's an attempt at figuring it out.
Now my head hurts, so yours should too.
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/l...
Let’s party like it’s 2023. Or 2013. Or 2003. Or 2002. Or 1999.
It is crushingly inevitable that the broadly positive Welsh rugby story of three chronically under-resourced regions travelling to South Africa with the opportunity to qualify for the URC knockouts…
gwladrugby.wordpress.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wondering what's going on in Welsh rugby, and what happens next.
Here's an attempt at figuring it out.
Now my head hurts, so yours should too.
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/l...
Here's an attempt at figuring it out.
Now my head hurts, so yours should too.
gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/l...
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“Close your eyes, hold your breath, listen hard- and it all comes back. The fevered talk of surrender, the endless tedious cascade of zero sum arguments, accompanied by the sum of zero insights- an obsession with fish”
This is excellent.
This is excellent.
Listening to Brexiters is to see a group of people who haven't changed as the world/country around them has.That's Starmer's gamble. Then as now, they continue not to reckon with a simple truth: we still need the EU more than they need us.
New from me
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/brexiters-...
New from me
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/brexiters-...
Brexiters haven't changed- but the country has.
At least, that's the Starmer gamble.
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Close your eyes, hold your breath, listen hard- and it all comes back. The fevered talk of surrender, the endless tedious cascade of zero sum arguments, accompanied by the sum of zero insights- an obsession with fish”
This is excellent.
This is excellent.
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This summer will see Wales compete in the 2025 UEFA Euro Women’s Championship in Switzerland - the first time the Welsh women's team has reached the finals of any international competition
Wales Euro 2025 squad to be revealed on the summit of Yr Wyddfa
The Wales squad for the 2025 UEFA EURO Women’s Championship will be announced at the summit of Yr Wyddfa next month. Wales women’s team manager Rhian Wilkinson will announce her squad at a special pre...
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May 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This summer will see Wales compete in the 2025 UEFA Euro Women’s Championship in Switzerland - the first time the Welsh women's team has reached the finals of any international competition
"It comes after a FOI request revealed that the WG, CWL & Qatar Airways have been in correspondence about the planned resumption of the long-haul service. However, the Government has refused to release any of the documents, citing commercial confidentiality"
www.herald.wales/south-wales/...
www.herald.wales/south-wales/...
Tories criticise Cardiff Airport funding as Qatar Airways talks continue - Herald.Wales
THE WELSH Conservatives have renewed criticism of the Labour Government’s continued public subsidy of Cardiff Airport, following confirmation that talks
www.herald.wales
May 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"It comes after a FOI request revealed that the WG, CWL & Qatar Airways have been in correspondence about the planned resumption of the long-haul service. However, the Government has refused to release any of the documents, citing commercial confidentiality"
www.herald.wales/south-wales/...
www.herald.wales/south-wales/...
INFO
At the moment this is what is onsale from Cardiff Airport for winter 2025-26
🧵
TUI will operate up to 15 weekly departures
Tenerife 4 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly (new)
Salzburg 1 weekly (new)
Chambery 1 weekly
At the moment this is what is onsale from Cardiff Airport for winter 2025-26
🧵
TUI will operate up to 15 weekly departures
Tenerife 4 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly (new)
Salzburg 1 weekly (new)
Chambery 1 weekly
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
INFO
At the moment this is what is onsale from Cardiff Airport for winter 2025-26
🧵
TUI will operate up to 15 weekly departures
Tenerife 4 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly (new)
Salzburg 1 weekly (new)
Chambery 1 weekly
At the moment this is what is onsale from Cardiff Airport for winter 2025-26
🧵
TUI will operate up to 15 weekly departures
Tenerife 4 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly (new)
Salzburg 1 weekly (new)
Chambery 1 weekly
My review of my flight to Manchester Airport from Helsinki Airport with Finnair is now live on Forum4Airports
forums4airports.com/threads/6968/#…
forums4airports.com/threads/6968/#…
Trip Review - Helsinki too Manchester with Finnair
After I’d spent a really enjoyable weekend in Helsinki, a city I’d highly recommend for people to visit, and a good couple of hours plane spotting on the scenic terrace at Helsinki airport it was time...
https://forums4airports.com/threads/6968/#…
May 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My review of my flight to Manchester Airport from Helsinki Airport with Finnair is now live on Forum4Airports
forums4airports.com/threads/6968/#…
forums4airports.com/threads/6968/#…
8 years ago on this date Qatar Airways Cardiff to Doha route began.
Will it ever return?
youtu.be/atWo84gZLu0?...
Will it ever return?
youtu.be/atWo84gZLu0?...
Qatar Airways inaugural flight to Cardiff Airport
YouTube video by Jeremy Brookman
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May 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
8 years ago on this date Qatar Airways Cardiff to Doha route began.
Will it ever return?
youtu.be/atWo84gZLu0?...
Will it ever return?
youtu.be/atWo84gZLu0?...
My review of my flight with Finnair on their A350-900 in business class from Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport is now live on Forum4Airports
#avgeek
forums4airports.com/threads/6967/
#avgeek
forums4airports.com/threads/6967/
Trip Review - Heathrow too Helsinki Finnair business class on their A350
I booked this flight back in September 2024 for 2 reasons. Firstly, the flight is on their A350 an aircraft type I’ve never flown on before and secondly the aircraft has their long-haul business class...
forums4airports.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My review of my flight with Finnair on their A350-900 in business class from Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport is now live on Forum4Airports
#avgeek
forums4airports.com/threads/6967/
#avgeek
forums4airports.com/threads/6967/
More good news for Cardiff Airport this time from TUI
April 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
More good news for Cardiff Airport this time from TUI
I've written about my flight from Manchester Airport to Heathrow Airport with British Airways in Forum4Airports
forums4airports.com/threads/6966...
forums4airports.com/threads/6966...
Trip Review - Manchester too Heathrow in British Airways Club Europe
My day started in Leeds where I caught the 12.45 TransPennine Express service direct to Manchester Airport. After a 90 minutes train ride I arrived at the airport. My flight with BA was departing from...
forums4airports.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I've written about my flight from Manchester Airport to Heathrow Airport with British Airways in Forum4Airports
forums4airports.com/threads/6966...
forums4airports.com/threads/6966...
"Chief executive of Bristol Airport Dave Lees said the planned subsidy would hand Cardiff an unfair competitive advantage"
Bristol passenger numbers 2024 10.6 million
Cardiff passenger numbers 2024 875,000
Bristol has 9x more passengers than Cardiff
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/b...
Bristol passenger numbers 2024 10.6 million
Cardiff passenger numbers 2024 875,000
Bristol has 9x more passengers than Cardiff
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/b...
Bristol Airport criticise £205m Welsh Government subsidy plans for rival Cardiff
Chief executive of Bristol Airport Dave Lees said the planned subsidy would hand Cardiff an unfair competitive advantage
www.business-live.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Chief executive of Bristol Airport Dave Lees said the planned subsidy would hand Cardiff an unfair competitive advantage"
Bristol passenger numbers 2024 10.6 million
Cardiff passenger numbers 2024 875,000
Bristol has 9x more passengers than Cardiff
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/b...
Bristol passenger numbers 2024 10.6 million
Cardiff passenger numbers 2024 875,000
Bristol has 9x more passengers than Cardiff
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/b...
So far Ryanair winter 2025-26 for @cardiffairport.bsky.social will look like this
Dublin 5 weekly
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Alicante 3 weekly
Wed, Fri & Sun
Tenerife 1 weekly
Wednesdays
At the moment that's 9 weekly departures an increase of 4 on winter 2024-25
Not onsale yet and stc
Dublin 5 weekly
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Alicante 3 weekly
Wed, Fri & Sun
Tenerife 1 weekly
Wednesdays
At the moment that's 9 weekly departures an increase of 4 on winter 2024-25
Not onsale yet and stc
April 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So far Ryanair winter 2025-26 for @cardiffairport.bsky.social will look like this
Dublin 5 weekly
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Alicante 3 weekly
Wed, Fri & Sun
Tenerife 1 weekly
Wednesdays
At the moment that's 9 weekly departures an increase of 4 on winter 2024-25
Not onsale yet and stc
Dublin 5 weekly
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Alicante 3 weekly
Wed, Fri & Sun
Tenerife 1 weekly
Wednesdays
At the moment that's 9 weekly departures an increase of 4 on winter 2024-25
Not onsale yet and stc
KLM have put the 1st week of Summer 2026 onsale for @cardiffairport.bsky.social
Looking at the schedule and Amsterdam will be 14 weekly departures. 10 E190 & 4 E175. Atm no return of the overnight aircraft but still plenty of time for that to change.
#avgeek #WALES
Looking at the schedule and Amsterdam will be 14 weekly departures. 10 E190 & 4 E175. Atm no return of the overnight aircraft but still plenty of time for that to change.
#avgeek #WALES
April 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
KLM have put the 1st week of Summer 2026 onsale for @cardiffairport.bsky.social
Looking at the schedule and Amsterdam will be 14 weekly departures. 10 E190 & 4 E175. Atm no return of the overnight aircraft but still plenty of time for that to change.
#avgeek #WALES
Looking at the schedule and Amsterdam will be 14 weekly departures. 10 E190 & 4 E175. Atm no return of the overnight aircraft but still plenty of time for that to change.
#avgeek #WALES
Doesn't mention @cardiffairport.bsky.social but maybe a wildcard for the future of they're looking to expand?
www.ttgmedia.com/news/corendo...
www.ttgmedia.com/news/corendo...
Corendon Airlines eyes Egypt and senses opportunities in UK regions
Six months into his role at the Turkish carrier’s UK country manager, Matthew Carpenter sets out his vision for growing into the UK market – in partnership with travel agents
www.ttgmedia.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Doesn't mention @cardiffairport.bsky.social but maybe a wildcard for the future of they're looking to expand?
www.ttgmedia.com/news/corendo...
www.ttgmedia.com/news/corendo...
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Cardiff Airport will get a new leader – what might this mean?
Spencer Birns oversaw many changes during his tenure as Cardiff Airport’s CEO. While there were successes, many challenges remain for his successor.
@jeremybrookman2.bsky.social
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
Spencer Birns oversaw many changes during his tenure as Cardiff Airport’s CEO. While there were successes, many challenges remain for his successor.
@jeremybrookman2.bsky.social
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
Cardiff Airport will get a new leader – what might this mean?
Spencer Birns oversaw many changes during his tenure as Cardiff Airport’s CEO. While there were successes, many challenges remain for his successor
bylines.cymru
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cardiff Airport will get a new leader – what might this mean?
Spencer Birns oversaw many changes during his tenure as Cardiff Airport’s CEO. While there were successes, many challenges remain for his successor.
@jeremybrookman2.bsky.social
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
Spencer Birns oversaw many changes during his tenure as Cardiff Airport’s CEO. While there were successes, many challenges remain for his successor.
@jeremybrookman2.bsky.social
bylines.cymru/politics-and...
As an #avgeek seeing planes get destroyed like this makes me sad but it's fascinating to see how they get recycled at the end of their lives and a part of the aviation industry in #Wales that provides jobs at companies like Ecube
youtu.be/FlIPjQQgkJQ?...
youtu.be/FlIPjQQgkJQ?...
G-MIDS - Enhancing our understanding of the circularity of aircraft
YouTube video by ecube
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
As an #avgeek seeing planes get destroyed like this makes me sad but it's fascinating to see how they get recycled at the end of their lives and a part of the aviation industry in #Wales that provides jobs at companies like Ecube
youtu.be/FlIPjQQgkJQ?...
youtu.be/FlIPjQQgkJQ?...
From the Welsh government submission to the UK government concerning @cardiffairport.bsky.social subsidy
searchforuksubsidies.beis.gov.uk/searchresultsa…
searchforuksubsidies.beis.gov.uk/searchresultsa…
April 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
From the Welsh government submission to the UK government concerning @cardiffairport.bsky.social subsidy
searchforuksubsidies.beis.gov.uk/searchresultsa…
searchforuksubsidies.beis.gov.uk/searchresultsa…
Support for Welsh independence at 'milestone' figure, new poll shows
uk.news.yahoo.com/support-wels...
uk.news.yahoo.com/support-wels...
Support for Welsh independence at 'milestone' figure, new poll shows
Independence supporters say the figures show 'support is growing at a fast pace'
uk.news.yahoo.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Support for Welsh independence at 'milestone' figure, new poll shows
uk.news.yahoo.com/support-wels...
uk.news.yahoo.com/support-wels...
P&O Cruises have 3 dates onsale for Barbados for winter 2026/27 from @cardiffairport.bsky.social
6/11/26, 1/1/27 & 16/1/27 but there could be another date available exclusive to Hays Travel 21/11/26.
6/11/26, 1/1/27 & 16/1/27 but there could be another date available exclusive to Hays Travel 21/11/26.
April 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
P&O Cruises have 3 dates onsale for Barbados for winter 2026/27 from @cardiffairport.bsky.social
6/11/26, 1/1/27 & 16/1/27 but there could be another date available exclusive to Hays Travel 21/11/26.
6/11/26, 1/1/27 & 16/1/27 but there could be another date available exclusive to Hays Travel 21/11/26.
Just over 3 weeks to go until my 1st trip of the year and I get to fly 1 new airline to a new country on a new aircraft type. Finnair to Helsinki on their A350 but the day before that I got a short hop with BA from Manchester which will be my 1st flight of 2025.
#avgeek #aviation
#avgeek #aviation
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
3 weeks to go until I'm off to Helsinki🇫🇮, and I get to fly on a new airline and new aircraft type and 1st flight from Heathrow in a very long time! And visit a new country.
#avgeek
#avgeek
April 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
3 weeks to go until I'm off to Helsinki🇫🇮, and I get to fly on a new airline and new aircraft type and 1st flight from Heathrow in a very long time! And visit a new country.
#avgeek
#avgeek