Wini Davies
@winidavies.bsky.social
Emerita professor of German Aberystwyth Uni, Remainer, siarad Cymraeg, support #indyWales #annibyniaeth
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In Wales, we take a special interest in Gill’s crimes because Reform will be a major player in the 2026 Senedd election. Had he not been found out, it is more than likely that he would have been heading back to the Senedd ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-19lT
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In Wales, we take a special interest in Gill’s crimes because Reform will be a major player in the 2026 Senedd election. Had he not been found out, it is more than likely that he would have been heading back to the Senedd ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-19lT
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Ryan Bridge key figure behind the Raise the Colours movement is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain over claims of fraud and membership of a criminal group according to The Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Flag campaign chief praised by Tommy Robinson facing jail over ‘holiday scam’
Ryan Bridge, ringleader of the Raise the Colours movement heralded by ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson, is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain
www.mirror.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ryan Bridge key figure behind the Raise the Colours movement is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain over claims of fraud and membership of a criminal group according to The Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Newydd weld Matthew Rhys yn chwarae Burton yn #Aberystwyth - perfformiad gwefreiddiol. Byddai'n dda gweld MR ar lwyfan yn fwy aml
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Newydd weld Matthew Rhys yn chwarae Burton yn #Aberystwyth - perfformiad gwefreiddiol. Byddai'n dda gweld MR ar lwyfan yn fwy aml
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
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Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Boris Johnson: The Covid Tragedy and England's Clown King
Get news direct from reporters you trust.
www.noosphere.app
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
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A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
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Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
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AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns.
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns.
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration.
#SaveNottinghamLanguages
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www.deutschlandfunk.de/corona-beric...
Ich hatte mal überschlagen, dass eine ca. 2-3 Woche spätere Reaktion in D ca. 60.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle bedeutet hätte. Das scheint wohl mit dieser Schätzung aus UK übereinzustimmen.
Ich hatte mal überschlagen, dass eine ca. 2-3 Woche spätere Reaktion in D ca. 60.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle bedeutet hätte. Das scheint wohl mit dieser Schätzung aus UK übereinzustimmen.
Versäumnisse der Regierung Johnson - Corona-Bericht: Tausende vermeidbare Tote in Großbritannien
Eine Expertenkommission in Großbritannien wirft der damaligen konservativen Regierung von Premier Johnson schwere Versäumnisse zum Beginn der Corona-Pandemie 2020 vor.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Ich hatte mal überschlagen, dass eine ca. 2-3 Woche spätere Reaktion in D ca. 60.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle bedeutet hätte. Das scheint wohl mit dieser Schätzung aus UK übereinzustimmen.
Ich hatte mal überschlagen, dass eine ca. 2-3 Woche spätere Reaktion in D ca. 60.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle bedeutet hätte. Das scheint wohl mit dieser Schätzung aus UK übereinzustimmen.
Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees www.theguardian.com/education/20... #MFL #languages #ieithoedd
Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees
Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says its app is most popular with young people
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees www.theguardian.com/education/20... #MFL #languages #ieithoedd
Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party
Mohamed says decision to leave was after ‘many false allegations and smears’ against him and others
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November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
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Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
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Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
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Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for 10 years for taking bribes?
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic".
Tbf he never said to which country...
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Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
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Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
We need to talk about where Brexit funder Arron Banks gets his money
openDemocracy investigations raise fresh questions about Arron Banks's wealth and the real source of the Brexit campaign's largest donations.
www.opendemocracy.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
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Chancellor Merz: Ukraine can count on us. Together with
President Macron & PM Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to President Zelensky. We will coordinate closely with Europe and the US, whose commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty we welcome. The contact line must remain the basis for any talks.
President Macron & PM Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to President Zelensky. We will coordinate closely with Europe and the US, whose commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty we welcome. The contact line must remain the basis for any talks.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chancellor Merz: Ukraine can count on us. Together with
President Macron & PM Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to President Zelensky. We will coordinate closely with Europe and the US, whose commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty we welcome. The contact line must remain the basis for any talks.
President Macron & PM Starmer, I reaffirmed our full support to President Zelensky. We will coordinate closely with Europe and the US, whose commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty we welcome. The contact line must remain the basis for any talks.
Yes, at the very least: 'Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
Campaign group says it will pursue all legal means to ensure personal accountability for ‘grave betrayal’
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yes, at the very least: 'Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
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Mick Antoniw yn galw am ymchwiliad cyhoeddus i ddylanwad Rwsia wedi dedfryd Nathan Gill
Mae’r AS o Wcráin yn galw am ymchwiliad wedi i Nathan Gill gael deg mlynedd o garchar am dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Mae’r AS o Wcráin yn galw am ymchwiliad wedi i Nathan Gill gael deg mlynedd o garchar am dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Mick Antoniw yn galw am ymchwiliad cyhoeddus i ddylanwad Rwsia wedi dedfryd Nathan Gill
Mae’r AS o Wcráin yn galw am ymchwiliad wedi i Nathan Gill gael deg mlynedd o garchar am dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia
golwg.360.cymru
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mick Antoniw yn galw am ymchwiliad cyhoeddus i ddylanwad Rwsia wedi dedfryd Nathan Gill
Mae’r AS o Wcráin yn galw am ymchwiliad wedi i Nathan Gill gael deg mlynedd o garchar am dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Mae’r AS o Wcráin yn galw am ymchwiliad wedi i Nathan Gill gael deg mlynedd o garchar am dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
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BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
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The judge says sentence is 14 years prior to deduction of guilty plea.
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The judge says sentence is 14 years prior to deduction of guilty plea.