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Made the mistake of going into Cardiff on an event day. We could really do with a website that provides a simple list of places to avoid in #Cardiff and times when it is expected to be busy.

Key things: are the stations closed/restricted? Is Sloper Road closed for football? Is the centre of town likely to be full of day-drinkers?

Mike Prior-Jones May 10

Steve Woods May 10

"The Conservatives’ Natasha Asghar was last to the stage. Demonstrably shocked at retaining her seat, she grinned that she hadn’t written a speech but promised to ‘change Wales.’ Into what, we wondered."

#Senedd #Cymru #CONservatives

https://nation.cymru/opinion/a-nigel-shaped-hole-in-the-velodrome/

A Nigel-Shaped Hole in the Velodrome

Ben Wildsmith The places where our destiny is decided tend not to live up to their place in history. The last time I was at an election count, when Lindsey Whittle threw himself in front of the Reform UK hype train to the visible disappointment of the London press, it was in the homely environs […]

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Mike Prior-Jones May 10

3) also, poor candidate vetting means that there will almost certainly be a number of scandals over Reform MSs, and potentially by-elections as a result. This may also affect Plaid though I think they’re more careful.

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Mike Prior-Jones May 10

2) We know from considerable experience that Farage is not a team player and will attempt to eliminate anyone who steals his limelight. So Dan Thomas (leader of Reform in Wales) will either keep his head down and just appear occasionally alongside Farage at press events, or he’ll actually attempt to lead his party group and fall out with Farage as a result. The latter option probably results in a splintering of Reform Wales into another party.

Mike Prior-Jones May 10

A couple of quick predictions for how Reform will behave in the Senedd.

1) they’ll take the money. According to Will Hayward (local political journalist - https://willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/what-does-success-look-like-for-each ), the party gets paid £1.1m in state support because of the number of MSs they’ve had elected. This cash will almost certainly be sent for use on campaigns UK-wide.

What does success look like for each party?

We break down what a good and bad election result looks like for each party.

The Will Hayward Newsletter

Mike Prior-Jones May 9

Today's fun discovery has been Radio Giscard, a YouTube channel full of music inspired by 1970s French library/backing music. Formidable!

https://www.youtube.com/@RADIOGISCARD

RADIO GISCARD

RADIO GISCARD Sweet music from a France that never quite existed and never quite disappeared ! A time capsule of late 1970s French library and cinematic sound, inspired by Vladimir Cosma, Michel Colombier, Roger Roger and the golden age of sound libraries production. New tracks weekly ! 📻 Subscribe to Radio Giscard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbgFe4eI8gUJW3TzFAuGx3w 🏛️ Explore the complete Radio Giscard archive playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFzf1LMGrdfVGoLFnzURSJtFTJ8iXlWCs #RadioGiscard #FrenchLibraryMusic #LibraryMusic #CinematicMusic #VintageFrench #FrenchMusic #70sMusic

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Mike Prior-Jones May 7

Been and voted in the #Senedd2026 elections

Mike Prior-Jones May 7

My #introduction to this new account on toot.wales - hi, I’m Mike 👋

I live in #Penarth and am interested in local politics (especially #cycling and #activetravel), #food (both at home and out), #trains and the #southwalesmetro.

I’m a scientist and engineer and a research fellow at #Cardiff university. My other account is @drmikepj

I’m intending to use this account for more local-interest things.