tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81204783909834038632024-03-13T11:29:56.456+00:00Miserable Old FartThe personal musings of Alwyn ap HuwAlwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comBlogger982125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-48826125476745105882020-02-14T05:15:00.000+00:002020-02-14T05:32:32.855+00:00Response to:The left need to realise that just being right won’t win them elections
Interesting article by Ifan Morgan Jones on how the left needs to adapt in order to win elections . I am not a big fan of the left, but I disagree with Ifan from a nationalist perspective. The problem is that the right hasn’t “won” by doing what Ifan suggests, by respecting opponents. The right has won by demonising and othering opponents. We are “traitors”, “Europhobes”, “anti BritishAlwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-72500848352265755952017-06-12T05:58:00.000+01:002017-06-12T08:46:22.811+01:00Congratulations Ben Lake, a step forward to an independent Wales!
I have been updating https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etholaethau_seneddol_Cymru‘s pages on the constituencies of Wales by adding the 2017 General election
results.
Given the comments by media pundits and pissed off Plaid supporters on
social media I have been pleasantly surprised by how well Plaid Cymru did in a Presidential election where the others were squeezed dry by the May v Corbyn Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-54927608986089516352017-06-02T00:38:00.002+01:002017-06-03T01:04:03.623+01:00Right wing blogger becomes "Most Left Wing" shock!
I am a constant critic of the BBC’s bias in favour of the status quo, which tends to be supportive of the government (whichever party is in power); so-called “British” values, which is shorthand for “British Establishment” values and not giving due respect to the fact that the “Celtic fringe” and rural England might not share the same values of the Metropolitan elite in London.
Having, now, Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-62805652719296279102017-02-16T07:05:00.003+00:002017-02-16T07:22:48.271+00:00Are PIP forms illegal?
English is my first
language but I tend to fill all official forms in Welsh. Welsh is my wife's
first language, but she doesn't like using Welsh forms or help lines, because
she worries that those reading / translating /answering them might know her
personally; she prefers the anonymity of dealing with English officials. (An
interesting point; but not the subject of this post). A few years ago IAlwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-40780129209627242042016-09-20T04:18:00.000+01:002016-09-20T04:29:01.549+01:00The Problem for Plaid is local government
Ifan Morgan Jones has made an interesting post on his blog on why he thinks Plaid Cymru should move to the centre-ground, I have left a comment there on why I think he's wrong.
I do however, agree with one of his comments :
"They think: Which of these parties is run by people who are politically and culturally like me? Can I trust them to run the economy - do they understand my Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-60795866389474323482016-07-04T08:05:00.000+01:002016-07-04T08:32:04.964+01:00Nationalist Internet Incest
One of the fallacies of
the internet is that social media is able to beat main stream media at its own
game. The Western Mail, the Daily Post, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror etc
can publish shit, but we have this free on-line media that can counteract their lies, but this
is a very partial truth.
The fact is that
Social Media gives us a rose tinted glass that we see our own world Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-11785457570517256332016-03-15T07:46:00.001+00:002016-03-15T07:47:55.155+00:00Vote Labour List = Vote UKIPAs we have seen, during the last three Assembly Elections, it is almost impossible for the Labour Party to gain a List AM. Voting Labour on the list has been a wasted vote for the past 17 years.
With the fascist party UKIP standing on the list in this year's elections, wasting a list vote on Labour could make a difference, it could let the fascists into our National Assembly by default.
I Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-22376305128599923992016-02-21T06:06:00.000+00:002016-02-21T06:16:50.651+00:00Nevada or Nan Conwy, BBC?I'm sure that few will be shocked at the revelation that I am not a great fan of the Labour Party, but having said that the Welsh branch of the Labour Party held its pre Assembly Election Conference in Llandudno this weekend. If Labour win the next Assembly Election (of course I hope they don't, but IF) a lot of aspects of my life will be influenced by Welsh Labour.
I am forced to buy a BBC TV Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-84041179028197436882016-02-18T05:38:00.001+00:002016-02-18T05:38:27.518+00:00Yes CymruOne of the bugbears that I have had with Plaid Cymru is that its main aim is winning votes rather than making the case for Welsh Nationalism, the formation of The Welsh Language Society in the 1960s helped Plaid because it took campaigning for the language out of Plaid's main remit. I have noted in many posts on this bolg that I believe that there is a need for a "campaign for Welsh independence"Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-18524971102894515302016-02-09T02:20:00.000+00:002016-02-09T02:20:22.407+00:00Wales in Europe
A message from Plaid Cymru supporting a vote for the UK to remain in the European Union
Wales benefits from being part of the EU, economically, socially and culturally.
The EU helped to establish peace and keeps the peace in Europe: a role that should never be underestimated and which we value.
Nearly 200,000 jobs in Wales are linked to our access to the Single Market and its half a billion Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-79428422315626305952016-01-06T04:17:00.001+00:002016-01-06T04:21:23.450+00:00The Third Sector!There is something that smells about the omnipresent "third sector" in Wales, they seem to be consulted on every issue, receive huge amounts of public money, but who they actually represent is clouded in mystery!
I have lived with Epilepsy since 1982, epilepsy is a familial condition so lots of my cousins also live with epilepsy, but as far as I know none of us are members of Epilepsy Wales, we Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-76573150477078050992015-11-10T07:29:00.000+00:002015-11-10T07:38:18.491+00:00UKIP and Immigration into WalesI had a YouGov survey today that asked about voting intentions and issues that would affect my vote. One of the questions caused me some difficulty, a question about whether "immigration" is an important factor in the way I vote; it is, but not in the way that a British polling company like YouGov could appreciate.
Immigration is a huge factor in my political outlook, the immigration of English Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-59387244235157828692015-09-16T08:46:00.000+01:002015-09-16T09:00:40.173+01:00Plaid, Nationalism and CorbynI can understand why the left wing supporters of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party are cock a hoop by his victory in the Labour leadership election, it is a victory for the left, without a shadow of doubt, but I can't understand why Plaid Cymru members are hailing his victory!
For the past 30 years Plaid has had a failed policy of trying to attract votes from the left of Blairist Labour, a Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-71991218586381386572015-05-29T05:32:00.000+01:002015-05-29T05:39:45.211+01:00Superfast Rip-off!
I was excited by the Welsh Government / EU proposal to give Superfast Broadband to Welsh Rural Communities.
Superfast Cymru will transform the broadband landscape in Wales and promote economic growth and sustainable jobs in Wales. It's been estimated that up to 2,500 further full times jobs could be created throughout the Welsh economy over time. The project will ensure Wales is at the Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-73474571503294912592015-05-27T07:06:00.001+01:002015-05-27T07:06:11.916+01:00Miserable Old Fart: 2016 - The Very Last chance to Vote for Wales!Miserable Old Fart: 2016 - The Very Last chance to Vote for Wales!: The main story of the UK General Election 2015 is that Britain elected an English Nationalist Government out of fear of what the SNP could...Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-13716657227104380252015-05-27T06:51:00.000+01:002015-05-27T06:56:56.613+01:002016 - The Very Last chance to Vote for Wales!The main story of the UK General Election 2015 is that Britain elected an English Nationalist Government out of fear of what the SNP could do to Britain if it had the balance of power.
A couple of Welsh seats fell to the Tories because of the same narrative; this worries me, why should Wales fear the SNP?
Because of demographic change the 2016 Assembly elections could be the very last in Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-23886130810697994582015-05-10T05:19:00.000+01:002015-05-10T05:26:26.410+01:00Plaid 2016 ElectionIt is interesting that the Conservatives have won the GE on less than 37% of those registered to vote and fewer than 25% of those entitled to vote, but yet the Campaign seemed to be one of trying to swing voters from one party to another, whilst the "spare vote" was obviously elsewhere! With both Labour and Tories being advised by US "election gurus" who believe in both restricting the vote and Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-22967071835521950402015-05-08T12:12:00.001+01:002015-05-08T12:17:46.625+01:00Disappointed with Plaid I am very disappointed with Plaid Cymru's lack of success tonight, I was quietly confident that Plaid would have won 5, 6, even 7 seats in this election scarping to keep 3 out of 40 seats is bitterly disappointing, especially whilst the English nationalist Conservatives made gains in Wales and ultra English nationalist UKIP gained more votes than Plaid.
That UKIP can argue about "Immigration" inAlwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-52411118901595061792015-04-21T05:58:00.003+01:002015-04-21T06:00:04.365+01:00Election Launch Site?Whatever you think about the party, its policies or it's personalities, hardly anyone can disagree that the SNP is the winner of the battle to make a manifesto launch in the most stunning location.
The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, has had millions of pounds worth of free publicity by the world's media gathering there to report on what's included in the SNP Manifesto. That makes me Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-49813980564303266062015-04-10T05:11:00.000+01:002015-04-10T05:16:55.457+01:00Mud Slinging Labour HypocritsThe information I gain from Social Media is biased, about 80% of the people I follow on Twitter are members / supporters of Plaid Cymru , the SNP or Mebyon Kernow. I have a bias towards family and "real" friends on Facebook but many of those are political too.
When the Daily Mail made it's disgusting slur about Ed Miliband, his father and his wider family in 2013, most of my nationalist friendsAlwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-22674311436646862992015-03-31T03:07:00.000+01:002015-03-31T03:25:20.084+01:00GE2015 - a Simple ChoiceA number of media commentators are claiming that the 2015 General Election is going to be one of the most complicated elections in generations. I disagree Welsh voters have a very simple choice:
Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-39070403593734023782015-03-25T04:48:00.000+00:002015-03-25T05:19:12.380+00:00The End for Community Councils?
A lot of discussion has been had on the need to reduce the number of County Councils in Wales, with some consensus that there need to be fewer than the current 22 (although there is little consensus on the shape of such councils). One element of the White Paper Democracy, Devolution and Delivery - Local Government Reform: Power to the People on the reform of Local Councils that hase received Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-23643590723211677192015-02-13T03:36:00.001+00:002015-02-13T03:47:18.108+00:00Vote Labour - Vote EnglandI have had an interest in electoral politics since the 1970s. I can't believe that was 45 years ago! Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying your elections?
During the whole of that time I cannot remember a single general election (or other election) where the Labour party hasn't tried to blackmail the electors with the same old mantra Vote Liberal get Tory, Vote SDP get Tory, Vote SNP get Tory, Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-19994823685010593572015-02-04T06:59:00.001+00:002015-02-04T07:36:55.918+00:00 Vote PC and MK to kick the SNP 's Arse! YouGov, Ashcroft and other polling companies are predicting that most, if not all, Scottish seats will be won by the SNP in the next Westminster General Election, well done the SNP!
Welsh Nationalists and Cornish Nationalists are expected to applaud this advance, but I wonder if we should do unquestionably? Because the SNP has proved, on many occasions, to be a very selfish party, it expects Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-27053270231311217072014-11-21T05:18:00.000+00:002014-11-23T04:37:48.078+00:00Labour's Problem with the Patriotic English Working ClassIn the days when the Lord Chamberlain's office use to have to censor the morality of stage productions one of the ways in which the Music Hall, in particular, and other production companies use to avoid censorship was by the use of the double entendre A phrase, saying or sentence that can be interpreted in two different ways. One of which is usually dirty. A classic example would be the Mari Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.com2