Matthew Hexter
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🏴🌹Cymro. Married with cats. One of the hosts of @Hiraethpod . Views are my own, not my employers and often not anyone else's. Trustee @ChartistOur
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Petulant Westminster journos : "You can't just impose a travel ban!"
Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales:
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Last night my mum passed away at the age of 64. We will always miss her but take solace in the fact she is in now at peace. Our thanks go to the incredible staff at Marie Curie who cared for her through her final days. Love you mum.
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Tonight I reaffirmed my love of speaking in Welsh. As a learner it always makes me so happy when I can hold a conversation in the language it took me 17 years to appreciate
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Upon hearing that Gavin Williamson knifed Fallon in the back to get his job this tweet seems wonderfully appropriate
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What a wonderful job Saint Fagans have done with the Vulcan. I would highly recommend a visit.
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Quite amazing really that in an article informing people that
@MartinSLewis
is suing Facebook for fraudulent ads, a fraudulent add appears.
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@ShamsCharania
So Brooklyn managed to turn Brook Lopez a late first and a couple of seconds into DeAngelo Russel and Dwight Howard
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It is testament to my complete lack of interest outside of politics that I saw this and thought "That's a very unusual tweet for the MP for Caerphilly to send"
When clubs reopen with a one-metre social distancing rule
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After 5 years in Newport it is time for a new chapter. Thanks so much to Ruth and Paul before her for the opportunity.
Today is a sad day because it’s Matt’s last day with team Newport West. A huge congratulations to Matt for his new job. Pob lwc Matt!
This also means that we are hiring a new caseworker/researcher to join our team 👉:
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Just heard the news that I have been elected unopposed as the Wales rep on the
@OpenLabour
committee. Thank you to everyone who wished my campaign well, your support was fantastic.
I can't wait to start working with members here in Wales, so please get in touch!
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@Femi_Sorry
It takes 6 hours to get from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth by train. They are 48 miles apart.
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Joining BBC Wales for their election coverage last night was an absolute privilege.
Thanks so much to
@TeleriGlynJones
and to all the other guests for the experience on such a historic night.
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There is more than a tinge of irony that Owen Smith said if Brexit had a 60/40 mandate he would listen to it
#LabourHustings
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About a year ago me
@mimosacymru
and
@ceritheviking
started the
@HiraethBlog
pod to increase civic engagement and coverage of the Senedd election. Now that it's happened I just want to say how proud I am of the work we did and how much fun it was to work with the pair of them.
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I thought we were meant to stand up to bullies, not hold their hands or cower in the corner. Britain deserves better
#ResignMay
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As if there was ever any doubt...
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What more can said about the legend that was Paul Flynn? An incredible campaigner, constituency MP and orator. He was also the kindest, most thoughtful teacher whose passion, wit and charm shone through in every conversation we had.
Cwsg mewn hedd boss.
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@nataliesurely
Ask 99% of Brits and they’d tell you they’d die to keep the NHS, because they know they’d die without it. It’s the thing we’re most proud of
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Today's joint meeting of the Senedd and the Welsh Youth Parliament was historic but also proves that the Siambr can fit 100 AMs and hopefully soon will.
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Andrea Jenkyns not being able to get her question heard on Ed Balls day is truly the spirit of the holiday.
#PMQs
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Another episode in the series of people from London who have never been to Wales, write things about Welsh Politics and get it all wrong
Moderates Purged as Corbynistas Take Control of Welsh Labour
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What a joy to be confirmed and take my first holy communion this evening at
@stpeterscardiff
.Thanks to all the family and friends who joined us for this special moment.
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That was the best game of the tournament so far. I hated every minute of it.
If I was a neutral I'd be loving this game, however, I'm not neutral, and I'm hating it.
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One of the best decisions I ever made was to do the LLM in Governance and Devolution. If you're thinking about I can only say good things.
STUDY WITH THE WGC📚🏴
Interested in Welsh politics? Maybe you saw our academics during the
#Senedd2021
coverage.
You can enjoy teaching from WGC staff on Cardiff University's masters course in Welsh Govt & Politics. All the info you need is below!
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Is my mental health coping well with lockdown? No, but have I taken this opportunity to learn a new skill or Language? Also no.
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Watching a YouTube video of someone playing the game "Only Up" and what do I see out of the corner of my eye as one of the game assets...
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@RandomBlueJays
@ShamsCharania
Yeh I'm sure they would have preferred Kuz but there's no guarantee they would have taken him there or that he'd be as good at Brooklyn as he is in LA. I think overall it's not a bad deal
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Not an MP anymario.
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As always an early vote for me. Remember to bring your ID with you.
There was a queue at my polling station already this morning.
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Following 3 CLP meetings this evening here is the final map of nominations for the leader of Welsh Labour.
The final tally is:
Jeremy Miles MS: 15 CLPs
Vaughan Gething MS: 14 CLPs
No nomination: 3 CLPs
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Thanks to
@Anoosh_C
and the
@NewStatesman
for asking me to speak with them today about the resignation of Mark Drakeford and what comes next for Welsh Labour, the Senedd and Wales.
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TW - Eating disorders.
#EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek
Although often less talked about 1 in 4 people who are diagnosed with an eating disorder are male. As someone who will talk about this when asked but doesn't talk about it much otherwise, I lived with anorexia for many years
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When
@trussliz
tells you that if you can't afford to call the 55p a min helpline you should go to the job centre...
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Lovely
@CardiffEastLab
social this evening. A win in the raffle for me as well, seeing me come home with the best prize made by
@LynnGlaister
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We need a change in the law to give suffering people some dignity in death. Follow
@dignityindying
and back the campaign for
#AssistedDying
Dying people are:
🔹 Paying huge sums of money.
🔹 Spending their final months overwhelmed by paperwork.
🔹 Being made to feel like criminals.
🔹 Dying earlier than they would have wanted.
This is unacceptable. We need change.
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My poor eyes. I think they're bleeding with all this ugly.
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‘We’re all Brexiteers now’ from Iain Duncan Smith reminds me a lot of this. To be fair this from League Of Gentlemen is really creepy...
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@TommyBeer
Wait until he starts playing well in the 4th quarter and you get to call him Forth Knox
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Sad to announce that my time as Convener of
@Fabians_Cymru
will be drawing to a close at the end of the year.
Thank you to all that have contributed articles, come to events and encouraged debate for the past two years.
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What an absolutely incredible result for Welsh Labour today. Not sure anyone would have predicted this. At least not outloud.
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Glad to have joined the
@PACymru
committee as secretary. Looking forward to working with my fellow committee members including chair
@NaomiElen
!
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SCUFFLES?!? SCUFFLES?!??!! SCUFFLES?!?!?!????
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I now begin my journey to Brighton for
#LabourConference2019
Little tip for first time conference goers, don't go out the night before you travel
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Ok, all us political nerds love a poll but what we really want is a Wales specific one.
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Such rubbish on All out politics just now. Ex Tory, Change and Lib Dem MP, Heidi Allen claiming the unholy alliance won't target remain Labour candidates but yet they're targeting one of the strongest remain Labour voices in
@JoStevensLabour
This is such cheap politics.
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I think we should be asking if we're ashamed that we have created a society in which 43% of people don't earn enough to pay tax rather than how we can further disenfranchise people from a say in how to run the economy that has already not worked for them.
New research shows 43% of UK adults don't pay income tax.
Do those who pay it deserve more say in how tax- funded public services are run?
That's what
@EmmaBarnett
is asking
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Duolingo has become a Plaid Cymru branch meeting
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Thanks to
@walestuc
,
@sarah4bridgend
,
@shavtaj
,
@siriolg
, Mick Lynch,
@littlemancoffee
and of course the best producer in Wales,
@mimosacymru
for a great set of panels yesterday. If you have any ideas for future
@HiraethPod
live events, send them our way.
For our second part of today’s live event,
@shavtaj
&
@sarah4bridgend
join our own
@hexter101
to discuss strikes, solidarity, and social partnership in Wales. Podcast & video to follow!
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Despite having lived in south Wales most of my life, I'd never actually visited Monmouth. All changed today. Lovely town!
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This morning I passed my driving test. The elation was cut somewhat short when my Father asked how my insurance quote could be as expensive as it was "Even at your age"
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Thanks to
@Anoosh_C
for asking me to speak on the
@NewStatesman
podcast about Wales, industrial action, the NHS and more. Also a fascinating discussion about Scotland with
@chrisdeerin
in the first half of the episode, to which you should all listen.
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Ahhh like death and taxes so too comes the inevitable Lib Dems lying in bar chart form.
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This is not a Welsh cake. I repeat, this is not a Welsh cake.
Keto Welsh Cakes Recipe – Low Carb Gluten Free Sugar Free – Happy St David’s Day! CYMRU
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Great to be out today in my old home ward of Cyncoed with
@CyncoedLAB
's incredible candidate, Madhu Khanna-Davies and so many others. Great energy ahead of polling day on Tuesday.
#Madhu4Cyncoed
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Great morning out on the
#labourdoorstep
with
@JoyCoughlan
and
@JulieMorganLAB
in Mynachdy. Lots of people talking roads, parking and buses.
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Delighted to have been elected chair of
@CardiffNorthLAB
tonight along with a great many other fantastic comrades. Thank you to
@meryljames59
for being a fantastic chair for the past two years and for all other departing their roles and to all those who have put their trust in me
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There is great stuff happening behind the scenes at Hiraeth Towers, but while we work on them (Or more precisely while
@mimosacymru
does) we'll be away until September. I cannot wait for you all to hear the St David's Day agreement episode, but until then, thanks for the support!
A quick update for our followers and subscribers.
The feed will go a bit quiet over August as we’re working on finishing our long-awaited pod about the Wales Act 2017 👇. We’re also working on some other great top secret stuff 👀 that we’ll share soon!
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If you're looking for a bit of light reading on a Sunday, then try this really interesting discussion from
@GerryHassan
on the differences between Welsh and Scottish labour approaches to the union.
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Fantastic to hear from
@GordonBrown
this evening at the
@WelshLabour
gala dinner, celebrating 100 years of Labour majorities in Wales.
#Llafur100
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We're at the stage of quarantine where the cats are preparing to release their debut album.
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6 of the 32 Welsh CLPs have now provided nominations for the Welsh Labour leadership election. The deadline for nominations is January 29th.
There are 32 CLPs as the Labour Party has already reorganised their local party structures to match boundaries for the general election.
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The year is 2135 - Different Labour factions are still deciding whether it would be easier to resolve Brexit by having an election or a referendum first.
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Can everyone please stop sharing videos of idiots and bigots. You are doing their work for them by amplifying their message.
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I'm going to take a shovel to Offa's dyke myself at this rate
@BorisJohnson
He added: "As they say in Wales, we're going to pop it in the poppity-ping! [microwave oven]."
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Following our recent
@HiraethPod
from the National Eisteddfod a number of listeners asked for a summary of the points made to be covered in English. Thanks to
@NationCymru
for letting me write them up here.
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This is an absolute fucking joke. The whole lockdown is pointless if people are being forced onto cramped buses and trains and working in close quarters in offices and factories.
"Money speaks for money, the devil for his own, who comes to speak for the skin and the bone?"
Matt Hancock, Health Secretary, says if you can't work from home you can go to work, and it is important to do so to keep the country going.
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With talk this week about strengthening the Wales Office, I am giving something I wrote almost exactly a year ago a push.
"What's the point of the Secretary of State for Wales?"
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After years of everyone blaming Gordon Brown for the economic collapse, I'm not sure I was ready for "Actually, it was all Rory Delap's fault"
They turned the nice weather on for the dissertation to see the light of day
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It took a visit to every
@GreggsOfficial
in Cardiff City Centre and a 15 minute wait when I finally found one selling them, but I have a Vegan Sausage Roll in my possession!
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Me, Joy and the rest of team Gabalfa want to thank everyone who we've talked to and those who've helped us.
#labourdoorstep
#VoteLabour
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Ok, here is the current state of play for CLP nominations for the leader of Welsh Labour. If you know anymore you've got 15 minutes before the Traitors starts...
Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) in Wales have begun the process of nominating their preferred candidate for the role of Welsh Labour leader and first Minister.
This is the current state of play with CLPs able to nominate up to January 29th.
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No better use of a bank holiday Monday than to make my first attempt at focaccia
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Fantastic day of the
@NewportRising
festival, starting with a solemn commemoration of the Chartists, followed by a triumphant torch lit march down Stow Hill to the Westgate Hotel.
@ChartistOur
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Kind of Downing Street to let all the people in Wales and Scotland finish watching the rugby so we can be smug about having more competent governments.
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Graduated today with a Masters in Devolution and I was lucky enough to do so with this one.
#CardiffGrad
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He didn't like them cos they were Braces' welshcakes. Every Cardiffian knows the only acceptable welshcakes are made by your nan or bought from Bakestones in the market.
Baffled Stormzy gives his verdict on Welsh cakes during Cardiff visit
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I think about this tweet nearly every day
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