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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Latin America faces the greatest threat to its democracy in decades (International, 7 November). The military coup that overthrew elected president Manual Zelaya and seized power in Honduras in June is now seeking to legitimise its illegal government through the international recognition of elections on 29 November. Such recognition would give a green light to opponents of democracy throughout the...
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David Peter (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
There is an interesting and provocative article in today’s Guardian. Hywel Williams calls for a revisionist approach to Welsh history that goes beyond the traditional stance that always seems to analyse the history of Wales in terms of the history of England. "Wales is looked at from within, and always seems a victim of outside forces. Stuff happens all right, but the causes are always found...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Welsh historians must look beyond England to challenge their tired and introspective consensus Is the history of Wales really as boring as it seems? A generation ago this was still a Cinderella subject for a coterie of scholars. In Welsh schools A-level history students had to write one essay on their country's past – and that was a chore. England and Europe provided the meaty stuff, and that...
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Politics Cymru (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Firstly dear readers – my sincerest apologies for the lack of blogging over the past few weeks. Things have changed a lot in PC HQ which has held us away from our respective keyboards. Last week I stumbled across a programme that inspired me to get back into the swing of things. Called Cymru Hywel Williams this programme takes a look back at Welsh history and not only questions the future of...
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A Change of Personnel (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Hywel Williams has produced a new look at Welsh History for S4C and gets beyond the usual clichés of Welsh Socialism and Nationalism. It’s meant to be provocative no doubt and will certainly challenge the settled nature of Welsh History that politicians, historians and academics speak of. Explaining the idea he wrote in the Western Mail ‘ What really happened to the Welsh in the...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
WHAT really happened to the Welsh in the late 20th century? Our official history is dominated by two big ideas, socialism and nationalism.
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Pendroni (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
This is the first time I've had the chance to sit down and write about the campaign launch that took place last Friday night. The evening took place in Machynlleth Rugby Club, and luckily a large crowd turned up, with over sixty in total. Needless to say I was delighted. I was very lucky that Dafydd Iwan, Dafydd Wigley, Elfyn Llwyd, Hywel Williams and Gwenllian Lansdown all to came along to say a few...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Today, to mark the anniversary of the international court of justice's ruling on Western Sahara 's right to self-determination, a Saharawi Olympic athlete will run around Parliament Square 34 times: once for each year that the ruling has been ignored by Morocco . The runner, Salah Hmatou Amaidan, will be joined for a lap by various MPs, celebrities and campaigners who will also express their concern...
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Pendroni (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Wel helo pawb. Jest eisiau eich atgoffa ynglyn a noson ail-lawnsio'r Blaid a hefyd lawnsio fy ymgyrch nos Wener yma, 16eg o Hydref yng Nghlwb Rygbi Machynlleth o 7pm ymlaen. Nifer o wleidyddion Plaid - Dafydd Wigley, Elfyn Llwyd, Dafydd Iwan, Hywel Williams, Gwenllian Landsown a fi - a hefyd y band ffantastig, Gwibdaith hen Fran. Tocynnau yn £5 - cysylltwch gyda mi ar heledd@gmail.com os ydych...
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MTW Trust Library News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Annual Evidence Update on Eczema (NHS Evidence - skin disorders) www.library.nhs.uk/skin NHS Evidence - skin disorders is producing its third Annual Evidence Update on Atopic Eczema on 14 September 2009, with the results of a search for new national guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 Annual Evidence Update. There will be the collection’s usual “what’s new”...
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familytreehouse.co.uk (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Email: vicki@familytreehouse.co.uk Thursday 27 August 2009 Dear Hywel Williams, I am writing to you over the current green paper, [...]
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Dylan Jones-Evans (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
According to the Sunday Times , sixty MPs received up to £12,000 each over four years in “no questions asked” petty cash payments from the House of Commons authorities without without having to submit a single receipt. Two Welsh MPs are prominently feautured in this list, namely Labour's Wayne David - who claimed £12,000 over the period 2004-2008 and Hywel Williams of Plaid...
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The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 17/06/2009
And written questions got off to a cracking start with this : " Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to publish the Wales Office Annual Report 2008. [280207] Mr. Hain: The Wales Office Annual Report 2009 was published on 12 June 2009". Collapse of stout party.... Newspapers and the like continue to exercise questioners : Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary...
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nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A Patagonian woman was sent back to her home country after British immigration officials refused to believe she was travelling to Wales to learn Welsh. Evelyn Talcadrini, from Puerto Madryn, Argentina, was on her way to Glyndyfrdwy, near Llangollen, to spend six months living with a local family to practise her Welsh. But she was put on a flight back to South America within hours of landing in the...
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Politics Cymru (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009
So now we've had a bit of time to digest this news what does it all mean for us here in Wales? Well compared to self-proclaimed devo -realist Paul Murphy, Mr Hain is a passionate devophile . He was the architect of the 2006 Government of Wales Act which gave us limited law-making powers. We all know the LCO process isn't perfect but it does give the Assembly more power than it previously had whilst...
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