Husband, dad, Christian, development economist, armchair sports enthusiast, disappointingly slow runner, drummer who hardly ever drums and total news junkie.
Lovely unscripted moment this morning in the Welsh Parliament as a brilliant young choir from Ysgol Treganna in Cardiff - singing Safwn yn y Bwlch in rehearsal - bump into the Prime Minister (watch their reaction at the end 🎶)
Beyond Thursday, I’m not naive enough to believe we will suddenly discover a ‘magic money tree’, but I do hope for honesty, integrity, adherence to International law, an end to raiding the public purse for personal gain, and a govt led by those who care about children & families.
@StormGarelli@the_traitors_ This is true. But under scenarios 1 and 2 Mollie could effectively choose who won the money (with or without her) and so she was not in an entirely neutral position and it creates plenty of space to go with heart and not just head.
5 years ago Milton Keynes was dubbed ‘tent city’ by the media. Today, no one needs to sleep rough on our streets. How did we do it? A thread by the Cabinet Member responsible 👇
Why your council taxes are going up but councils still don’t have enough money, in one simple graphic. The increases aren’t compensating what Govt is taking away in funding cuts.
From an important @TheEconomist article on why more councils will go bust… https://t.co/yd9g81uJEG
Half of Cardiff's stations (10) will see no service improvement when Metro starts operating later next year Vs today - so still stuck at 2tph (which is useless- few people wait 30 mins for a 20 minute trip). Metro "turn up and go" service is min. 4tph
https://t.co/h4XIGGOyhi
NEW: for the first time in the pandemic, a Covid infection now carries less mortality risk than a flu infection in England, the result of widespread immunity and the emergence of a less virulent variant in Omicron.
Our story: https://t.co/BnFWG7xwaS
.@marathontalk it feels a fitting tribute to mark the end of the show with a close order royal flush around 10k effort. Thanks for the memories. @tomwilliams1974 @myelling@rushbynature
@marathontalk Saving this for the weekend. Thank you so much for getting me through my first marathon and introducing me to podcasts. Going to be hugely missed.
#DavidAmessMP gave me my first proper job after university. Early on, I was absolutely terrified we had forgotten to tell him about an urgent call from David Cameron's office. Couldn't have bothered him less 'don't worry about that, Edward'. I don't think he ever returned it. 1/6
If you use it right, Google is the most powerful tool in the world.
But the truth is most people suck at it.
Here are 8 Googling tips that you probably don't know👇
Already been asked for 'comments' to send to media types focussing on the Plymouth shooter's #mentalhealth.
No idea if any of those responsible for it will take heed of my (or anyone else's) concerns, so here's my full (if hurried) take on the matter.