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1 year

£250Million - cost of coronation £155Million - money taken from Welsh Government £5Billion - HS2 money not given to Wales £1Billion - HS3 money not given to Wales Billions - Crown Estate money taken from Wales 90,000 - Welsh Children in absolute poverty

Welsh people say the Crown Estate should be devolved to Wales

'Our concern is that by the time Wales does have control over the Crown Estate much of the wealth will already have been extracted'

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘independence should be made “impossible”, an influential Tory peer has said�� Echoes of imperialism from Frosty. The Age of Empire is done, now is the time of Small Nations. Let’s leave now. Why Wait? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Independent Nations

Wales and Scotland not nations and independence should be made 'impossible' says Lord Frost

Wales and Scotland aren’t nations, the UK should become a “unitary state” with devolution “evolved back”, and independence should be made “impossible”, an influential Tory peer has said. Writing in...

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1 year

Enjoyed this 🧵 Everyone living in Wales, regardless of their politics, should be fuming about the way we’re getting shafted by Westminster…

Will Hayward

@WillHayCardiff

1 year

If you are not aware of Wales' getting royally shafted over rail funding let me give you a very brief overview. About 2% of Wales’ railways are electrified compared to 41% in Eng and 25% in Sco. This map shows the amount of electrification:

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Labour have draped themselves in the Union flag for years But, what’s this? A cynical ‘rebrand’ for Wales? They offer nothing for us in their manifesto Already annoyed by the Cardiff West 🪂 *fuming* at the presumptive arrogance and deceit They deserve to lose this seat

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@GwernGwynfil

7 months

I don’t often put personal stuff on socials but today my 13 year old son got an A* in his Maths GCSE. Da iawn Solomon. Ma’ Dad yn falch iawn ohonot! 🤗 A da iawn @Ysgol_Glantaf am ei gefnogi a’i ganiatau i sefyll yr arholiad yn gynnar 🙏

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1 year

And there we have it. Know your place lesser nations. Be subservient to the ghost of Empire and let us continue to run everything in the interest of the ruling elite. Democracy be damned George Foulkes: 'UK is not a Union of equals and never was'

'The UK is not a Union of equals and never was', Labour grandee insists

THE UK is not a “Union of equals” and it was never meant to be, a Labour peer has insisted ...

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Just caught up with this interview. No matter who you support everyone in Wales should applaud @RhunapIorwerth for taking the GMB team to school Explaining to them (with admirable patience) some of the many realities of our place in the current UK set up Da iawn 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Plaid_Cymru

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For a strong voice for Wales - vote Plaid Cymru 💚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Deliver fair funding for Wales 📈 Boost the economy by joining the customs union and single market 🤝 Redesign these islands on a fair footing Watch @RhunapIorwerth ’s full @GMB interview

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1 year

‘For centuries, wealth and value has been extracted from Wales. An insidious and subversive form of institutionalised economic piracy which we have become so familiar with that it barely registers anymore.’

YesCymru: 'this wealth piracy must stop'

Gwern Gwynfil, CEO YesCymru For centuries, wealth and value has been extracted from Wales. An insidious and subversive form of institutionalised economic piracy which we have become so familiar with...

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9 months

@southwalesargus Thousands turn up to our indy marches 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

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@GwernGwynfil

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I expressed my dismay at the hypocrisy of the Labour party and their selective use of flags during the election 👇 What’s their message to Wales following their election victory? A Welsh Secretary draped in the Union flag - no Welsh Dragon here Feeling taken for granted much? 🤨

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@GwernGwynfil

1 month

Labour have draped themselves in the Union flag for years But, what’s this? A cynical ‘rebrand’ for Wales? They offer nothing for us in their manifesto Already annoyed by the Cardiff West 🪂 *fuming* at the presumptive arrogance and deceit They deserve to lose this seat

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

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11 months

‘Equality and recognition only comes with independence’

Anger as UK Parliament website lists Wales as 'region in England’

Emily Price A Plaid Cymru MP has voiced his anger after he discovered Wales is listed as a “region in England” on the UK Parliament website. Hywel Williams MP for Arfon branded the mistake an example...

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘The Crown Estate…owns about 65% of the Welsh foreshore and riverbed, and more than 50,000 acres of land. In 2020-21, the value of the estate went from £96.8m to £603m’ Michael Sheen lends support to cross-party calls for devolution of the Crown Estate

Watch: Michael Sheen lends support to cross-party calls for devolution of the Crown Estate

Stephen Price A cross-party group of MSs gathered outside the Senedd today to endorse the demand for the Crown Estate to be devolved to Wales – with celebrity support from Michael Sheen and Jerome...

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

@LauraJ4SWEast Keep up Laura. That’s *32%* Up from 5% in 2014. At an average increase of 3% per annum. Puts us on 62% in a decade if the trend continues 😁

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@GwernGwynfil

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Absolutely, it has grown to be the third largest political membership organisation in Wales in under a decade. It has held its own whilst *all* the political parties lose members. Independence remains the stirring dragon of Welsh politics. YesCymru is still the voice of IndyWales

BBC Wales News

@BBCWalesNews

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The former chief executive of YesCymru claims the political group is Wales' most successful

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‘Wales has a GDP of over £75bn. The UK treasury assigns an annual grant to the Senedd of only £24bn, but attributes expenditure on Wales as totalling £45bn…the UK treasury is, at best, guilty of some dubious accounting.’ ✍️Simon Hobson

“Too small and too poor”: could Wales afford to paddle its own canoe as Québec can?

An independent Wales could be one of Europe’s wealthiest nations. No one would ask a neighbour to manage the family budget. Why does Wales?

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

Just think how much more Wales can get right once we’re free of Westminster forever… Independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪 Wales right on Covid lockdown - ex-Boris Johnson aide

Wales right on Covid lockdown - ex-Boris Johnson aide

Boris Johnson's communications chief says the Welsh government correctly used three-week firebreak.

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@GwernGwynfil

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🇮🇳 @NewsX

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@GwernGwynfil

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A thread on who I’m voting for in #GE24 + why I went in to the campaign as an avowed floating voter with no political affiliations (beyond a desire to see the best possible outcome for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿) I am disillusioned enough by politics to have been considering spoiling my vote🧵

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘The Welsh first minister has spoken of his emotion at the “contemporary resonances” he perceived in a letter by a 15th-century Prince of Wales envisioning a country free from the rule of the “barbarous” English’ Wyt ti’n Indy eto ⁦ @PrifWeinidog ⁩ ?

Mark Drakeford ‘moved’ by historic letter asking for French help against ‘barborous’ English

Welsh first minister shown Owain Glyndŵr’s 1406 Pennal letter during visit to France to strengthen ties

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

‘here in Wales we have all the ingredients for an incredibly successful, wealthy, healthy and vibrant nation. We can’t and won’t be able to capitalise on this until we have the freedom to do so’

More than 10000 marched in Bangor with joy, hope and the desire for a better, brighter future, for...

Gwern Gwynfil, CEO YesCymru An interesting day of contrasts. In Bangor over 10000 marched with joy, hope and the desire for a better, brighter future, for themselves and for others. The crowd,...

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@GwernGwynfil

2 years

Fy ymateb cryno i anerchiad Carlo: Centuries ago the last Princes of Wales were wiped out by conquest. It is time to disavow the presumption of this empty, stolen title. #notmyprince #noinvestiture

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@GwernGwynfil

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@LauraJ4SWEast Hardly wasted money Laura, the media coverage and advertising alone makes it worth every penny. Outstanding promotion of this beautiful place using its original name - win win.

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7 months

‘There are pathways to a free and independent Wales within a decade. Effort will be needed. Ambition, bravery and confidence will be essential. A clear strategy targeted at every aspect of Welsh society is a must’

Yes Cymru can: a roadmap to IndyWales within a decade

Gwern Gwynfil, former CEO YesCymru ‘Of course, it will never happen in my lifetime’ – variations of this phrase are endemic in any conversation around independence with those over a certain age....

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘All of Wales should be included in the conversation about the future of Wales. All of Wales should understand the reality of the present situation. All of Wales should understand the nature of the options we need to discuss’

Hwre for the Commission!

Gwern Gwynfil The report of the constitutional commission is a great piece of work. Detailed, comprehensive and presented in an understandable and easily digestible way. This is important. All of...

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@GwernGwynfil

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Every member brings freedom a little closer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪 Ymunwch Heddiw - Join Today!

Join YesCymru

Join YesCymru to be part of the campaign for an Independent Wales. #indyWales

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

From the comments verbatim - great feedback. Diolch! 🙏 ‘the Welsh should raise their voices, we are like the poor relations of the the UK bloody hell time to get serious about Welsh independence and get away from the cabal of westmonster ASAP’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

The Crown Estate trap

Gwern Gwynfil, CEO of YesCymru The people of Wales continue to be robbed. The staggering asset value of the Crown Estate in Wales, none of which belongs to the people of Wales, with not a penny of...

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

‘independence has to be on the table’ ✍️Beth Winter MP (Labour) The penny drops for more and more people in Wales as the logic of our reality under Westminster rule bites…

The debate around the future of Wales and Welsh Governance is one we must all engage with

Beth Winter, MP for Cynon Valley In memory of the great Welsh historian, I was delighted to recently deliver the Gwyn Alf Williams Lecture to YesCymru Merthyr Tydfil and get into discussion with its...

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@GwernGwynfil

3 months

A lot of noise today around the cost of the 36 additional Members of the Senedd from 2026 Calls for the additional funding to be ‘spent on the NHS’ are widespread Some numbers to shed light on this 🧵

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

No more of the dog on a chain. Time to be the wolf? No. Time to be the dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ANNIBYNIAETH

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@GwernGwynfil

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Back to Cardiff West and my own vote Partly down to @RhunapIorwerth ‘s impressive performance, partly down to her own diligent campaigning, partly because she clearly has Wales and Welsh priorities at the top of her list My vote will go to @Kiera_Plaid on Thursday X 19/

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@GwernGwynfil

3 months

*Everything* about this headline screams the usual rampant derogation of Wales and Scotland by this nasty, brutish rag - it’s what they do and Wales should boycott the Mail like Liverpool have boycotted the Sun

Dr Hefin David MS/AS

@hef4caerphilly

3 months

‘Pygmy’. Sickening.

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@GwernGwynfil

7 months

Youngest son first thing this morning (for no apparent reason), ‘Diolch Dad, ti yw’r best Dad ever’ accompanied by a big hug. Am now full of festive joy 😁🎄 Y pethau bychain #smallthings Nadolig Llawen pawb - yn dymuno hwyl yr ŵyl i chi gyd.

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

@CarterRoutes Sale of water isn’t the key to success for an indy Wales Chris. But the water issue is indicative of how the current system divests Wales of assets for little or no return. Wales could potentially be a huge net exporter of green energy. Generating vast sums for our economy 🧵

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

‘No place for the spoils of ancient wars in the modern world’ 👇My piece on devolution of the Crown Estate - the longer we wait for this, the angrier I become… State sponsored theft?

State sponsored theft?

Gwern Gwynfil Many people accuse the incumbent Conservative government of presiding over one of the most kleptocratic and corrupt administrations the UK has seen since the end of WWII. The multitude...

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@GwernGwynfil

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Newydd gwrdd a’r creadur yma ar stryd fawr Aberystwyth! Ar drothwy Hen Galan, Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i bawb! #marilwyd

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

‘Together, the independent nations of England, Scotland and Wales can be so much more than this tired, old and failing Union – it has served its purpose, done its time, history will be its judge. We need to move on to the next chapter.’ ✍️GaynorJones

Instruments of extremism

Gaynor Jones, director YesCymru Startling news emerging from Fleet Street this week suggests that the UK Government wants to implement plans to widen the definitions of “extremism”. This has natura...

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘we have excellent schools, universities and colleges, we have a skilled and well educated workforce, we have natural resources, we have a stunning country, diverse and beautiful, we have a majestic coastline and more Why Wait?’ *Independence now* 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

More than 10000 marched in Bangor with joy, hope and the desire for a better, brighter future, for...

Gwern Gwynfil, CEO YesCymru An interesting day of contrasts. In Bangor over 10000 marched with joy, hope and the desire for a better, brighter future, for themselves and for others. The crowd,...

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

Cymru beat Croatia 2-1 last night on the sports field. Croatia places 6th in this chart of nations best placed to deal with economic headwinds and foster long-term growth and success. Croatia has a population of 3.9M and lower GDP/capita than Cymru. I rest my case 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

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@GwernGwynfil

3 months

I admire politicians who aspire to a vision. I don’t understand why Mark doesn’t realise, if he wants to see his dream of pooled sovereignty, first we must regain ours so that we have it to give back. We in Wales will forever be ‘a toy on a piece of string’ until that day.

Resolution Foundation

@resfoundation

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Yesterday, @TorstenBell asked former First Minister of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @MarkDrakeford where he thought the UK might be in ten years time. Catch up on our devolution conference here ⤵️

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

With Braverman alleging that ‘Stop the Boats’ reflects British values. A timely piece from Bendigeidfran highlighting how different Welsh values are to those she professes. ‘As part of the Union, Wales is involuntarily complicit’

Sanctuary not Jeopardy

Learn how independence can allow Wales to reflect its own values internationally, including providing an immigration sanctuary. Read more on the YesCymru blog.

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

Another reason why *every single farmer* in Wales should support independence with every fibre of their being…

Farmers Weekly

@FarmersWeekly

10 months

👏 @Minette_Batters has labelled @Jacob_Rees_Mogg 'totally and utterly morally bankrupt' this afternoon after this...

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‘(Wales) must understand that we stand alone...the way of life we are used to has gone forever...we will only survive if we unite and face the reality of our situation with clear eyes and no illusions.’ ✍️⁦ @emlyn_yunfei ⁩ Nobody is coming to help us

The Groans of the Welsh: nobody is coming to help us

From early history to our present deindustrialisation, Wales keeps calling for aid and finding none. We need to stand for ourselves, united

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

As ever, Wales loses so that London and the SE gain - for their profit and our loss. A damning summary of the UK water industry. Enough. Time for Independence. Time to take charge of our own future. Time for change. #annibyniaeth #indywales

Never mind the H20: this scheme to move water from Severn to Thames could be the new HS2 | George...

England’s water woes have a solution. But trying to move vast volumes of water from west to east is not it

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

Are you with the 75% of Wales who believe our Crown Estate resource money should come to Wales? It would always be ours were we Independent. Take the extra step. Independence / Annibyniaeth

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Join YesCymru to be part of the campaign for an Independent Wales. #indyWales

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@GwernGwynfil

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@NationCymru @ShiptonMartin In 1991 1.4 million tourists visited Slovenia. In 2019 6.2 million tourists visited. Amazing what Independence can do for you. Ambition, Bravery, Confidence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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‘a dangerous moment for devolution and a dangerous time for Wales. In condoning a victory bought with tainted donations, our leading political party has brought shame upon itself’ ⁦✍️ @ShiptonMartin ⁩ on Vaughan Gething's victory. 👏

Vaughan Gething's victory: a dangerous moment for devolution and Wales

Martin Shipton The election of Vaughan Gething as Welsh Labour leader and First Minister-in-waiting represents a dangerous moment for devolution and a dangerous time for Wales. In condoning a victory...

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Reform UK, the party of nasty millionaire’s and pseudo aristocrats, supported by a billionaire, are launching their ‘programme’ in Wales Choosing Merthyr Tydfil, the constituency of Henry Richard the ‘apostle for peace’ and Keir Hardie, Labour legend 🧵

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

The Labour party in Wales has always had supporters of indy Wales. Long past time for these voices to break out, to break free, to make the case for independence as a way to lead by example in the world.

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@GwernGwynfil

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Just to clarify The UK Tory party wants to directly overturn a decision taken by the democratically elected Welsh government? Adding some extra restrictions as a ‘bonus’ Meanwhile, early data strongly suggests that the policy = fewer deaths, casualties and accidents 🤷‍♂️🤯

David TC Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

@DavidTCDavies

2 months

We are determined to put an end to the Labour Welsh Government’s war on motorists. Today the UK Conservative Government plans to scrap the 20mph blanket speed limit, restrict Labour from implementing road charging & prevent Welsh councils from introducing road pricing.

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‘We can state unequivocally that Mr Gething is not telling the truth when he suggests that he has incontrovertible evidence that Ms Blythyn was our source’ 💣Boom💣

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@EPriceJourno

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Given the importance of this story and out of concern for Hannah Blythyn’s wellbeing, we have decided that the right thing to do is to state publicly that she was not the source of our story.

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‘How different could Wales’ most economically deprived communities be if only these profits were ours – for our schools, our healthcare system, you name it.’ ✍️ Stephen Price

Let them eat crumbs: Marvel as another windfarm exports energy and profits from Wales

Stephen Price Barely a week goes by without news of another wind or solar farm applying for or receiving planning permission in Wales. It’s a hot topic right now – like the black gold rush of old,...

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A 🧵 on the departure of @vaughangething I wasn’t going to jump in on this but… Camps seem to be largely Gething good or Gething bad with little in between Both within and outside Welsh Labour itself (I’m ignoring the influx of new Welsh politics ‘experts’ 😅) 1/

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I’m already defeated by the soulless emptiness of the election campaign Wales will be lucky to be an afterthought I am giving real thought to spoiling my ballot - I can’t vote CON or LAB as neither will do anything of substance for Wales 😔 Binary race in my constituency

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

Let's not forget that this is the *British* Museum. Nominally Wales shares ownership of every part of its collection not just our treasures. 😉 Of course Wales has no power or rights when it comes to influencing the fate of that collection - the perennial antiquity curse of a

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@OwsWills

11 months

This is a profoundly irritating piece. Its condescending air is rage-inducing.

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1 year

“we have a government in London that emphasises Parliamentary Sovereignty, it can do whatever it likes…if the Government in London thought another Tryweryn was necessary, there’s nothing at all the Welsh Government nor the Senedd could do to stop this.”

Welsh Secretary says another Tryweryn 'would not be possible' in Wales

The Welsh Secretary says another Tryweryn “would not be possible” in Wales. David TC Davies’ comments come nearly sixty years on from the drowning of the village of Capel Celyn in Gwynedd to provide...

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

‘Wales continues to be the poorest part of an increasingly poorer UK state.’ Time to make our own way, with our own stuff, using our own wits and talents?

Nation.Cymru

@NationCymru

4 months

‘We have been built over the centuries to service our neighbour. 'This makes energy use across south Wales some of the most fossil fuel dependent in the UK’✍️ @GwernGwynfil

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What an excellent opportunity for ⁦ @Eluned_Morgan ⁩ to make the case for devolution of the Crown Estate in her very first speech as Welsh Labour leader and First Minister elect Royals to get extra £45m as Crown Estate profits soar

Royal finances: Monarchy to get £45m extra funding

Annual accounts for the Royal Household also include measures to become more environmentally sustainable.

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

@MickAntoniw1 Sadly Mick it will never stop whilst Wales is subservient to the whims of Westminster. They sincerely believe that we are beneath them. The structure of the Union gives substance to their belief. If you’re really tired of this, step up and support independence.

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🤔 It seems I wrote prophetically about this particular scam in April this year A 🧵 on why GB Energy is not good news for Wales 1/ Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy

GB Energy: Labour teams with Crown Estate to boost wind energy

GB Energy to partner with the Crown Estate to push forward offshore windfarm projects

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@GwernGwynfil

6 months

‘If ever there was a sign that the independence movement needs to evolve and mature, this is it’ ✍️⁦ @Ethan4Indy ⁩ Yes indeed. Da iawn Ethan 👏 Why the independence movement in Wales needs to evolve

Why the independence movement in Wales needs to evolve

Ethan Jones The idea of Wales becoming an independent country is a radical idea to many. It is a significant substantive change to the status quo that everyone has known all their lives. A status quo...

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@GwernGwynfil

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Independence - time to break free so that we can stop being the poorest part of an increasingly poor Union. We should not accept this for our children #annibyniaeth #indywales

Mark James 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚑🚁🏎️

@markrally

1 year

This ‘child poverty’ map was posted in a thread about Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. Look at Wales. Wow.

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

On the inevitability of a new, united Ireland and the end of the UK… Wallace Thompson - founder of a Unionist party. Time for all of us to accept the inevitable. Time for a mature, constructive and mutually beneficial ‘conscious decoupling’ of England, Scotland and Wales

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@ProgPoliticsNI

11 months

Quite the admission from Wallace Thompson, one of the founders of the DUP, to say that some form of new Ireland is inevitable.

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

Exactly. We can do this ourselves. Just like other small nations across Europe. Yes Cymru can 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

YesCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@YesCymru

9 months

“There simply isn’t money to do the things we’d like to do.” That is exactly why Wales needs independence @PrifWeinidog . We can’t afford to stay locked in this stifled system of no ambition, no bravery and no confidence. Wales needs all the tools only independence can bring.

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

This is all you need to know to realise that independence is the best way forward for Cymru. 👇

YesCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@YesCymru

8 months

Slovenia 🇸🇮 Smaller than Wales 🇸🇮 Wealthier 🇸🇮 A higher standard of living 🇸🇮 One of the smallest wealth inequality gaps in the world Why? Independence. #Annibyniaeth #IndyWales

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

@LauraJ4SWEast This is a direct result of unacceptable levels of child poverty and deprivation in Wales. Poverty which is a direct result of decades of neglect and indifference at a Westminster level. Independence. Let’s build a better, brighter future for the children of Wales.

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

Excellent question. Why do we let this happen?

Evan Powell

@EvanPowell03

4 months

A capital city without a bus station and by the looks of it no national museum. Why do we let this happen?

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@GwernGwynfil

6 months

This 👇 Now is the time to plan and prepare for the ‘conscious decoupling’ which is inevitable. Preparation is everything. When the time comes let’s make sure that all of Wales is ready.

New.Wales

@aNewWales

6 months

The UK is a demographic time bomb. Younger voters in Wales and Scotland support independence, younger voters in the north of Ireland support Irish Unity. It is a matter of *when* not *if* the Union ends, it is in all our interests that process is as amicable as possible.

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

‘It should be clear to everyone at this point that the designation of this project as ‘England and Wales’ is gross incompetence at best or an opportunistic raid on Welsh taxpayers at worst.’ ✍️⁦ @ImFarrellPerks ⁩

The great train robbery: Wales plundered in plain sight

Wales is a crime scene. We should sling tape around its borders. Via HS2 and other rail disinvestment, Westminster has robbed it of billions

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

Cymru Rydd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️ Fe ddaw yr awr 💪 Keep making your voice heard Paul. Independence is normal.

Paul Jennings

@BeachofBones

8 months

I'm sorry to hear the story about @YesCymru and @GwernGwynfil but it makes not an iota of difference to my commitment to indy Cymru. This changes nothing. The Union is still a catastrophe. It is still normal for countries to be independent. We move on. Dyn ni'n frwydro ymlaen.

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@GwernGwynfil

6 months

Eyepopping 👀 How long before Wales wakes up and follows Yr Alban?

Cllr Lloyd Melville

@LloydAMelville

6 months

🔍 16-34 year olds in Scotland overwhelmingly support independence. 📈 83% among 16-24s. 📊 75% among 25-34s. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s future.

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@GwernGwynfil

5 months

Labour have 50% of Senedd seats. They have no need for a coalition. You lead a party with over 25% of the Senedd and you simply aren’t up to being an effective and honest opposition. You fail Wales and you fail that part of the electorate you represent. Try to be better.

Andrew RT Davies

@AndrewRTDavies

5 months

It’s a coalition in all but name. Very dishonest to claim otherwise. The so called “co-operation agreement” gives Plaid access to civil servants, special advisers and “designated members”. Labour can only decimate Welsh farming because Plaid let them. If they wanted to,

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@GwernGwynfil

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My my, Labour must be getting scared of @Kiera_Plaid in their Cardiff West stronghold Desperately digging for dirt to spread around Not sure it’s a great idea given the 🪂 candidate’s own back story as a vicious enforcer for Starmer with zero local integrity 🤔 Go Kiera! 💪✊

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@NationCymru

1 month

A Plaid Cymru general election candidate has expressed her “deep regret” after it emerged that she had been convicted in 2021 for driving with more than twice the legal alcohol limit ✍️ @ShiptonMartin

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

👏 @Google

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

Apparently in Wales and the wider UK today some individuals are explicitly above the law. Not even a veneer and pretense of equality. If we consider Aristotle’s conclusion over two millenia ago then it would seem clear that ours is an ‘unstable state’. We should break it up.

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

‘“happier, healthier, wealthier” seemed to perfectly summarise the goal of Welsh independence’ ✍️Amira Berdouk Welsh Independence: The Rise of a New Republic? - Catalyst

Welsh Independence: The Rise of a New Republic? - Catalyst

For our generation, it may feel as though half a lifetime has passed since the year 2016. On the 23rd of June, 2016, the vote passed for the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU). As a...

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

A better, brighter future. Time to set aside *all* our differences and work towards a shared vision of an indy Wales within a decade 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

Paul Jennings

@BeachofBones

8 months

Unionists say "I can't support indy because Wales will be (insert nonsense here) and not perfect." No-one is saying indy Cymru will be perfect - we are grown ups. But it will be better off, fairer and more democratic. Not especially high hurdles atm tbh. #EndtheUnion @YesCymru

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@GwernGwynfil

5 months

‘Westminster is actively working against Wales’ - concluded by a Unionist MP who’s worked hard at the Westminster coalface… This is not a productive Union for Cymru, there is no insurance policy, we are being taken for a ride and it’s time to get off and make our own way

Nation.Cymru

@NationCymru

5 months

'In my short time in the House of Commons, it has often felt like Westminster is actively working against Wales. In doing so it jeopardises the very future of devolution' ✍️ @BethWinterMP

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

Socialist solidarity across the UK is theoretically sound but practically impossible. A shame that a bright and talented politician like @PrifWeinidog can’t see clearly enough to let go of the dogma and see what’s best for Cymru…

Jack Henry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦

@JHenryCDF

8 months

Drakeford: We don’t get enough from Westminster. Us: Well if your insurance policy isn’t paying out, change providers. Drakeford: A Labour govt will pay out . Us: It’s still the same company, just a new manager. Why not try Independence? Drakeford: I prefer Westminster.

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

The children of Wales can no longer *afford* to be part of this broken Union. Those who argue that Cymru can’t ‘afford’ to be independent are in denial. We must break free to address and solve our own challenges, setting our own priorities. #annibyniaeth #indynow

YesCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@YesCymru

9 months

Destitution has increased, particularly in Wales. Roughly 1 in 3 children live in poverty in Wales. 710,000 people in Wales live below the poverty line. Half of those living in destitution have a household income of less than £85 per week. The UK isn’t working for Wales.

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

This👇 I want my children and grandchildren to grow up in a country where children thrive. Where opportunity exists for all of them not the wealthy few The figures are dire for the UK as a whole, Wales is at the bottom within the UK. Independence. For our children’s sake.

YesWrecsam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@YesWrecsam

8 months

U.K. child poverty rate among the worst in developed nations. “Wales can’t afford to be independent” Can Wales afford NOT to be independent? Can Wales’ children afford us NOT to fight for a different future? #Annibyniaeth #IndyWales

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

Agree with Ethan. Whether you love them or hate them, let’s at least have leaders who put Welsh priorities first. Leaders who care about Cymru. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

It is the Age of Small Nations - vibrant, dynamic, diverse. Economically nimble, digitally savvy, able to lead the way on net zero. Cymru needs to be there at that table, as a leader. #annibyniaeth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

YesCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@YesCymru

9 months

“This appetite [progressive change] is fundamentally incompatible with the regressive unionist ideology rooted in cultural dominance and conservatism.” This theme is the same across Wales, Scotland & the north of Ireland. The Union is on borrowed time.

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

I’m with @Ethan4Indy 👇 Cant y cant 💯 We only get a mention if Westminster Red or Blue see a chance for political point scoring. They simply do not care about Wales. They do not take care of Wales. Time for Cymru to fly. In every sense. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@GwernGwynfil

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@MickAntoniw1 Independence gives it all back to us Mick. Then we get to make things work in Wales. On our own terms. Together, as a nation in our own right. International, Progressive, Successful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

@MickAntoniw1 @YesCymru @AlanBrownSNP @TheCrownEstate @DavidTCDavies Hi Mick, let me know when you’re ready to sit down over a coffee to discuss the merits of Independence as a permanent solution to the idiocy which TC represents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😁

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@GwernGwynfil

1 year

Devolving the Crown Estates would only be a small step in the right direction. *Only* Independence secures the future of our children 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚸❤️

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@GwernGwynfil

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@ekulnaneek @YesCymru @BooshPemberton It’s time for Cymru to take its own place in the world. It’s time to ditch the self doubt. It’s time for ambition, bravery and confidence. It’s time for Indy Wales. A better, brighter future and a happier, healthier, wealthier Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

It’s a shame we have so little independent media in Wales, fewer still brave enough to shine a light on Labour’s policy and rhetoric - (which can’t possibly be designed with Wales in mind as it’s loaded with private provision for healthcare and paeans of praise for Thatcher!)

The National

@ScotNational

4 months

Tomorrow's front page 📰

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@GwernGwynfil

1 month

All voters have a voice, even if it doesn’t necessarily feel like it in a first past the post binary system (which is very clearly no longer fit for purpose) Make your voice heard and cast your vote on 4th July 😁🙏 /diwedd

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‘by strengthening the case for Wales as an independent country, there is a greater chance of bringing Westminster closer to granting further powers.’ ✍️⁦ @Ethan4Indy ⁩ Good read this 👏 An independent country: a demographic waiting game for Wales?

Youthquake: support for Wales as an independent country is a demographic time bomb

There is growing support for Wales as an independent country among younger age groups. But can we wait for more to grow up to be one?

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@GwernGwynfil

11 months

Bangor Aye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

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10 months

Interesting times, interesting discussion. Enjoyed it immensely and found that when it comes to believing in better for Wales Beth and I were in agreement on (very nearly) everything. Here’s to a brighter, better future for Cymru fach 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@OwsWills

10 months

That’s Labour (a unionist party) MP, Beth Winter sitting alongside Gwern Gwynfil, the CEO of Welsh independence movement YesCymru. We live in interesting times.

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You should be contributing to and supporting media outlets like @NationCymru You should be applauding journalists like @WillHayCardiff and @EPriceJourno You should be appreciative of the bravery of editors like @MarkMansfield10 20/

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@GwernGwynfil

8 months

As I’ve always said:- with independence it won’t matter what the London Tories say at Christmas (they’ll be sucking up and showing us respect as equals - comes with statehood). Join us Mick, welcome to IndyWales 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪 A nation that leads by example for working class

Mick Antoniw MS/AS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊🇺🇦

@MickAntoniw1

8 months

As i have always said:- the Tories have contempt for Wales and Welsh democracy. To them it is an ungrateful colony, they show the same contempt for working class communities in England. Nye Bevan was right “Never trust the Tories”

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@GwernGwynfil

9 months

Celtic New Year greetings pawb - time to expel the bad spirits…

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@GwernGwynfil

10 months

“The HS2 shambles exposes the contempt with which Wales is always treated by Westminster… Enough already Rishi bach, show us the money!”

UK Government accused of 'contempt' for Wales after axing northern phase of HS2

The UK Government has been accused of displaying ‘contempt’ for Wales following the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 railway project due to spiralling costs. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed...

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@GwernGwynfil

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Beautiful riposte from @charlotte_evs here. 🍆🐑 enters ‘gunfight with feather’ and gets shot down by Welsh Warrior 👏😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪

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@GwernGwynfil

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‘Wales has so much potential. Let’s find better ways to tap into that potential for the benefit of Wales, its people, its future, and its world. A New Wales for a better, brighter future’ ✍️⁦ @aNewWales ⁩ Let’s do it 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 New Wales launches

New Wales launches not-for-profit volunteer-led research organisation

New Wales research team The Conservative Party has been in power in Westminster for 14 years. Welsh Labour have been in charge for 25 uninterrupted years in the Senedd. But 3 in 10 children in Wales...

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@GwernGwynfil

4 months

The Empire is over. The penny simply hasn’t dropped. Time for the UK to reconfigure.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

@nntaleb

4 months

It is starting. China explaining very bluntly that Britain no longer exists.

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