Arts Council of Wales – Jac o' the North

How The Trump Revolution Will Affect Europe

Jac — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:30:58 +0000

What a week that was! President Trump’s executive orders exceeded my expectations. Everybody (and perhaps more so those on the left) now realises that what Trump has set in train will not be limited to the USA. After thoughts on what’s being achieved in the USA I’ll consider how the changes in the USA might …

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The Road To Hell

Jac — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:50 +0000

The previous post got considerable attention and it also unlocked fascinating new information. And that explains this follow-up. Which I hope will result in further revelations. ◊ WHERE ARE WE? In the previous post I dealt with the Bryn Cadwgan wind farm planned by Galileo Green Energy. This is a Swiss company that set up …

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Racism, Grifting, Agendas

Jac — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:14 +0000

This is a piece that I’d planned to get out earlier in the week, but things cropped up. For example, I had to make a trip to Swansea. So for that and other reasons it got delayed. ◊ DRAMA QUEEN PERFORMS This piece took inspiration from a report in Saturday’s Llais y Sais, but it …

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Taking Control, Of Everything

Jac — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:00:27 +0000

I hadn’t planned on writing this, but thinking about what’s happening to our major sporting bodies left me little alternative. It’s dressed up as reorganisation, or combatting sexism, misogyny, and other evils, but I believe these are a smokescreen for the true motivations. Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about the promised piece on Bute Energy. …

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Bristol Fashion, Local Benefits, Magic Wallpaper, Island In The Sun, Maasai Resistance, Gilestone Update

Jac — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:00:19 +0000

This week I bring yet more tales of colonialism dressed up as ‘saving the planet’; involving assorted enviroshysters, multifarious con men; all aided, abetted, and funded, by those collaborating buffoons down Corruption Bay. This is another biggie, but broken down into easily-digestible chunks. (Add condiments and flavourings to taste.) ♦ BRISTOL FASHION Let’s begin with …

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Lobbying in Wales

Jac — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:25:45 +0000

INTRODUCTION This piece is prompted by the ‘Welsh Government’ suggesting it wants to address the issue of lobbying. As the website puts it: “The Standards of Conduct Committee is undertaking an inquiry into lobbying and is keen to establish whether lobbying is a matter of concern to the people of Wales”. A disingenuously worded paragraph …

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Welsh Arts Anti-Racist Union unmasked

Jac — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:15:55 +0000

I’M IN SEMI-RETIREMENT AND THIS BLOG IS WINDING DOWN. I INTEND CALLING IT A DAY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. POSTINGS WILL PROBABLY BE LESS FREQUENT AND I WILL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY MAJOR NEW INVESTIGATIONS. DIOLCH YN FAWR. ♦ This is the third posting on the report accepted by the Arts Council of Wales and …

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