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		<title>The Slide Into Authoritarianism &#8216;To Defend Democracy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a saying wrongly attributed to an old Chinese sage that runs, &#8216;May you live in interesting times&#8217;. Well, we do; and just as phoney as the provenance of that maxim are the statements we&#8217;re fed daily by our politicians and their media. Much of what follows may be updates of what&#8217;s gone before; but &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/the-slide-into-authoritarianism-to-defend-democracy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Slide Into Authoritarianism &#8216;To Defend Democracy&#8217;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Power To The People! (Our People, Of Course)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my previous post I wrote: &#8220;. . . one thing Labour was good at over 27 years of devolution was cronyism. That is, using public money to create pointless jobs for party loyalists, and to fund their organisations. To the point where there are now hundreds of these organisations and thousands of jobs&#8220;. Done &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/power-to-the-people-our-people-of-course/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Power To The People! (Our People, Of Course)</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Things Are Never So Bad That They Can&#8217;t Get Worse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First, a brief look at the new Plaid Cymru administration. Then an analysis of &#8216;Well-being&#8217;. Before looking at the looming threat of AI data centers. This piece is bigger than usual, some 2,700 words. But you know it&#8217;ll be worth it! ◊ PLAID CYMRU IN POWER Plaid Cymru emerged from the May 7 Senedd elections &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/things-are-never-so-bad-that-they-cant-get-worse/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Things Are Never So Bad That They Can&#8217;t Get Worse</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who Runs The White House, Abersoch?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t panic, this isn&#8217;t about US politics. Following information received it&#8217;s an update to something I wrote back in 2020. As you will understand, I&#8217;m sure, what I&#8217;d promised for Monday, &#8216;Things Are Never So Bad That They Can&#8217;t Get Worse&#8217;, will now be delayed. (And anyway, I&#8217;d forgotten that Monday is a Bank Holiday.) &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/who-runs-the-white-house-abersoch/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Who Runs The White House, Abersoch?</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Senedd Elections 2026: Picking Through The Bones</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where to start? A truly momentous result. But will it make much difference? Join me as I ramble through the results. ◊ THE VOTING SYSTEM Let&#8217;s start with the widespread and growing feeling that the party list system, in 16 vast constituencies, was a mistake, and one that must not be repeated. But how did &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/senedd-elections-2026-picking-through-the-bones/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Senedd Elections 2026: Picking Through The Bones</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who Ya Gonna Vote For?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;re almost there. Thank God! Because this has been the most uninspiring and negative election in the history of devolution. Never have so many deadbeats, activists posing as &#8216;journalists&#8217;, party hacks, and nut-jobs, wasted their time trying to rouse a people who&#8217;ve just lost interest. ◊ RUNNERS AND RIDERS IN HEAVY GOING This election &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/who-ya-gonna-vote-for/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Who Ya Gonna Vote For?</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Looking Ahead To Senedd Elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this piece I shall look towards the May 7 Senedd elections. Rather than delve into party manifestos, or expose the peccadillos of individual candidates, I&#8217;m adopting a broad brush approach. Impressions and perhaps even informed generalisations. Digressions guaranteed, but not without a touch of whimsy and a few doses of ironic humour. This offering &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/looking-ahead-to-senedd-elections/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Looking Ahead To Senedd Elections</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Devolution Is Cardiff Council On Stilts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To explain the title . . . Back in the 1960s and 1970s, when there was any talk of a Welsh Parliament, Home Rule, or devolution, one of the arguments used against the idea was that such a creation would just be &#8220;Glamorgan County Council on stilts&#8220;. The implication being that other parts of Wales &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/devolution-is-cardiff-council-on-stilts/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Devolution Is Cardiff Council On Stilts</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nadolig 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Christmas to all those who&#8217;ve supported this blog through another year. And may next year be good for you. I suspect 2026 could be a big year, both in Wales and the world. So buckle up! My priority for 2026 is to persuade those who are clearly deserting Labour that Plaid Cymru is the &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/nadolig-2025/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Nadolig 2025</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Caerffili By-election: Random Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This piece is totally unplanned; but I want to get it out because I see so many misinterpreting the result and failing &#8211; or refusing to understand &#8211; what lies behind it. ◊ PLAID CYMRU AND LABOUR, LABOUR AND PLAID CYMRU Let me begin by congratulating Plaid Cymru on a great victory. As I&#8217;ve mentioned &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/caerffili-by-election-random-thoughts/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Caerffili By-election: Random Thoughts</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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