World – Jac o' the North

Bryn Llys, unravelling

Jac — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:15:03 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ This piece was to be one of three in a post entitled ‘Rogues Gallery’, but things started …

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Notice for readers

Jac — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:26:40 +0000

Due to certain technical and other issues (unrelated to the blog) the next article may not appear until March 16

An afternoon jaunt

Jac — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:30:55 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ I’m still working on the Wales & West piece, but things keep cropping up. And this week …

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President Donald J Trump, a statement

Jac — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:00:06 +0000

It’s no secret that I supported the election of Donald J Trump in 2016. That was for a number of reasons; not least because I identified with the people who supported Trump, the forgotten Americans; and because the thought of Hillary Clinton in the White House, spewing forth her well-practised brand of venomous liberal hypocrisy, …

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The myth of temperate forestation as viable sequestrate of carbon dioxide

Jac — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:15:49 +0000

This is a guest post by Brychan Davies ♦ Global warming is a reality, as is global cooling. Throughout geological time, and throughout the history of mankind there is a natural variance in global temperatures. Geological variance is caused by variations in the tilt of the earth, the polarity switching, and continental drift. The …

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Taking a break

Jac — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:06:17 +0000

Seeing as it’s Easter this weekend don’t expect a posting on Monday. And as I’m sure you all know, a week later our friends in the Orthodox churches will be celebrating their Easter (according to the Julian Calendar). So I might have two Easters and not post anything until May 6. If anybody wants to …

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Poppies, Row on Row

Jac — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:05:08 +0000

PART 1: ‘THE BEAUTIFUL GAME’ This autumn has seen a succession of spats between the football associations of the ‘home’ nations and FIFA the international governing body of the game over displays of poppies, which FIFA deems to be a political symbol. These disputes reached something of a fever pitch last week when FIFA laid …

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Chilcot and Iraq, All You Really Need to Know

Jac — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:45:13 +0000

Having read the full Chilcot Report on the invasion of Iraq by the USA and the UK – in the original Latin – I have decided to spare my readers that ordeal by giving a succinct summary of what lies behind that disaster and why we are where we are. However, for the masochists among …

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EU Referendum: Why I Want OUT!

Jac — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:30:09 +0000

As the title suggests, I am voting for the UK, but more especially for Wales, to leave the European Union. There are many reasons for this decision, some of which are set out below. And while my primary interest is Wales my concerns over the EU encompass wider, even global, issues. THE BIG PICTURE There …

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