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		<title>&#8216;For Wales, See Will Hayward&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let me begin by saying that I have nothing personal against Will Hayward, never met the boy. But I can&#8217;t help wondering why this graduate of Cardiff University &#8211; where else? &#8211; is accepted as an expert on a country he &#8216;knows&#8217; only from brief forays out of Cardiff. And of course he writes for &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/for-wales-see-will-hayward/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8216;For Wales, See Will Hayward&#8217;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Net Zero, Pressure Groups, DEI, Cultural Marxism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking of taking a summer break, but whether I do or not, I want to put this out; based on things I&#8217;ve understood for a while, but prompted by cases that have come to light over the past week. ◊ FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER This job was created by the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/net-zero-pressure-groups-dei-cultural-marxism/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Net Zero, Pressure Groups, DEI, Cultural Marxism</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Destruction Of The Elenydd</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I suppose I&#8217;d better begin by explaining where we are when I talk of &#8216;the Elenydd&#8217;. It&#8217;s the wild, and largely unpopulated uplands shown on this Google Earth capture. The last true wilderness in Wales. Now it&#8217;s being industrialised and destroyed by the &#8216;renewables&#8217; industry, all foreign-owned companies. With other parcels of land being bought &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/the-destruction-of-the-elenydd/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Destruction Of The Elenydd</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bute Energy, Connections &#038; Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This piece is in two parts. The first takes us to Ireland, the second . . . well, I&#8217;m not quite sure, maybe into a war zone. For anyone new to the blog, or this topic, Bute Energy is a Scottish company with a Cardiff address planning a dozen or more windfarms in Wales, plus &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/bute-energy-connections-partners/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bute Energy, Connections &#038; Partners</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gilestone And Other Developments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those who don&#8217;t know the story, or have chosen to forget, Gilestone farm, near Talybont-on-Usk, was bought in 2022 by the self-styled &#8216;Welsh Government&#8217; for £4.25m. The excuse given was that Gilestone was to be a new home for the Green Man Festival, which holds its knees-ups not far away on the Glanusk Estate. &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/gilestone-and-other-developments/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gilestone And Other Developments</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Plaid Cymru Turns Against The Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wish I didn&#8217;t have to write this, but it needed to be written. Not least because it highlights how Globalism, through the capture of leftists and their organisations, like Plaid Cymru, promotes its agenda. ◊ GLOBALISM, SUMMARY Globalism is very wealthy families and individuals, supranational bodies and major corporations that hope to benefit from &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/plaid-cymru-turns-against-the-dragon/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Plaid Cymru Turns Against The Dragon</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ishoos, Word Salads, Manufactured Grievances</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A couple of people have contacted me, suggesting I take a look at an outfit operating in Carmarthen. A town close to my heart. Many&#8217;s the pint I sank there when I was younger. Have a skinful in the old Ceffyl Du, and if we couldn&#8217;t find a party, or no student fell for my &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/ishoos-word-salads-manufactured-grievances/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ishoos, Word Salads, Manufactured Grievances</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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		<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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