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		<title>It&#8217;s Always Who You Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The old adage says: &#8216;It&#8217;s not what you know, it&#8217;s who you know&#8217;. Referring to family connections, the old school tie, Freemasonry or some other means of getting preferential treatment, especially when it comes to landing a contract, getting a job, or gaining promotion. It&#8217;s just as true today, but the mechanism for preferential treatment &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/its-always-who-you-know/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">It&#8217;s Always Who You Know</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Road To Hell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/the-road-to-hell/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Road To Hell</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Racism, Grifting, Agendas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a piece that I&#8217;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&#8217;s Llais y Sais, but it &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/racism-grifting-agendas/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Racism, Grifting, Agendas</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Welsh Arts Anti-Racist Union unmasked</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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 &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/welsh-arts-anti-racist-union-unmasked/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Welsh Arts Anti-Racist Union unmasked</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arts Council of Wales and Welsh Arts Anti-Racist Union, an update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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 a follow-up to last week&#8217;s post, &#8216;Corruption Bay and a tale of Cymrophobia&#8216;. You&#8217;ll &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/arts-council-of-wales-and-welsh-arts-anti-racist-union-an-update/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Arts Council of Wales and Welsh Arts Anti-Racist Union, an update</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Corruption Bay and a tale of Cymrophobia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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 post is about the findings from surveys commissioned by the Arts Council of Wales and &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/corruption-bay-and-a-tale-of-cymrophobia/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Corruption Bay and a tale of Cymrophobia</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Political Harmony: The Music of Englandandwales</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am indebted to my old confrère André Jacob for drawing my attention to an upcoming musical event entitled &#8216;Beyond the Marches&#8217;, information for which is reproduced below. You&#8217;ll see that I have highlighted a passage that reads, &#8220;Six of the finest young folk musicians from Wales and England come together to explore and celebrate the &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/political-harmony-the-music-of-englandandwales/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Political Harmony: The Music of Englandandwales</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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