Jane Davidson – Jac o' the North

Devolution Is Cardiff Council On Stilts

Jac — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:50 +0000

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 “Glamorgan County Council on stilts“. The implication being that other parts of Wales …

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Future Generations Deserve Better Than Net Zero

Jac — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:00:41 +0000

There’s a gathering of envirogrifters on February 4 at the Pierhead Building in Corruption Bay. Here’s an invitation from Daniel Lock of Nature Service Wales, a newish outfit and local branch of the scarcely older Food, Farming & Countryside Commission (FFCC). Reminding us that ‘environmentalism’ sees new groups spring up almost every day, proliferating like …

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To Be A Farmer’s Boy

Jac — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:00:54 +0000

This week’s offering is about organisations that are often little more than a name. Yet despite their lack of corporeal substance these outfits enjoy considerable support from the self-styled ‘Welsh Government’. Which is bad enough, but Wales has far too many of these organisations, and their numbers seem to be increasing monthly. ∼ The title …

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The Climate Crisis And The Noble Lie

Jac — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:30:38 +0000

I decided to put this out soon after making up my mind not to bother with an analysis of the general election result. Only in a FPTP system could a party get a massive majority from a reduced share of the vote. A system designed for Whigs and Tories to fight over rotten boroughs is …

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The Tramshed, The Loans, The Leases, The Lord 2

Jac — Fri, 31 May 2024 08:00:25 +0000

This began as an update to the piece I put out a few days ago. But it grew too big. So I had to admit that the only way to do it properly was as a follow-up, a second part. Which explains what you’re about to read. ◊ LEO FROM THE OLD SCHOOL A source, …

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Bute Energy And Friends: Corrupting Wales

Jac — Wed, 08 May 2024 08:00:27 +0000

For a second week running, I’m focusing on Bute Energy. This time, looking at its links with the Labour party, and how, through that and by other means, Bute encourages corruption and spreads discord. This will also serve to bring those who haven’t been following the Bute saga up to date. ◊ THE FLOODGATES OPEN! …

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Climate Cult Killing The Welsh Family Farm

Jac — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:25 +0000

In this piece I’ll explain that the ‘Welsh Government”s Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) is just the latest in a long series of attacks on the Welsh family farm, and all that that means. The SFS demands that 10% of every farm be given over to trees, with a further 10% to ‘habitat’. Many farms will …

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Our Little Secrets

Jac — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:30:09 +0000

Yes, I know . . . I said I wasn’t putting anything out this week, but the work doesn’t start until tomorrow, and something I put out earlier on Twitter / X has grown too big to continue with on that platform. But don’t worry, this is still a quickie. ◊ JANE DAVIDSON For those …

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20mph, A Disaster Unfolds

Jac — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 08:00:25 +0000

Well, here we are, on the eve of a great experiment. Are you excited about 20mph speed limits? Enthused? Or do you just roll your eyes skyward in the way that typifies modern Wales? I suppose I could have gone about this post differently, by looking at the costs, and examining the various claims more …

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Wales, Idiots And Envirogrifters

Jac — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:00:28 +0000

Yes, I’ve postponed the piece on the Globalists, again, but it’s a story with no real deadline. Whereas what I’m offering below is a kind of follow-up to a piece I put out in June: Wales: Ruled By Pressure Groups. And I want to get it out before this year’s Show in Llanelwedd becomes a distant …

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