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		<title>Net Zero, Pressure Groups, DEI, Cultural Marxism</title>
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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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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ The next elections for the Welsh Parliament are just over six months away; so this week I&#8217;m &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/elections-may-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Elections, May 2021</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2016 21:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my previous post I told you that I was going to vote for Independent Louise Hughes as my constituency AM, and that&#8217;s what I did. She didn&#8217;t win, nobody expected her to win, but she finished fifth in a seven-horse race, above the Lib Dem and Green candidates; the second of those &#8211; and &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/assembly-election-2016-hopes-and-ashes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Assembly Elections 2016: Hopes and Ashes</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know, Port Talbot isn&#8217;t the only Tata plant affected by the company&#8217;s decision to put its UK operation up for sale, but it is the biggest, and serves as useful shorthand. Rather than giving instant remedies or exposing my ignorance by trying to discuss EU regulations on state aid, or the impact of &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/port-talbot/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Port Talbot</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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