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		<title>Climate Cult Killing The Welsh Family Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this piece I&#8217;ll explain that the &#8216;Welsh Government&#8221;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 &#8216;habitat&#8217;. Many farms will &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/climate-cult-killing-the-welsh-family-farm/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Climate Cult Killing The Welsh Family Farm</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour And Plaid Cymru Plot To Destroy Welsh Democracy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this post we&#8217;ll look at the proposed Senedd &#8216;reforms&#8217;, focusing on the closed list system, the method of counting the votes, the design of the ballot paper, and then I&#8217;ll try to explain it all. There have been calls for many years for a bigger Senedd so that it can give better &#8216;scrutiny&#8217;. That &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/labour-and-plaid-cymru-plot-to-destroy-welsh-democracy/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Labour And Plaid Cymru Plot To Destroy Welsh Democracy</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Little Place In The Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this piece I shall look at what might be a renewed attempt to promote OPDs, or perhaps it&#8217;s just another bit of &#8216;affordable housing&#8217; flim-flam. Maybe a bit of both. For newcomers . . . the OPD system is unique to Wales; it allows people to build a dwelling in open country as long &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/a-little-place-in-the-country/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Little Place In The Country</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Saving Wales From The Welsh&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;LISTEN TO US&#8221; Lurking behind the barns in the Gilestone saga I published last week were environmental / wildlife groups. Now I think they need some sunlight. What prompted my decision was a tweet I saw just over a week ago. The idea that a wildlife trust should be directing the &#8216;Welsh Government&#8217;s farm funding &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/saving-wales-from-the-welsh/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8216;Saving Wales From The Welsh&#8217;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swansea Labour Post</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As you know, I&#8217;ve been home in Swansea for a few days. I was actually staying in Llanelli but the new roads make getting to Swansea a doddle. The problems start once you get to Fforestfach, and all the out-of-town stores. From there on, through Fforestfach Cross, on to Sketty Cross, past Singleton Hospital and &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/swansea-labour-post/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Swansea Labour Post</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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