National Trust – Jac o' the North

Land Of Our Fathers, But Not Our Children

Jac — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:30 +0000

This post is about what’s described as “Wales’ largest rewilding site“. I suspect it’s about more than ‘rewilding’. Because there’s usually big money involved with ‘environmental’ schemes nowadays. ◊ TIR NATUR: WHO’S WHO? I’ve written about this outfit a few times in recent years. But to get you started, here’s the Tir Natur website, and …

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Bute Energy And Others, A Round-up

Jac — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:00:16 +0000

I haven’t devoted a full piece to Bute Energy and the rest since August last year. Which is somewhat remiss, seeing as the plans are ongoing and causing great concern to communities across the land. That said, maybe this offering is directed more at the general reader than those who follow Bute’s activities closely, or …

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How Many Wind Farms Are Really Planned?

Jac — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:30:28 +0000

This is another ‘quickie’, which I’m putting out partly so people can be aware of what might be in the pipeline, and also to see if anyone out there can add a little meat to the bones. ◊ WHERE WE AT? As is my wont, I’ll start by showing you the area in question. It’s …

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Golden Grove: Past, Present, Future Generations

Jac — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:00:51 +0000

The piece you’re about to read poses as many questions as it provides answers. Which is unavoidable given the subject’s complexity. But as great-aunt Fastidia said when she organised Mussolini’s March on Rome – “You gotta start somewhere, Benny”. As an aperitif here’s a guest piece on this blog from 2016, just scroll down to …

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The Road To Hell

Jac — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:00:50 +0000

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 …

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Bristol Fashion, Local Benefits, Magic Wallpaper, Island In The Sun, Maasai Resistance, Gilestone Update

Jac — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:00:19 +0000

This week I bring yet more tales of colonialism dressed up as ‘saving the planet’; involving assorted enviroshysters, multifarious con men; all aided, abetted, and funded, by those collaborating buffoons down Corruption Bay. This is another biggie, but broken down into easily-digestible chunks. (Add condiments and flavourings to taste.) ♦ BRISTOL FASHION Let’s begin with …

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Misplaced Trust

Jac — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:32 +0000

Retirement remains the ambition. That said, this post is produced in the hope of drawing attention to developments in one locality that may link with wider, national concerns. ♦ ‘Y FOEL’ Today’s piece took wing with the article you see below. It appeared in last Thursday’s Daily Post. A strange piece in a number of ways; …

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Respecting Snowdon

Jac — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 22:54:58 +0000

RESPECT WANTED Tourism is a subject I’ve written about more than once, and so I think my views are pretty well known. But in case anyone’s failed to get the message . . . tourism in Wales is exploitive, tasteless, disruptive, damaging to Welsh identity and culture, destructive of our physical environment, and far too …

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Conserving Heritage, Maintaining Colonialism

Jac — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:30:01 +0000

BY A GUEST WRITER ◊ Keeping tabs on the incestuous, grant-fuelled world of the Welsh heritage industry could be a full-time job in itself. It seems there is no end to the number of charitable trusts set up to take advantage of the funding available ostensibly to rescue this or that old ruin or building, …

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Custodians of our Nation’s Heritage: Propagandists of Conquest and Empire

Jac — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:15:40 +0000

BY A GUEST WRITER Having followed a series of excellent reports published by Jac related to the custodianship of our nation’s heritage, I should like to return to that telling mission statement of the National Trust for Scotland:- “Scotland’s rich cultural heritage is not only an invaluable economic and social resource, it is what gives …

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