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Will Hayward Profile picture
@WillHayCardiff
Sep 21, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Breaking news.

A local lockdown has been ordered for:
- Newport
- Bridgend
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Blaenau Gwent.

This will be coming it at 6pm tomorrow.

More details below:
On the Merthyr lockdown - cases appear to be mainly focused around two distinct clusters, linked to a large employer and a pub.

Two new, smaller clusters have also been identified.
In Newport, the rise in cases appeared to start with a house party at the end of August and was subsequently linked to a number of pubs.

There is a wide spread of cases across the city, which are not linked to a particular cluster or showing links with existing cases.
In Blaenau Gwent, there were cases linked to pubs and a lack of social distancing but there have also been cases in care home staff (gulp) and in secondary schools in the area.
Bridgend is a growing concern because there has been a sharp rise in cases in a short space of time.

PHW found a small number of clusters in the borough but are worried the pattern is similar to what we have seen in RCT.

Mobile testing will be introduced in Bridgend this week.
The restrictions mean:
- People not be allowed to enter or leave these areas without a reasonable excuse.

- People can only meet outdoors. People will not be able to meet members of their extended household indoors or form an extended household for the time being.

(Cont)
- All licensed premises in these areas will have to close at 11pm.

- Everyone over 11 must wear face coverings in indoor public places – as is the case throughout Wales.

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Dec 5
This is Darren Millar.

He is likely about to become the leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

In addition to being a Member of the Senedd he also has another job.

He runs the evangelical Christian organisation - Pocket Testament League. Image
If he becomes leader Mr Millar is going to have his hands full because not only will he be the official leader of the opposition in the Senedd - he will also be the chief exec of the Pocket Testament.
He is clearly good at juggling his time because in addition to his £72k a year MS role, he has managed to fly to Ukraine in 2022 to distribute 150,000 bibles.

He are some extracts from a blog he wrote:Image
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Sep 3
The new constituency boundaries have been proposed for the next Senedd election in 2026.

They are making 16 seats by pairing the current 32 Westminster seats.

You can see the map of the pairs below (same colour = one seat).

Let's break down the seats...

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These are just proposals at this point.

The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru has published them today along with justifications for them and why they chose the Welsh language name.

One of the conditions for pairing seats was that they must connected by road.
Bangor Aberconwy Ynys Môn (Blue)

Created by combining: Bangor Abercowny and Ynys Môn.

Ynys Môn only has road connections to the mainland via the Bangor Aberconwy.

The Commission believes that combining the areas as proposed is appropriate due to the good transport and communication links within the proposed constituency.Image
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Aug 28
This is the leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies.

I think there is a very strong argument to be made that he is the worst political leader in the UK.

His leadership is a gift to the Welsh Labour Government.

Let me explain why he is so bad...

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Before I explain this, we need to deal with a far more basic question - is Andrew RT Davies actually the Welsh Conservative leader?
This might seem a bizarre thing to ask but it is actually quite pertinent.

Because technically he isn’t the leader of the Welsh Conservatives because there isn’t actually a distinct organisation called the “Welsh Conservatives”.

They are simply part of the wider UK party.
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Jul 31
Right I have gone through the latest 20mph data for Wales and have made this video.

However, I know many of you prefer a thread so I've done that as well.

Long story short, 20mph seems to be working VERY well and is already paying for itself.

[Thread]
So the latest casualty data is out for Jan-March this year.

This means we can compare it with the same period in 2023 before the limit came in.

Looking at just 20 and 30mph roads, this is difference...
- Total number of casualties down from 510 to 377 - a 26% fall.

- Killed & seriously injured from 101 to 78 - a 23% fall.

- If we break that down further, the number killed has gone from 11 to five - a 55% drop.

- Slight injuries are down from 409 to 299 - a 27% reduction.
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May 17
A crash course on the bombshell that just dropped in Welsh politics

Plaid Cymru has just dropped out of the co op agreement with Welsh Labour.

This is a big threat to Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething.

Let me catch you up on how we got here & what it means:

[Thread]
There are 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs) in the Welsh Parliament.

Welsh Labour have 30. This means they are just short of a majority.
To get business done they entered into an agreement with the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru in 2021.

This wasn't a coalition, it just means that Plaid will help Labour by voting with them if the pursue polices close to Plaid like Senedd expansion and free school meals.
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May 15
Oh dear, I think it is time for a fact check.

Are the Welsh Government really teaching "sex education to 3 year-olds?

Let's find out!

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It's worth a look as ARTD has quite a history of making misleading statements having recently made demonstrably untrue claims about both the 20mph limit & child asylum seekers.

The second of these claims led to him being investigated by the standards commissioner in the Senedd.
What is Mr Davies referring to?

Mr Davies is referring to the new Welsh curriculum being taught in schools.

In it there is a section called the "Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Code" which lays out the mandatory curriculum that schools in Wales need to follow.
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