Dyfrig Williams

"The Economics of Place is the Economics of Empire, then and now. The death of an empire has done precisely nothing to rearrange the hierarchy of places in Britain" < Brilliant piece by @calvjones.bsky.social www.iwa.wales/agenda/2014/...

"But incompetence still matters in other ways. It matters for the choice of which clubs survive. It matters for legitimacy. And it matters for the legal route. A policy executed this badly can still be undone by its own paperwork". On the case for 3 clubs. gwladrugby.wordpress.com/2026/10/11/b...

Simply read this summary on what is driving the increased prevalence of mental health distress from the long awaiting final independent report into teenage mental health. Now compare it to the public discussion on mental health which basically comes down to social media and over-diagnosis.

“I remember Clwb when I was growing up, I probably went to see my first gig there, dragged along to a Welsh Language Society event with my mums”- @gwennosaunders.bsky.social Imagine, having your portrait on Clwb and Womanby Street, come on… #cardiff #streetart #epic #wales #photo #music

Nawr rwy'n darllen 'O Ran' gan Mererid Hopwood www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gui... Dechreuad addawol. Rwy'n edrych mlaen mynd yn ddyfnach mewn i'r llyfr #Cymraeg

As someone whose first language is Welsh, I often come across the nuances in using different languages to talk about an issue. This is such important work by @researchip.bsky.social in such a sensitive topic area www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/new...

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

Please can we stop referring to Welsh language public services as "translations" and start talking about bilingual design? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"The original question, can they be trusted with money, was always pointing in the wrong direction. The real question is whether they are allowed to be ordinary" www.linkedin.com/pulse/please... < Brilliant post from @projectchange-scot.bsky.social that references Wales' UBI pilot with care leavers

Newydd gorffen Yr Hobyd - cyfieithiad wych o Tolkien. Rwy'n bles bod e mor hawdd i'w ddarllen gan bod e'n ffordd i gael mwy o bobl i ddarllen trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg www.tolkientranslations.com/home/table-o... #Cymraeg

Wel dyna chi cast a hanner o ran lleisiau! Edrych mlaen i glywed Rhys Ifans fel Obi-Wan Kenobi!

One of the things I find odd about UK skills and jobs policies over the last 10 years is the idea that - for young people - place is destiny. It's like we've taken the Brexit memo and double stamped it into meaning you need to stay put to be a success. The geographical footprint of the UK is *tiny*

Mae'r bachan yma yn arweinydd ar gyfer y dyfodol - dweud y gwir i bwer!

On my way, Clacton.

'Effi O Blaenau' is a terrific film. Echoes of Andrea Arnold. Leisa Gwenllian is amazing. Go and see it. Support Welsh cinema.

Statement in the Senedd today. Needless to say, the TERFs are having a meltdown. record.senedd.wales/StatementOfO...

The @escapecollective.bsky.social podcasts on the state of the bike industry are fascinating. As someone who loves bikes, it's good to understand the current economic context. Loads of wider points on planning post-COVID and in terms of cost of living too escapecollective.com/why-cant-the...

Patrick Gathara assesses the political crisis in the small, overpopulated Island Kingdom of Britain, a throwback to early feudal history. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/20/the-flavour-crisis-an-expose-on-the-origins-of-broken-britain

Last week's elections brought an end to the Labour government in Wales. Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, Anwen Elias & Elin Royles explore the nature of the changes that Plaid Cymru are likely to introduce and the implications of those changes for Westminster. theconversation.com/why-a-new-pl...

Lead singer of Manic Street Preachers, James Dean Bradfield is set to sing in Welsh on S4C for the first time tonight on new Welsh music show 3 Cân

I’m not sure there is a bleaker - or older - phenomenon in politics than desperate voters turning to charlatans and bigots for change. Reform councillors will do nothing to help someone’s elderly Mum get social care or keep the local library open for kids. And Farage is laughing his arse off.

"The failure mode of clever is 'a*****e'” < This feels like it is applicable to the whole of LinkedIn HT @suw.bsky.social

Quite odd to read your country being explained to Americans from an assumed position of zero knowledge, but generally supportive of seeing a Swansea school eisteddfod reported in The Baffler

Happy International Worker's Day everyone! My first as a Trade Union rep. It would be a bit sweeter if my wife hadn't said "Oh God, I married my Dad" when the rep's card came through www.tuc.org.uk/may-day-stre...

Really interesting paper by @carnegieuk.bsky.social on Wales' Future Generations Act - so much learning around changing behaviour via legislation that's applicable to other countries and sectors too carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Wnaeth y boi bach cael gwers 1taf da Ysgol Sadwrn penwythnos ma. Roedd gweld e'n trafod da plant eraill yn eithaf emosiynol ysgolsadwrn.cymru #Cymraeg The lil guy had his first Welsh lesson with Ysgol Sadwrn this weekend. Pretty emotional seeing him chat in Welsh was pretty emotional

My 2 furry bookends would like to remind everyone to visit your public library! 📚💕😺 #NationalLibraryWeek #Booksky

Really enjoyed Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz. But having now read this Guardian review. I'm wondering if I'm a bad egg www.theguardian.com/books/2022/m... #Booksky

"For a party which claims to favour minimal state interference it is baffling that they think politicians should dictate the content and presentation of an exhibition" < Yes @prospectunion.bsky.social!

"Accessibility isn’t a feature. It’s infrastructure" < Good post on the conceptualisation of equity by @ASegar@mastodon.social www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...

Does your organisation look beyond individuals when describing extra-familial harm? < Helpful tool on contextual safeguarding linked to this paper on Unearthing the Cultural Facilitators of Contextual Safeguarding Structures www.contextualsafeguarding.org.uk/resources/to...

Have just finished Wellness by Nathan HIll, which I absolutely loved. Felt like an analysis of the modern human condition nathanhill.net #Booksky

Josh Widdicombe talking frankly about his struggles with antidepressants during a chat with Joe Marler. More of this please.

"[Boal's] central belief was that people are not passive recipients of knowledge. They are active participants in shaping their world" < Love this post from my colleague Phil John on Forum Theatre www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-vie...

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to… nation.cymru/news/the-new...

Dydd Santes Dwynwen hapus! ❤️https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwnnwx4dk8o #SaintDwynwensDay #DyddSantesDwynwen