Wales
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Memories of sitting A levels during the Falklands war
My son Owen is in the middle of his A level exams, which has brought back…
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The Life of LTC Rolt: a fine biography of a preservation pioneer
I was thrilled to discover that Victoria Owens had written a biography of one of my…
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Plaid Cymru in government: a political revolution in Wales
In 1999, the Welsh language current affairs magazine Barn carried a striking front page proclaiming –…
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Cardiff City promoted from the Football League’s third division – 50 years ago
History can repeat itself. Half a century ago this week Cardiff City won promotion to the…
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Riders of the Storm: feedback from an angel
My last post shared the news that I’d published a book, Riders of the Storm, about…
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40 years on: the disastrous start to my working life
I started my first job 40 years ago today. My career began at Nationwide Building Society…
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A family mystery: a 19th century letter from the Australian Goldfields
UPDATED, 6 JANUARY 2026 It was like opening a time capsule. When my grandmother died aged…
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Training for London Edinburgh London 2025: hard lessons from Bryan Chapman
This is the third in a series of posts about my training and preparation for the…
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Off route: my Bryan Chapman Memorial 2025 audax
It was a sickening moment. I had already ridden over 110 hilly miles on one of…
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Training for London Edinburgh London 2025: lessons from LWL
This is the second in a series of posts about my training and preparation for the…