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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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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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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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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‘Works hard not always with success’ – The Guardian features my old school report comments
The Guardian newspaper has been running an amusing correspondence about school reports in its letters column.…
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My Dad and Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
I was delighted to discover this photo of my late father with Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, one of…
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Remembering Pelé, the world’s greatest footballer
Brazil, and the world, is mourning a legend. The greatest ever footballer, Pelé, has died aged…
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Dewch ymlaen, Cymru!
It’s taken a lifetime. Cymru (Wales) tonight play our first game in the FIFA men’s World…
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Own goal: Prince of Wales supports England
No one asked the people of Wales whether they wanted an English prince William to be…
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The Falklands war, 40 years on
I never expected Britain to be at war when I prepared to sit my A levels…