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Welcome along @seneddsources Subscribe on your podcast app and YouTube. Follow on X. Welcome inside politics and policy making in Wales ahead of one of the most consequential elections of devolution.
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Sauvignon Blanc tastes like that time someone burnt the rubber on a retort stand in GCSE chemistry. Which is a tasting note that you don't hear often.
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Was the BBC Scotland channel doomed from the start? @geoffaberdein reacts to the channel going online-only, arguing viewers wanted more Scottish content on main channels all along. @CalumAM | @akmaciver
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Sauvignon Blanc is the worst white wine
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What does @MarkDrakeford really think of Andy Burnham? The new PM appears to be off to a good start - but a hospital visit years ago showed Mark exactly what makes Burnham stand out: his ability to connect. #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics #Wales @MsJoKiernan
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"You can't have colleagues from the southeast of England, from urban centres, who don't understand these communities coming in and opining on stuff that they have no experience of." Labour MP Henry Tufnell delivers a home truth to his Government on tomorrow's episode of Whitehall Sources. Available everywhere first thing in the morning. @TufnellHenry | @CalumAM | @StraightTie | @nationjames
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It's back! Join us for our pre-Christmas pub quiz, live in Edinburgh. Buy a table, or come individually. Tickets available at holyroodsources.com/live @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein | @akmaciver
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Octopus Energy chief executive Greg Jackson says he welcomes drilling at Jackdaw while gas is still a necessity. “While we're using gas, I think it's appropriate to get it from close to home. But we should be clear that Britain needs to get off gas.” @g__j | @CalumAM
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NEW: “Andy Burnham should be losing sleep,” says the Conservatives' Matt VICKERS on @TimesRadio Breakfast - over working on a plan to increase defence spending.
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Me in the group chat:
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🔴 LIVE REACTION TO CELEB TRAITORS EP 7 | THE TURRET xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YxNrbMOz…
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STANDBY FOR THE TURRET PODCAST STREAMING LIVE @the_traitors_ ACCOUNT IN TWO MINS #CelebrityTraitors Did The Traitors just forgive James too quickly? Did things get harder for The Traitors this evening? Was banishing ***** a total cop out? STREAMING NOW or subscribe on podcast apps!
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No-one remembering Ross Kemp as Henno in Ultimate Force is a crime against television:
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“The poorest families will go on being penalised.” Council tax reform was meant to tackle inequality in Wales. Mark Drakeford argues that abandoning it risks undermining Plaid Cymru’s promise to tackle poverty. #Wales #CouncilTax #Poverty #PlaidCymru
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"A quarter of the public say that the Greens have a serious problem with antisemitism. Just 19 per cent say that they don't." @LukeTryl on where the Green Party and Zack Polanski stand after their party conference and loss in Holborn and St Pancras.
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🔴 On the podcast this week... @TufnellHenry - Labour MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire…and one of the MPs behind the “Industry First Group.” Recording this afternoon. @CalumAM | @StraightTie | @NationJames
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Could Texas actually turn blue in this year's elections? @ZachDespart breaks down why bad fundamentals and weak candidates have Republicans on the back foot—leaving Governor Greg Abbott facing his toughest race yet as Democrats target key rural voters in Texas. @EliStokols | @Maura_Gillespie | @meghan_hays9
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Are we offshoring our morality when it comes to North Sea oil and gas? @akmaciver argues that drilling isn’t just about jobs- it’s crucial for tax revenues and fixing Scotland’s high energy costs. @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein
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What on earth is going on in Kansas?! @ec_schneider from The Washington Sun, breaks down the Kanas senate race... which seems to be a tossup! Why are so many traditionally solid red states having competitive elections? and what could it mean for the Democrats and Republicans following on from the midterms? Join @EliStokols, @meghan_hays9 and @maura_gillespie for the first ever D.C. Sources roundtable. @katyballs and @zachdespart also join the discussion. Don't miss D.C. Sources, out tomorrow on your podcast app and YouTube.
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It's back! Join us for our pre-Christmas pub quiz, live in Edinburgh. Buy a table, or come individually. Tickets available at holyroodsources.com/live @CalumAM | @geoffaberdein | @akmaciver
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