tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20281041105894543842024-03-19T07:37:41.302+00:00"Washminster" - from J David MorganFor everyone interested in History and also the work of Britain's Parliament; the US Congress; the European Parliament and the French Parlement. Also deals with China and the European Union.
Discusses Practice, Procedure, History and current issues.J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-16120109893866359432023-06-08T14:40:00.002+01:002023-06-08T14:40:57.953+01:00Following Select CommitteesDepartmental Select Committees have come a long way since they were established in the late 1970s - I've enjoyed following their progress. If you want information about an issue - Committee Reports are an excellent source. There are good links via <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/select/">https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/select/</a>
Attendance in person is possible at Westminster - but getting cheap train tickets is difficult because of the starting times. Living in Milton Keynes means pre-purchasing a very early morning ticket, or getting a coach, also at an ungodly hour - and hanging around in the Westminster area before entering by the visitos entrance. If you do go - make sure you know where the hearing is being held. Some require entrance into Portcullis House (facing the river), whilst some are via the main visitors entrance opposite Westminster Abbey. Be prepared to queue!
Thankfully live & recorded broadcasts are available at <a href="https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons">https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons</a>
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I am now fully retired. Much has changed since I kept this blog on a regular basis. I'm older, hopefully a bit wiser. I've done some more broadcasting, but now am pretty free to do whatever I want.
I grow increasing concerned at the direction that politics in Britain (and in other parts of the World) have taken. I used to love political campaigning - and have campaigned frequently in the UK and the USA. You can read previous posts describing those activities and my observations. Campaigning has developed as academics have researched into the effectiveness of different tools and tactics. My fear is that Political Consultants, and Politicians themselves, have learnt what works - but without considering the consequences. Naked manipulation has become the order of the day - but its effectiveness has declined. Today we are less trusting, less sympathetic to what our representatives do - sometimes with good cause. We have more opportunity to express our views - but have less influence in decision making. I started reading Andrew Blick and Peter Hennessy's "The Bonfire of the Decencies" this morning. they begin by saying "Our central thesis is that mechanisms for the upholding of constitutional principles in the United Kingdom are deficient and require an overhaul." Written Constitutions, with Separation of Powers, are failing in other countries too - the USA is a case in point. But France may see a lurch towards right wing authoritarian government in the next elections - some member states of the EU already have leaders who have little respect for democracy.
Can the tide be turned? Or is Democracy destined to die a painful death?
I remain optimistic. We have fought for rights and freedoms in the past. It won't be pleasant or comfortable - but it can be done. what can we learn from the struggles of our ancestors?
The "New" Washminster will look at how institutions are changing, and at how we can learn from the struggles of previous centuries. I value your observations and suggestions. Let's engage in conversations about how we can attain a better future.
David
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pictures & text to follow.J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.667454514698363 -35.915667099999972 80.41379028530163 34.396832899999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-37934425733578368882021-10-06T12:38:00.006+01:002021-10-06T12:48:15.672+01:00The Story of Wales<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtMDbdIC2VE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div> This is the first episode of a superb BBC/Open University Series about the history of Wales. It is based on Jon Gower's excellent book of the same name. I hope that the BBC will restore the series to the BBC iPlayer (which is where I first discovered it), or re-release the set of DVDs. The series opened my eyes to the depth of the riches of Welsh History - and I have consequently purchased a number of books about different aspects of that history - & have joined the <a href="https://www.carmants.org.uk">Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society</a> and extended my membership of the <a href="https://www.archaeologyuk.org" target="_blank">Council of British Archaeology</a> to <a href="https://councilforbritisharchaeologywales.wordpress.com/becomingamember/" target="_blank">CBA Wales</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are some excellent books available on Welsh History - from John Davies' "A History of Wales", to books about specific periods or events. David Williams' book about the Rebecca Riots and Gwyn A Williams' "The Merthyr Rising" are two favourites of mine - and I'm just about to start on a book about the Newport Rising of 1839. </div><div><br /></div><div>Welsh history does not, of course, exist in a vacuum - and the interaction between Welsh and English history is fascinating - from the conflicts that involved King Oswald and other Northumbrian Kings with other Anglo-Saxon and Welsh Kings (Max Adam's "The King in the North" is excellent) to Welsh influence on Alfred the Great and the interactions leading up to Edward I's invasion. Owain Glyndŵr has been written about by a number of writers - and this year I've managed to visit some of the sites associated with his life (Sycharth, Glyndyfrdwy, Harlech Castle and Six Ashes (which Glyndŵr sought to reach (but was blocked) - and was associated with a prophecy attributed to Merlin). </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div
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J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-70275604969108187472021-09-28T18:50:00.004+01:002021-09-28T18:50:00.268+01:00Edward F Dafis<p> These are videos of two songs I played on Spectrum on Air by the aforesaid Welsh pop group - with lyrics in English and Welsh. They can be a great aid to learning the language.</p>
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</iframe>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-40995247406903059512021-09-21T21:00:00.001+01:002021-09-21T21:00:00.175+01:00Six Ashes<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefi6PCkN0UllVbLE-fS3ILWTKNBjwiaU7P0AuAQPrVL2XtLYUUF6zNW0dVF_0_J7wpJ3ICZiYMW9P3GH1lq8p3VR55CQZ1g9zEB8jnXgLv2ooDpJnMPXR1B1ykeOucG988fyjoxXk7wV5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefi6PCkN0UllVbLE-fS3ILWTKNBjwiaU7P0AuAQPrVL2XtLYUUF6zNW0dVF_0_J7wpJ3ICZiYMW9P3GH1lq8p3VR55CQZ1g9zEB8jnXgLv2ooDpJnMPXR1B1ykeOucG988fyjoxXk7wV5/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">This village, on the border today of Staffordshire and Shropshire - was proposed as a meeting place of international borders of much greater significance. In 1405 Owain Glyndŵr, Henry Percy, the 1st Earl of Northumbria and Edmund Mortimer (who had a better claim to the throne than Henry IV who usurped the throne from Richard II (who Henry imprisoned - and who died shortly afterwards)) agreed in the "Tripartite Indenture" to divide England and Wales into three countries - with "Onnenau Meigion" as the place where the boundaries of the three states would meet.</p><p><i>“... Owain and his heirs shall have the whole of Cambria or Wales, within the borders, limits, and boundaries underwritten, divided from Loegria, which is commonly called England; namely, from the Severn coast where the River Severn leads from the sea, going down to the North Gate of the city of Worcester [Foregate]; and from that gate directly to the ash trees commonly called Onennau Meigion in the Cambrian or Welsh language, which grow on the high road from Bridgnorth to Kinver [Six Ashes]; thence directly by the high road, which commonly is called the old or ancient way, as far as the head or source of the river Trent [Biddulph Moor, north of Stoke]; thence directly to the head or source of the river commonly called the Mersey [Compstall, east of Manchester]; and thence, as that river leads to the sea [at Liverpool], going down within the borders, limits, and bounds written above.”</i></p><p></p><p><i>Percy (the Earl of Northumberland) would then have roughly the northern half of Lloegr -</i></p><p><i>(Northumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Norfolk.)</i></p><p><i>- and Edmund Mortimer would have the rest of Lloegr.</i></p><p>This place was chosen because it was the subject of a prophecy of Merlin - that a great eagle would muster a host of Welsh warriors who would defeat the English. Sadly, the "prophecy" was centuries later than the time of Merlin - and may even be a "post-dated prophecy" of a defeat here of Penda of Mercia by Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd in the Seventh Century.</p><p>Glyndŵr tried to make his way to Six Ashes, but was halted by Henry IV at Great Witley, about 15 miles away. A stand off ensued, with both sides eventually retreating.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-67605711744982407082021-09-21T18:30:00.001+01:002021-09-21T18:30:00.168+01:00Visiting Historic Sites<p>On today's Heritage Matters, I talked about the best websites to visit if you wish to make a trip to one of the many historic sites in England and Wales.</p><p><b>United Kingdom</b></p><p><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/search?view=map" target="_blank">National Trust</a></p><p>and try this out - <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/the-best-neolithic-sites-in-britain/">https://www.historyhit.com/the-best-neolithic-sites-in-britain/</a> </p><p><b>Wales</b></p><p><a href="https://cadw.gov.wales" target="_blank">CADW</a></p><p><a href="https://coflein.gov.uk/en/map/" target="_blank">Coflein</a> - the online database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW)</p><p><a href="https://museum.wales/stfagans/" target="_blank">St Fagans National History Museum</a> (the picture below is of the Llys Llewelyn)</p><p><b>England</b></p><p><a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk" target="_blank">English Heritage </a></p><p><a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search?clearresults=true" target="_blank">Historic England</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T4cq1Gryud5y9z0fSXdg31dqq15LAa3t8BV1t6mLhJWyyyx6JPhLEntiNpyJoTvxcoS-VXyvqhzMFWkbxR2uwJaKrD3SwEUVh6esTS-A891xTZ708m-2GOeBiGreqKsfVKi86tNbvdyr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T4cq1Gryud5y9z0fSXdg31dqq15LAa3t8BV1t6mLhJWyyyx6JPhLEntiNpyJoTvxcoS-VXyvqhzMFWkbxR2uwJaKrD3SwEUVh6esTS-A891xTZ708m-2GOeBiGreqKsfVKi86tNbvdyr/" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-49576514236301536602021-09-21T18:13:00.002+01:002021-09-21T18:13:00.176+01:00Caerleon<p>Over the last couple of weeks on Heritage Matters on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">SpectrumOnAir </a>, I've done a couple of pieces about the riches of history to be found in Caerleon. </p><p>Caerleon is best known as one of the three long-term legionary Headquarters in Roman Britain. There is the superb <a href="https://museum.wales/roman/" target="_blank">National Roman Legion Museum</a>, The <a href="https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerleon-roman-fortress-and-baths" target="_blank">Roman Baths </a>(sadly closed at the time of our visit), the <a href="https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerleon-amphitheatre" target="_blank">Amphitheatre</a>, the foundations of the <a href="https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/402679/" target="_blank">Barracks</a> and some of the walls (visible from the path alongside the Amphitheatre toward the River).</p><p>It was an important place - but an even older site stands on a hill overlooking the village of Caerleon - The Lodge Hill Fort. Below is a video I took on my recent visit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz76HUVsdKD-tPy6h96_g47n9UYYRQkBh9TBNfweZb-cMxzdNt3CVWDBzeWeE3yceY-Hm5xS3AMgJo_Ka41fQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is an excellent webpage about the hill fort - <a href="http://www.caerleon.net/history/lodge/index.html">http://www.caerleon.net/history/lodge/index.htm</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=GB&source=ac&ref=tf_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=washminster0d-21&marketplace=amazon&region=GB&placement=1841719358&asins=1841719358&linkId=94c303c1c8bb02169ddff4994915dbbb&show_border=false&link_opens_in_new_window=false&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;">
</iframe><div><br /></div><div>You can listen to previous editions of Heritage Matter by clicking <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/heritage-matters_1" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-70905046142250658762021-09-19T12:48:00.001+01:002021-09-19T12:48:25.226+01:00Party Conference Season<p> Party Conference season is now underway in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.libdems.org.uk/a21-agenda" target="_blank">Liberal Democrats</a> held their online conference over the past weekend. <a href="https://labour.org.uk/conference/annual-conference-2021/" target="_blank">Labour </a>holds it's in-person conference in Brighton from next Saturday (25th September) until its conclusion with the Leaders Speech on Wednesday (29th September). The <a href="https://www.conservatives.com/conference" target="_blank">Conservatives</a> have a hybrid conference (on-line and in person) based in Manchester from 3rd to 6th October. <a href="https://www.partyof.wales/conference" target="_blank">Plaid Cymru</a> meet in Aberystwyth on 15th & 16th October. The <a href="https://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/" target="_blank">Green Party</a> has arranged for Workshops (online) on 18-21 October with the Main Conference (online and in person) on 22nd-24th in Birmingham. The <a href="https://www.snp.org/" target="_blank">SNP</a> held their conference earlier in September.</p><p>The PPS Programme on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">Spectrumonair</a> will be seeking to bring pieces to you about what happens at conference over the next couple of weeks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7XCejiVkKpKRJUp2znzWfCDqufu8bQFtLJJ7TevFpUJUerPLCZ_3DHhRKYpj1KHiQoFvmYkIgFU40m9ouzYT1CcB-WyH1wakuAlQu1UjL-Pm3FNXJBa-qtcZ0BwaI3_sS_8nyyQCy-4G/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7XCejiVkKpKRJUp2znzWfCDqufu8bQFtLJJ7TevFpUJUerPLCZ_3DHhRKYpj1KHiQoFvmYkIgFU40m9ouzYT1CcB-WyH1wakuAlQu1UjL-Pm3FNXJBa-qtcZ0BwaI3_sS_8nyyQCy-4G/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417130.144623239645917 -35.9156671 73.93662156035407 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-25680325032149030812021-09-13T12:06:00.044+01:002021-09-13T12:06:00.206+01:00Scrutiny in the US Congress<p> In today's PPS Programme on Spectrum on Air, I took a look at scrutiny in the US Congress - (a term which includes both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate). The previous week, I did a piece on scrutiny in the British House of Commons - and there was a lot of 'compare and contrast' in the pieces.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TRc6QMujE2fvOmSafJ2L8lukvFBRrCeRHgXqvD-fC0so5GlV0Jsvt6Cdd4RdwiqGDH17ZJhTZS8x45GGmuL4J2fSlZplCLoZpNkp8doxYF3g15cID5j2D10ikf87X1lj8UkOl8u653pO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TRc6QMujE2fvOmSafJ2L8lukvFBRrCeRHgXqvD-fC0so5GlV0Jsvt6Cdd4RdwiqGDH17ZJhTZS8x45GGmuL4J2fSlZplCLoZpNkp8doxYF3g15cID5j2D10ikf87X1lj8UkOl8u653pO/" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>To Watch Committees - Go to<p></p><p><a href="https://www.congress.gov/committees/video" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a></p><p><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm" target="_blank">Senate</a> </p><p><b>The Best guides to procedure are available at</b></p><p>House of Representatives - <a href="https://rules.house.gov/rules-and-resources" target="_blank">Rules Committee: Rules & Resources</a> </p><p>Senate - Resources</p><p><br /><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-43328641312872464832021-09-12T14:59:00.005+01:002021-09-12T14:59:50.675+01:00Keeping Abreast of Scrutiny in the UK Parliament<p> I did a couple of pieces last week on the PPS programme on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">Spectrum on Air</a> about Scrutiny in the British House of Commons. All past programmes are kept on the website by the <a href="https://spectrumonair.com/schedule/" target="_blank">programme details</a> for at least six weeks.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2Zm6sVoZJz2pVrsA1G9Ws9XiQtUw-pMikEzWSMyYXcXdZuGGrLRKd4Ty6WBpCJAfAeUaFToOhIs9SLEPFQZW6K-6DD2-N_0Rk1z_Py_7crEMH1qv8-G3prG4xl_NLl9UJHvCwTrt9ONv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2Zm6sVoZJz2pVrsA1G9Ws9XiQtUw-pMikEzWSMyYXcXdZuGGrLRKd4Ty6WBpCJAfAeUaFToOhIs9SLEPFQZW6K-6DD2-N_0Rk1z_Py_7crEMH1qv8-G3prG4xl_NLl9UJHvCwTrt9ONv/" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The Select Committee website is <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk">https://committees.parliament.uk</a>. On this website you can search by Committee, or by Inquiry. It also has details about hearings on the day you access it (or, if it is a non-sitting day) the next sitting date. These pages are worth exploring, as you can find details of forthcoming inquiries and previously published reports.<p></p><p>You can watch Committees on <a href="https://parliamentlive.tv/Commons">https://parliamentlive.tv/Commons</a>. You can watch live - or look back at previous meetings.</p><p>Oral Questions are set down in the Order Book for the forthcoming sitting at <a href="https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/document/49729/html">https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/document/49729/html</a> </p><p>The answers are reported in <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk" target="_blank">Hansard</a>.</p><p>The "Bible" of Parliamentary Practice is Erskine May - which will cost a few hundred pounds to BUY, but is available to read for free at <a href="https://erskinemay.parliament.uk">https://erskinemay.parliament.uk</a>. I'd recommend anyone who might wish to run for Parliament to take a look - and get used to navigating this invaluablele resource. (Those who know the rules, and how to use them, tend to get their way more than those who try to get by without a solid knowledge of the rules.)<br /></p><p><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-19110727450564432612021-09-03T16:42:00.002+01:002021-09-03T16:42:32.604+01:00Food Festival (Gwyl Fwyd) Amgueddfa Cymru<p> I'm a big fan of food festivals - and I'm a big fan of "Amgueddfa Cymru" (The National Museum of Wales). Next week the two coincide, and fortunately (for me - living in Milton Keynes: which is not well served by roads to Wales) it is, this year, an online event.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTGAXwczw9nYdrMK55mh9G3KryzkDRiQkOwm4WCSs3bNkTehSluM0Urf92AXHyjXg9pheUr8fH9N2G3NI6GEBLlUSGUHnSoBzv_V7CJCTq7jDKdJFdoNL1QnHsPYuR5IZB4ZlLTFnoWAh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="980" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTGAXwczw9nYdrMK55mh9G3KryzkDRiQkOwm4WCSs3bNkTehSluM0Urf92AXHyjXg9pheUr8fH9N2G3NI6GEBLlUSGUHnSoBzv_V7CJCTq7jDKdJFdoNL1QnHsPYuR5IZB4ZlLTFnoWAh/" width="320" /></a></div><br />It runs from Monday 6th September until Sunday 12th September. The website is <a href="https://museum.wales/whatson/food-festival-2021/" target="_blank">https://museum.wales/whatson/food-festival-2021/ </a><p></p><p>I've already looked up the programme - and despite it being very busy for me - I've already diarised a number of the events.</p><p>Do take a look at what's on - </p><p>Also there are social media websites highlighting aspects of the festival which are already posting - </p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/291068358848494">https://www.facebook.com/groups/291068358848494</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AmgueddfaCymr">https://twitter.com/AmgueddfaCymr</a>u (some recipes ahead of presentations)</p><p>Some events will be in English, others in Welsh - and some in both. If you don't understand Welsh (<i>& on a personal note - I am learning the language - it really is beautiful - it may look horribly complicated, but actually is a lot more logical than say, English (just different rules) - and as someone who is terrible at learning languages - is rewarding and achievable</i>) - no problem (dim problem) - many of the posts on facebook & twitter offer translations.</p><p><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BVuYkn18MXw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-42145092453003972362021-09-02T15:36:00.000+01:002021-09-02T15:36:01.565+01:00Scottish Archaeology Month<p> If you live in Scotland, or are visiting Scotland this month take a look at <a href="https://archaeologyscotland.org.uk/explore/?fbclid=IwAR2ADlDbAaYN2YnIS9G_nOmbdhY3ym8k5vBQFdmuWBh5-ZFJn50AUA1OeFQ">https://archaeologyscotland.org.uk/explore/?fbclid=IwAR2ADlDbAaYN2YnIS9G_nOmbdhY3ym8k5vBQFdmuWBh5-ZFJn50AUA1OeFQ</a></p><p>AND IF SCOTLAND IS TOO FAR, OR YOU CAN’T TAKE TIME OFF FOR A VISIT </p><p>Many events are online.</p><p>It’s a very interesting country!</p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-76569258398803133522021-09-01T09:56:00.004+01:002021-09-01T09:56:49.057+01:00FAC - Foreign Secretary to give evidence today<p>At 2pm this afternoon the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons will be meeting to take evidence from the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Dominic Raab, on Government Policy on Afghanistan. It is being held in the Wilson Room in Portcullis House. The committee will mean in private first, and open the meeting to the public (and the cameras) at ABOUT 2.00pm (UK time) - (<i>my experience with committees that occasionally they let the public in early, but sometimes, may not start the public part start for some time AFTER the stated time</i>)</p><p><a href="https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/44d918e3-3be5-41ae-994b-d6384a554327" target="_blank">This link</a> should take you to the live broadcast. If it fails (I have no way of checking in advance) - go to <a href="https://parliamentlive.tv/Commons">https://parliamentlive.tv/Commons</a> and view Full Event Guide</p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-86376665403112257622021-08-31T19:51:00.002+01:002021-08-31T19:51:00.308+01:00Spectrum 10K<p>Further to thee piece on this week's Heritage Matters on SpectrumOnAir - these motes have been supplied by our interviewee, Sarah Morgan.</p><p><b>What:</b></p><p>Study with 10,000 Autistic people’s participation to “improve the wellbeing of autistic individuals” by gathering genetic and environmental factors that contribute.</p><p><b>Why:</b></p><p>Autism is a relatively new diagnosis (In past century) and studies are generally small and not generalisable. This aims to get a dataset that will. Allow for statistically significant results that can be used to help wellbeing in Autists</p><p><b>When:</b></p><p> study was launched to the public in the last month, but people had been. Contacted a year ago.</p><p><b>Community reaction:</b></p><p>Mixed, mostly negative - concerns about consent, data handling and motivation for study</p><p><b>Yes/no on consent form on:</b></p><p>Saliva sample - DNA will be stored long term which may include reading the entire genetic code, second sample if needed, data and DNA can be used. In future studies academic collaborators and external research databases, (optional) annonamysed data and dna shared with commercial collaborators and financial benefits will not be shared with participants.</p><p><b>Collaborators</b></p><p>Wellcome Sanger institute - 2019 allegations of commercial use of data collected from African studies - Stellenbosch university has demanded return of dna samples</p><p>Dr Geschwind - involvement in. ‘Cure Autism Now’ which has been folded into ‘Autism Speaks’ co-principal investigator</p><p>Spectrum10 ‘is being secured on UoC safe haven ‘ and will not be sold, during or after the study’</p><p>A grant specifies that the 10k will be combines with other databases across the world with Autistic genetic information to understand biology, improve diagnosis and investigate genetic subgroups</p><p><b>The Study Controversy</b></p><p>Subgroups are seen by some in the community as a dividing label that restricts rather than allows for the correct support needed by Autists. It also strengthens the supports of stigmatisation and misunderstanding of the condition</p><p>Spectrum10k recognise more needs to be done to explain the value of the study, the measures in place to protect data and other concerns.</p><p>Autistic people will be part of the committee on sharing data</p><p>No individual feedback on DNA - as not the resources to do so</p><p>Ambassadors are mostly white and able bodied</p><p>Cannot explain how they hope to improve outcomes</p><p><b>Further Resources</b></p><p>Spectrum 10K - <a href="http://spectrum10K.org">spectrum10K.org</a></p><p>Twitter</p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/commaficionado" target="_blank">@commaficionado</a> - Pete Wharmby</p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/AutSciPerson" target="_blank">@AutSciPerson</a> - Autistic Science Person</p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/AnnMemmott" target="_blank">@AnnMemmott</a> - Ann Memmott</p><p><span style="color: #536471; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(83, 100, 113); font-size: 15px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://twitter.com/HolSmale" target="_blank">@HolSmale </a></span></span>Holly Smale</p><p><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-59248933734723847032021-08-31T19:45:00.002+01:002021-08-31T19:45:00.203+01:00Rebel Wicend<p>I played Bryn Fôn's excellent song - "Rebel Wicend" on the Heritage Matters programme -which is broadcast on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">SpectrumOnAir</a> each week at 19.00 Tuesday's, 14.00 Thursdays and 18.00 on Saturdays (UK time - but available around the world by clicking the link above. </p><p>The lyrics in Welsh then English are posted below -</p><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mae’n cyrraedd ei swyddfa yn gynnar bob bore<br />Yn cario ei frîffces ecsetiwtif bach.<br />“Bore da, Mistar Eliot” a “Diolch yn fawr Rachel,<br />A chofiwch, dim siwgwr, trio cadw yn iach.”<br />Ac mae’n eistedd fel sowldiwr o flaen ei brosesydd<br />A phob pin a phapur a ffeil yn eu lle,<br />Ac am bump mae o’n ol tu ol i lyw’r BMW<br />Yn gyrru am adre ar gyrion y dre.<br /><br />Bob nos wrth droi’r goriad mae’n gweiddi, “dwi adre.<br />Sut ddiwrnod ges ti a be sy ‘na i dde?”<br />Ac ar garreg yr aelwyd mae’i slipars yn c’nesu<br />Ac arogl cartref yn llenwi y lle.<br />Ond ar nos Wenar daw adre a hongian ei siwt<br />A newid i’r hen denims cul,<br />Hongian modrwyau trwy’r tyllau’n ei glustiau<br />A chuddio y rasal tan yn hwyr ar nos Sul.<br /><br />A dyna chi fo, yn rebal wicend go iawn,<br />Hefo’i stic-on tatw a’i dun baco herbal yn llawn.<br />Yn rebal wicend o’i gorun i’w draed<br />Ac ysbryd gwrthryfel yn berwi ‘mhob diferyn o’i waed.<br /><br />Ac ar bnawn Sadwrn mewn denims a lledar,<br />Crys T heb lewys a’i wallt o yn saim,<br />Mae’n mynd draw i’r dafarn i siarad a’r rocars,<br />I yfed Jack Daniels yn lle lagyr a laim.<br />Ac ar ol ysfed digon mae’r gitar yn dod allan<br />Ac mae o’n canu y blws a thrio swnio yn ddu.<br />Son am drallodion genod ysgol yn disgwyl.<br />Mae o’n teimlo fel deryn ac ymddwyn fel ci.<br /><br />Amser cinio dydd Sul mae o’n ol yn y dafarn<br />Yn yfed ei hochor o ddeuddeg tan dri,<br />Yn siarad yn ddwfn am genod a wisgi<br />A phob ystum o’i eiddo yn dweud ‘ylwch fi’.<br />Ond gyda’r nos, cyn gwylio Hel Straeon,<br />Mae o ar goll ym mybls y bath, digon siwr.<br />Mae’r metamorffosis drosodd am wythnos fach arall<br />Pan mae’r rebal yn mynd lawr y plyg gyda’r dwr.<br /><br />Ac ar fore dydd Llun mae o’n ol yn y swyddfa<br />A’r cris yn ei drowses yn finiog fel bled.<br />Mae’r rebal wicend yn edrych o’i gwmpas<br />Ac yn sylweddoli ei fod oyn mêd</p><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>English Translation Lyrics:</b></span></p><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He arrives in his office early each morning</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And carries his little executive briefcase.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Good morning, Mister Eliot” and “Thank you very much Rachel,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And remember, no sugar, trying to stay healthy.”</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He sits like a soldier in front of his processor</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With each pin and paper and file in their place,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And at five he’s back behind the BMW’s steering wheel</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Driving back home on the outskirts of town.</span><br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Each night as he turns the key he yells, “I’m home.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How was your day and what is there for tea?”</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And by the fireplace his slippers are warming</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And the smell of home filling the place.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But on Friday night he comes home and hangs his suit</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And changes to the old narrow denims,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He hangs rings through the holes in his ears</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And hides the razor until late on Sunday night. </span><br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And there he is, a real weekend rebel,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With his stick-on tattoo and his herbal tobacco tin filled.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A weekend rebel from head to toe</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And the spirit of rebellion boiling in each drop of his blood.</span><br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And on a Saturday afternoon in denims and leather,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A sleeveless T-Shirt and his hair full of grease,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He goes down to the tavern to talk with the rockers,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To drink Jack Daniels instead of lime and lager.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And after drinking enough the guitar comes out</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And he sings the blues and tries to sound black.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Discusses the woes of pregnant school girls.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He feels like a bird and acts like a dog.</span><br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At lunch time on Sunday he’s back in the tavern</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And drinks from midday until three,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He talks deeply about girls and whiskey</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And each motion of his says ‘look at me’.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But by night time, before watching ‘Hel Straeon’,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He’s lost in the bubbles of the bath, most likely.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The metamorphosis is over for another week</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the rebel goes down the plug with the water.</span><br /><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And on Monday morning he’s back in the office,</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And the crease in his trouser is as sharp as a blade.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Weekend Rebel looks around him</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And realizes that he’s made.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p>
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</a>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-90116632292568648832021-08-31T12:48:00.005+01:002021-08-31T12:48:45.695+01:00Listening to Spectrum On Air Programmes<p>This blog is frequently used to put further information about subjects raised in the two programmes that Shery Delfani and I (David Morgan) joint host on Spectrum On Air. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dbiIJD-klQDXI7zbdrI1gHEHM1r_qGsG3qWwJaBCk_FEPT3anLS9YrgeKW1Z_an0Wp_5zXoScqyzw6LyVROxPaJT4RES_-kx0FZbkHBaSZq2dE92Stcp0NZWcn0hcIxtmYyoMjftW_Uy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dbiIJD-klQDXI7zbdrI1gHEHM1r_qGsG3qWwJaBCk_FEPT3anLS9YrgeKW1Z_an0Wp_5zXoScqyzw6LyVROxPaJT4RES_-kx0FZbkHBaSZq2dE92Stcp0NZWcn0hcIxtmYyoMjftW_Uy/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click here to get the live feed from <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">SpectrumOnAir</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To listen to the latest episodes of "Heritage Matters" go to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/heritage-matters_1">https://www.spreaker.com/show/heritage-matters_1</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To listen to previous editions of PPS go to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/process-people-sources">https://www.spreaker.com/show/process-people-sources</a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-16582107856650154452021-08-10T19:30:00.002+01:002021-08-10T19:30:00.191+01:00Heritage Open Days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBgxvO6qibH95StjuixlhQAvWd1_v5VC6rcN_vmIkI6pOyRHUGiyhMlAQXXBj9H3Apz4NB6sjQ4Xm6O0Ur5V8uWLJ1Mnw7uz1eXtNnWMUaOPJMKwD7BPMPOIfHT_Lmnn7vF-WnOA82EFQ/s2048/3BE7BB60-4C9C-4038-8633-D7DE08007838.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBgxvO6qibH95StjuixlhQAvWd1_v5VC6rcN_vmIkI6pOyRHUGiyhMlAQXXBj9H3Apz4NB6sjQ4Xm6O0Ur5V8uWLJ1Mnw7uz1eXtNnWMUaOPJMKwD7BPMPOIfHT_Lmnn7vF-WnOA82EFQ/s320/3BE7BB60-4C9C-4038-8633-D7DE08007838.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Heritage Open Days in Europe - internet links</p><p><a href="https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk" target="_blank">Heritage Open Days (England)</a></p><p><a href="https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on/open-doors" target="_blank">Welsh Open Days (Cymru/Wales)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.doorsopendays.org.uk" target="_blank">Doors Open Days (Scotland)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/european-heritage-open-days" target="_blank">European Heritage Open Days (Northern Ireland)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.europeanheritagedays.com" target="_blank">European Heritage Days (Europe, excluding UK)</a></p><p><a href="https://journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr//" target="_blank">Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (France)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-42811779054058663452021-08-10T05:30:00.002+01:002021-08-10T05:30:00.194+01:00Cân Yr Ysgol<p> I am playing this song, this week, on the show that Shery Delfani and I present on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">Spectrum On Air</a> called "Heritage Matters". It's by the great Welsh singer/songwriter, <a href="https://sainwales.com/en/artists/dafydd-iwan" target="_blank">Dafydd Iwan</a>. The video below has the music and the Welsh geiriau and English lyrics.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4eJNdyHpoU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I</div>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-51370424404563309912021-08-06T11:28:00.003+01:002021-08-06T11:28:45.733+01:00Tackling Diabetes<p> Next week I'm doing a piece on Diabetes on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">Spectrum On Air'</a>s "Heritage Matters". I recommend watching the following Video produced in London by <a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk" target="_blank">Diabetes UK</a>.</p><p><br /></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5o1wGVSloas" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>If you can, please support the work they do - donations can be made via <a href="https://donate.diabetes.org.uk/donate/~my-donation" target="_blank">this link</a>.</div>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-85492576031181578092021-08-03T19:32:00.000+01:002021-08-03T19:32:00.207+01:00The Rebecca Riots<p> On my <a href="https://spectrumonair.com/schedule/" target="_blank">Heritage Matters programme</a> (scroll down towards the end - but do see what else is broadcast on our fantastic new station) on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">Spectrum On Air,</a> I played the following song about the Rebecca Riots which occurred in South West Wales in 1839 and 1842-3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pm1TOcLWYZo" width="320" youtube-src-id="Pm1TOcLWYZo"></iframe></div><br /><p>(link if video doesn't play - <a href="https://youtu.be/Pm1TOcLWYZo">https://youtu.be/Pm1TOcLWYZo</a> )</p><p>I thoroughly recommend the following book about the background and events of the riots.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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</iframe>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-50674931710190088242021-07-25T13:49:00.000+01:002021-07-25T13:49:08.486+01:00Spectrum On Air<p> My apologies - the last month has been very busy, hence the lack of posts.</p><p>One of the things tying me up has been getting a second programme up and running on <a href="https://spectrumonair.com/">https://spectrumonair.com/</a></p><p><b>Heritage Matters</b> has its second edition, which is broadcast (UK time) Tuesdays at 19.00; Thursdays at 14.00 and Saturday's at 18.00. It covers most things that could be described as "heritage" - archaeology, history, learning languages (and music in different languages), and 'culture' generally. It balances talk with a wide range of music. On this week's programme we'll be talking about the <a href="https://festival.archaeologyuk.org" target="_blank">UK Festival of Archaeology</a>; and a song about the survival of Wales through many centuries by <a href="https://youtu.be/ZpaYJT-5MHc" target="_blank">Dafydd Iwan</a>; and an interview about <a href="https://lingomix.co.uk" target="_blank">an initiative to encourage people from across the world to meet in Milton Keynes</a>.</p><p><b>PPS</b> has continued, but breaks for the month of August (most legislatures & local government in the Northern Hemisphere winds down or goes into recess). This week it will be on at noon, on Monday, 01.00 on Wednesdays & 10.00 Fridays (UK time). This weeks's programme a very useful source of news - Politico; (<a href="https://www.politico.com" target="_blank">US Editions</a>)(<a href="https://www.politico.eu" target="_blank">European Editions</a>), Parliamentary Recesses around the world; and Shery & my chats about Mental Health Matters.</p><p><a href="https://spectrumonair.com/schedule/">https://spectrumonair.com/schedule/</a></p><p>My co-presenter for both programmes is Shery Delfani. Do listen in - <a href="https://spectrumonair.com" target="_blank">SpectrumOnAir</a> is available a</p><p><br /></p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> PPS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi9ZWdIQlA3ygkCoQk4TKQa0Y76E31TGEcGPLJnP0NZYHGhyphenhyphenMM0gBBHxz1hTiy6O2gfT_bBAWGuIJS1vX9xs1UEm-xCBueKBxrbPIr9ddQmHjGI8efqFpqiegrG9v0OL6fuN301vyZ4gX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="530" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi9ZWdIQlA3ygkCoQk4TKQa0Y76E31TGEcGPLJnP0NZYHGhyphenhyphenMM0gBBHxz1hTiy6O2gfT_bBAWGuIJS1vX9xs1UEm-xCBueKBxrbPIr9ddQmHjGI8efqFpqiegrG9v0OL6fuN301vyZ4gX/" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heritage Matters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTf4C9mua2pKP6sIbXjM6mJza50C25In9setE9s6vQRwmt2C23YP-_pA2zY010Nj_wz6dwJjQhS_CCuYSmOWOAWDoiCXGBqrmgZGoT7rfoejPnTYYLnOBZCVLJu7EGKnIIIHGg7c5ZaLn/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTf4C9mua2pKP6sIbXjM6mJza50C25In9setE9s6vQRwmt2C23YP-_pA2zY010Nj_wz6dwJjQhS_CCuYSmOWOAWDoiCXGBqrmgZGoT7rfoejPnTYYLnOBZCVLJu7EGKnIIIHGg7c5ZaLn/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-79893936675927726222021-06-28T12:30:00.000+01:002021-06-28T12:30:00.184+01:00European Parliament<p>While Westminster has "Hansard", and the US Congress has the "Congressional Record" - the European Parliament has "Verbatim Reports of Proceedings.</p><p>Producing a useable verbatim record is more complicated than for National Parliaments - the European Parliament allows speeches in any of the twenty four official languages of the the European Union. [English remains an official language] While there are translators in the chamber to give a simultaneous translation to people in the chamber; visitors and those watching the live feed of Plenary sessions - the official record takes longer to produce.</p><p>A first copy is available c<span style="font-family: inherit;">alled the "Rainbow Edition". This records contributions in the language of each person speaking. Initially only a PDF version is available,</span> but a few days later there is an HTML version - which allows searches.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The "Final Edition" is produced a little later. Again - it is in the languages used by whoever is speaking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">To search for a particular plenary session go to </span><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/debates-video.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">EP Verbatim Reports of Proceedings</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - the first part of this page covers the current plenary session, but if you scroll </span>down you'll<span style="font-family: inherit;"> find "Search Verbatim Reports". This gives access to any of the Parliamentary debates from 1994. If you have a specific sitting you want to look at - enter that date in both boxes (Sittings from...to). Click on any of the individual results - and the next page give you the option to choose "Full Text". That will break the sitting down into individual items of business. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can watch a video of each speech, The full Verbatim Report can be downloaded as a PDF - it's a big document (February 10th 2021 is a file of </span>3590k <span style="font-family: inherit;">and 162 pages ).</span></p><p>Watching the video of the speech (an example can be seen <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=EN&playerStartTime=20210210-13:03:12&playerEndTime=20210210-13:04:05#" target="_blank">here</a>) allows you to choose which language you listen to. - but there is a disclaimer "The interpretation does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings." Alternatively copy and paste the speech in the Verbatim Report into <a href="https://translate.google.co.uk/" target="_blank">Google Translate</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUyon96KAXi82_a3gYG2kC6NnmMEzEHGMIRGqaUV1WkThLO6PrpAECWrIxiwHrm0cPsnZTfVO2imojGSxgdKze8lvALrVCy9bvlXbT3JUNQunEwMZcaoTrx_iHK8z9EqXwtx4iiuVpRtt/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="280" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUyon96KAXi82_a3gYG2kC6NnmMEzEHGMIRGqaUV1WkThLO6PrpAECWrIxiwHrm0cPsnZTfVO2imojGSxgdKze8lvALrVCy9bvlXbT3JUNQunEwMZcaoTrx_iHK8z9EqXwtx4iiuVpRtt/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2028104110589454384.post-65333707462195028722021-06-25T22:08:00.000+01:002021-06-25T22:08:12.172+01:00Wyn Lewis Jones<p> Earlier this week I posted a piece about Ail Symudiad - a group whose music I had just started to get into. I had even bought an ebook about the group - and the two brothers at the heard of the group (which by copying pieces of the text to Google Translate, I was able to read - I’m too early in my quest to learn Welsh to be able to reach much unaided!).</p><p>This evening I visited the Ail Symudiad Facebook page, and was saddened to read this post published yesterday - </p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Wyn Lewis Jones 1959 - 2021 <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ted/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Gyda chalon trwm, i ni’n drist iawn i ‘weud bod Wyn wedi colli ei frwydr hir a dewr gyda chancr y pancreas heddi. Diolch i bawb am y negeseuon caredig a’r llunie lyfli - mae’n cynhesu calon i weld shwt gwmynt wedd e’n meddwl i bawb. Bydd bywyd ddim run peth heb ei sbort, dwli a’r bass lines.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">It is with a very heavy heart we announce tonight that Wyn lost his long and brave fight with pancreatic cancer today. Thank you to everyone for the kind messages and the lovely pictures - it's really heartwarming to know how much he meant to so many. Life won't be the same without his fun, madness and the bass lines.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Nos da Wyn x</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><p><br /></p>J David Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995436860999535393noreply@blogger.comMilton Keynes, UK52.0406224 -0.759417123.730388563821151 -35.9156671 80.350856236178842 34.3968329