Dafydd Trystan
@DafyddTrystan
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Runner, cyclist, recycler, Rhedwr, Seiclwr, ailgylchwr dodrefn a beics. Fe / Him
Caerdydd / Cardiff
Joined April 2009
@DafyddTrystan @Plaid_Cymru shows the lack of fairness in train funding in #CaerdyddFfynnonTaf We are missing out on £4 billion of investment shown by missing trains, missing stations and overloaded roads #andreagibson #meurigrogers #josephgnagbo #nickcarter #zaynubakbar
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There is a big health warning on sub samples (always) BUT ... given how regularly yougov poll and report their Wales sub-samples, you get a sense of trend despite not being clear on the exact position of the parties. Remarkable ... This is Westminster election btw
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🚨 NEW: 'FROZEN 2': Here's the Wales Fiscal Analysis team's first breakdown on what the 2025 Autumn Budget means for Wales 🚨NEWYDD: Beth mae Cyllideb y Hydref 2025 yn ei olygu i Gymru? Dyma ddadansoddiad cyntaf o'r newidiadau sydd ar y ffordd https://t.co/dg5ZohcSIu
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
By Guto Ifan, Ed Gareth Poole and Owain Cynfab On Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second budget, after months of speculation, briefings and uncertainty. The much-trailed wo…
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I picked up a stunning statistic today onthe flow rate of the River Monnow when it overtopped defences and flooded Monmouth. It usually has a flow rate of about 6 tonnes of water/second. It was running at 372 tonnes of water/second. That’s what 120mm of rain in short order can do
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❤️ ‘Mae’n gyfle i rannu stori Emrys ac i gadw enw Emrys yn fyw hefyd.’ Mae cwpl a gollodd eu mab wyth diwrnod oed y llynedd yn rhannu eu stori yn y gobaith o gynnig cymorth i eraill sy'n wynebu sefyllfa debyg.
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I'm excited to reveal the cover of a new book on the history of Muslims in Wales. The culmination of years of research that shows how long Islam has been a Welsh religion. If this sounds like something you'd want to read, you can be kept up-to-date via https://t.co/jGJRf9p7DS
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Bore da @tfwrail - dwi'n gobeithio teithio i Fangor ar y tren o Gaerdydd yfory. Pryd fyddwn ni'n gwybod os fydd y linell drwy Henffordd ar agor? Ac oes opsiwn arall (hirach dwi'n gwbod). Diolch!
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Has your business been impacted by the floods in Monmouthshire? If you can get to Shire Hall for 3PM we can offer you some initial advice. Will do something similar in Abergavenny asap. PLEASE SHARE👇
Businesses in Monmouth. Our Environmental Health team will be in the Shire Hall from 3pm. If your business has been affected by the flooding, our team will be available to provide information and support. 👉 https://t.co/TbtSHlhc7X
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Time to put your #dapson - to celebrate our 9th birthday, @RunGrangetown will be pacing odds at Grangemoor Parkrun this morning. So whether you want a 19 minute parkrun or a 45 minute parkun and everything in between - we've got you covered. Penblwydd Hapus!
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New impartiality study: Contrasting media coverage of the Caerphilly by-election in Wales with UK-wide news: how did broadcasters balance parties and leaders? Thread 1/10
enhancingimpartiality.com
In UK-wide media, the Caerphilly by-election result was framed around Reform UK’s defeat, the terminal decline of Labour in Wales, and the implications for Keir Starmer’s UK government in Westminst...
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Cofio y cyn-athro a'r ymgyrchydd brwdfrydig dros ddysgu'r Gymraeg, Gwilym Roberts, sydd wedi marw yn 90 oed https://t.co/7Ysn5GEhLx
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Cofio y cyn-athro a'r ymgyrchydd brwdfrydig dros ddysgu'r Gymraeg, Gwilym Roberts, sydd wedi marw yn 90 oed.
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💜 'Anhygoel, bendigedig, tu hwnt o weithgar' Mae teyrngedau wedi'u rhoi i’r athro Gwilym Roberts o Gaerdydd a fu farw'n 90 oed: https://t.co/aoBRmE1iQ2
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The number of pupils in Wales studying international languages after GCSE has fallen sharply, prompting a warning that recent progress in language learning could be lost without sustained action
nation.cymru
Molly Stubbs The number of pupils in Wales studying international languages after GCSE has fallen sharply, prompting a warning that recent progress in language learning could be lost without sustai...
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Pennod 'annisgwyl' o'r podlediad. Sut mae nosweithiau is-etholiadol a'r gohebu arnynt wedi newid dros y ganrif ddiwethaf. @VaughanRoderick .@SeneddDiwyllCRh @Plaid_Cymru
#Caerffili #Darlledu @DafyddTrystan @mimosacymru
https://t.co/tHKI7SGIKQ
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Podcast Episode · Rhaglen Cymru · 26/10/2025 · 15m
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My latest Guardian column looking at the result in Caerphilly is available here:
theguardian.com
Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
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Having watched by election results largely in England over the past months thanks to @andrewteale - I've been struck as to how much better Ref do against Lab / Con but not as much LD / Green. Caerphilly places Plaid in the latter group in their competition with Reform ...
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Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result: PC: 47.4% (+19.0) REF: 36.0% (+34.2) LAB: 11.0% (-34.9) CON: 2.0% (-15.3) GRN: 1.5% (+1.5) LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2) GWL: 0.3% (+0.3) UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2) Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
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Caerphilly Senedd By-Election Result: 🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0) ➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2) 🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9) 🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3) 🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2) 🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New) 💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New) Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour. Changes w/ 2021.
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*pointer even ... though it might be a pointed comment too ...
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Just a quick pointed for this evening. Turnout in Caerffili is normally in low 40s for senedd contests; the highest Senedd/Assembly by election turnout so far was Blaenau Gwent in 2006 - 49.6% which took place on the same day as the Westeminster by election for the same seat
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