Born in Swansea, Royston Jones oined Plaid Cymru in the mid ’60s but was also familiar with those of a more militant bent. Active in the anti-Investiture campaign and convicted for attempted decapitation (of Aberystwyth statue),he spent two years in Coleg Harlech before returning to Swansea, getting married, and standing for Plaid in local elections. After moving to wife’s home village in Meirionnydd in 1980 he became aware of the full horrors of cultural nationalism and gave up entirely on Plaid Cymru as it turned Green and moved irrevocably Left. A founder member of Y Cyfamodwr (the Covenanters), and later the Independent Wales Party he was also – with Basil Thomas – the co-editor of Ein Gwlad. Royston Has now reached the stage – grandfather, wine drinker and cardigan-wearer – where he believes that until Wales has a right-of-centre party committed to the nation, the free market system, and full independence, we shall drift along with self-serving and uninspiring mediocrities ‘leading’ a nation fast losing the will to live. Favoured word for current mood of despair: anomie.

No Home Homeland

The Welsh Government should introduce a five year residency rule before granting people access to social housing, exempting only political refugees and others escaping persecution. Discuss

Serbia: the shame of the West

Today, Serbia remembers her revolution. Has there ever been a nation in European and world history so utterly and shamefully vilified?

Anti-social housing

Social housing is often held up as the solution for areas in need of regeneration. In fact, it is far too often the problem. We need tighter rules, and better use of surplus revenues

Enter Jekyll…or Hyde

AS IS my annoying wont, I shall be supporting the Albicelestes. Not simply because it pisses off the less tolerant Ing-er-land supporters but because supporting Argentina is never dull. They always manage to make something happen. For example, did you know that England in 1966 only scraped through 1 – 0 against Argentina in the [...]

Enjoy the puppet show while it lasts

Devolution was bound to fail, and has failed. An engorged class of politicians and officials have lived well off a time-worn form of local control, but their time – and that of this sorry halfway house – is coming to an end