Tag Archives: Penclawdd

The depressing nature of job applications

Applying for jobs is by no means a past time I enjoy, so to give myself a break I thought I would post an update on my progress. So good news first, this Wednesday I start another stint of work experience at the Llanelli Star, which is good because my portfolio is beginning to look […]

Is Wales’ language policy slowly suffocating the nation?

Wales is the only country on the planet that seems to actively dissuade its population from achieving high standards of English. I’m a fan of strong and controversial statements, but I don’t believe that this one is particularly exaggerated, though I think it might open me up to extreme criticism from certain elements within Welsh […]

At this exact moment in time…

Life for a twenty-something Briton sucks. We are, I believe, one of the most unlucky generations of the modern age. It’s a big statement, but when you think about it not hugely hyperbolic. Just to take my life to date as an example. I was brought up in a small cockle-picking Welsh village near Swansea by […]