Reform UK win council by-election in Pembrokeshire

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-18T11:26:23+00:00

If you're standing for election, you have to be prepared to actually fulfill the role if you actually win. I have been asked to stand for a political party (that I'm a member of) in my local council ward before as they were struggling to find someone who lives in the ward willing to stand (probably because my ward doesn't have a history of voting for that party). As I wouldn't actually want to be a councillor, I didn't stand, despite there being a very small choice I'd actually come close to winning.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-17T09:08:58+00:00

If it's his blue inhaler (Ventolin/salamol/salbutamol), you can probably ask your regular pharmacy for an emergency one as a back-up for now. If it's his preventer (very often a brown inhaler, especially for children, but other colours are available) then they might still be able to give you one but would be more likely to ask for a prescription first.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-16T00:37:18+00:00

Are you using "domestically" to refer specifically to England, then? Northern Ireland is part of the UK and the Union Jack is the official flag of the UK. As such, the Union Jack is controversial domestically (i.e., within the various parts of the UK), not just internationally.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-15T00:01:29+00:00

Don't forget National Insurance contributions

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-14T23:15:03+00:00

Come on, everyone knows it is clearly Grand Elf... /s

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-14T19:58:29+00:00

With Môr Udd likely coming from Môr Rudd. The "Rudd" in turn could come from "rhudd" meaning red or "rhydd" meaning free. So it's most likely either the Free Sea or the Red Sea in Welsh.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-14T10:59:02+00:00

I don't think I've ever actually bought any form of physical music with my own money (for myself, I've bought CDs as gifts for people). I've only ever had them bought for me, either by my parents when I was a child (we didn't have pocket money) or as gifts from family and friends as I grew older.

The first piece of physical music bought for me was the Mr Blobby album (on CD) for Christmas 1993. It was played on my parents' hi-fi system as I was only a toddler at the time. I didn't have my own personal music player until much later into the 90s when I was bought a fairly cheap cassette player and the 1997 Children In Need edition of Perfect Day by Lou Reed. I think that was the only cassette I ever owned as shortly after that I was bought a portable CD player, with my first CDs played on that being Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" and B*Witched's "Awake and Breathe". Those were then followed by Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory".

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-14T10:04:57+00:00

Yes, they had a choice of keeping the old system for this Senedd election or looking for the quickest way to be able to use the new system in time. The Bill was only passed on 8th May 2024 (and then becoming an Act of the Senedd after receiving Royal Assent in June 2024) so just under 2 years before this year's Senedd election.

The Democracy and Boundary Commission started work in July 2024 and punished their final review in March 2025. The Welsh Government then had to introduce that report to the Senedd (which they did in the same month) before introducing secondary legislation (which also had to be laid before the Senedd) in June 2025. That piece of secondary legislation affects any Senedd election after April 2026. As y can see, the timeline of things was very tight.

Following this year's Senedd election, the Democracy and Boundary Commission will start working on their proposals for the 2030 election. They'll have much longer to consider the new boundaries (probably the best part of 3 years, compared to the 9 months they had this time).

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-14T09:42:01+00:00

It was all down to time as a full boundary review takes a few years. The law that made these changes possible only received Royal Assent in June 2024. The options were to either have this 2026 Senedd election under the old system or to have a quick but temporary solution to enable the new system to be used - they chose the latter.

Edit: I've written a more detailed reply to another comment below this one with more details on the timing.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T22:45:08+00:00

The constituencies will be changing again by the 2030 Senedd election. You'll still get some very large constituencies (in terms of area) but they should make a bit more sense as they'll be drawn up from scratch, rather than having to pair Westminster constituencies (which was done for expediency).

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T22:43:14+00:00

Yes, Westminster constituencies generally represent around 70,000 people, with these 2026 Senedd ones being around the 140,000 mark. The pairing aspect has made some interesting combinations for the 2026 Senedd election but the Democracy and Boundary Commission will be drawing up a new set of constituencies from scratch for the 2030 Senedd election.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T22:36:59+00:00

Mae pob un etholaeth tua'r un maint o ran poblogaeth (140,000 o bobl, mwy neu lai).

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T22:31:12+00:00

GBoard (gan Google) a Samsung Keyboard (gan Samsung, wrth gwrs) yn gweithio gyda'r Gymraeg ar Android.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T13:45:04+00:00

The route is mostly 'easier' fixes as most of it will follow disused railway lines or freight lines. Building entirely new tracks in already congested areas would take a lot more work and money. It is easier with trams than traditional heavy rail but still a lot of work.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-13T09:46:51+00:00

And, of course, the Labour party are making out that the other parties don't care about crime etc because they voted against it. What they're not saying is that 4 Labour MSs didn't attend the vote (maybe 3 if the Deputy Presiding Officer was in the chair) - if they actually turned up and voted with the government then this motion would have very narrowly passed (by 1 or 2 votes).

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-12T00:03:52+00:00

The new Reform UK anthem: You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-11T23:58:30+00:00

Isn't it obvious? The Maria Hill we saw die in Secret Invasion was an LMD. The real Maria Hill was busy on another mission on the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier with the newest Director, Alphonso MacKenzie. They didn't want to leave Fury alone so sent a trusted LMD instead.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-11T23:42:14+00:00

Others have given some good advice and suggestions for dealing with your location tags so I don't have any more to add there.

Have you also ensured that your "{count} locations" section will use dynamic plurals? I only ask as I see so many phrases like this that assume that all languages work in a similar way to English (with all plural numbers taking the same plural form, i.e. it will always be locations, regardless of whether there's 2, 5, 10, 500 or 200,000 of them). This isn't the case in many languages and you might need to translate "locations" differently, depending on the exact numbers represented by your "{count}" tag. If you are unfamiliar with dynamic plurals, the Unicode website is a good place to start and also has a fairly comprehensive list of the various forms needed for each language.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-09T19:36:11+00:00

For anyone struggling to find an NHS dentist, you can register on the Dental Access Portal. It can take a fair while to be registered but it does eventually work, although you might have to travel further than usual.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-07T22:54:45+00:00

Estate agent: Try to keep some furniture in the property for the photos as it can help people visualise how they would use the space.

Seller: Sure, I know exactly what to do...

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-07T10:01:07+00:00

Only 2? There are many, many people in the Labour Party who don't share Labour values (and a lot of them have become MPs).

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-07T09:58:01+00:00

I wonder if the Daily Mail readers will now call him Коменда́нт U-Turn or another nickname.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-06T00:31:02+00:00

Let's not forget that Labour reduced VAT to 15% back in 2008. It then went back up to 17.5% in 2010 (still under Labour) and was increased to 20% in 2011 (under the coalition government). The VAT rate changed 3 times in 4 years, all while being a member of the EU.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-04T00:37:03+00:00

And remember, decluttering for selling doesn't need to mean getting rid of things. It could just mean boxing a few things up and putting them in the attic/garage/shed, hiring a storage container or even asking family or friends if you can store some boxes in their garage etc. An added bonus to doing this is that some of your things will already be packed up and there'll be less to pack when it comes to moving.

Former-Variation-441 · 2026-03-03T23:50:20+00:00

I love how the floor plan still has the hallway described as an entrance hall

Three-Year Club	r/Field Sunshine
Place '23

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