# ![@WillHayCardiff Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::2837643826.png) @WillHayCardiff Will Hayward

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[social networks](/list/social-networks)  7.92% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  7.92% [countries](/list/countries)  3.96% [finance](/list/finance)  0.99%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 5.94%, [starmer](/topic/starmer) #382, [politics](/topic/politics) 4.95%, [keir](/topic/keir) #240, [health](/topic/health) 3.96%, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #1976, [has been](/topic/has-been) 2.97%, [twitter](/topic/twitter) 1.98%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 1.98%, [up to](/topic/up-to) 1.98%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"This graph sums up what Welsh Labour are up against. @Moreincommon_ polling looks at how people view various Welsh Gov policies. The further right on the graph the more people have heard of it. The further up the graph the more people like it. As you can see people have really only heard of the things they don't like. Full analysis in news letter (see pinned tweet). https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018306687459844352 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018306687459844352"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2018306687459844352)  2026-02-02T12:53Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"First Minister of Wales and Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan issues a statement about Keir Starmer: I support the Prime Minister in the job he aselectedto do. After years of revolving-door leadership under the Conservatives the country needs stability in an age of instability and that matters for Wales. I had concerns that Peter Mandelson was incompatible withpublicoffice because of the company he kept. What has sincecome to lighthas only reinforced those concerns. These issues are deeply troubling not least because once again the voices of women and girls were ignored. That failure must be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021174224715481517)  2026-02-10T10:47Z 31.4K followers, [--] engagements


"@jason_oco Hi Jason. You unblocked me I would love to interview anyone from your party regarding their plans and policies for Wales. As Laura's senior advisor you will have seen my requests for an interview. As a champion of debate and free speech I look forward to hearing from her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021290442533265631)  2026-02-10T18:29Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I have launched a brand new newsletter. It has exactly the same name as my old newsletter. It looks in-depth at Welsh politics and Welsh issues. The only difference is now I own it. Subscribing to this newsletter directly supports my journalism. https://shorturl.at/CA938 https://shorturl.at/CA938"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1837903703304458433)  2024-09-22T17:16Z 31.4K followers, 120.4K engagements


"Former Conservative James Evans has now joined Reform. In his speech in Newport where he was announced he attacked the media for pointing out his former critisim of Reform"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019366306429210704)  2026-02-05T11:03Z 31.4K followers, 12.7K engagements


"Here is James Evans Reform UKs newest member of the Welsh Parliament saying he wont defect to Reform and that they dont have serious policies and no plan for Wales. The new Refrom Senedd member @JamesEvansMS has had quite a change of heart about the party since this interview last March. https://t.co/V2iCAXBuCS The new Refrom Senedd member @JamesEvansMS has had quite a change of heart about the party since this interview last March. https://t.co/V2iCAXBuCS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019372068618514725)  2026-02-05T11:26Z 31.4K followers, 22.4K engagements


"Reform has a new leader in Wales and he is a former Conservative. Let's take a look at how many former Tories are now high up in Reform UK in Wales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019425744515133758)  2026-02-05T14:59Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Read my write up of Reform's rally in Wales today. See pinned tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2019466907120783471)  2026-02-05T17:43Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"My latest Guardian column. Labour are increasingly not been seen as the best way to stop Reform. In Caerphilly this led to people flocking to Plaid Cymru. They risk making all the same mistakes again in the Gorton and Denton by-election. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/labour-mistakes-caerphilly-byelection-gorton-denton https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/labour-mistakes-caerphilly-byelection-gorton-denton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2019752238932001045)  2026-02-06T12:37Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Outstanding stuff from Andy. Reform's new Wales leader hasn't looked at the evidence on 20mph despite calling for it to be scrapped. Yesterday Nigel Farage again pledged to scrap the default 20mph policy in Wales if Reform in power I asked Dan Thomas (Reform's new Welsh leader) about police collision figures (Jan '25) showing c.100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20/30mph roads in year after limit introduced https://t.co/7dBBtxBMAy Yesterday Nigel Farage again pledged to scrap the default 20mph policy in Wales if Reform in power I asked Dan Thomas (Reform's new Welsh leader) about police"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019752889191657718)  2026-02-06T12:39Z 31.4K followers, 84.7K engagements


"I have asked if First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan plans to call for Keir Starmer to leave. Sources close the FM said she is chairing cabinet as usual for a Monday afternoon and she is not saying anything today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2020871412290912719)  2026-02-09T14:44Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Sec of State for Wales comes out in defence of Starmer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2020875357893840901)  2026-02-09T15:00Z 31.4K followers, 12.7K engagements


"Given that Keir Starmer has given no concessions to Eluned Morgan on HS2 devolution of justice reform of Barnett or any of Welsh Labour's key policies it makes you wonder what it would take for her to call for his resignation. In all seriousness if ever there was a chance to make the Red Welsh Way mean something it was this. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020880574726975975 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020880574726975975"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2020880574726975975)  2026-02-09T15:20Z 31.4K followers, 16.6K engagements


"Nothing sums up Eluned Morgans premiership more than today. Stuck in the middle buffeted by events waiting and seeing. Savvy enough to see how untenable the current situation is but without the self-assurance to commit to being truly outspoken. If ever there was a day for her to seize the narrative and truly lead Welsh Labour it was today but it seems shes opted for the worst of both worlds by neither criticising Keir Starmer or supporting him. The unwillingness to bite the hand that starves them seemingly knows no bounds. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021000001757880613"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021000001757880613)  2026-02-09T23:15Z 31.4K followers, 21.3K engagements


"First Minister of Wales and Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan issues a statement about Keir Starmer: I support the Prime Minister in the job he aselectedto do. After years of revolving-door leadership under the Conservatives the country needs stability in an age of instability and that matters for Wales. I had concerns that Peter Mandelson was incompatible withpublicoffice because of the company he kept. What has sincecome to lighthas only reinforced those concerns. These issues are deeply troubling not least because once again the voices of women and girls were ignored. That failure must be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021174659048231303)  2026-02-10T10:49Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Eluned Morgan says Keir Starmer has her full confidence and that she contacted him yesterday before his crunch parliamentary party meeting to say so. The First Minister was asked by Darren Millar in the Senedd on Tuesday to clarify whether Starmer had her "full confidence" and she replied: "Yes he does." She said she contacted the Prime Minister after her cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon to say he "has my support" hours after her Scottish counterpart Anas Sarwar publicly called on the Prime Minister to go. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021222815601455339"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021222815601455339)  2026-02-10T14:00Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"This is Reform MS Laura Anne Jones inside the Welsh Parliament railing against a decision by a Bangor Uni student society to ban Reform from a debate. It is worth noting that Ms Anne Jones has previously repeatedly declined requests for interviews with journalists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021243555860144429)  2026-02-10T15:23Z 31.4K followers, 43.1K engagements


"Reform UK have manufactured an argument with a Welsh university. They contacted a student group at Bangor University (who are separate to the Uni) asking them to hold an event for them. When the group said "no" Reform threatened to cut their funding. This is totally manufactured faux outrage. It is the equivalent of me going up to someone and saying: please can you host a party and can I come Them saying no I dont like you and me saying that I am going to take their money away. Reform have repeatedly dodged interviews with journalists in Wales. They banned certain journalists from councils"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2021631913891434569)  2026-02-11T17:06Z 31.4K followers, 63.8K engagements


"We are now [---] days into Trump "ending the war in Ukraine within [--] hours". We are also [----] days into Putin's "3-day special operation". Turns out tyrannical narcissists are full of shit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2013982929458774099)  2026-01-21T14:32Z 31.4K followers, 88.3K engagements


"Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election. Just for context Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST immigration rate of all Wales' [--] councils. 97.1% of people there were born in the UK. Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas and even those figures are low"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1972600716247072819)  2025-09-29T09:53Z 31.4K followers, 226.9K engagements


"Read the full analysis of the Caerphilly by-election results in my news letter (see pinned tweet)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981579965914316868)  2025-10-24T04:34Z 31.4K followers, 48.5K engagements


"Office debate today - How many famous bears can you name. So far we have Pooh Yogi Baloo Paddington Big Blue House and Grylls. Can anyone help 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1222810242448347136)  2020-01-30T09:14Z 31.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Big news. 🔒Cardiff and Swansea to go into lockdown from Sunday at 6pm. 🔒Llanelli to go into lockdown tomorrow at 6pm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1309457802537164800)  2020-09-25T11:40Z 31.1K followers, [---] engagements


"As anyone who has tried to read the tiny writing on the back of a bottle can tell you it is hard to make out the ingredients especially when they are loads and they look quite similar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1515589049767141379)  2022-04-17T07:12Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"My task was made even harder because chemical one has so many alternative names which mean the same thing including: - Acticide MBS / MBR - Algucid CH50 - - Amerstat [---] - Euxyl K [---] - Fennosan IT [--] - Grotan K / TK2 - Isocil(R) PC - Kathon CG / LX / WT - Lonzaserve(R) PC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1515589051998515202)  2022-04-17T07:12Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The reason for writing this piece is because though I have it easier than many people with chronic skin problems having a visible skin condition affects you far beyond the physical discomfort"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1515589506803589121)  2022-04-17T07:14Z 31.1K followers, 10.9K engagements


"What motivated them to speak wasn't animosity towards JFS but rather they were incandescent at the response of the Conservative group and the suggestion that they were unaware there were any such allegations against Ms Finch-Saunders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1605530949646589952)  2022-12-21T11:49Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Anyone who told you they didnt know is lying [--] told me. Others directly named senior Tories they'd informed of their concerns. [--] woman says she told then chief whip Paul Davies while in borderline tears while [--] told me they had emailed chief of staff Paul Smith about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1605530952251232256)  2022-12-21T11:49Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Again I have to stress I am not saying that the allegations are true or false. I cant say that. All I can say is that in my opinion it stretches credulity to suggest that the Conservative group were unaware of said allegations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1605530959952064514)  2022-12-21T11:49Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"When I went back to the Welsh Tories about the allegations that Paul Davies and Paul Smith had been told about the JFS concerns and asked them if they stood by the not recognised line their response was this:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1605530962778984449)  2022-12-21T11:49Z 31.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Soooo Wales is not able to get a penny of consequential cash from HS2 but the UK Government will underwrite a 680m high-speed railway in Turkey. There is so much to be annoyed about here. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1683831183132758017)  2023-07-25T13:26Z 31.1K followers, 197.9K engagements


"For me the most persuasive argument for the 20mph limit isn't the deaths prevented it is the casualties. Up to [-----] fewer over the next decade. That is thousands of times an ambulance isn't called a road isn't shut someone doesn't miss work or school. All adds up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1702611039257260150)  2023-09-15T09:11Z 31.3K followers, 119.2K engagements


"This is my advice for young/new journalists. Some of these people will disagree with - that is fine. I have just found they work/worked for me or have seen them be effective for others. This list is far from exhaustive. Feel free to share and add your own advice. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1743219783581979110)  2024-01-05T10:35Z 31.2K followers, 118.3K engagements


"These are messages allegedly sent by Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones to her staff. They appear to show her telling staff to add extra journeys she didn't make onto her expense claims. It is currently been investigated by the police and the standard's commissioner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1801611730184810749)  2024-06-14T13:44Z 31.1K followers, 1.1M engagements


"As has been noted elsewhere the OBRs forecasts are already significantly more optimistic than most other forecasters including the Bank of England and the IMF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1805971809902252416)  2024-06-26T14:30Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Changing the spending outlook without changing taxes or borrowing will therefore require a sharp break from the UKs dismal growth trajectory since the financial crisis of 2008"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1805971812049948882)  2024-06-26T14:30Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"CAREER NEWS After an incredible [--] years I am leaving WalesOnline. The first thing to say is that I will still be covering Welsh politics but in a couple of new ways. It is a real shame when journalists (and politicians) simply see covering Wales as a stepping stone. The collective inclination to see Wales as less than England is in my opinion one of the principal reasons we have so many issues here. Unfortunately I will not be able to take my current newsletter with me. I do not own it. It belongs to WalesOnline. I will therefore be starting my own newsletter from scratch. It will be covering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1837905634961793027)  2024-09-22T17:23Z 31.3K followers, 74.1K engagements


"Breaking news The Welsh Government are planning to ban greyhound racing on animal welfare grounds. Deputy FM Huw Irranca-Davies has just announced this in the Senedd. He said: I want a ban to come into force as soon as practicably possible. There will be work to do in ensuring the dogs their owners and those involved in the industry around the racetrack can wind down from this activity while still protecting the welfare of dogs currently within the industry the local community and the local economy. He added that he was "proud" that Wales will be the first UK nation to do this. This decision"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1891874253726781804)  2025-02-18T15:35Z 28.9K followers, 38.6K engagements


"We are now [--] days into Donald Trump's promised "24 hours" to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1892129980831732172)  2025-02-19T08:31Z 28.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Remember that picture of Caerphilly Reform candidate Llyr Powell which looked like it may have been edited Well I asked Reform UK about it. Apparently it wasn't edited. The party has indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless. How unlucky that a camera would "glitch" edit out one person and replace them with a giant walnut. It's been an interesting few days for the party. On the same day that photo was taken and the camera "glitched" it seems that a man named Stan Robinson from the group "Voice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1975165661795041512)  2025-10-06T11:46Z 30.3K followers, 81.8K engagements


"Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has announced that if Plaid win the election next May they will introduce a universal new childcare offer for children from the age of [--] months to [--] years. This will be [--] hours a week for all children aged 9-months to 4-years-old for [--] weeks a year. This will build on and honour the existing 30-hour offer for those children aged [--] and [--] whose parents are in work education or training. The plan will be gradually introduced with the full offer in place by 2030/31. Plaid Cymru says that this universal offer will be the most generous government-funded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1976649479416623580)  2025-10-10T14:02Z 30.3K followers, 14.1K engagements


"Standing room only ahead of Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerths speech to the party conference in Swansea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1976651302257164776)  2025-10-10T14:09Z 30.3K followers, 13.9K engagements


"Rhun ap Iorwerth tells the Plaid Cymru conference: "Lets be clear. Were not here to act as Labours conscience. We are not here to repair Labour. We are here to replace them." Full analysis in my news letter this weekend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1976665810539073978)  2025-10-10T15:07Z 30.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Last week I was at the Plaid Cymru conference. Based on the current polls they are the party most likely to lead the Welsh Government after May's election. This would mean a monumental change to Welsh politics. You can read my analysis in my pinned tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1977749542939296011)  2025-10-13T14:53Z 30.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Reform have suggested abolishing the Welsh Parliament. My newsletter was in Caerphilly ahead of a major by-election asking people what they thought about having their parliament taken away. Subscribe for more content like this (see pinned tweet)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1979175738239516900)  2025-10-17T13:20Z 31K followers, 24.4K engagements


"Welsh Labour have genuinely posted this video of their Caerphilly candidate Richard Tunnicliffe on social media. Turn the sound on. 🔊🔊 It had the caption: "Vote for this total diva on Thursday October 23rd." I have no idea what to say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1979628529924136969)  2025-10-18T19:19Z 31.1K followers, 245.6K engagements


"Try as I might I can't get Reform to properly answer a very simple question about their candidate in the Caerphilly by-election Llyr Powell. When was the last time he had contact with Nathan Gill the party's former leader in Wales who has admitted taking Russian bribes For full story see pinned tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1979807455983874260)  2025-10-19T07:10Z 31K followers, 85.8K engagements


"Did a bit of TV this morning on BBC Wales looking at how the UK Goverment is actively making decisions that hurt Wales. TV is well out of my comfort zone. Massive respect to the reporters who do this day in day out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1979876471566180570)  2025-10-19T11:45Z 31K followers, 14.9K engagements


""I think there are forces trying to make this by-election an immigration issue when it's not. It's about local service" More thoughts from people in Caerphilly. (Sorry about the subtitling error)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1980549047216939509)  2025-10-21T08:17Z 31.1K followers, 29.3K engagements


"A reminder. Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas. Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas. Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas. Immigrants are not holding our NHS back they are propping it up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981047318561349842)  2025-10-22T17:17Z 31.1K followers, 152.1K engagements


"@bananna_and There are lot of out-of-work UK born doctors are there There are huge workforce shortages. If people born here want to work in the health service as doctors or nurses there are plenty of vacancies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981060348783304709)  2025-10-22T18:09Z 31K followers, [----] engagements


"@bananna_and Well if you know any tell them to come Wales. We have a massive workforce shortages"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981081268931465535)  2025-10-22T19:32Z 31K followers, [----] engagements


"I am reporting from the Caerphilly by-election count tonight. Going to be a late one. Have spoken to some Plaid people who seem confident it could be close. Reform are sounding confident they could have it. Could there be a recount Labour are not sounding positive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981482982012526801)  2025-10-23T22:08Z 31.1K followers, 21.3K engagements


"At the Caerphilly by-election. Plaid Cymru are looking extremely confident. They think they have got this. Some very worried looking people from Reform. Results in the next couple of hours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981498975191544244)  2025-10-23T23:12Z 31.1K followers, 44.5K engagements


"Reform have thrown everything at this by-election in Caerphilly. Nigel Farage has been up multiple times including today. You can see that Reform were expecting a big party this evening. This is a huge blow to them if they have lost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981502690481045917)  2025-10-23T23:27Z 31.1K followers, 89.9K engagements


"The Reform candidate Llyr Powell is looking thoroughly annoyed. They clearly think Plaid may have this as well. Results of the Caerphilly by-election coming soon. (Copyright: Matt Horwood)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981506206511321530)  2025-10-23T23:41Z 31.2K followers, 1.4M engagements


"Nigel Farage was everywhere in Caerphilly today. He now appears to have vanished"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981513847120023645)  2025-10-24T00:11Z 31.1K followers, 153.8K engagements


"Plaid have won a massive victory in the Caerphilly by-election beating Reform comfortably. The Labour vote has totally collapsed. It seems that in Caerphilly more people feared those who oppose immigration than the immigrants themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981533372401791245)  2025-10-24T01:29Z 31.1K followers, 42.5K engagements


"Wales generally has a left of centre political identity. This is how Caerphilly voted. Reform may win a lot of seats in Wales but it will be so hard for them to ever form a Government as most ppl don't agree with them. This is why proportional systems are so much better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981577807449792985)  2025-10-24T04:25Z 31.1K followers, 58.6K engagements


"My latest Guardian column looking at the result in Caerphilly is available here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/24/reform-caerphilly-byelection-britain-labour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/24/reform-caerphilly-byelection-britain-labour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1981790249660432749)  2025-10-24T18:29Z 31.1K followers, 17.1K engagements


"Some graffiti has appeared on the Reform UK office in Caerphilly. Following a by election last week which Reform lost someone has written now you can fuck off home. Reform had made immigration a key issue in by election. These pictures are the copyright of Matthew Horwood"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1982124057236533314)  2025-10-25T16:36Z 31.2K followers, 45.9K engagements


"Senior Tory can't name his party's leader in Wales during embarrassing GB News interview. This Conservative politician was asked [--] times who the Welsh leader of his party is and he couldn't remember. (It's Darren Millar and he has been in the role for almost a year.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1982426402386579772)  2025-10-26T12:37Z 31.2K followers, 37.3K engagements


"The Green Party leader Zack Polanski has just announced two defections from Labour to the Welsh Greens. Sean Morgan who dramatically resigned from his position as Labour leader of Caerphilly Council during the recent by-election has joined the Greens. Former Labour group leader on Carmarthenshire County Council Robert James has also defected. Mr Polanski said that this wont be the last I know there are many more weighting up their decision. Read my full interview and analysis in my news letter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1987211011628409313)  2025-11-08T17:30Z 31.1K followers, 112.5K engagements


"We had the leader of the Welsh Greens on the pod. Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the partys chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. https://youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6Asi=Jp6AZTLuY-m6ACTs https://youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6Asi=Jp6AZTLuY-m6ACTs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1989005693199003672)  2025-11-13T16:21Z 31.2K followers, 43.7K engagements


"Nathan Gill's social media bio literally said "never afraid to be patriotic". As with many on the extremes of politics they claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope. He was the head of Reform in Wales. How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1991880729043624285)  2025-11-21T14:45Z 31.2K followers, 23.7K engagements


"Can you imagine how Reform UK would react if a Welsh leader of any other party had been sentenced for [--] years for taking bribes Nathan Gill once said he "would never apologise for being patriotic". Tbf he never said to which country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1991896261705023876)  2025-11-21T15:47Z 31.2K followers, 29.6K engagements


"Trump is making foreign tourists to US national park pay $100 (76) per person to access [--] of the most popular sites. Makes [----] per night tourism tax in Wales seem a bit tame doesn't it Weird that the politicians who said this would "kill tourism" in Wales are quiet about this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1993725987465634109)  2025-11-26T16:58Z 31.2K followers, 13K engagements


"Something really strange is going on. The Welsh Government have said they won't be publishing the waiting list figure for Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board "pending the outcome of an external investigation into the quality and governance of its data". The data is already a week overdue. This organisation was been placed in special measures by the Welsh Gov over a decade ago and is responsible for the majority of Wales' longest NHS waits. The fact that there are STILL fundamental issues here a disgrace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1994087881850102186)  2025-11-27T16:56Z 31.2K followers, 14.8K engagements


"It's not often I agree with Reform's head of comms but he was bang on here. https://nation.cymru/news/reform-uk-head-of-comms-branded-prominent-welsh-journalist-a-c/ https://nation.cymru/news/reform-uk-head-of-comms-branded-prominent-welsh-journalist-a-c/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1994133611608723891)  2025-11-27T19:57Z 31.2K followers, 15.6K engagements


"My collegue Ryan O'Neill and I have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales. This was a bizarre piece to write. Hope you enjoy. Link in pinned tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1995060876114894902)  2025-11-30T09:22Z 31.2K followers, 22.7K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution. They say: "If this was being done by a Tory Government we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again." Adding: "Wales needs and deserves to be treated as an equal part of the UK and the UK Government has a responsibility to act to deliver this equality." The group includes former cabinet members and senior figures in the Welsh party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1996186421766316339)  2025-12-03T11:55Z 31.2K followers, 166.3K engagements


"Keir Starmer's planning to make former First Minister Vaughan Gething a Lord according to The Times. Mr Gething was FM for [--] months. His time as leader was overshadowed by a controversial 200k donation to his leadership campaign. He stepped down after [--] ministers resigned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1996863764931793344)  2025-12-05T08:46Z 31.2K followers, 220.6K engagements


""Mike's on his phone Mike couldn't care less. It makes me want to cry" Ooof. Representative from Covid bereaved families group calls out Welsh Labour politician for being on his phone "all the way through" their discussion about Covid response in Wales. More in today's news letter (see pinned tweet)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/1998726933517935071)  2025-12-10T12:10Z 31.2K followers, 94.3K engagements


"Just a quick post to say thank you to all my Twitter followers for their support. Since I went freelance just over a year ago to start my own newsletter I have been blown away by how many people have been willing to put their hands in their pockets to support independent Welsh journalism. It's been an exciting few weeks. The Newsletter has just been nominated for Small News Brand of the Year at the Regional Press Awards. I was also nominated for Reporter of the Year. Elsewhere my work in the newsletter has also just been nominated for "Political Writer of the Year" and "News Writer of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2000583483714863247)  2025-12-15T15:07Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"No one outside of Wales seems to have picked up on the ridiculous situation we currently have here regarding waiting lists. The Welsh Government are now three weeks late in publishing the latest waiting list data. This is because Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board has problems with its data with the Welsh Government saying that there have been "concerns about the accuracy" of the number for some months. Betsi is Wales' biggest health board covers all of North Wales employs 20k people and has a 2bn budget. It has also been in special measures for a decade (except for a brief period when the Welsh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2000869001291866159)  2025-12-16T10:01Z 31.4K followers, 21.9K engagements


"A huge poll has just dropped in Welsh Politics. The poll from YouGov/Cardiff University suggests votes in the Senedd election will be: - Plaid Cymru - 33% - Reform UK - 30% - Labour - 10% - Conservatives - 10% - Green - 9% - Lib Dem - 6% In terms of seats it would mean: Plaid Cymru - [--] Reform UK - [--] Labour - [--] Conservatives - [--] Green - [--] Lib Dem - [--] This is absolutely damning for Labour. For detailed analysis check out the full break down in my news letter (see pinned tweet)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001170499897106461)  2025-12-17T06:00Z 31.4K followers, 142K engagements


"Right let's breakdown this new poll for Wales because there is a lot going on below the headline figures. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001201213820272773)  2025-12-17T08:02Z 31.4K followers, 41.5K engagements


"With that in mind here are some key takeaways from the polling: - Plaid and Labour together have exactly [--]. - Plaid alongside the Greens and Lib Dems are on [--] - three short of a majority. - Together Reform and the Tories are nine short of a majority"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001201221126717759)  2025-12-17T08:02Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Where are voters going The headline figures are: - The Tories have lost 41% of their vote to Reform and a small amount to the Lib Dems. - Labour have lost 41% of their vote to Plaid with 10% also going to both the Greens and Reform"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001201223379108303)  2025-12-17T08:02Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Plaid is miles ahead of everyone else in younger age groups. In fact in every group below age [--] Plaid are the largest party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001201233537716322)  2025-12-17T08:02Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"This is the latest polling for Wales broken down by age. There has been a lot of talk about Reform being really effective at reaching young people. However this polling suggests that just 5% of those aged [--] - [--] would vote for them. Plaid is miles ahead of everyone else in younger age groups. In fact in every group below age [--] Plaid are the largest party. Other key takeaways are: - Labour only polled at 1.5% in the youngest age bracket - The Greens do really well with under 35s but fall to around 2% with older voters - The only age group at all interested in the Tories are people over 74"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001396974382145916)  2025-12-17T20:59Z 31.4K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Reform members are about to be very upset We all know that Nigel Farages party is planning to wait until the last possible moment to announce their candidates. A key reason for this is to reduce the ability of the media to scrutinise their prospective MSs. However there is likely another reason they are delaying. There are many Reform members in Wales who are eyeing a run at the Senedd. There is a very strong feeling among the grassroots members that the section of candidates should be done by local associations. Unfortunately for them a well placed Reform source has told us that all the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2001568429992444150)  2025-12-18T08:21Z 31.3K followers, 76.1K engagements


"These two tweets were posted at almost exactly the same time. They say almost exactly the same thing. One was posted by Conservative and former leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies. The other was posted by Reform's Wales director David Thomas. A defection coming or are they simply getting their instructions from the same source"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2002017039372923108)  2025-12-19T14:03Z 31.4K followers, 36K engagements


"I have made some predictions for what we can expect in Welsh politics in [----]. Check out the pinned tweet to read. I would love to know what you predictions are in the comments below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2007745928959234404)  2026-01-04T09:28Z 31.3K followers, 16.9K engagements


"Reform UK's director for Wales has been removed from Cwmbran Community Council for failing to attend meetings. David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking). He once posted a picture of himself "officially opening" a Lidl in his area though the supermarket says that no ceremony had taken place. You can find out more about Dr Squeegees in our special report on Reform (see below). (Props to @NewsatTwm for breaking the story) https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008229301636808834 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008229301636808834"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2008229301636808834)  2026-01-05T17:29Z 31.2K followers, 163.6K engagements


"This is a clip from inside the Welsh Parliament. So much to say about this. For one thing Mike Hedges is having an absolute mare here. Labour have put him at the top of their election list for Swansea and Gower. 🤔 Jenny Rathbone's facial reactions when he starts praising the USA are incredible. 😮 Andrew RT Davies being the spectre at the feast stuck behind a pillar is frankly very funny. 👻 For Welsh politics news subscribe to my news letter (see pinned tweet). https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008588064005014001 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008588064005014001"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2008588064005014001)  2026-01-06T17:14Z 31.2K followers, 50.6K engagements


"Is Live Nation stifling the land of song The dominance of Live Nation in Wales is huge. It is fair to ask if this is a good thing I asked @Roneill1994 to look into this in today's special report. Find the full story in my pinned tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2010280555661934932)  2026-01-11T09:20Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"I interviewed Nadhim Zahawi when he was Chancellor and questioned him about why HS2 was defined as a Wales project. He was embarrassingly bad. He said that: "We will of course make sure that Wales is getting obviously a major terminal." When I pointed out that none of HS2 was in Wales and the nearest terminal would be Crewe he corrected himself saying: "Wales is obviously getting just across the border the major terminal for HS2." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010678497933471817 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010678497933471817"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2010678497933471817)  2026-01-12T11:41Z 31.2K followers, 110K engagements


"I asked Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth if his party lead the Welsh Gov from May whether Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board will still be in special measures in [----]. He said I have to say no before suggesting that if changes werent swift the health board could be broken up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2011040433854697877)  2026-01-13T11:39Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Holy crap there is a new poll for Wales and it is crazy. It puts Plaid well ahead of Reform with the Greens beating Labour. Thread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2011148363736236080)  2026-01-13T18:48Z 31.2K followers, 21K engagements


"What would it mean in terms of seats Below is @Jaclarner's prediction. It puts Plaid well ahead of Reform and if correct would allow Plaid Cymru to form a majority coalition without Labour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2011148369268523313)  2026-01-13T18:48Z 31.2K followers, 49.7K engagements


"With Robert Jenrick defecting to Reform it is worth thinking about Welsh Tories who may also make the leap. One person I thought likely was Brecon and Radnorshire MS James Evans. He previously backed Jenrick for leader and employed a guy who is now high up in Reform in Wales. I spoke to Mr Evans and asked him straight "do you have any plans to defect to Reform" He replied: "I'm a Conservative but I recognise the need for the Conservative party to show contrition and to change following our time in Government at a UK level. "Wales where we have never been in power needs change more than"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2011872684272242744)  2026-01-15T18:46Z 31.2K followers, 10.2K engagements


"Last week I interviewed Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth. Though nothing is certain it seems that he is the person most likely to be Wales First Minister after Mays election. With this extraordinary polling comes a need for extraordinary levels of scrutiny and accountability. Plaid are making big claims about them being the answer to Wales myriad of challenges. When you are the third largest party its easy to say things safely in the knowledge you will never need to follow through. When you are odds-on to form the next Government it is a bit different. Scrutinising politicians isnt always"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2013524206655312145)  2026-01-20T08:09Z 31.3K followers, 13K engagements


"James Evans has been booted out of the Tory group in the Senedd. He was shadow health sec in the shadow cabinet. Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar said: "This morning I took the decision to remove James Evans from the Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet and withdraw the Conservative whip. "I did so after being informed by James that he was continuing to engage with Reform representatives about the possibility of defecting to the party in spite of his personal assurances on Friday that he had rejected an approach they initiated last week. "Understandably I expect all Welsh Conservative MSs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2013562139177357666)  2026-01-20T10:39Z 31.3K followers, 26.3K engagements


"James Evans has been kicked out of the Tory group in the Senedd for talking to Reform about apparently joining. We went through some of the times over the last year he had a pop at Nigel Farage's party. Turns out it was A LOT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2013595314117054476)  2026-01-20T12:51Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Inside the Welsh Parliament after the Tories kick out member for talking to Reform. Eluned Morgan likens the Conservatives to the Beckhams "There are Traitors on TV and Traitors in your own party." "There is more infighting in your party than in the Beckham's family." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013635608900473084 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013635608900473084"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2013635608900473084)  2026-01-20T15:31Z 31.3K followers, 13.3K engagements


"This is what leadership looks like. LIVE: from the World Economic Forum EN DIRECT : au Forum conomique mondial https://t.co/fcNf3WUYbf LIVE: from the World Economic Forum EN DIRECT : au Forum conomique mondial https://t.co/fcNf3WUYbf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2014093392242728970)  2026-01-21T21:50Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"My latest piece for the Guardian: Wales is on course to have a majority of parties in the Senedd who support Welsh independence. The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK. To do this would involve a bold rethink of how we make it a state fit for the present day rather than the arcane hodgepodge of inertia and tradition that it currently is. Does the UK government have the energy to do this Probably not. Does it have the intellectual chops to pull it off I doubt it."  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2014338111430361197)  2026-01-22T14:03Z 31.3K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Hi Robert I would love to interview you on this subject. I am sure many people in Wales would be really interested in the views of an Oxford born resident of Great Yarmouth and whether he thinks they should have their own parliament. DM me and we can fix it up. A vast number of Welsh patriots want the Senedd abolished - I entirely agree. Seats soaring from [--] to [--] costing an extra [--] million a year What an eye-watering waste. Scrap the lot. A vast number of Welsh patriots want the Senedd abolished - I entirely agree. Seats soaring from [--] to [--] costing an extra [--] million a year What an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2014374978402033830)  2026-01-22T16:29Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Hi Rupert I would love to interview you on this subject. I am sure many people in Wales would be really interested in the views of an Oxford born resident of Great Yarmouth and whether he thinks they should have their own parliament. DM me and we can fix it up. A vast number of Welsh patriots want the Senedd abolished - I entirely agree. Seats soaring from [--] to [--] costing an extra [--] million a year What an eye-watering waste. Scrap the lot. A vast number of Welsh patriots want the Senedd abolished - I entirely agree. Seats soaring from [--] to [--] costing an extra [--] million a year What an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/2014376918779404372)  2026-01-22T16:37Z 31.3K followers, 80.9K engagements


"Chuffed to win the @NCTJ_news award for features writing. Thanks to @renduh and @Steffan_Rhys for polishing words"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WillHayCardiff/status/933968768635678720)  2017-11-24T08:01Z 31.1K followers, [--] engagements

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