A magazine-style blog dedicated to answering questions about Welsh independence, and covering national elections.
It’s a sister site to Oggy Bloggy Ogwr and Senedd Home.
My background is in science (mainly anatomy and embryology).
I went to English-medium schools and I’m not a fluent Welsh-speaker but can usually follow bits and pieces of a conversation.
Although I’m on friendly terms with a few current and former MSs, I don’t have any serious political or journalistic connections.
I’m more interested in systems and the practical side of policy than ideology. I’m not radical for the sake of it. The main question I ask when it comes to politics is, “Does this/Will this work?”
It was set up as a pro-Welsh independence platform – including the popular Independence Index which has been gradually developed over the last few years.
As it’s often been a struggle to be considered part of the Welsh media, I’m happy for it to be called a blog.
The primary goal of the site is to support the Welsh independence movement by answering questions concerning the ifs, whats, whys and hows of independence – listed at the Independence Index.
There’s no fixed schedule. The site will be updated as and when I want.
The aim, as of Summer 2026, is to post at least every 2-3 months, with 4-10 posts in each batch.
Follow Oggy Bloggy Ogwr on social media (more details here), or sign up by email for updates (towards the bottom on mobiles).
You’ll be sent an e-mail every time a new batch of articles are published.
Around July 2024, I was getting noticeably less traffic from Twitter/X than I was used to (as a non-blue tick account). It’s gradually become less useful to me.
And, yes, Musk’s involvement in US politics was the final straw rather than the sole reason.
I’ve switched to Bluesky. It’s a lot quieter but I haven’t noticed much of a difference so far in terms of engagement.
I’m not going to stop anyone sharing posts on Twitter and I’m maintaining my account there (for now) – but consider it dormant until it’s under new management (or disappears altogether).
The in-depth series of posts for the Independence Index takes months of work.
Individual articles can range from under an hour if I’m particularly inspired to maybe the best part of a week if it requires detailed research or custom graphics/videos etc.
I don’t like party politics. I don’t like student politics. I don’t like committees. I don’t like press releases. I don’t like the schmoozing and arse-kissing you need to do to get anywhere in politics.
Rest assured, I have no intentions of joining a political party or campaign group (and few would have me).
I don’t make a lot of money.
I receive significantly less financial (and other) support when compared to similar sites. That said, I receive enough in donations to ensure I’m not directly out of pocket, but per hour worked it’s as low as £1-per-hour.
I’ve never received a single penny of public funding – even for Senedd Home.
If you like what’s on the site and want to consider donating, head over to the support and donation page.
The most powerful thing you can do is often the simplest: just share the posts – whether you agree, disagree or don’t care.
Likes are nice, but they don’t get eyeballs.
No.
There are plenty of sites out there that regularly publish opinion pieces, advertorials and commentary. Social media is full of hot takes too. You don’t need this platform to do any of that.
I value my privacy.
I also believe that Welsh politics is far too “chummy”. So maintaining a professional distance is important to remain impartial. I didn’t start this to make friends or contacts. Anything I want to say is on here, I don’t need to add to it.
