Sanddef Rhyferys

Sanddef Rhyferys (born Simon John Taylor on 3 October 1972) is a Welsh blogger for Plaid Cymru [ [http://www.plaidcymru.org/content.php?nID=745;lID=1 Bloggers for Plaid] , Plaid Cymru.org] .

Background and education

Born in Gütersloh, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany and raised as a child of the Royal Air Force in various locations in Wales, Scotland and England, Rhyferys was educated at primary schools in Elgin, Moray, Halton, Buckinghamshire and Swanton Morley, Norfolk; in the former St George's boarding school in Great Finborough, Suffolk, at Northgate Highschool in East Dereham, Norfolk, at Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, and at Bangor University, Gwynedd [ [http://e-clectig.blogspot.com/2006/03/fy-mhroffeil.html Fy Mhroffeil] , Rhyferys profile] .

Rhyferys is of Scottish and Irish descent through his father, a native of Greenock, and of Polish, Welsh and Irish descent through his mother, a native of Llangefni.

Media work

His blog, entitled "ORDOVICIUS" is reportedly one of the most widely-read political blogs in Wales, and it is as the author of that blog that he has appeared on 18 Doughty Street, S4C's politics programme, CF99 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2007/10/cf99_3.html CF99] , BBC Wales ] , and has written for the Welsh language current affairs magazine "Barn" [ [http://www.cylchgrawnbarn.com/index.php?tudalen=173&PHPSESSID=78851c0be3b4ae5a541c2957c0ffe2ca Barn August 2007 contents] , "Barn"] , as well as appearing in the 'Who's Who' section of "Iain Dale's Guide to Political Blogging in the UK" (Harriman House, 2007) ["Dale, Iain, Guide to Political Blogging in the UK, Harriman House, 2007"] .

He interviewed Conservative candidates Dylan Jones-Evans and Guto Bebb in Llandudno for 18 Doughty Street as well as his own blog [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZHx90sPsy4 Dylan Jones-Evans & Guto Bebb] , YouTube] , a video that was later posted on Conservative Home [ [http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2007/08/guto-bebb-selec.html Guto Bebb selected for Aberconwy] , Conservative Home] . Other video blog interviews include Ffred Ffransis [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAmaso7IpZQ Ffred Ffransis on Thomas Cook] , YouTube] of the Welsh Language Society and Aran Jones of Cymuned [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8y8NeC8AaQ&feature=related Aran Jones on Thomas Cook's Welsh language ban] , YouTube] .

"ORDOVICIUS" was rated in 2008 by "Total Politics" magazine as being the most popular Plaid Cymru blog, the third most popular political blog from Wales [ [http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/08/top-40-welsh-blogs.html TOTAL POLITICS Top 40 Welsh blogs] , "Iain dale's Diary"] , and the 19th most popular left of centre blog in the UK [ [http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/09/top-100-left-of-centre-blogs.html TOTAL POLITICS Top 100 left of centre blogs] , "Iain Dale's Diary"] . It was also voted by readers of the "Witangemot Club" as being the Best Welsh Political Blog of 2008, the Best Welsh Nationalist Blog of 2008, and the second most popular minor party blog of 2008. [ [http://www.toque.co.uk/witan/modules/news/article.php?storyid=56 Witangemot Club Blog Awards 2008] , "The Witangemot Club" ] .

References

External links

* [http://this-is-sparta.blogspot.com/ ORDOVICIUS]