Wales' first climate change minister is Aphex Twin’s sister

It's been revealed that Julie James, a Welsh Labour politician who was appointed as the country's first climate change minister earlier this year, has a successful musician in the family.

The climate change minister for Wales revealed that Aphex Twin, real name Richard D James, is in fact her brother during her appearance on the Walescast podcast.

When asked if she is a fan of his music, James responded, "Very much. Not all of it. Some of it's, I think Charlie Brooker once said, it was like being inside a CT scanner for an hour."

James added, "But some of it is glorious. He writes beautiful jazz. He did a collaboration with Phillip Glass, which is glorious, and a lot of his ambient stuff is lovely."

According to the piece (via BBC), the climate change minister gifted the former First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones a vinyl copy of Aphex Twin's Collapse EP when he stepped down from his role in 2018.