In the past few days news headlines around NATO Summit Wales have been dominated by anti-NATO protests and traffic delays, but how do local people really feel about the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain?
Blurrt has tracked Twitter conversation around the NATO Summit over the past week and here is a quick breakdown of topics being discussed by people in and around the South Wales area.
This word cloud shows the trending topics in tweets about NATO Summit Wales over the last week.
The most discussed topics in tweets about NATO Summit Wales in the last week were policing, protests and security. There are also several other issues at the forefront of discussion about the summit on Twitter as the above word cloud demonstrates.
Policing
Policing is a growing topic in tweets about NATO Summit Wales, in particular the number of police officers in and around Newport and Cardiff inducing the presence of armed police.
Protests
The anti-NATO protests taking place in Cardiff and Newport have been well discussed on Twitter in the last week, with people tweeting regular developments and updates.
Security
The heavy security measures around NATO Summit Wales have been well discussed over the past few weeks, in particular the idea that the steel fencing put up around Cardiff Castle has turned the city into an ‘open air prison’.
Twitter is an excellent platform on which to voice opinions, especially about contentious subjects or events like NATO Summit Wales, which impact the everyday lives of the public.