Melksham & Devizes Primary

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹. Reform gets figures on highway damages paid by WC from 'the paper' & has to be corrected.🤔 #player" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g2…

They both keep their money in Tax Havens.

Devizes local election candidate fails to meet required criteria to be on ballot paper. A mistake, they say. Remember the 2021 PCC Election that cost the public £1.5m to rerun after another Tory mistake. Report on @devizine1 website. devizine.com/2025/04/19/dev… #localelections

Feel like you're not truly represented by your local / Wiltshire councillors? Think you have the skills/experience to do better than the incumbents? Workshop: TUES 11th Feb 6pm-7pm to find out what's involved & how to stand at the local elections in May. surveys.wiltshire.gov.uk/Interview/f3b5…

PARLIAMENT DEBATE ON PR: 30th JAN Our MP @BrianMathewLD should be at the forefront of pushing for PR. Write /tag/comment as this is one of the main reasons we all voted him in at the GE. Link below / mail brian.mathew.mp@parliament.uk Petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7001… @LibDem4ER

Why I voted in favour of the Terminally ill adults (End of life) Bill today. I will be writing to all those constituents who have contacted me on this issue over the next week with my extended thoughts.

New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland. The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.

Rich countries are failing to deliver the $1tn/year needed for developing nations to combat the climate crisis. Instead, we see vague promises and empty numbers. The global south deserves more than lip service. 💔 #ClimateFinance #Cop29

If anyone needs a little pick me up Heres a grovelling Lee Anderson apologising to his peers today, having been investigated by the parliamentary watchdog for bullying & harassment that found he told a security guard: “f**** off, everyone opens the door to me”

For some of the more over-excited commentators out there I recommend some... facts: Average borrowing over next 5yrs = 2.6% Average borrowing under Tories = 5.6%

Snap Poll - Support for Budget Measures: 🏥 Increased NHS Funding: Support: 71% Oppose: 15% 💰 Raising Minimum Wage: Support: 69% Oppose: 14% ⛽ Fuel Duty Freeze: Support: 63% Oppose: 14% 🏢 Rise in Employer NICs: Support: 37% Oppose: 33% 🚌 Increasing Bus Fare Cap: Support: 23% Oppose: 52% Via @Savanta_UK, 30 Oct.

And who do the public think should take the burden of any tax rises?

Probably not what the Daily Mail was expecting…

Fantastic News! A new railway STATION for Devizes!!! Really Really Good news, and so glad to have requested this from the Rail Minister in my maiden speech!!! Yippee!! bbc.com/news/articles/…

@devizine1 @melkshamnews Reminiscent of when Tory ministers wouldn't engage with @Channel4News We should all value the right to freedom of expression and the promotion of respectful debate in the press, be it national or local. Wiltshire Council has overstepped the mark on this one. @melkshamnews

@melkshamnews is being served by Wiltshire Council in an unbelievable freedom of press battle. We stand by the newspaper, of course, and thought it's high time we bum rushed the show with an opinion-based rant!! devizine.com/2024/10/24/sho… @MelkDevPrimary

Let's remember this when the local elections are held in May 2025. Wiltshire Council's refusinal to engage with an independent local newspaper in response to a critical article is the stuff of the playground! 😡 melkshamnews.com/concern-over-l…

We'd probably all agree that joined up digital health records are good but want to be confident that the provider is trustworthy, not just in it for profit/to scrape our data. Palantir has capital investors as major shareholders (wiki). Contract info: goodlawproject.org/update/nhs-sig….

Infuriating. The fact that our elections aren’t representative, and can be easily manipulated in a range of ways, is the core reason our country is in a mess.

Let's make sure privatisation, under-funding and staff pay erosion come out top in the governments new NHS survey! change.nhs.uk/en-GB/ RT once completed. Post a 💙 of you stand against NHS privitisation

@LibDems @BrianMathewLD The awarding of this contract in MelkDev is beyond disappointing. Please advocate on behalf of your constituents & press Labour to stop 'partnerships' with profiteers! #profitoverhealth x.com/MelkDevPrimary… x.com/MelkDevPrimary…

The government must show the ambition needed to fix the awful damage done by the Conservatives to the NHS and care, or this exercise risks becoming a talking shop. Whether it is sky-high GP waiting lists, endless ambulance response times, or a failure to diagnose cancer in time, none of these issues can be fixed without fixing the crisis in social care. That is why the Liberal Democrats will make sure that social care is part of the debate and push for a cross party solution to this crisis. news.sky.com/story/governme…