Questions to which the answer is yes. Will Palantir, a spytech firm, with a history of highly unethical conduct, whose founder hates the NHS and supports Trump, be the big winner of Wes Streeting's NHS data reforms?

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

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.

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….

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…

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/…

Probably not what the Daily Mail was expecting…

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

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:

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%

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”

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

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.

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.

PARLIAMENT DEBATE ON PR: 30th JAN Our MP Brian Mathew 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 [email protected] Petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7001… Lib Dems for Electoral Reform 🔶️ #FBPPR

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…

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 Devizine website. devizine.com/2025/04/19/dev… #localelections

They both keep their money in Tax Havens.

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.🤔 bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g2…