Cllr Laurence Fouweather 🔶️
@laurencefouweather.bsky.social
Oxford City Council
Liberal Democrat Group
Vice Chair of Oxford City Planning Committee
Liberal Democrat Group
Vice Chair of Oxford City Planning Committee
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I led the Liberal Democrats’ response to the Government’s Devolution Bill, which falls far short of its promises. Instead of empowering local communities, it centralises authority in Mayors, and will leave councils saddled with debt and set up to fail. I called them out on this.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I led the Liberal Democrats’ response to the Government’s Devolution Bill, which falls far short of its promises. Instead of empowering local communities, it centralises authority in Mayors, and will leave councils saddled with debt and set up to fail. I called them out on this.
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Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenues every year, according to new analysis.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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We’ve just hit 50 council by-election wins since May 1st, winning more than the Conservatives, Labour, and the Green Party!
The momentum is with us. 🔶
The momentum is with us. 🔶
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’ve just hit 50 council by-election wins since May 1st, winning more than the Conservatives, Labour, and the Green Party!
The momentum is with us. 🔶
The momentum is with us. 🔶
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Two things about this UKIP/Brexit/associate of Farage/ former MEP don't surprise me. Firstly there is a suspicion about taking Russian money and secondly that his home is in France.....
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Two things about this UKIP/Brexit/associate of Farage/ former MEP don't surprise me. Firstly there is a suspicion about taking Russian money and secondly that his home is in France.....
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Slight smile today at the realisation that at least 3 Oxford City Labour Councillors will be caught by the mansion tax!
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Slight smile today at the realisation that at least 3 Oxford City Labour Councillors will be caught by the mansion tax!
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A pleasant surprise to find for the second week running Question Time has a Lib Dem MP on.
No Reform ⁉️
* Except Leave EU - campaigner
Shame, as some questions must be:
Is Farage a racist?
Did other Farage MEPs take Russian bribes?
Will Farage back an inquiry into Russian interference?
#bbcqt
No Reform ⁉️
* Except Leave EU - campaigner
Shame, as some questions must be:
Is Farage a racist?
Did other Farage MEPs take Russian bribes?
Will Farage back an inquiry into Russian interference?
#bbcqt
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A pleasant surprise to find for the second week running Question Time has a Lib Dem MP on.
No Reform ⁉️
* Except Leave EU - campaigner
Shame, as some questions must be:
Is Farage a racist?
Did other Farage MEPs take Russian bribes?
Will Farage back an inquiry into Russian interference?
#bbcqt
No Reform ⁉️
* Except Leave EU - campaigner
Shame, as some questions must be:
Is Farage a racist?
Did other Farage MEPs take Russian bribes?
Will Farage back an inquiry into Russian interference?
#bbcqt
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On budget day, let's not forget how much there is to fix in this country - building better education, housing, climate action and other things require long-term planning that only collaborative budgets with multi-party involvement can secure. 🧵
#ChangeTheVotingSystem to Proportional Representation
#ChangeTheVotingSystem to Proportional Representation
Budget 2025: Raft of tax hikes expected today - as more policies confirmed
Budget 2025: Raft of tax hikes expected today - as more policies confirmed
A raft of tax rises is expected in the budget this lunchtime - with the chancellor acknowledging that voters are "angry at the unfairness in our economy".
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
On budget day, let's not forget how much there is to fix in this country - building better education, housing, climate action and other things require long-term planning that only collaborative budgets with multi-party involvement can secure. 🧵
#ChangeTheVotingSystem to Proportional Representation
#ChangeTheVotingSystem to Proportional Representation
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Budget 💷 Labour has failed to deliver fairer taxes. Big banks, digital service companies and online gambling firms should pay their fair share. Instead, hundreds of thousands of lower wage earners and retirees with modest occupational pensions will be dragged into income tax by Labour’s stealth tax.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Budget 💷 Labour has failed to deliver fairer taxes. Big banks, digital service companies and online gambling firms should pay their fair share. Instead, hundreds of thousands of lower wage earners and retirees with modest occupational pensions will be dragged into income tax by Labour’s stealth tax.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
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After years of @libdems.org.uk pressure, the Government has frozen rail fares - but it’s too little, too late.
Bath commuters still pay thousands while almost a third of Bath Spa journeys are delayed or cancelled.
The Government must deliver a long-term plan for reliable, affordable rail now.
Bath commuters still pay thousands while almost a third of Bath Spa journeys are delayed or cancelled.
The Government must deliver a long-term plan for reliable, affordable rail now.
Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
After years of @libdems.org.uk pressure, the Government has frozen rail fares - but it’s too little, too late.
Bath commuters still pay thousands while almost a third of Bath Spa journeys are delayed or cancelled.
The Government must deliver a long-term plan for reliable, affordable rail now.
Bath commuters still pay thousands while almost a third of Bath Spa journeys are delayed or cancelled.
The Government must deliver a long-term plan for reliable, affordable rail now.
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As we approach the Budget, I have written to the Chancellor, urging her to take action on Cost-of-Living and SEND provision.
Both of these issues are major concerns for my constituents and the Lib Dems have a plan to tackle them.
You can see my letters to the Chancellor below:
Both of these issues are major concerns for my constituents and the Lib Dems have a plan to tackle them.
You can see my letters to the Chancellor below:
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
As we approach the Budget, I have written to the Chancellor, urging her to take action on Cost-of-Living and SEND provision.
Both of these issues are major concerns for my constituents and the Lib Dems have a plan to tackle them.
You can see my letters to the Chancellor below:
Both of these issues are major concerns for my constituents and the Lib Dems have a plan to tackle them.
You can see my letters to the Chancellor below:
Nobody comes to Oxford now there's a congestion charge claim the social media trolls. Here we have the Westgate centre on a Monday....
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nobody comes to Oxford now there's a congestion charge claim the social media trolls. Here we have the Westgate centre on a Monday....
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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The Conservatives have failed to win a single council seat in the South East since May.
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Conservatives have failed to win a single council seat in the South East since May.
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
Lib Dems, however, are going strong. 💪
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An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Pavement parking: options for change
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
No Reform MPs attended Parliament today for the urgent question on Russia, because the Kremlin didn't think it was a good use of our time.