Cllr Robert Jones 🔶
@salopianrob.bsky.social
Lib Dem Shropshire Councillor for Ruyton and Baschurch, Deputy Portfolio Holder for Transport and Economic Growth. Promoted by North Shropshire Liberal Democrats at 7 Maypole Court, Wem, SY4 5AA. All views are my own.
Whatever you want to say about the BBC, and I am a critic, US government interference in a British public institution of the magnitude of the BBC is untenable. There must be a diplomatic response!
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Whatever you want to say about the BBC, and I am a critic, US government interference in a British public institution of the magnitude of the BBC is untenable. There must be a diplomatic response!
It was fantastic to see the new, spectacular poppy fall put up at All Saints Church in Baschurch on Saturday. So many people turned up and we were joined by Helen Morgan and the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Shropshire.
www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/11...
www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/11...
'Stunning!': Poppy display unfurled for Remembrance at church near Shrewsbury
A “beautiful and stunning” cascade of more than 4,700 poppies has been hung from the tower of a church to create a poignant Remembrance display.
www.shropshirestar.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It was fantastic to see the new, spectacular poppy fall put up at All Saints Church in Baschurch on Saturday. So many people turned up and we were joined by Helen Morgan and the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Shropshire.
www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/11...
www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/11...
A clear example of Shropshire business being held back by Brexit red tape, harming our economy, damaging jobs and prosperity. It's time for the government to bring this madness to an end. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cheese exporter welcomes moves to cut EU red tape
Cheese exporter says it is losing hundreds of pounds per shipment because of EU border checks
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A clear example of Shropshire business being held back by Brexit red tape, harming our economy, damaging jobs and prosperity. It's time for the government to bring this madness to an end. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shrewsbury Town Council has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shropshire Council, marking a significant step forward in strengthening partnership working and exploring new opportunities for local service delivery.
Shrewsbury Town Council signs Memorandum of Understanding with Shropshire Council
Shrewsbury Town Council has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shropshire Council to strengthening partnership working.
www.shropshirelive.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Shrewsbury Town Council has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shropshire Council, marking a significant step forward in strengthening partnership working and exploring new opportunities for local service delivery.
It seems to me that the ORR may be acting primarily in the interest of building an unnatural monopoly to suit the government nationalisation agenda, rather than acting in the interests of rail users, consumers and communities.
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/r...
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/r...
Richard Branson's Virgin Trains comeback blocked after ruling from regulator
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on Thursday said it had rejected applications from Virgin Management and two other companies for track access rights to run services on the West Coast Main Line
www.business-live.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It seems to me that the ORR may be acting primarily in the interest of building an unnatural monopoly to suit the government nationalisation agenda, rather than acting in the interests of rail users, consumers and communities.
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/r...
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/r...
Yuval Noah Harari's analysis is bang on the money. Trump threatens the liberal world order, and the price will be recession, trade wars, insecurity, poverty and finally global war and ecological collapse. We must not kowtow to his demands. www.ft.com/content/06cc...
Yuval Noah Harari: Trump’s world of rival fortresses
In the US president’s vision of post-liberal global disorder the weak should always surrender to the strong, writes the historian, philosopher and author
www.ft.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yuval Noah Harari's analysis is bang on the money. Trump threatens the liberal world order, and the price will be recession, trade wars, insecurity, poverty and finally global war and ecological collapse. We must not kowtow to his demands. www.ft.com/content/06cc...
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Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
April 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
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Just a reminder to all the trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members of our community today: you are loved, you are seen, you are valid and you matter 🏳️⚧️🩷
April 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Just a reminder to all the trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members of our community today: you are loved, you are seen, you are valid and you matter 🏳️⚧️🩷
People are people, regardless of gender, identity, biology, or the decisions of courts. The law must protect and guarantee the dignity of all people, and not segregate them into groups that in some cases can be highly subjective or arbitrary.
April 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
People are people, regardless of gender, identity, biology, or the decisions of courts. The law must protect and guarantee the dignity of all people, and not segregate them into groups that in some cases can be highly subjective or arbitrary.
Today's decision by the Supreme Court is troubling. The decision risks trampling on the identity, rights and dignity of people who were clearly protected until now. We have to wait to fully understand the implications of the decision, but the signal it sends is dangerous.
April 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Today's decision by the Supreme Court is troubling. The decision risks trampling on the identity, rights and dignity of people who were clearly protected until now. We have to wait to fully understand the implications of the decision, but the signal it sends is dangerous.
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Britain could exploit the chaos unleashed by Donald Trump by presenting itself as ‘a place of stability’ to invest, UK chancellor Rachel Reeves told the FT in an interview www.ft.com/content/f51a...
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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'This is not a phase' and 'globalisation is over' are absurd statements. Trump is not introducing a new kind of economics. It's just the economic equivalent of RFK Jr and antivaxxers. Because 'balance of trade' is an indicator of buyer/seller relationships, it's not a profit and loss account.
April 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
'This is not a phase' and 'globalisation is over' are absurd statements. Trump is not introducing a new kind of economics. It's just the economic equivalent of RFK Jr and antivaxxers. Because 'balance of trade' is an indicator of buyer/seller relationships, it's not a profit and loss account.
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If you want to bring an end to the Conservatives disastrous mismanagement of #Shropshire Council - you need to Vote LibDem on May 1st.
Only the LibDems can defeat the Conservatives in Shropshire.
Only the LibDems can defeat the Conservatives in Shropshire.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If you want to bring an end to the Conservatives disastrous mismanagement of #Shropshire Council - you need to Vote LibDem on May 1st.
Only the LibDems can defeat the Conservatives in Shropshire.
Only the LibDems can defeat the Conservatives in Shropshire.
Listened to the excellent interview of Sarah Wynn-Williams earlier today on @newsagents.bsky.social podcast. Social media and networks like Facebook are powerful tools and in my view are not at all inherently bad. But as with anything, they can be dangerous when abused.
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Listened to the excellent interview of Sarah Wynn-Williams earlier today on @newsagents.bsky.social podcast. Social media and networks like Facebook are powerful tools and in my view are not at all inherently bad. But as with anything, they can be dangerous when abused.
No, the Ukrainians did not bring it on themselves.
But the US certainly is bringing something on itself. Europe is pivoting away from the US and it will make a much better partner for China than Russia ever could. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
But the US certainly is bringing something on itself. Europe is pivoting away from the US and it will make a much better partner for China than Russia ever could. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘They brought it on themselves’: a new low in US-Ukraine relations
Diplomats gasp as Keith Kellogg claims Zelenskyy to blame for soured relations with America
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
No, the Ukrainians did not bring it on themselves.
But the US certainly is bringing something on itself. Europe is pivoting away from the US and it will make a much better partner for China than Russia ever could. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
But the US certainly is bringing something on itself. Europe is pivoting away from the US and it will make a much better partner for China than Russia ever could. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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The Hegelians are at it again ....
🇲🇹 Malta: "Kant" Must Be Removed From Miriana's Eurovision Entry - Eurovoix
The European Broadcasting Union has stated that "Kant" has to be removed from its entry for Eurovision 2025.
eurovoix.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Hegelians are at it again ....
I do not understand why Starmer has not yet sacked Siddiq. The latest revelation now reflects much worse on the government because of their inaction. www.ft.com/content/88ee...
Tulip Siddiq was given London flat by developer with links to ousted Bangladeshi government
UK City minister still owns King’s Cross property she was handed in 2004
www.ft.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I do not understand why Starmer has not yet sacked Siddiq. The latest revelation now reflects much worse on the government because of their inaction. www.ft.com/content/88ee...
"Every party will give you the impression they want to run it, but life will certainly be easier in opposition"
I don't know who is supposed to have said this, but it defiantly wasn't a Liberal Democrat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I don't know who is supposed to have said this, but it defiantly wasn't a Liberal Democrat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No new year optimism at struggling Shropshire Council
Further cuts are expected in 2025 as Shropshire Council tries to balance its books.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 10:34 PM
"Every party will give you the impression they want to run it, but life will certainly be easier in opposition"
I don't know who is supposed to have said this, but it defiantly wasn't a Liberal Democrat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I don't know who is supposed to have said this, but it defiantly wasn't a Liberal Democrat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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With its financial credibility further dented, a senior director resigned, and its working majority gone, it's been another terrible day for Shropshire Council's Conservative administration. But one day less to wait for the people of Shropshire to get the local government they deserve.
November 28, 2024 at 8:45 PM
With its financial credibility further dented, a senior director resigned, and its working majority gone, it's been another terrible day for Shropshire Council's Conservative administration. But one day less to wait for the people of Shropshire to get the local government they deserve.
More reporting on the crisis in SEND provision. I still do not feel that the government is taking it seriously or understands the importance of this for education and society. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:17 PM
More reporting on the crisis in SEND provision. I still do not feel that the government is taking it seriously or understands the importance of this for education and society. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Not to be over serious about it on a Saturday morning, but in this sense, language purism is a bit like a belief in moral responsibility. 🤔 (1/…)
Language purists don’t actually have anything pure to preserve. They just prefer the previous contaminants.
November 23, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Not to be over serious about it on a Saturday morning, but in this sense, language purism is a bit like a belief in moral responsibility. 🤔 (1/…)
Corruption and the climate crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kV4...
Corruption and the Climate Crisis | Transparency International
YouTube video by Transparency International
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Corruption and the climate crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kV4...
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"OBR figures suggest that the increase in NICs will cost more to social care providers than the money that the government has announced for that sector in the budget."
Daisy Cooper has implored the government to protect health and care providers from the NIC hike.
Daisy Cooper has implored the government to protect health and care providers from the NIC hike.
November 20, 2024 at 7:01 PM
"OBR figures suggest that the increase in NICs will cost more to social care providers than the money that the government has announced for that sector in the budget."
Daisy Cooper has implored the government to protect health and care providers from the NIC hike.
Daisy Cooper has implored the government to protect health and care providers from the NIC hike.