Mark Wilson
@markrwilson.bsky.social
LD Cllr, Eton & Castle; Cabinet RBWM. Triathlon, science & #fbpe 🔶. Political imprint: Promoted by M. Wilson, Liberal Democrats, Donnelly House, Windsor, SL4 1EH
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The OBR says that the VAT charge on private schools has raised more money than expected because fewer pupils have gone into the state sector
Never believe the Tories and their media.
Never believe the Tories and their media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The OBR says that the VAT charge on private schools has raised more money than expected because fewer pupils have gone into the state sector
Never believe the Tories and their media.
Never believe the Tories and their media.
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A 39-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into large-scale illegal tipping of waste at a site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, the Environment Agency said. www.independent.co.uk/news/...
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A 39-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into large-scale illegal tipping of waste at a site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, the Environment Agency said. www.independent.co.uk/news/...
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"We should start with a new commitment to work more closely with the EU. This makes sense economically: even post-Brexit, the EU remains clearly the UK’s largest trading partner."
Calum Miller outlines the Lib Dem's EU policy and beyond
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-lib-dem-approach-to-foreign-policy/
Calum Miller outlines the Lib Dem's EU policy and beyond
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-lib-dem-approach-to-foreign-policy/
Partners for progress? A Lib Dem approach to foreign policy - UK in a changing Europe
Calum Miller MP reflects on UK foreign policy challenges and outlines the Liberal Democrat's approach to facing them.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"We should start with a new commitment to work more closely with the EU. This makes sense economically: even post-Brexit, the EU remains clearly the UK’s largest trading partner."
Calum Miller outlines the Lib Dem's EU policy and beyond
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-lib-dem-approach-to-foreign-policy/
Calum Miller outlines the Lib Dem's EU policy and beyond
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-lib-dem-approach-to-foreign-policy/
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Nigel Farage continues to stay in Vladmir Putin's pocket.
We Lib Dems will continue to protect our democracy.
We Lib Dems will continue to protect our democracy.
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nigel Farage continues to stay in Vladmir Putin's pocket.
We Lib Dems will continue to protect our democracy.
We Lib Dems will continue to protect our democracy.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU. Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises. They're so right. Is Starmer's Labour so stupid or what in not supporting something so obvious?
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU. Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises. They're so right. Is Starmer's Labour so stupid or what in not supporting something so obvious?
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU. Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises. They're so right. Is Starmer's Labour so stupid or what in not supporting something so obvious?
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU. Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises. They're so right. Is Starmer's Labour so stupid or what in not supporting something so obvious?
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Again my Lib Dem colleagues and I have been calling on the Government to scrap the two child benefit cap for some time to help lift thousands of children out of poverty and give them the best possible future. Let’s hope the Chancellor announces this on Wednesday.
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Again my Lib Dem colleagues and I have been calling on the Government to scrap the two child benefit cap for some time to help lift thousands of children out of poverty and give them the best possible future. Let’s hope the Chancellor announces this on Wednesday.
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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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This week in Wokingham, Cllr Lou Timlin and I met with Thames Water to discuss the ongoing disruption on Evendons Lane.
In Parliament, I joined fellow Lib Dems in calling for VAT cuts for hospitality businesses.
Here is what else I did this week:
In Parliament, I joined fellow Lib Dems in calling for VAT cuts for hospitality businesses.
Here is what else I did this week:
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This week in Wokingham, Cllr Lou Timlin and I met with Thames Water to discuss the ongoing disruption on Evendons Lane.
In Parliament, I joined fellow Lib Dems in calling for VAT cuts for hospitality businesses.
Here is what else I did this week:
In Parliament, I joined fellow Lib Dems in calling for VAT cuts for hospitality businesses.
Here is what else I did this week:
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#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📍 Capture your wildlife sighting with What, Where, When, Who.
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
By recording your observations, you’re helping monitor species, guide conservation, and grow our understanding of nature. 🌍
Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/maclflrbre🐞🦉🌱
#WildlifeRecording #TVERC
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How do you ‘root out’ your principal donor and puppet master? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
How do you ‘root out’ your principal donor and puppet master? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Quite important… and that’s an understatement…
NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Quite important… and that’s an understatement…
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Important not to overlook the fact that this bilge is amplified & disseminated by many prominent - and very real - racists who benefit financially, professionally & politically from the process.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Important not to overlook the fact that this bilge is amplified & disseminated by many prominent - and very real - racists who benefit financially, professionally & politically from the process.
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Maybe the government should MAKE THAMES WATER FIX THE PIPES then? Or is that too 'drastic'?
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Maybe the government should MAKE THAMES WATER FIX THE PIPES then? Or is that too 'drastic'?
Time to restructure the water industry for public benefit. End this leakage of what should be public funds into the private sector and likely out of the country, and reinvest in much needed water management infrastructure instead.
This is why OFWAT needs to be scrapped. They don’t even understand that the ONLY real source of income for water companies is bill payers
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Time to restructure the water industry for public benefit. End this leakage of what should be public funds into the private sector and likely out of the country, and reinvest in much needed water management infrastructure instead.
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I've spent a lot of my political career listening to Labour activists call me, as a Lib Dem, a 'yellow Tory'.
Yet here is a Labour Government announcing a bunch of policies that are simply cruel, apparently due to political panic.
Any decent Labour members left need to stop this.
Yet here is a Labour Government announcing a bunch of policies that are simply cruel, apparently due to political panic.
Any decent Labour members left need to stop this.
Today, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood prepares to announce the latest attack on refugee rights in the UK.
A host of hostile policy changes have already been announced. We don’t yet have the full details, but we’ll keep you updated as more becomes clear.
⬇️Here’s what we know + think so far:
A host of hostile policy changes have already been announced. We don’t yet have the full details, but we’ll keep you updated as more becomes clear.
⬇️Here’s what we know + think so far:
Starmer braced for backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live
Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I've spent a lot of my political career listening to Labour activists call me, as a Lib Dem, a 'yellow Tory'.
Yet here is a Labour Government announcing a bunch of policies that are simply cruel, apparently due to political panic.
Any decent Labour members left need to stop this.
Yet here is a Labour Government announcing a bunch of policies that are simply cruel, apparently due to political panic.
Any decent Labour members left need to stop this.
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My thoughts are first and foremost with those who lost loved ones or live with life-limiting conditions like Long Covid. The Inquiry’s finding that an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives is devastating. We must learn lessons: act early, protect lives & jobs, and ensure Govt is prepared.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My thoughts are first and foremost with those who lost loved ones or live with life-limiting conditions like Long Covid. The Inquiry’s finding that an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives is devastating. We must learn lessons: act early, protect lives & jobs, and ensure Govt is prepared.
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Shocked by the massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington & concerned with the prospect of pollution from it being washed into the Cherwell & Thames. I’ve written to SoS to request urgent removal of waste & resource the EA so it can fulfil duties in RBWM and the Thames Valley.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Shocked by the massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington & concerned with the prospect of pollution from it being washed into the Cherwell & Thames. I’ve written to SoS to request urgent removal of waste & resource the EA so it can fulfil duties in RBWM and the Thames Valley.
Shocked by the massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington & concerned with the prospect of pollution from it being washed into the Cherwell & Thames. I’ve written to SoS to request urgent removal of waste & resource the EA so it can fulfil duties in RBWM and the Thames Valley.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Shocked by the massive illegal waste dump in Kidlington & concerned with the prospect of pollution from it being washed into the Cherwell & Thames. I’ve written to SoS to request urgent removal of waste & resource the EA so it can fulfil duties in RBWM and the Thames Valley.
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Rachel Reeves admits Brexit has damaged the economy but won’t take the steps needed to fix it.
Lib Dems have a plan to rebuild Britain’s trade with the EU and boost growth.
Lib Dems have a plan to rebuild Britain’s trade with the EU and boost growth.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rachel Reeves admits Brexit has damaged the economy but won’t take the steps needed to fix it.
Lib Dems have a plan to rebuild Britain’s trade with the EU and boost growth.
Lib Dems have a plan to rebuild Britain’s trade with the EU and boost growth.
An impartial and strong BBC is about as British as you can get - why does Farage hate it so much?!?
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An impartial and strong BBC is about as British as you can get - why does Farage hate it so much?!?
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Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
Interpretations?
Excitement in Windsor with a possible new Banksy work appearing overnight!
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Interpretations?
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Excitement in Windsor with a possible new Banksy work appearing overnight!
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Excitement in Windsor with a possible new Banksy work appearing overnight!
Excitement in Windsor with a possible new Banksy work appearing overnight!
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Excitement in Windsor with a possible new Banksy work appearing overnight!
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🤑Here's further proof private companies can't be trusted with our precious water.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
Water companies record worst performance since 2011 as government seeks to increase fines | New Civil Engineer
The announcements from the government come after it announced in July 2025 that it would be abolishing Ofwat and will reform the “fundamentally broken”
www.newcivilengineer.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🤑Here's further proof private companies can't be trusted with our precious water.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.