Group of independent individuals offering a transparent way to choose one candidate to unite behind in Melksham & Devizes at the next general election.
Melksham & Devizes
Joined November 2023
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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/c4g2qee3…
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/devi…
#localelections
ALT Melksham and Devizes Conservative statement says internal audit reveals candidate is not qualified by residence to stand in local electionsas they believe they were. They won't take part in local electioncampaign or take up post if elected.
ALT Quote in the Devizine article from ex Labour candidate Noel Woolrych: the name will still appear on the ballot paper as they had already been printed.” This raises the issue if she will be replaced, and as another commenter stated, “even though the election will still go ahead and the Conservatives have distanced themselves from the candidate, her presence on the ballot could still influence the outcome. Votes cast for her could impact the overall vote share and potentially alter the result, even if she’s not officially endorsed. That in itself raises concerns about fairness and electoral integrity.
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/Int…
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 [email protected]
Petition: petition.parliament.uk/petit…
@LibDem4ER
🚨 BREAKING: Next week, on 30th January, MPs will debate Proportional Representation.
We’ve got the most pro-PR Parliament in history. Now let's make this the biggest debate on PR ever.
Click here to contact your MP and ask them to attend 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/pr…
ALT Parliament is debating PR. Tell your MP to be there.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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”
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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%
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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.
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And who do the public think should take the burden of any tax rises?
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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/c0j8p2…
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-ove…
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/nh….
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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.
Rushanara Ali spoke about the integrity of our elections
To an almost empty chamber
Is this why it was so easy for Russia to interfere in the Brexit referendum, and why May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak all ignored Russian interference in our referendum - because almost no one in parliament seems to care about the integrity of our elections 🤷♂️
Meanwhile, over in Moldova, on the same day as their referendum to join the EU, they called out Russian interference in their referendum
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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
This org - formerly Virgin Care, now rebranded and owned by Twenty20 Capital - has been given the care contract in our constituency. Do we really want more NHS awards to private investment companies whose motivation is making a quick buck for shareholders? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HCRG…
More background to the dreadful HCRG 'care' contract: angry doesn't come near!
"This is deeply depressing news as we had hoped that this contract would be awarded to a consortium of NHS providers & not a private company owned by a private equity company."
r1.technology-trust-news.org…
