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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 16h

Brilliant morning here in #Wrexham at the #WelshLibDem conference. Great to debate, chat and reconnect with friends from across Wales.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services.

It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.

Our Plan to Super Charge mental health services:
-Mental health MOTs at key life points
-A dedicated practitioner in every school
-Full parity between mental and physical health care
-Walk in hubs for children and young people
-Triple taxes on harmful social media giants

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Liberal Democrats Friends of Hong Kong @libdemshk.bsky.social · 6d

When Reform UK and The Conservatives are turning to the dark side, go brighter with the Liberal Democrats!

Go For a Fair Deal 🔶 Join the winning team today! 👇
www.libdems.org.uk/join

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 6d

Are you a #bus or #bike user?
Get involved with @transportforwales.bsky.social's survey on Cycling and Bus travel. Help shape a positive future for Wales. #cycling #publictransport

haveyoursay.tfw.wales/cycle-and-bu...

Graphic promoting a survey for users of bikes and buses in Wales.

Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 10d

Looking forwards to offering a positive vision for Clwyd and Wales in the coming months… www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/2550769...

Colwyn Bay town councillor will stand at 2026 Senedd elections

The Welsh Liberal Democrats’ David Wilkins will head the party’s list for the Clwyd constituency at the 2026 Senedd elections.

www.northwalespioneer.co.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 11d

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID.

That’s not the kind of country we want to be.

A childlike drawing of a yellow smartphone with a blue screen. On the screen is an orange card that reads “Say No to Mandatory Digital ID” in uneven handwriting. Above the drawing, in plain black text, it says: “our designer is on annual leave today, please sign our petition.”

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Sarah Dyke MP 🔶 @sarahdykeld.bsky.social · 14d

🚫 Labour is pushing ahead with mandatory Digital ID cards.

⚠️ They’d be expensive, ineffective and risk criminalising people who don’t have one.

🔶 The Lib Dems will always stand up for freedom and privacy. Join our national petition today:

No to Digital ID Cards!

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.

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Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · 15d

Back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.
www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid

No to Digital ID Cards!

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.

www.libdems.org.uk

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Alistair Carmichael MP @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social · 16d

Writing in the Scotsman this evening on Keir Starmer’s newly confirmed mandatory digital ID card scheme - and why I do not intend to go along with it.

Thread:

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why I will rebel against Keir Starmer’s digital ID card – and so should you

The UK is not a ‘papers, please’ society and we must resist any attempts to change that

www.scotsman.com

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 16d

Disgusting attack on civil liberties! As if EnochStarmer’s Rivers of Blood MkII speech wasn’t enough… makes my blood boil!

Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 16d

Liberal Democrats cannot support mandatory digital IDs. People shouldn't be criminalised just because they don't want to hand over their private data.

“Liberal Democrats cannot support a mandatory digital ID where people are forced to turn over their private data just to go about their daily lives... People shouldn’t be turned into criminals just because they can’t have a digital ID, or choose not to.” — Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson.

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 16d

It’s disgusting! A betrayal of our rights to liberty and privacy in return for what? A game of “hunt the victim of people smuggling?” “Spot the trafficked, exploited desperate modern day slave?” #HideousPolicy!

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · 16d

So everyone surrenders their civil liberty in the hunt for a tiny minority being cruelly and wrongly blamed for all of societies problems? Another shameless & damaging stunt we will ALL pay for as #Starmer chases after the Right Wing racists! #Shameful!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20d

More and more people are turning to the Liberal Democrats and our positive vision.

We are standing up for Britain as a decent and caring country, and taking on the divisive politics of Nigel Farage and the Conservatives.

There is no limit to our ambition.

Ed Davey smiling on conference stage and waving to the audience. Above him is writing which reads 'Ed Davey - the UK's most popular party leader' - based on YouGov polling from September 2025

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · Sep 11

Great litter pick last night with the #Cubs;
6 bags, mostly heading for the recycling! ♻️
2 large items reported to the council for removal!
Thanks to the #ColwynBay Town Council and @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social for the equipment.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Aug 27

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

Mockup cheque from The British Taxpayer to pay The Taliban £267,000,000, signed by Nigel Farage. Headline reads "Reform's Taliban Tax". Photo of Nigel Farage laughing.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Aug 6

"The way to see off the populist right isn’t to cower in its shadow; it’s to step up and offer a compelling, positive alternative."

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk calling for a new, positive relationship with Europe including a UK-EU customs union.

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · Aug 6

Proud to see @sam-bennett-libdem.bsky.social and the Welsh Liberal Democrats highlighting this failure of strategic thinking by the Welsh Government which lets down the Welsh Ambulance Service, the paramedics it paid to train and the patients in need of help.
nation.cymru/news/less-th...

Less than a third of paramedic graduates to be hired in Wales this year

Emily Price New figures have revealed that less than a third of paramedic graduates will be hired in Wales this year despite significant concerns over ambulance services and response times. According...

nation.cymru

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · Jul 19

Over one in five 18-24 yr olds support the Lib Dems

Become a member of the Lib Dems:

As a member you can:
✔ Decide our party policy.
✔ Stand for election and choose our candidates.
✔ Vote in future Lib Dem leadership elections.

Become a member today

www.libdems.org.uk/join

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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · Jul 8

⚽ Football is the people's game.

📈 But it's increasingly behind paywalls.

📺 That's why the Lib Dems are pushing for a vote to get at least 10 Premier League games per year broadcast free-to-air on TV.

It's the right thing to do - and I hope the Govt listens!

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Premier League: Liberal Democrats table amendment to Football Governance Bill to make 10 games free to air each season

The Liberal Democrats table an amendment to the Football Governance Bill that proposes showing at least 10 Premier League a season on free-to-air television.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Morrison MP @tommorrisonmp.bsky.social · Jul 1

Today I spoke out against the Government’s unfair welfare cuts, which will push thousands into poverty. Amy, Joan, and so many others deserve better. I’ll be voting against this Bill.

Watch my full speech here - www.cheadle-libdems.org.uk/news/article...

#Welfare #DisabilityRights

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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · Jun 23

Good news from Scotland where a workaround has been found, but we don’t need a workaround - we need to scrap the two child benefit cap!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · Jun 22

Bloomin’ loved it! Great movie! Not what I expected at all and better for it!

Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · Jun 16

🔶What else is there to do on a sunny, windy day on the North Wales coast? Yep! Deliver leaflets!! This time featuring Chris Brown and his by-election ambitions in #PrestatynCentral! 🔶

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Cllr David Wilkins @cllrdavidwilkins.bsky.social · Jun 12

There was also some blackface… which I think was meant to be ironic but still leaves an awkwardly racist feeling within the movie! 😬

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Peter Black @peterblackwales.bsky.social · Jun 8

New blogpost: Small Steps: Welsh Liberal Democrats start to recover
peterblack.blogspot.com/2025/06/smal...

Small Steps: Welsh Liberal Democrats start to recover

This is my latest article for Liberator magazine. The magazine can be downloaded here. Whisper it softly but are the Welsh Liberal Democr...

peterblack.blogspot.com

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