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MP for Henley and Thame, Freddie van Mierlo has tabled an amendment to the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill to expedite active travel projects. This would update guidance on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for active travel schemes (walking and cycling routes) in the public interest.
May 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
MP for Henley and Thame, Freddie van Mierlo has tabled an amendment to the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill to expedite active travel projects. This would update guidance on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for active travel schemes (walking and cycling routes) in the public interest.
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Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
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I am very sorry to hear about the closure of Henley Swim, an organisation who have been running events on the Thames for over 20 years.
Thames Water must get on and urgently improve the health of our rivers!
This was a photo from last year with Tom Kean, organiser of Henley swim events
Thames Water must get on and urgently improve the health of our rivers!
This was a photo from last year with Tom Kean, organiser of Henley swim events
May 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I am very sorry to hear about the closure of Henley Swim, an organisation who have been running events on the Thames for over 20 years.
Thames Water must get on and urgently improve the health of our rivers!
This was a photo from last year with Tom Kean, organiser of Henley swim events
Thames Water must get on and urgently improve the health of our rivers!
This was a photo from last year with Tom Kean, organiser of Henley swim events
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Amazing. Yes, that’s definitely the message that has produced victories for centre-left parties over the last week
May 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Amazing. Yes, that’s definitely the message that has produced victories for centre-left parties over the last week
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Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.
April 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.
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Oxfordshire's Lib Dem MPs have called for the Government to urgently protect the county's pharmaceutical industry from US tariffs, following reports that the Government is working to prevent new tariffs being imposed on pharmaceutical imports.
April 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Oxfordshire's Lib Dem MPs have called for the Government to urgently protect the county's pharmaceutical industry from US tariffs, following reports that the Government is working to prevent new tariffs being imposed on pharmaceutical imports.
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I am the first MP to be refused entry on arrival to Hong Kong since 1997.
Authorities gave me no explanation for this cruel and upsetting blow.
I hope the Foreign Secretary will recognise that this is an insult to all parliamentarians and seek answers from the Chinese Ambassador.
Authorities gave me no explanation for this cruel and upsetting blow.
I hope the Foreign Secretary will recognise that this is an insult to all parliamentarians and seek answers from the Chinese Ambassador.
MP refused entry to Hong Kong on visit to see newborn grandson
Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat, is believed to be the first parliamentarian turned away since China took control in 1997
www.thetimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I am the first MP to be refused entry on arrival to Hong Kong since 1997.
Authorities gave me no explanation for this cruel and upsetting blow.
I hope the Foreign Secretary will recognise that this is an insult to all parliamentarians and seek answers from the Chinese Ambassador.
Authorities gave me no explanation for this cruel and upsetting blow.
I hope the Foreign Secretary will recognise that this is an insult to all parliamentarians and seek answers from the Chinese Ambassador.
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I visited Lucy Electric in Thame who are a local employer, manufacturing key components for our electricity grid & leading in the transition away from the use of greenhouse gasses.
The government need to provide a clear direction of travel & certainty to allow companies like Lucy electric to thrive
The government need to provide a clear direction of travel & certainty to allow companies like Lucy electric to thrive
April 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I visited Lucy Electric in Thame who are a local employer, manufacturing key components for our electricity grid & leading in the transition away from the use of greenhouse gasses.
The government need to provide a clear direction of travel & certainty to allow companies like Lucy electric to thrive
The government need to provide a clear direction of travel & certainty to allow companies like Lucy electric to thrive
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Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans
Blind people still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans
Lib Dem MP Steve Darling, who is registered blind, said the delay was ‘nothing short of a disgrace’
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March 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Blind people set to lose thousands in benefits still cannot read details of Labour’s welfare reform plans
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It was great to visit the Oxford Mini Plant today who are such an important employer in Oxfordshire!
It’s important that the plant fulfils its potential to deliver on a net zero economy.
The Government needs to provides as much certainty as possible and remove trade barriers created by Brexit!
It’s important that the plant fulfils its potential to deliver on a net zero economy.
The Government needs to provides as much certainty as possible and remove trade barriers created by Brexit!
March 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It was great to visit the Oxford Mini Plant today who are such an important employer in Oxfordshire!
It’s important that the plant fulfils its potential to deliver on a net zero economy.
The Government needs to provides as much certainty as possible and remove trade barriers created by Brexit!
It’s important that the plant fulfils its potential to deliver on a net zero economy.
The Government needs to provides as much certainty as possible and remove trade barriers created by Brexit!
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Just a reminder...
March 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Just a reminder...
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I visited the Citizens Advice Bureau in Thame last week where we discussed the fact that National Insurance increases is putting pressure on the ability to deliver services, the cost of living and funding for them is reliant on fundraising and charitable donations
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I visited the Citizens Advice Bureau in Thame last week where we discussed the fact that National Insurance increases is putting pressure on the ability to deliver services, the cost of living and funding for them is reliant on fundraising and charitable donations
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Beat the urgent deadline to boost your State Pension by £10,000s.
This is a snippet, don’t act without watching the full step-by-step incl how to get NI years for free on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Or reading my full guide on MoneySavingExpert: www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#h...
This is a snippet, don’t act without watching the full step-by-step incl how to get NI years for free on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Or reading my full guide on MoneySavingExpert: www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#h...
Martin Lewis: Beat the urgent deadline to boost State Pension by £10,000s
YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com
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March 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Beat the urgent deadline to boost your State Pension by £10,000s.
This is a snippet, don’t act without watching the full step-by-step incl how to get NI years for free on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Or reading my full guide on MoneySavingExpert: www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#h...
This is a snippet, don’t act without watching the full step-by-step incl how to get NI years for free on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Or reading my full guide on MoneySavingExpert: www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#h...
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British troops have fought and died alongside the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to be written off as non-existent people from "some random country". We have to maintain tolerable relations with this administration to try and minimise damage, but my god it's not easy.
Vance tells Fox the only US security guarantee in Ukraine will be the mineral deal.
And he describes British and French peacekeeping troops as “20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
And he describes British and French peacekeeping troops as “20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
March 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
British troops have fought and died alongside the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to be written off as non-existent people from "some random country". We have to maintain tolerable relations with this administration to try and minimise damage, but my god it's not easy.
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This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
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This is the sort of thing which apparently scares conservative Americans.
Freckleface Strawberry.
A book about a girl with freckles ..
How utterly, utterly pathetic. 😡
(On a ban/suspension list pending review to see if it complies with US Oligarchy censorship rules .. )
tinyurl.com/2zdyj9xe
Freckleface Strawberry.
A book about a girl with freckles ..
How utterly, utterly pathetic. 😡
(On a ban/suspension list pending review to see if it complies with US Oligarchy censorship rules .. )
tinyurl.com/2zdyj9xe
February 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is the sort of thing which apparently scares conservative Americans.
Freckleface Strawberry.
A book about a girl with freckles ..
How utterly, utterly pathetic. 😡
(On a ban/suspension list pending review to see if it complies with US Oligarchy censorship rules .. )
tinyurl.com/2zdyj9xe
Freckleface Strawberry.
A book about a girl with freckles ..
How utterly, utterly pathetic. 😡
(On a ban/suspension list pending review to see if it complies with US Oligarchy censorship rules .. )
tinyurl.com/2zdyj9xe
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I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
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The lies are the point: Ukraine is a battle for objective reality
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iandunt.substack.com/p/the-lies-a...
February 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The lies are the point: Ukraine is a battle for objective reality
iandunt.substack.com/p/the-lies-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/the-lies-a...
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I recently met with Chiltern Railways at Haddenham and Thame Parkway to discuss the ongoing issue of overcrowding on services and to request improvements to the station
www.thamehub.co.uk/local-mp-urg...
www.thamehub.co.uk/local-mp-urg...
Local MP Urges Government to Approve Plans for Haddenham and Thame Parkway |
20th February 2025 Freddie van Mierlo, MP for Henley and Thame recently met with Chiltern Railways at Haddenham and Thame Parkway to discuss the ongoing issue of overcrowding on services and to reques...
www.thamehub.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I recently met with Chiltern Railways at Haddenham and Thame Parkway to discuss the ongoing issue of overcrowding on services and to request improvements to the station
www.thamehub.co.uk/local-mp-urg...
www.thamehub.co.uk/local-mp-urg...
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And once again, a pollster has leader ratings that give Ed Davey the best score... and the text of the social media message doesn't mention it.
For the first time, Nigel Farage is ahead of Keir Starmer by more than the margin of error in our favourability polling
Nigel Farage
Favourable: 30% (+1 from 16-17 Jan)
Unfavourable: 60% (=)
Keir Starmer
Favourable: 26% (-2)
Unfavourable: 66% (+3)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Nigel Farage
Favourable: 30% (+1 from 16-17 Jan)
Unfavourable: 60% (=)
Keir Starmer
Favourable: 26% (-2)
Unfavourable: 66% (+3)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And once again, a pollster has leader ratings that give Ed Davey the best score... and the text of the social media message doesn't mention it.
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'The American state has been captured by a group of people who do not see the world as we do, who are hostile to the world as we want it to be. We must see them for what they are to their credit they don’t pretend to be anything else. To our discredit we lie to ourselves that they do'. Excellent.
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
'The American state has been captured by a group of people who do not see the world as we do, who are hostile to the world as we want it to be. We must see them for what they are to their credit they don’t pretend to be anything else. To our discredit we lie to ourselves that they do'. Excellent.
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Diligent financial management has ensured that South Oxfordshire District Council can deliver a balanced budget for 2025-26 and marks the first time in nine years that the council hasn’t needed to dip into its reserves.
To find out more, visit www.southoxon.gov.uk/council-tax/...
To find out more, visit www.southoxon.gov.uk/council-tax/...
February 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Diligent financial management has ensured that South Oxfordshire District Council can deliver a balanced budget for 2025-26 and marks the first time in nine years that the council hasn’t needed to dip into its reserves.
To find out more, visit www.southoxon.gov.uk/council-tax/...
To find out more, visit www.southoxon.gov.uk/council-tax/...