Cllr David Wilkins

"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.

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...

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.
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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.

⚽ 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!

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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

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!

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

🔶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! 🔶

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

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...

New blogpost: Small Steps: Welsh Liberal Democrats start to recover
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Yes! We did score this big win here in Wales a few months back! Proud to be part of the party chasing and delivering real improvements for the people of Wales!

Background - progress pride flag. Graphic depiction of four people embracing. "PRIDE". Liberal Democrats logo

Liberal Democrats will keep fighting until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.

A graphic of three intersex progress Pride flags behind a white box, reading: "What does 'better' look like? Revise the Equality Act to: • Protect trans+ and disabled rights • Protect bodily & medical autonomy for all • Recognise non-binary, agender & intersex folks • Codify trans-inclusive meanings of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in law, as originally intended De-medicalise the GRC process Enshrine self-ID in law, as it is in Ireland Abolish the spousal veto Scrap the ban on puberty blockers Scrap plans for ‘chemical castration’ A trans-inclusive ban on ‘conversion therapy’ Ensure same-sex access to IVF treatment Clear out and reform the EHRC so it protects, rather than diminishes, rights Protect LGBT+ expression in public life" The LGBT+ Liberal Democrats logo, with the rainbow bird-of-liberty, is at the bottom.

It's Pride Month 2025 - wherever you are, we hope you have a safe one. 🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

People have rightly been asking what we mean when we say we @libdems.org.uk need to 'do better' or 'step up' as a party. There's no such thing as 'done' of course - but this is what we're pushing for currently.
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Today marks the beginning of Pride Month - now more than ever, we must stand with the LGBTQ+ community.

I want to make clear that our party will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.

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As some political parties come to a Damascus conversion , a reminder that the Lib Dems have continually campaigned to:

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
🔥 Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🇪🇺 Closer ties with EU
🇵🇸 Ceasefire in Gaza
🇺🇸 Stand up to Trump

#LibDems
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Lovely trip out with the other Cllr Wilkins this afternoon to a ‘new’ (at least to me!) coffee shop in beautiful #RhosonSea!

I LOVE being a councillor and a key strategy for running a successful campaign is rewarding your children with hot chocolate for delivering in all weathers. Here little O and I can be seen in action on the doorsteps in Colwyn Bay!

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#GarddPawb is an amazing community project I’ve had the pleasure to support in #ColwynBay. I’ll be popping down to help out on Sunday… see you there!
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Welcome!

Great win for common sense and progress. Thanks @joshbabarinde.bsky.social for leading on this!

“Brexit Betrayal”!? The whole of #Brexit was a #Betrayal! In enacting it the UK government betrayed the promise of a brighter future for younger generations, betrayed businesses & industry and betrayed the friendships we’d built throughout Europe! Brexit was a catastrophic failure of leadership!

My book is all about care.

About how being a carer has shaped my life, the role of caring in our society, and how we make sure everyone gets the care they need.

I’m told my father once went into a pub and received free drinks all night because of Ray “Butch” Wilkins, he was no relation, but Dad left that part out of the conversations at the bar…

We enjoyed speaking to so many people today at Swansea Pride. Really important to hear people’s voices and perspectives.

Fantastic to be able to see my good friend become Swansea Lord Mayor. Llongyfarchiadau Cllr Philpott.

Never been more disappointed with the government. Shame on #KeirStamer, and shame on every #Labour MP, member and voter that continues to support him. When did racism, xenophobia and ignorance of the essential role of immigration become the rallying cry of the UK? Today it became policy!

Amen! 🙏

If you're worried about the rise of divisive populist politicians like Donald Trump and like Nigel Farage, it will be the Liberal Democrats standing up for true British values.

Supporting my #trans brothers and sisters #pride Colwyn Bay @libdems.org.uk