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waterslee.bsky.social
Welsh Labour Senedd Member for the Llanelli constituency Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lee_waters?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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Can Corner Stores Mount A Comeback? “Toderian champions a finely grained retail model he calls ‘corner convenience’: a small market, cafe/restaurant etc that would be legal on every street corner across cities & suburbs.” Note my comments similar to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s NYC platform.

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Or put another way, Parliament has done its job and Government has listened System done what it’s supposed to do

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Good to see that the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Housing Jane Bryant personally leading an Implementation Group to deliver the recommendations of the Affordable Housing Taskforce I chaired www.gov.wales/written-stat...

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For politics students interested in examples of Senedd scrutiny... nation.cymru/news/like-an...

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Labour as the leading party of labour just; Reform as the leading party of the retired pensioner class. WM voting: Amongst People with Jobs: LAB: 27% RFM: 24% LDM: 16% CON: 15% GRN: 12% Amongst the Retired: RFM: 36% CON: 28% LDM: 14% LAB: 13% GRN: 4% Via @yougov.co.uk 29 May - 18 Jun.

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Advisers advise. Prime Ministers decide. on.ft.com/4kavzn0

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Facts are stubborn things...

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This is the freight train almost no one has noticed coming down the tracks. Wage stagnation, expensive housing, smaller private pensions are going to be a terrible combination.

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This is a real scandal caused by the chaotic way the last Tory Government handled Brexit Huge amount of money and time has been wasted on these border posts beacuse of the Tory hard Brexit deal. Truly shocking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Big increase in global awareness of Wales and interest in studying in Wales, with figures showing strongest growth in international student numbers across UK thepienews.com/wales-eyes-e...

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Child obesity rates are set to worsen across 90% of the country www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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That's me told

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Nights are drawing in

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“What is most annoying about Liz Kendall’s “cost saving” measure is that it increases costs” Excellent explanation of an under-discussed issue in this week’s newsletter

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Seems one of the keys to persuading people to ride a bike is to get beautiful people doing it www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Plaid Cymru pursues a ‘grievance narrative’ says former Plaid MP nation.cymru/opinion/the-...

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👇🎯🧵

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Not great for Growth? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Appointing Kirsty Williams to Chair Cardiff & the Vale Health Board would be a very positive move Being able to combine strategy, delivery and accountability is a rare skill-set, and one much needed in our health boards www.gov.wales/written-stat...

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“I have never seen such open corruption in any modern government anywhere” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Shouldn't this be in the National Library of Wales?

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Trump supporter still at large

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“…barely any requests were made by residents living on any of the roads concerned, with almost all of the requests made by people who travel through rather than live in the area." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Worth reading

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Attention ‘Fifth Floor’ listeners Date for the diary - Monday October 13th Live event with top drawer panel in conjunction with @walesgovernance.bsky.social Details to follow

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Useful summary of how these two incredibly popular schemes worked. Important note that support to access EVs should focus on smaller & more affordable vehicles. We should introduce one in the UK in combination with support to access other transport options (including an e-bike subsidy).

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Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river. #TheTruthAboutTraffic

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This is significant, and good to see I don't like the CCS and nuclear emphasis, but a programme of big regional public transport schemes (and not by-passes) is a huge step forward www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Andy King on long run of NHS spending going up: "We are becoming a health state because that's what people demand. The SR says any money freed up by productivity gains will be recycled into the health budget. Spending will stay high no matter what because that's what an ageing society needs."

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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

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Double.

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Greece is following Spain and Wales in setting a default 30km/h (20mph) speed limit for urban roads www.georgeyannis.com/a-new-road-s...

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Lol. How do you walk back calling someone a pedophile and agreeing that he should be impeached?

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No truer words #booksky

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Rough sleeping is to be decriminalised in England and Wales after 200 years. Labour will repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824 to ensure rough sleeping is no longer a criminal offence. It comes alongside an extra £233 million in funding for homeless services, taking the total this year to nearly £1 billion.

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The economic forecasts the UK Government uses to set its spending rules are almost always wrong I said something about all this a while ago that got me into trouble on.ft.com/43X4lKn

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I think this is a genuinely significant result www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Pretty stark nation.cymru/news/council...

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Again the Trump team are ‘flooding the zone’ with norm-breaking actions in a hope of normalising illiberal and authoritarian acts Sacking expert scientists in favour of cranks is a slippery-slope

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A true trailblazer 👏 nation.cymru/news/rugby-l...

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"The outcome of the review is that no further changes were identified, and the 20mph limits introduced on County Roads within Ceredigion in 2023 should remain". nation.cymru/news/county-...

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