Richard Wilson
@richardwilsoneu.bsky.social
Ilkley Green Party campaigner facebook.com/ilkleygreens. Founder member of Leeds for Europe. Leeds fan. #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🟢
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People like me, who live on a low income, are poorer after yesterday's budget
But the Chancellor didn't introduce measures to tax the wealthy more, or the income on their wealth
I honestly find this mystifying
But the Chancellor didn't introduce measures to tax the wealthy more, or the income on their wealth
I honestly find this mystifying
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
People like me, who live on a low income, are poorer after yesterday's budget
But the Chancellor didn't introduce measures to tax the wealthy more, or the income on their wealth
I honestly find this mystifying
But the Chancellor didn't introduce measures to tax the wealthy more, or the income on their wealth
I honestly find this mystifying
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My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Great memories, Great People
#peoplesmarch2019 #peoplesmarch2017 ##RejoinEU #FBPE @leedseurope.bsky.social
#peoplesmarch2019 #peoplesmarch2017 ##RejoinEU #FBPE @leedseurope.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Great memories, Great People
#peoplesmarch2019 #peoplesmarch2017 ##RejoinEU #FBPE @leedseurope.bsky.social
#peoplesmarch2019 #peoplesmarch2017 ##RejoinEU #FBPE @leedseurope.bsky.social
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Who is backing Labour's asylum plans?
Tommy Robinson.
Reform UK.
The Conservative Party.
This is all you need to know.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Tommy Robinson.
Reform UK.
The Conservative Party.
This is all you need to know.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Who is backing Labour's asylum plans?
Tommy Robinson.
Reform UK.
The Conservative Party.
This is all you need to know.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Tommy Robinson.
Reform UK.
The Conservative Party.
This is all you need to know.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I have been out in Ilkley with the Ilkley Green Party team talking to local residents about the issues that matter to them. Come rain or shine, all year round, we are there! ✅
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I have been out in Ilkley with the Ilkley Green Party team talking to local residents about the issues that matter to them. Come rain or shine, all year round, we are there! ✅
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
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Today, the Chancellor named Brexit as one of the main reasons for expected tax rises and lower productivity.
Wasn't Brexit supposed to put £350 million a week into the economy? 🤔 One of just many lies it seems...
Wasn't Brexit supposed to put £350 million a week into the economy? 🤔 One of just many lies it seems...
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today, the Chancellor named Brexit as one of the main reasons for expected tax rises and lower productivity.
Wasn't Brexit supposed to put £350 million a week into the economy? 🤔 One of just many lies it seems...
Wasn't Brexit supposed to put £350 million a week into the economy? 🤔 One of just many lies it seems...
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West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
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Well done as "Leeds City Council have published an account of Leeds for Europe’s trip to our twin city of Lille in September on their blog. They have also published a link in their LinkedIn page.
www.globalleeds.com/post/flying-...
www.globalleeds.com/post/flying-...
Flying the flag for Leeds at Lille's annual street festival
Did you know that Leeds's French twin city Lille holds Europe's largest flea market and street fair, the Braderie de Lille. This year, Leeds grassroots organisation Leeds for Europe was one of the tho...
www.globalleeds.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Well done as "Leeds City Council have published an account of Leeds for Europe’s trip to our twin city of Lille in September on their blog. They have also published a link in their LinkedIn page.
www.globalleeds.com/post/flying-...
www.globalleeds.com/post/flying-...
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Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Reminder: Here's what Nigel Farage tried to take away from you this week...
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reminder: Here's what Nigel Farage tried to take away from you this week...
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🥀 Bradford's Labour-run council are planning yet more council tax hikes.
💷 People are being asked to pay more for less, while vital local services continue to be stretched.
🟢 Greens will keep pushing for a fairer approach that doesn’t put all the pressure on local people.
💷 People are being asked to pay more for less, while vital local services continue to be stretched.
🟢 Greens will keep pushing for a fairer approach that doesn’t put all the pressure on local people.
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🥀 Bradford's Labour-run council are planning yet more council tax hikes.
💷 People are being asked to pay more for less, while vital local services continue to be stretched.
🟢 Greens will keep pushing for a fairer approach that doesn’t put all the pressure on local people.
💷 People are being asked to pay more for less, while vital local services continue to be stretched.
🟢 Greens will keep pushing for a fairer approach that doesn’t put all the pressure on local people.
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I liked it when Left-wing parties were antifascist.
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I liked it when Left-wing parties were antifascist.
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If Reform can go from nought to sixty in 5 seconds (in terms of support & prominence) why can’t the millions of left-leaning people do exactly the same for @greenparty.org.uk ?
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
October 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If Reform can go from nought to sixty in 5 seconds (in terms of support & prominence) why can’t the millions of left-leaning people do exactly the same for @greenparty.org.uk ?
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
It’s not beyond the realms of possibility.
The old two-party monopoly is dead.
Be part of the change. ✊💚
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
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🎉140,000 members for @greenparty.org.uk !
By the time you read this, this number may have changed already.
Hope is spreading over England & Wales, overtaking the Conservatives, coming for Reform & Labour next.
Join the movement, join a green party near you! europeangreens.eu/join
By the time you read this, this number may have changed already.
Hope is spreading over England & Wales, overtaking the Conservatives, coming for Reform & Labour next.
Join the movement, join a green party near you! europeangreens.eu/join
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🎉140,000 members for @greenparty.org.uk !
By the time you read this, this number may have changed already.
Hope is spreading over England & Wales, overtaking the Conservatives, coming for Reform & Labour next.
Join the movement, join a green party near you! europeangreens.eu/join
By the time you read this, this number may have changed already.
Hope is spreading over England & Wales, overtaking the Conservatives, coming for Reform & Labour next.
Join the movement, join a green party near you! europeangreens.eu/join
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Yet another dismissive, party-political answer by the PM at PMQs.
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yet another dismissive, party-political answer by the PM at PMQs.
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
The disparity between the UK's wealthiest and poorest is growing every day, with millions struggling with cost of living.
When will the PM accept that the problem in our country is inequality, not immigration?
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🚨PMQ's🚨
Ellie Chowns MP: "The wealthiest 10% of households in the UK hold more wealth than everyone else in the country put together"
"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that it is inequality, not immigration, that is a threat to our country?"
Ellie Chowns MP: "The wealthiest 10% of households in the UK hold more wealth than everyone else in the country put together"
"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that it is inequality, not immigration, that is a threat to our country?"
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚨PMQ's🚨
Ellie Chowns MP: "The wealthiest 10% of households in the UK hold more wealth than everyone else in the country put together"
"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that it is inequality, not immigration, that is a threat to our country?"
Ellie Chowns MP: "The wealthiest 10% of households in the UK hold more wealth than everyone else in the country put together"
"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that it is inequality, not immigration, that is a threat to our country?"
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@richardwilsoneu.bsky.social of Leeds for Europe meets Geoff Tranter of the Dortmund Anglo German Society.
They discuss the importance of ordinary people from our two cities talking to each other, Brexit and the future off the friendship between Leeds for Europe and the Anglo German Society.
They discuss the importance of ordinary people from our two cities talking to each other, Brexit and the future off the friendship between Leeds for Europe and the Anglo German Society.
Leeds meets Dortmund
YouTube video by Leeds for Europe
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
@richardwilsoneu.bsky.social of Leeds for Europe meets Geoff Tranter of the Dortmund Anglo German Society.
They discuss the importance of ordinary people from our two cities talking to each other, Brexit and the future off the friendship between Leeds for Europe and the Anglo German Society.
They discuss the importance of ordinary people from our two cities talking to each other, Brexit and the future off the friendship between Leeds for Europe and the Anglo German Society.
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“Only 5% of migration is from small boats, but it gets 95% of the headlines. It would be ludicrous to cut legal migration when we have 150,000 NHS vacancies."
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Only 5% of migration is from small boats, but it gets 95% of the headlines. It would be ludicrous to cut legal migration when we have 150,000 NHS vacancies."
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
Zack Polanski says politicians must stop fuelling fear and start telling the truth about immigration.
#Peston
At last the government is mentioning the "B" word! Now, having acknowledged that the impact of Brexit has been far worse than expected, what are they going to do about it? Tinkering won't be anywhere near enough. It's time to seriously consider rejoining the EU. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves says economic damage caused by Brexit forcing her to take action in budget
Chancellor, who is expected to announce tax rises and spending cuts, says effect of leaving bloc worse than predicted
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
At last the government is mentioning the "B" word! Now, having acknowledged that the impact of Brexit has been far worse than expected, what are they going to do about it? Tinkering won't be anywhere near enough. It's time to seriously consider rejoining the EU. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...