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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Beautiful weather for our visit to Penmaenpool toll bridge today.

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Aug 12

The classic war of the world's.

Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Aug 12

Far too warm for my liking.

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rachaelunedited.bsky.social @rachaelunedited.bsky.social · May 24

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · May 25

A bright and blustery day, perfect for a walk along the prom #NewBrighton @Wirral

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · Apr 13

Swansea defeating Cardiff in the 1989 #boatrace

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Mar 24

There are many experiences in my journalistic career that will stay with me. Stepping inside an ICU at the height of the pandemic is certainly one of them.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Watching people grasp for air in the ICU will always stay with me

The ECHO's Liam Thorp reflects on a harrowing visit to the Royal Liverpool Hospital at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Mar 12

Certainly not the actions of the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Labour Party that I have voted for since 1974, but will never vote for again. #I'mout

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Mar 10

@Parkgate @DeeEstuary It's hard to imagine now that George Fredrick Handel sailed to Dublin from here in 1742.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Feb 17

Poorest fifth in England pay 4.8% of income in council tax; richest fifth 1.5%.

27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich.

Poor hit with regressive taxes
VAT
Fuel duty

Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains.

Need tax justice.

Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds

Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’

www.theguardian.com

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Feb 14

I had to attend a Speed Awareness course today😊, but I suppose I should know better at my age🤔

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Feb 7

Would you believe it?

Lobbying group wants tax cuts for oil giants such as BP and Shell.

They made record profits. Shell paid £18.7bn to shareholders in 2024.

Not a word about impact of profiteering on inflation, poverty, costs for other businesses.
www.cityam.com/cut-taxes-fo...

'Cut taxes for BP and Shell to protect UK from Trump's trade war'

North Sea oil giants such as BP should be given huge tax breaks to help protect the UK against Trump's trade war, Rachel Reeves has been told.

www.cityam.com

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Feb 5

He speaks with forked tongue.

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Liverpool Business News @lbndaily.bsky.social · Feb 3

Liverpool business leader Frank McKenna of Downtown in Business urges UK Government to move quickly to reset the UK’s trading relationship with the EU five years after Brexit

Liverpool business leader calls for closer EU ties - Liverpool Business News

Liverpool business leader Frank McKenna of Downtown in Business urges UK Government to move quickly to reset the UK’s trading relationship with the EU five years after Brexit

lbndaily.co.uk

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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · Jan 31

Wirral coastal route officially incorporated into King Charles III England Coast Path www.birkenhead.news/wirral-coast...

Wirral coastal route officially incorporated into King Charles III England Coast Path

A new section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has been opened, giving the public a legal right to the iconic coastline of the North West and North Wales.  The 8.8 mile (14km) stretc

www.birkenhead.news

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Ron Davies @rondavies.bsky.social · Jan 31

Yesterday afternoon, the setting sun adds some warmth to an otherwise cold January afternoon scene at Crosby beach.

Warm sunset glow viewed from a beach with iron men figures.

Iron man reflected in tidal pool and distant sunset.

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 30

Last night, Mother Nature promised that today would be a fine day. She didn't disappoint.

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Ron Davies @rondavies.bsky.social · Jan 24

Last light and calmer seas at the end of a wild day as the winds of Storm Éowyn swept across the country. An iron man on Crosby beach stands firm against the waves.

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Ron Davies @rondavies.bsky.social · Jan 25

An afternoon of calm reflections and bright sunshine. The air still after yesterday’s winds, barely a ripple on the surface of tidal pools on Crosby beach today.

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 25

Whilst planning to impose cuts on benefit claimants....shameful.

Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 19

It's just hair today, gone tomorrow.

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Ron Davies @rondavies.bsky.social · Jan 16

The mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, outlined against a vivid sky just after sunset tonight. Thin high clouds diffused the golden glow into streaks of amber and orange across the evening sky. A perfect end to a fine winter’s day for the iron men on Crosby beach.

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 11

Day 7 since it snowed, first signs of a thaw starting

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 9

It's an appalling situation. The staff are valiantly fighting a losing battle.

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Wyn Davies @wirralwyn.bsky.social · Jan 9

Of course, this is not a new crisis. August 2022, my wife spent 26 hours on a trolley in a corridor at Arrowe Park Hosp. On arrival, she was 16th in the queue. She was treated in and finally discharged from the corridor, never once seeing the inside of A&E. The staff were brilliant but overwhelmed.

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