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Neil Fawcett

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Rock, folk and prog - Doctor Who - real ale - TV, films and books - Lib Dem - generally woke and proud - he/him. Lib Dem councillor. Works for Layla Moran MP. Posts are personal.

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 23h
This is what the Unity march was like last year. Do come and join the fun on 17 October
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm fully supportive of our record levels of spending fixing the state the Tories legt our roads in. AND I'm proud of the masdive improvements we've helped deliver in public transport. But we can have safe active travel routes as well. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2660148...
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Plans for 18 'greenways' out of Oxford called 'vanity project'
"Stop these vanity projects and fix the potholes", the county council has been warned amid a polarised reaction to plans for 18 'greenways' from Oxford.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well said @tomgordonld.bsky.social and @vikkislademp.bsky.social . When a government is moving in our direction and accepting reality on pensions and spending, we should welcome it. Goodness knows what the thinking is behind Ed's response. Makes no sense to me. www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/for-...
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‘For the birds’: Lib Dem MP tells Ed Davey to ‘think again’ on triple lock defence - Politics.co.uk
A Liberal Democrat MP has criticised Ed Davey over the party’s position on the pension triple lock, saying the argument that it should be kept to help millennials is “at best for the birds, and at wor...
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Has someone in the policy unit been at the sherry again? If we've got a few billion to spend, I'm pretty sure there are more important priorities than tax cuts for the top 20% of earners. Like, you know, the NHS, SEND, transport infrastructure, or even carers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected
Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Read this thread.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Massive demonstration by the so-called 'Patriots' at Oxfordshire County Hall today. The two of them couldn't even agree what they were angry about.
Two people holding flags.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've donated. You should too :-) Stop Reform Oxfordshire www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-refor...
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Stop Reform Oxfordshire
Stop Reform making progress in Oxfordshire.
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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The woman at the Reform conference is incredibly brave and that video is hard to watch. It surely has to lead to criminal charges for those involved
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Lib Dems gain majority control of Oxfordshire County Council and Chesterton & Launton gains a fantastic new county councillor. Very happy to have helped with this one :-)
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is lovely.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Don’t let Labour Carve Up Cumnor! - Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Burnham : "Everyone stop having BBQs!!!" Also Burnham : "Meh.. What's a few million tonnes of carbon dioxide between friends" Car manufacturers are saying there is too much pressure to meet EV targets [Looks around at world burning]
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Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets
Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I was delighted to be able to thank Oxfordshire Library Volunteers at the Westgate Library on Tuesday. We couldn't deliver our service without them, and, with their continued help, we'll be able to keep ALL our libraries open. I'm still proud to have ...
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Oxfordshire County Council @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Read our statement in response to Network Rail’s announcement that Botley Road in Oxford will remain closed beyond the end of August – including what it means for our traffic filters trial: news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-...
An aerial view of work taking place near railway tracks at night
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fantastic result! Well done Rob and the team :-D This ward will be part of the new Greater Oxford council area and gives a good indication of Labour's strength outside the city.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Electric buses have helped Oxford to hit its air quality target for the first time. Only three out of 118 monitoring sites – none considered “sites of relevant public exposure” – were over the local NO₂ target level of 30 µg/m³. None of the 118 exceeded the UK limit of 40 µg/m³.
Speedy electric bus. Photo by Roger Close.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It is really important that these findings are accepted and that there is a rapid expansion of resources for diagnosis and early support. It is far too easy for cynical politicians like Wes Streeting to put forward the idea that the scale of neurodiversity is being made up.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 30/06/2026
Being able to judge character is really important when the stakes are high I'm proud of how we have approached this issue and this group Shame on the Tories and Liam Walker who rowed in behind and backed this guy www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...
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Raise the Colours Oxfordshire leader to stand trial over 'indecent child images'
A leading figure in the Oxfordshire's Raise the Colours movement is due to stand trial accused of making indecent child images.
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Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats 🔶 @libdemsoxon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats support motion to speed up home adaptations for people living with progressive conditions. We’re calling for faster Disabled Facilities Grant assessments and improvements, alongside closer working with district councils to support those who need it.
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Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats 🔶 @libdemsoxon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Oxon Lib Dems are helping children get the best start in life: 📈 Expanding support for families to help local parents 🎯 Setting a higher target for improvement than the Labour govt wanted 🤝 Supporting voluntary family centres with rent levels that reflect the social value of the work they do
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Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats 🔶 @libdemsoxon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚧 Taking Action on Potholes in Oxfordshire 📍 Strengthened resources to scale up repair crews when needed. 🛠️ Trialling innovative techniques to deliver longer-lasting pothole repairs. 💧 More resurfacing, better drainage, and a £2m investment in replacing broken gullies.
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Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
If someone gave you £5,000,000 would you feel at all obligated to them? Tempted even, by the prospect pf a repeat? It’s time to kick big money out of politics.
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ALDC @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🚨 LIB DEMS TAKE MAJORITY CONTROL OF OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 🔶 Councillor Ben Higgins has joined the Liberal Democrat group, giving them a majority on Oxfordshire County Council. The Liberal Democrats now have 35 councillors on the 69 member authority.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Delighted that we now have majority control of Oxfordshire :-D
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Good to see that the organised right wing gang that have been intimidating residents across Oxfordshire have promised the court that they will cease their activity. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire
Representatives of Raise the Colours appeared in court after local council accused them of intimidating staff
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If your Government had been able to commit to any actual tangible benefits and stick to a consistent position for longer than a week at a time, the answer might have been different. While we're waiting we'll get on with working out how to cut the county council budget by the £24m your govt has cut.
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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 13/06/2026
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Quiet Lanes, Loud Nonsense
You deserve better than the half truths being served up
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Oxfordshire County Council @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The owner of Phone Master on Broadway in Didcot has been successfully prosecuted after more than 1,000 illegal vapes and tobacco were seized last year. Yet another great result from our Trading Standards team to help keep residents safe. Report concerns: trading.standards@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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Oxfordshire County Council @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
As more renewable energy and battery storage projects are planned, we want to know how communities should benefit if they come to their area. The consultation closes on 15 June letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cbc-and-cso-...
Sheep grazing on land next to solar panels
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We've worked really hard to bring in effective and evidence based policies to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. It's great to see another year of figures that suggest those policies are having a positive impact. There's still a lot more to do, but it's great to see this progress.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
And so, my eight day tenure as Leader of Oxfordshire County Council ends, and I revert to my supporting role as Deputy Leader. Not a bad innings, and I managed to not break anything :-D I look forward to working with our new Leader, Tim Bearder.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Also pleased to have supported this package during my one week of being in charge :-D
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Very happy that this is one of the three substantial policies agreed by Oxfordshire County Council during my brief tenure as Leader :-)
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This is my earliest memory of watching Doctor Who.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
World Morris Dance Record Update: Duncan has reached Abingdon; he danced into the square accompanied by his wife and daughter. Full report and really lovely pictures on the ever excellent Abingdon Blog : abingdonblog.co.uk
Duncan his wife and daughter dancing in Abingdon.  Picture via Abingdon blog
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Local Conservative leader Cllr Liam Walker says Andrew Gant’s decision to step down as Oxfordshire highways chief is “the right one… he allowed Oxfordshire’s potholes crisis to spiral out of control”. Cllr Walker resigned from the same position in 2020 after breaching the council’s code of conduct.
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Oxfordshire County Council @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We were delighted to join partners at the official opening of Fern Meadows in Faringdon – a brand‑new extra care housing scheme helping people aged 55+ live independently, with care and support on hand when needed. Watch the video below to meet some of the residents and see inside 👇
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
FFS. The answer is to get people to drive less and more economically, not make it cheaper. Idiots area already causing shortages by panic buying. This won't help. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer's cost-of-living adviser calls for fuel duty cut extension
Lord Walker suggests the government should keep the 5p cut in place due to increased costs caused by war in the Middle East.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Unprincipled populist nonsense.
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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today I met MyVision Oxfordshire at Henley Library, a social group for those living with a visual impairment. We discussed issues affecting visually impaired people, including navigating the streets and obstacles, as well as local transport connectivity challenges.
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Neil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Nice quiet evening in the pub... www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2598587...
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Suspected WW2 bomb found in River Thames as police race to town
Thames Valley Police have closed off a road in an Oxfordshire town after a suspected World War Two bomb was found in the River Thames.
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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
You may have heard that part of Upton Heath is up for sale. I am working hard behind the scenes to see how we can raise the funds to protect this precious landscape. We must make sure that Upton Heath is protected for nature and for our community.
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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Frustrating to see the FT ventriloquise Susan Brown rather than question her statements. Oxford's rate of house building has been dire for years. Kidlington is taking significant new building under the new local plan, and this is a speculative application by developers before the local plan passes.
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The Oxfordshire fields at the centre of Labour’s land grab
City councils want to seize control of towns and villages from rural authorities to deliver on a promise of building 1.5mn homes
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Ben Maguire MP @benmaguiremp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨🔶 LIB DEM WIN: Solar panels on every new home! Huge congratulations to my colleague @maxwilkinson.bsky.social for his hard work on this campaign in an effort to cut down energy bills & tackle climate change - which the Government will be adopting from 2028 onwards. 🏡 ☀️
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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It can’t go on. Water companies are being let off the hook by Ofwat. My request to the PM to ban water companies from negotiating away their fines for polluting our rivers 👇
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