Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 25/01/2025She is 13, 3 years above the average for her breed, so I knew something was on the horizon. I look on the bright side. Had the break happened later, the cancer would have been worse, and she might not have survived the amputation. I've now had 4 months and counting to make those last memories. 010 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 25/01/2025And she knows it. Sadly, while the physical rehab is good, the break was due to bone cancer that had metastasised. So it's as much about stretching her to get the most of the time we have left as looking to the future. 100 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Next stage of Ninas rehab walking for 3.5km with a height climb over 100m new record on both counts since her op. 160 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The knowledge of the Powys County Council Transport team under the leadership of Welsh Lib Dem Portfolio H Holder Cllr Jackie Charlton is recognised as the county is one of two to be recognised for early adoption of the new public transport model for Wales. t.co/nb6MNgWSuNt.cohttps://www.gov.wales/new-bus-franchising-test-set-benefit-rural-communities-mid-wales 020 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Because he knew that if he waited to October or even now the smoke and mirrors that Hunt put in place around the budget would have started to unravel when the lack of money for pay rises would have become common knowledge and people would have looked harder at the rest. 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 12/12/2024At least the First Minister is being consistent. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... But the real question now is, if she won't raise Welsh income tax levels to fill the gap why does she expect me as a Council cabinet member to recommend huge, regressive council tax increases instead?bbc.co.ukWelsh councils not expected to go bust, says Eluned MorganHer prediction follows warning from a Labour council leader that bankruptcy risk had not gone away. 020 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Charley Hasted @charleyhasted.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Very happy to have been able to work with my counterparts in the SNP, GPEW and Scottish Greens to get this out quickly. To all the trans young people out there- we do see you, we will always support your right to the long, happy and fulfilled lives you deserve! 14316 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 09/12/2024@welshlabour.bsky.social have a habit of throwing money at the NHS in the hope of solving its problems. But if instead it invested in Adult Social Care it could prevent a potential collapse of the sector and might free beds to bring waiting lists down at the same time nation.cymru/opinion/the-...nation.cymruThe vicious cycle of carePete Roberts The Welsh Labour Government is weeks away from a decision that could destroy local government, the care sector, and the NHS in Wales. A few weeks ago, the First Minister implied that the ... 012 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 05/12/2024“This song Love Is Enough, written by six carers, talking about their experience really moved me and it was interesting listening. When I read the words, I thought, well, that's how I felt.” Ed Davey shares his experience as a chorister and a young carer. youtu.be/EaDHCTyDoEcyoutu.be'Singing was my break as a young carer' - Ed DaveyYouTube video by Liberal Democrats 05920 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I'm really pleased to have spoken in favour of motions standing up for our family farms and seeking the rightful devolution of the Crown Estate revenue to Wales in today's Powys County Council full council meeting. 010 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Caroline Voaden @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Just love this Guardian front page 😊 04315 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Just in case anyone was tempted to believe Putin’s propaganda - here is a reminder that this week, 33 years ago, Ukraine 🇺🇦 voted for independence. A staggering 84% of the electorate voted, and over 90% of them voted for independence. #Ukraine 021 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024They should not be allowed to hide behind religious dogma like a child hiding behind a parents legs when they are in the wrong. Nor should British subjects be made complicit in his crimes by our government failing to respect the treaties its signed up to & arrrest them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo 10 indicates Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UKDowning Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This really should be simple for them. They've condemned the Hamas hostage taking & said Israel has a right of defense. But using starvation as a weapon has no place in lawful warfare. Both men should face up to the accusations against them and if innocent walk free. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo 10 indicates Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UKDowning Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its 100 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Its an international arrest warrant for 2 men accused of starving children to death. Why is it so hard for the PM to say yes the UK will execute the warrant? Every day he stays silent he fuels the conspiracy theories of antisemites & places the Jewish community at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo 10 indicates Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UKDowning Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its 110 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024The final fig leaf is gone. The Foreign Secretary should be at the dispatch box as soon as possible, confirming that the UK will enforce these warrants if the opportunity arises and stating that previously prepared sanctions against Gallant will be enacted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commanderInternational Criminal Court judges say there are “reasonable grounds” they bore 020 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I have seen, in confidence, the initial estimates for Powys. I cant share them yet, but what I can say is Rachel Reeves may have announced massive increases in council funding but is robbing Peter to pay Paul as they will be used to meet most of this pressure. Council tax will pay for the rest. 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024In Powys that £95k rise would equate to an increase in council tax of 0.1%. But it isn't just 1 care home provider. It's every care home, dom care provider, school transport company, outsourced service, and.. well the list is endless. nation.cymru/news/__trash...nation.cymruWelsh care home faces paying extra £95k in NI contributions after budgetEmily Price The manager of a Welsh care home says the UK Government’s national insurance hike “poses a threat worse than Covid” as it faces paying an extra £95,000 in NI contributions Chancellor Rach... 110 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024With 77 residents, and 130 staff Cariad Care Homes in Gwynedd have revealed the NI hike will directly cost them £95,795. They dont know the supply chain impact. They are in the Local authority market and will increase costs to the council to stay afloat. A 🧵 nation.cymru/news/__trash...nation.cymruWelsh care home faces paying extra £95k in NI contributions after budgetEmily Price The manager of a Welsh care home says the UK Government’s national insurance hike “poses a threat worse than Covid” as it faces paying an extra £95,000 in NI contributions Chancellor Rach... 100 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now. 434298747055 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20/11/2024🥳 10,000 Followers on Bluesky 🥳 To say thank you, I'll be giving away a 2024 General Election poster to one winner who reposts this (and is following) in the next 24 hours! Best of luck :) 17341291 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I really don't think the Chancellor has thought through the huge impact her NI changes are going to have on the contract inflation costs of local government next year. 043 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Matthew Green @matthew-green.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We should find out that the use of Storm Shadow has been authorised, when airfields and ammunition dumps in Russia, being used to terrorise #Ukraine, are struck by the missiles, and not before. The only people who benefit from advanced knowledge of the use of Storm Shadow is Putin and the Russians. 021 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision. What might be the problems with this? 🧵 832018552 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 17/11/2024“There were at least two years where we didn’t have eyes on children. We just didn’t have that constant focus that our schools bring.” That is a huge admission and has to be a major safeguarding failure if you take it at face value. 022 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens. Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.” 14395980315906 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A mass of community echo chambers all trying to grown then break out and interact with one another via welcome packs 020 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I think the only thing I am missing from Twitter is the post views counter. It's really useful to know if what you are saying and how you say it are resonating. 010 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024This would cover the vast majority of small family farms, wouldn't have created a climate of fear and persecution, and could have been framed as a crackdown on farms used as a tax break reducing prices and allowing new entrants a chance to buy a farm. 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I'm no tax expert but if the £1m Farm allowance is £3m when you add other inheritance tax exemptions. Why didn't the Chancellor merge them all together and say that for estates involving the transfer of farmland within the family, there is a single £3m allowance and nothing else. 100 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Yep realised after I posted but was waiting to see if people were reading what I post and would pick up So well done :-) 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024That is why we called on Welsh Government to properly fund the social care budget in December and the Chancellor to put in a NI rise exemption for the Care sector 010 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024We also know that the NI employer contribution changes could devastate the dom care and care home sectors. Leading to provision gaps, patients trapped in hospital and costs to councils spiralling. 100 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024We know that if the First Minister continues her "local authorities wont do bankrupt" mantra then the cost will be massive service cuts and double digit council tax rises to stay afloat and some will fail. 100 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024As Welsh Lib Dems we see the very real threat to local government of soaring demand and price led costs in the sector and and how they are overwhelming Local Government finances to the detriment or roads, leisure and other non statutory service. 111 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I am really pleased to have proposed the emergency motion on the crisis facing adult social care in Wales at the Welsh Lib Dem Conference this afternoon. While Labour talk about pumping millions into the NHS we recognise the real need is to fund social care properly. 1133 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Welsh Lib Dem Conference this weekend too and frustrating to have to stop at two drinks as it is impossible to justify a stopover when its only 15 mins drive away 000 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists" UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over... "We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1... 12061511757 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I've seen the occasional glitch here in the past couple of days. I wonder if this is all the new people and a capacity issue. If so, perhaps the techies should have a chat with @theonion.com, I hear they landed quite a bit of hardware on the cheap in the last day or so. 020 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Nothing like a win from 3rd place to brighten up a Friday morning. 130 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024A very interesting choice of wards by Jnr. "Promises Made, Promises Kept" is this an admission of an illegal inducement to an opposing candidate to drop out of the race in exchange for a Cabinet seat? 000 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024One of the refreshing things about the Bluesky algorithm is that it is steadily showing me the like-minded accounts that I follow on Twitter in my discover feed. 0110 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024How can you tell that lots of Lib Dem MPs have started appearing on here? By the fact that the Chief Whip has popped up to keep an eye on them :) Welcome @wendychambld.bsky.social ! 54511 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Checking in on those present or looking for absentees? 010 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The resignation this week should be the final straw but it wont be. 010 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024To be honest I oppose this 100%. We shouldn't be adding more or altering the balance of the bishops we should be removing them and disestablishing the church completely. 261 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶🔸 Wandsworth Liberal Democrats @wandsworthlibdems.uk · 14/11/2024Bank of England now saying in an annual address exactly what Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said last week: the UK needs closer ties with Europe to keep the economy healthy: www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...telegraph.co.ukUK must forge closer ties with Europe to stem decline, says Bank of England chiefAndrew Bailey to urge Chancellor to ‘welcome’ stronger post-Brexit relations after Trump victory 12318 0
Reposted by Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 14/11/2024Most violence against women stems from misogyny. Making misogyny a hate crime would send a powerful signal to all offenders - paving the way to ending violence against women for good. That's why I asked @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social if the government plan to take this all-important step👇 094 0
Cllr Pete Roberts 🔶 @petedroberts.bsky.social · 14/11/2024But I did have a good session talking to residents impacted by flooding at the weekend. Should I have posted about it here 😜 010 0