Richard Clewer

I am the Wiltshire Councillor for Downton and Ebble Valley, Leader of Wiltshire Council, ChaIr of BSW Integrated Care Partnership & Co-President of UK100

[Richard Clewer @RichardClewer]

@CllrIanThorn @wiltscouncil @jb_moriarty @DanOB1986 Also Ian. As your parties policy is to build more houses than Labour, could you please explain to the residents of Wiltshire where you would build the 83% more housing that was in your Lib Dem manifesto. I suspect there will be no answer to this except for possibly somewhere else

[Richard Clewer @RichardClewer]

@CllrIanThorn @wiltscouncil @jb_moriarty @DanOB1986 You mean the lack of 5 year land supply engineered by developers that the Conservative administration of Wiltshire Council persuaded the last Conservative government to control through the new 4 year land supply and the rule that 5 year land supply didn’t apply with a local plan

[Conservative Environment Network @CEN_HQ]

🚨 NEW: Polling with @OpiniumResearch shows net zero rowbacks will:

🔴 Lose the Tories voters to the left
🔵 Not win Reform voters back
🪫 Not deliver for the majority of voters who want renewable energy

More in 🧵below 👇
https://t.co/IpuLAfT3Kc

[ASH @AshOrgUK]

This morning, leading councillors from across the country have written to the PM calling for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be published to create a #SmokefreeGeneration.

@RishiSunak - when will MPs be able to debate this vital legislation?
https://t.co/EhvlsgpfRT

[UK100 @UK100_]

Cllr @RichardClewer, Leader of @wiltscouncil & Chair of the Countryside Climate Network, says:

"Local authorities are crucial to bringing our natural world back from the brink … But we urgently need ministers to provide proper long-term funding and a coherent policy framework"

[Karen Gardner @KarenJGardner]

#NUJOfficial. The sun shines on the righteous. Friendship, loyalty & the determination to do right, by those who need us most, made this meaningful & positive. We have been heard, now down to the BBC to listen! #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal @BBCWiltshire @NUJofficial #NUJBBCstrike

[Richard Clewer @RichardClewer]

@CllrIanThorn @docmarkmac @stewart_palmen I can recall the meeting when cabinet decided to bid as the start of a strategy to regenerate Trowbridge. A decision made by Conservatives long before it was raised by the Town Council.

[Dan O'Brien @DanOB1986]

Parish-level councils across Wiltshire are going through the motions of deciding their share of local council taxes. Is anywhere in Wiltshire - indeed, is anywhere at all - opting for a bigger % rise than Salisbury City this year?

[UK100 @UK100_]

2022 was eventful! Take a look back at our achievements over the last 12 months 👇

🫂 105 members signed up to the #NetZero pledge
🌍 2 new Co-presidents @TracyBrabin, @MayorOfWY & @RichardClewer, Leader of @wiltscouncil
3️⃣ 3 major #LocalNetZero wins

👉 https://t.co/59JfEFPrF2

[Conservative Environment Network @CEN_HQ]

✍️CEN MP @david4wantage & @RichardClewer have written for the CEN blog about the benefits of community energy schemes.

"This naturally conservative approach to energy will empower people to take back control of their energy bills."
https://t.co/KMSVx1mBAg

[UK100 @UK100_]

UK100 hosted our first #ClimateLeadershipAcademy in Birmingham at the weekend.

The workshops aim to help councillors gain the leadership tools and knowledge to accelerate their #LocalNetZero goals.

Twenty local leaders joined us to hear from seven speakers & two expert coaches.

[Tony Jackson @ARNJ47]

On remote mountain @simon__yates was being pulled off face by injured partner dangling on rope 50m below. Cutting rope saved both lives in survival epic told in book/film ‘Touching The Void’

Illustrated talk 29 Sep 7-30pm. Tickets £16:

https://t.co/AHLZbDduPT

@ArmyMountaineer

[Richard Clewer @RichardClewer]

@galeb80 @wiltscouncil @BWallaceMP @DefenceHQPress The MoD have offered 500 empty homes for Afghan refugees. None of those are in Wiltshire so we can’t use them. We are trying to access empty MoD housing in Wiltshire but constantly told it is all required (despite being empty for years).

[Richard Clewer @RichardClewer]

In Wiltshire well over 10% of our work force are in the armed forces. The idea that cutting their pay, along with that of teachers, NHS staff and local government workers would be anything other than catastrophic for our rural economy! Madness

[Ben Houchen @BenHouchen]

Actually speechless.

There is simply no way you can do this without a massive pay cut for 5.5m people including nurses, police officers and our armed forces outside London.

So much that we’ve worked for in places like Teesside, would be undone https://t.co/PU7vDKoToo

[Selaine Saxby @SelaineSaxby]

How can this possibly help level up the south west? I am backing @RishiSunak because he has a viable economic plan to ensure regions like #NDevon are not left behind by city centric policies which would see our vital public service workers paid less @Ready4Rishi

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

You restore trust by being honest.

#Ready4Rishi Sign up at https://t.co/3cXn1rFhca

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

“I’m standing here because of the sacrifice and love of my parents.”

Rishi Sunak tells #BBCOurNextPM how he will champion hard work and aspiration as PM.

#Ready4Rishi Sign up at https://t.co/3cXn1rFhca

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

“Levelling up should mean no matter where you grow up you have fantastic opportunities to fulfil your potential, and you also have enormous pride in the place you call home”

Rishi Sunak tells #BBCOurNextPM what levelling up means to him.

Sign up at https://t.co/3cXn1rFhca

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

Rishi Sunak tells #BBCOurNextPM that China is a threat to our national security.

As Chancellor, he helped pass the National Security & Investment Bill which gives us powers to block investments which are not consistent with our values.

#Ready4Rishi https://t.co/3cXn1rFhca