M Lewis

Mum of 3, owned by 2 mad hounds, all views are mine.

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales https://t.co/4Fw4rebPHP

[John Bell @PlasFron]

THIS is a straightforward lie.

Those who send their children to a private school pay twice, first for the private school, and then for state schools through their taxes, while making no demand on the state system.

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@NationCymru This is reassuring. My daughter asked the surgery at her Welsh University about this last year and was told it wasn’t offerred.

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@CountyTimes Why is his colleague in the Senedd so silent about the wait times for Powys patients being treated by our neighbouring Welsh Health Boards?

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@NationCymru And a silence about Powys patients receiving similar wait times by neighbouring Health Boards in Wales.

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@PTHBhealth how many from Powys?

[South Wales Argus @southwalesargus]

Private hospital admissions hit record for 5th year as demand rises again https://t.co/mE8vIOPy39

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

September 2025 Lib Dem Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys boasted of upgrades and new travel options, June 2026 Lib Dem’s have a petition to restore one of the main routes they had axed! https://t.co/xugN8ZJwL3

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@BBCWalesNews It is in Powys

[ENT - Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

Labour said that VAT on school fees was necessary to fund 6,500 additional specialist teachers in state schools.

Teacher numbers have since fallen, while independent school pupil numbers have fallen significantly faster than the Government forecast in its own VAT business case.

The promised benefits are not materialising.

VAT on school fees should be scrapped. Now.
#EducationNotTax

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

Plaid can now make the changes.
“Llyr Gruffydd MS said in response to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport Ken Skates MS’ statement that the effective delivery of franchising depends on Transport for Wales (TfW) having the right people and the right skills in place”

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

Bus Bill risks leaving disabled passengers and rural communities behind, says James Evans MS https://t.co/N67qIg7Drw

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

Bus Bill risks leaving disabled passengers and rural communities behind, says James Evans MS https://t.co/N67qIg7Drw

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

We were promised an upgrade, instead we were given a reduced service.
Stagecoach loses contract for T4 Brecon route https://t.co/c1WQUf0iWx

[ENT - Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

They Promised: 6,500 new teachers.
Reality: 1,900 fewer teachers.

They said: School Fee VAT could be absorbed.
Reality: Private schools are shrinking faster than forecast, with closures and pupil transfers putting more pressure on state schools.

Wrong forecast.
Wrong policy.
#ScrapTheVAT
#EducationNotTax

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@BBCWalesNews Powys patients sit and watch.

[ENT - Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

We are still seeing confusion around the difference between scholarships and bursaries, so we put together an explainer. 👇

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

Congratulations to Hawkstone Farmers Choir for winning the BGT final. Massive win for farmers up and down the country 🚜 🇬🇧

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@BBCWalesNews Worrying for patients stuck on Steroids due to being on a waiting list.

[ENT - Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

Hi @suttontrust, you might want to take a closer look at that paper.

Unfortunately, it was deeply flawed because it failed to note the differences between scholarships (merit-based, small fee discount) and bursaries (need-based, large fee discount).

Also, remember that parents now pay VAT on school fees, and that money is supposed to fund breakfast clubs (which were already run by companies like Greggs and charities) and recruit new teachers (but DfE plan for fewer teachers).

Parents, and schools, warned that taxing education would widen divisions, so this should be no surprise.

[M Lewis @Masparrow]

@NationCymru Patients taking certain steroids on long waiting lists to see a consultant are also at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This should be quite a concern for some Health Boards.

[Traffig Cymru Gogledd-Chanolbarth @TraffigCymruG]

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