Rob Wilson

Investor, Author, Chair @CCWvoice & @WheelPower, Dep Chair Social Mobility Commission, NED, Former MP/Govt Minister, Founded 2 new schools. All views are my own

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

It won’t fly as it will be massively unpopular.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

BBC licence fee could be axed and replaced by £11-a-month internet charge whether people watch live TV or not under new plans being considered by Labour https://t.co/bdesV2RaX0

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

This morning I held my regular catch up meeting with @thameswater chairman, Sir Adrian Montague. As usual, we had a very good discussion, which was both transparent and frank. @CCWvoice

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Good session with @PennonGroup today in Exeter. Thanks to Chairman, David Sproul, and CEO, Keith Haslett for hosting @CCWvoice CEO Mike Keil and myself for wide ranging discussions and a visit to the company’s training centre.

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

The Church of England is making all the wrong calls and, seemingly, at every opportunity.

[Lambeth Palace @lambethpalace]

A Statement from Lambeth Palace: https://t.co/YcxmNk0ZKq

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Spent the day on The VIKING SENTINEL yesterday - a vessel used by the @The_MMO for fisheries patrol & environmental protection duties in English waters. The Board of the MMO was fortunate to be joined by Fisheries Minister @StephenMorganMP who seemed to enjoy a tour of the ship!

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Blair hit the bullseye there.

[The Blair Archive @TheBlairArchive]

The moment Tony Blair tore into John Bercow the future Commons Speaker. (1998)

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Oh dear. 👀

[Zanny Minton Beddoes @zannymb]

I asked my colleagues across Europe to take a deep dive into what is, and isn’t, true about the impact of Islam in the region. Their analysis concludes that Europe faces no Islamic takeover, no mass radicalisation of Muslims and no erasure of its culture https://t.co/iI7mbfeJKw

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

August was the end of my four years of service at the Social Mobility Commission. The most enjoyable and rewarding role I’ve had in public service. Here’s a short piece summarising my thoughts.

https://t.co/wbWGjRm2yj

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Yes they can @dsmitheconomics - this is exactly the sort of thing @SMCommission has been promoting over the past two years. Mobility and econ growth are two sides of the same coin. It has produced a blueprint for local economies to unleash new growth opportunities.

[David Smith @dsmitheconomics]

My Times piece: Let a thousand Rotherhams bloom. Rotherham has the fastest productivity growth in the North, twice the UK average, thanks to advanced manufacturing. Can others emulate it?

Rotherham is a striking lesson in growth for the rest of Britain

https://t.co/lWDeDQ9VDW

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

@DollyParton was a giver not a taker. She was shrewd but she used her position & wealth for good, to raise aspirations in her “dirt poor” area. She helped the local economy, provided jobs & built literacy. Oh & an incredibly talented singer songwriter. She was the best of us.

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

I’ve watched cricket since the early 70s and there is no better fast bowler than Malcolm Marshall - he was both devastating and unrelenting in most conditions. Am I wrong @GeoffreyBoycott ?

[Caught At Silly Point @atsillypoint]

People say Malcolm Marshall's numbers were inflated by bowling in the greatest pace attack ever assembled. In the Tests he played from 1983 to 1991, he took nearly a third of all the wickets that attack claimed.

On this day in 1991, at The Oval, Malcolm Marshall walked off a Test field for the last time. Career closed at 376 wickets, average 20.94, still the best of any bowler with 300 Test wickets.

The lazy reading of that career has always been that Marshall was one lion in a pride, his figures fattened by hunting alongside Garner, Holding, Ambrose and Walsh. The numbers from his own matches dismantle the theory. Across the Tests Marshall played between 1983 and 1991, he took roughly 31 per cent of all wickets claimed by West Indian fast bowlers, 342 of them, and the next best return in those identical matches was Courtney Walsh with 137. Sharing the new ball with legends, Marshall still out-hunted the nearest of them by more than two to one, striking every 44.9 balls while his fellow quicks in that span needed 53.5.

And he did it as the smallest man in a land of giants. Garner stood 6'8", Ambrose 6'7", and Marshall gave away most of a foot to both at 5'11", which should have been a weakness and became his signature weapon instead. Sprinting to the crease and releasing from a lower point, Marshall produced a bouncer that refused to balloon over the batsman's head the way tall men's bouncers did. It skidded, flat and late, at the throat, and the standard survival move of ducking underneath simply delivered your face to the ball. Batters of that era ranked it the single most dangerous delivery in the game.

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

In place for the #eclipse and #meteorshower

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

In place for the #eclipse and #meteorshower

[Social Mobility Commission @SMCommission]

Launching today: Who gets in? 🎓

Our new research reveals almost 1 in 3 English unis under-enrolling disadvantaged students - even when they meet the entry requirements.

To track this, we built the Social Mobility Coefficient - a ranking comparing unis. 🧵👇

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Anyone can have autism now, says research pioneer https://t.co/H4c0Cqz0bP

[Social Mobility Commission @SMCommission]

Improving social mobility requires integrated, place-based solutions.

Deputy Chair @RobWilsonRDG gave this message at a @WIGUK briefing on barriers to opportunity and how social mobility drives inclusive growth.

How can cross-sector collaboration best improve social mobility?

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

@edballs @Freedland @DanTurnerTweets @annastansbury Interesting report and has much in common with what @SMCommission has been saying about place, innovation and regional growth.

[Social Mobility Commission @SMCommission]

The rise in NEETs has been linked to a "crisis of opportunity".

To explore solutions, @RobWilsonRDG chaired the @WMinsightUK NEETs Conference, bringing together education, healthcare, and welfare leaders to address the estimated 1m young people currently classed as NEET.

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

These @CCWvoice accountability sessions have been 1st class. Real people with access to the most senior bosses running water companies and able to ask the questions they chose. Not only Qs, but agreeing the actions to fix the concerns. Customers able to make real difference!

[CCW - The voice for water consumers @CCWvoice]

Our Water Voice Accountability Sessions give customers the chance to challenge their water company face-to-face on the issues that matter most to them. 💧🗣️

[Rob Wilson @RobWilson_RDG]

Terrible news. A truly great footballer and person.

[Keith Downie @SkySports_Keith]

🤍 🕊️ A statement on behalf of Kevin Keegan’s family:

“It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75.
“Kevin had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments.
“A double Ballon D’or winner, Kevin was a much loved husband, father and grandfather.
“The family would like to thank Kevin’s incredible medical team for all their support.
“This is a hugely difficult time and they are requesting space and privacy.”
#NUFC