Daisy
@daisymplewis.bsky.social
Resist and rejoin for future generations. Too irritated by X. Liberal left 🏴+🇬🇧+🇪🇺+🌍+🔶+🌱
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I’m sure Free Speech Warrior Nigel Farage will be having a word about this?
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’m sure Free Speech Warrior Nigel Farage will be having a word about this?
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We need an emergency flu vaccine drive to protect the vulnerable and prevent a disaster in the NHS.
That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.
That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We need an emergency flu vaccine drive to protect the vulnerable and prevent a disaster in the NHS.
That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.
That means jabs offered in pubs, churches and community spaces, and taking on the anti-vax lies promoted by Reform and other conspiracy theorists head on.
Publish the report into Russian involvement in UK democracy.
“From Moscow’s perspective, the UK is more isolated than at any time since 1914, and can be picked off.”
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Publish the report into Russian involvement in UK democracy.
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Today MPs voted to pass our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. 👏🇪🇺🇬🇧
The Prime Minister must now listen to Parliament, drop his self-imposed red lines, & finally go for proper growth.
We @libdems.org.uk know a bespoke EU-UK customs union would be the most effective way of doing that.
The Prime Minister must now listen to Parliament, drop his self-imposed red lines, & finally go for proper growth.
We @libdems.org.uk know a bespoke EU-UK customs union would be the most effective way of doing that.
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today MPs voted to pass our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. 👏🇪🇺🇬🇧
The Prime Minister must now listen to Parliament, drop his self-imposed red lines, & finally go for proper growth.
We @libdems.org.uk know a bespoke EU-UK customs union would be the most effective way of doing that.
The Prime Minister must now listen to Parliament, drop his self-imposed red lines, & finally go for proper growth.
We @libdems.org.uk know a bespoke EU-UK customs union would be the most effective way of doing that.
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We must treat food security more seriously.
@TimFarron.bsky.social's plan would boost funding and give young people the training and incentive they need to choose farming for the future.
@TimFarron.bsky.social's plan would boost funding and give young people the training and incentive they need to choose farming for the future.
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We must treat food security more seriously.
@TimFarron.bsky.social's plan would boost funding and give young people the training and incentive they need to choose farming for the future.
@TimFarron.bsky.social's plan would boost funding and give young people the training and incentive they need to choose farming for the future.
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I mean the thing is we’re at war, we all know it, but we’re (understandably) cautious about following that through to its logical next phase because we need time to be ready. But we don’t really have the time.
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I mean the thing is we’re at war, we all know it, but we’re (understandably) cautious about following that through to its logical next phase because we need time to be ready. But we don’t really have the time.
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The Reform party are normalising racism and Islamophobia. The Lib Dems will always stand up to it and call it out.
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Reform party are normalising racism and Islamophobia. The Lib Dems will always stand up to it and call it out.
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BY ELECTION RESULT:
Torridge DC, Winkleigh
LD: 325 - 42.3% (+8.7)
RefUK: 252 - 32.8% (new)
Con: 191 - 24.9% (-23.7)
Lib Dem GAIN from Conservative
Huge well done to new Cllr Stephen Middleton and team!
Torridge DC, Winkleigh
LD: 325 - 42.3% (+8.7)
RefUK: 252 - 32.8% (new)
Con: 191 - 24.9% (-23.7)
Lib Dem GAIN from Conservative
Huge well done to new Cllr Stephen Middleton and team!
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
BY ELECTION RESULT:
Torridge DC, Winkleigh
LD: 325 - 42.3% (+8.7)
RefUK: 252 - 32.8% (new)
Con: 191 - 24.9% (-23.7)
Lib Dem GAIN from Conservative
Huge well done to new Cllr Stephen Middleton and team!
Torridge DC, Winkleigh
LD: 325 - 42.3% (+8.7)
RefUK: 252 - 32.8% (new)
Con: 191 - 24.9% (-23.7)
Lib Dem GAIN from Conservative
Huge well done to new Cllr Stephen Middleton and team!
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BY ELECTION RESULT
Watford DC, Tudor ward
LD: 821 - 52.6% (+4.3)
RefUK: 433 - 27.2% (+17.8)
Con: 148 - 9.3% (-10.5)
Lab: 111 - 7% (-16.4)
Grn: 77 - 4.8% (new)
Lib Dem HOLD.
Huge congratulations to new Cllr Callum Robertson!
Watford DC, Tudor ward
LD: 821 - 52.6% (+4.3)
RefUK: 433 - 27.2% (+17.8)
Con: 148 - 9.3% (-10.5)
Lab: 111 - 7% (-16.4)
Grn: 77 - 4.8% (new)
Lib Dem HOLD.
Huge congratulations to new Cllr Callum Robertson!
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
BY ELECTION RESULT
Watford DC, Tudor ward
LD: 821 - 52.6% (+4.3)
RefUK: 433 - 27.2% (+17.8)
Con: 148 - 9.3% (-10.5)
Lab: 111 - 7% (-16.4)
Grn: 77 - 4.8% (new)
Lib Dem HOLD.
Huge congratulations to new Cllr Callum Robertson!
Watford DC, Tudor ward
LD: 821 - 52.6% (+4.3)
RefUK: 433 - 27.2% (+17.8)
Con: 148 - 9.3% (-10.5)
Lab: 111 - 7% (-16.4)
Grn: 77 - 4.8% (new)
Lib Dem HOLD.
Huge congratulations to new Cllr Callum Robertson!
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I am very concerned by the news that councils across the country that are due to have elections next year have received letters asking them whether they would consider cancelling them.
I asked the Secretary of State for the content of those letters and assurances that elections will go ahead.
I asked the Secretary of State for the content of those letters and assurances that elections will go ahead.
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I am very concerned by the news that councils across the country that are due to have elections next year have received letters asking them whether they would consider cancelling them.
I asked the Secretary of State for the content of those letters and assurances that elections will go ahead.
I asked the Secretary of State for the content of those letters and assurances that elections will go ahead.
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#ReformUK are testing the system to see if they can get away with it. No different to the MAGA regime presently occupying the White House. 😒
Sophy Ridge, "The biggest ever donation to a single political party, to Reform UK"
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#ReformUK are testing the system to see if they can get away with it. No different to the MAGA regime presently occupying the White House. 😒
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The real scandal here is the Chancellor hiked people's taxes during a cost of living crisis instead of fixing our trade with Europe.
That is exactly what the Conservatives did for years after their disastrous Brexit deal. No wonder Kemi Badenoch isn't keen to talk about it.
That is exactly what the Conservatives did for years after their disastrous Brexit deal. No wonder Kemi Badenoch isn't keen to talk about it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The real scandal here is the Chancellor hiked people's taxes during a cost of living crisis instead of fixing our trade with Europe.
That is exactly what the Conservatives did for years after their disastrous Brexit deal. No wonder Kemi Badenoch isn't keen to talk about it.
That is exactly what the Conservatives did for years after their disastrous Brexit deal. No wonder Kemi Badenoch isn't keen to talk about it.
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The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage won’t investigate the Russian infiltration of Reform.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
The Prime Minister must step up and launch a national investigation.
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Instead of hammering the country with taxes, the chancellor should be tackling the cost of living and helping businesses grow by cutting red tape.
The biggest path to growth is repairing our relationship with Europe.
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
The biggest path to growth is repairing our relationship with Europe.
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Instead of hammering the country with taxes, the chancellor should be tackling the cost of living and helping businesses grow by cutting red tape.
The biggest path to growth is repairing our relationship with Europe.
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
The biggest path to growth is repairing our relationship with Europe.
@CalumMillerLD.bsky.social
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David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
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Just 10k signatures needed now
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just 10k signatures needed now
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John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
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Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
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‘Of course Trump is an asset to Putin’ – US analyst Fiona Hill
www.channel4.com/news/of-cour...
www.channel4.com/news/of-cour...
‘Of course Trump is an asset to Putin’ – US analyst Fiona Hill
We asked analyst Fiona Hill whether she thinks Russia will sign up to a tweaked peace plan.
www.channel4.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
‘Of course Trump is an asset to Putin’ – US analyst Fiona Hill
www.channel4.com/news/of-cour...
www.channel4.com/news/of-cour...