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Greg πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Full-time cat Dad, recovering politico. Follow for minis, photos and baking. πŸ“Edinburgh πŸ‘ΈπŸ» eilidh_dickson 🐈🐈 ginandmango

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Well, this is fun: www.goonhammer.com/40k-competit...

04.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The literal definition of a dictatorship.

10.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3355 πŸ” 1074 πŸ’¬ 354 πŸ“Œ 102

And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.

Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.

31.12.2025 23:31 πŸ‘ 4393 πŸ” 879 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 113
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Learnings from a term on Federal Council, and advice for the next I don’t think Federal Council ever fully found its feet. And I think one of the fundamental reasons for this is that we never really understood what it was for. Was it intended only as an emergency br...

As an outgoing member of the Liberal Democrats' Federal Council, I've written up my thoughts on how its first term was not a fruitful one, and the challenges that lay ahead for its new members (one for the people who, like me, care about the detail of governance!) www.libdemvoice.org/learnings-fr...

09.12.2025 09:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Have we forgotten what we stand for? I joined the Liberal Democrats six years ago. I was 16, I’d just finished my GCSEs and I wanted to make a difference. I believe in Liberalism, and the party’s preamble spoke to me. After all, who woul...

Please see below my article for Lib Dem Voice titled 'Have we forgotten what we stand for?'.

In it I talk about why so many young and diverse members feel disillusionment with the party and what I believe needs to change.

www.libdemvoice.org/have-we-forg...

28.10.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Following the announcement by the Lib Dems returning officer on quotas in our federal elections I would like to make it clear I spent many hours and more emails trying to point out that this decision went against the expressed will of conference barely a month ago.

27.10.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

Are you a πŸ”ΈοΈπŸ”ΆοΈ #libdem πŸ”ΆοΈπŸ”ΈοΈ?

If so, whether you are cis or trans or consider yourself neither, you need to email compliance TODAY with something like the text in the image. If you need the address and don't have it i can supply in DM.

Want to know why? 🧡 from Charley ‡️

27.10.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6
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Also highlights a point I spend a lot of time on in my book - the government is woefully bad at managing private contractors who endlessly rip us off. This is not more efficient.

27.10.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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Nobody loves Croissant as much as this cat

27.10.2025 08:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The year of weddings starts early this year and once again I find myself deeply infuriated at men’s formal wear.

Want a shirt in blue, white or pink? Go right ahead. Want anything else? Hope you’ve the body shape for slim fit πŸ’€

25.10.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to β€œgo home”. This is their home.

I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

22.10.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 3884 πŸ” 1061 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 63

This sounds great. Can we also double their business rates and ban gambling advertising?

And use some of the revenue generated for a retraining fund to help staff who want to upskill and land new jobs?

19.10.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a really excellent piece and, I think, deeply insightful of our current moment’s predicament.

12.10.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JJ was an absolute champ, in the LibDems defence.

07.10.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ming Campbell was a dedicated public servant and a true Liberal giant.

His principled leadership opposing the Iraq War was a mark of his morality, courage and wisdom.

But more than that, he was an incredibly warm and caring friend and colleague.

We will miss him terribly.

26.09.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 1907 πŸ” 337 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 38
Chris Northwood holds a glass award that says The Patsy Calton Award 2025 Liberal Democrats on it in front of a progress pride flag.

Chris Northwood holds a glass award that says The Patsy Calton Award 2025 Liberal Democrats on it in front of a progress pride flag.

I see people are upset that I won an award for women because I'm the wrong type of woman. I was moved and honoured to have been awarded this by the party's women's group, and that the Lib Dems at all levels have my back and I will continue to fight for liberalism and my community.

24.09.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

The media - no, we're not going to report on serious Lib Dem policies

The media - yes, we will report on fun stunts

The media, also - the Lib Dems need to show they've got serious policies

20.09.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 1223 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 9

Some people are really really bad losers...
Some people are really really bad feminists...

20.09.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fresh off destroying the catnip, she’s right onto demanding banana

20.09.2025 10:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted that the @libdems.org.uk showed yet again that we reject the assault on trans people’s rights promoted by the small anti trans group in the party. #ldconf

20.09.2025 09:27 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A very naughty cat eating all of the catnip I’d grown for her the instant she can.

A very naughty cat eating all of the catnip I’d grown for her the instant she can.

I moved the catnip from the herb garden to the planter 2 minutes ago. #cats

20.09.2025 08:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain’s Bathroom Ban The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote

the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger

my latest with @liberalcurrents.com

www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

17.09.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 41

But, there is so much potential in what the FC could do, so I hope in another cycle or so, the worst of the dross will have left the party having realised their political home lies elsewhere and it can grow into a really good scrutiny body.

15.09.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really very good from Mark. I’m likely not restanding to the FC for similar reasons - my energy can be better spent in Scotland without having to engage with any of the (very) small group of emotional vampires & wreckers that dwell on the FC.

15.09.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Council: not letting the door hit me on the way out... Three years ago, when I ran for a place on the inaugural Federal Council, my aims were to: Establish the Federal Council as an effective scr...

Three years on Federal Council are coming towards an end so, even though I’m not running for re-election, here is a report back… liberalbureaucracy.blogspot.com/2025/09/fede...

15.09.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

The US right has such an intense martyrdom complex. They’re just desperate to be oppressed by the government. It’s really fucking weird.

11.09.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A nation is a shared illusion – so a government has the power to change it Also this week: who was the first king of England? And my favourite giant semi-aquatic rat.

"Almost no one will have knowingly encountered someone who illegally entered the country, let alone seen them actually arrive on the beach at Dover. They just think there’s a crisis because other people keep telling them there is."

11.09.2025 08:15 πŸ‘ 575 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 8

the first sentence is a Journey

08.09.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 1451 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 42
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Alex Phillips is clearly just shit at cutting bread.

31.08.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0