Greater Anglia will be nationalised and run by the Department for Transport from 2am this Sunday. There will be no changes to any of the core aspects of train operations.
I recently wrote to the Transport Secretary seeking assurances that their excellent record will be maintained after Sunday.
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As we reach the end of August, here is a roundup of the casework my team and I have done this month, as well as some of the most mentioned casework topics.
Why can’t Sky tell the truth like this guy? bsky.app/profile/anne...
Farming incomes have fallen by almost 20% in just one year.
Farmers in Newbury and West Berkshire are being clobbered by rising costs and the damaging Family Farm Tax.
It’s time to scrap the tax, increase the farming budget and back British farmers with a new FIELD Fund.
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Lib Dems on the EU * Reform’s Taliban deportation wheeze backfires * Farage skips Parliament for Trump rally * City council loses £6m on housing firm * Tories drift deeper under Badenoch...
…this and more in Pecksniff's political Diary
I predicted that the numbers would become far fewer when the football season started........
We need a voting system where parties are incentivised to work collaboratively on fixing the long-term issues like the climate emergency, housing, the care system, education etc.
With First-Past-The-Post, the new government in 2029 can undo everything the last one achieved.
#MakeVotesMatter
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The BBC need to get better at challenging Farage's lies.
#LibDem leader, Ed Davey: “Nigel Farage pretending to be patriotic while pledging to rip up Britain’s proud record on human rights. As we’ve seen across history, his populist playbook is ugly & incredibly destructive. We know where it'll lead if we don’t stop it.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A miserable day for the last 61 bus from Winchester to Eastleigh via Colden Common.
Rural buses are a lifeline for individuals who do not drive - they are vital to allow people to live independently and get to hospital appointments or work.
Sign our petition to stop Hampshire County Council from cutting vital bus services like the 61 through Colden Common ⬇️
www.winld.org.uk/campaigns/st...
Congratulations to Liberal Democrat run London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council who achieved an Outstanding rating in their most recent Ofsted inspection of Children's Services 👏
This is how the average Brit feels, not the image promoted by the BBC.
Massive gain for @libdems.org.uk with over 50% of the vote!
Summer Tour day one ✅️
Lib Dem leader to boycott king’s Trump banquet in protest over Gaza | Ed Davey
https://www.europesays.com/uk/378407/
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, will boycott King Charles’s state banquet held in honour of Donald Trump…#uk #news #uknews
Yougov poll for Times / Sunday Times 25-26 August showing Westminster voting intention:
Reform 28%
Labour 20%
Conservatives 17%
Lib Dem 16%
Green 11%
Other 4%
SNP 3%
Plaid 1%
The Lib Dems are far out performing the Labour government in taking on Reform directly and showing up Farage for the Poundland Trump tribute act most voters know him to be. It's smart politics because there is a massive dislike of the far right and everything they stand for across the UK.
Reform lose yet another newly elected councillor.
Another day, another set of press releases, featuring @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social on US attempts to raise UK drug prices, a Reform UK u-turn on immigration policy, @timfarron.bsky.social on Thames Water and Ofwat…
However, the Lib Dems did...
Which may be a good opportunity to remind people that if you want a party that does stand up against such things - libdems.org.uk/join
Abhorrent.
