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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 14h

ps. @ulyssea.bsky.social has been great and will hopefully continue to be a credit on FPC. Have loved working with him this year and hope to live up to his past two years.

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 14h

On a final note, I have been reelected as South Central YL Chair, and look forward to ensuring our branches are empowered whilst focusing how we best campaign for the Hampshire mayoral and a future Thames Valley mayoral region (whatever form that may be)

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 14h

Pleased to welcome Mackenzie and Johan onto policy committee for the upcoming year, alongside @cormacevans.bsky.social and Tim being reelected, all people with great ideas, and I look forward to seeing who our Scottish and Welsh reps will be. Polcom will get the ball rolling soon!

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 14h

I extend commiserations to @abrialjerram.bsky.social for a well fought campaign and great manifesto - he’s someone the wider party should value for his policy ideas and ensuring we are credible as we push to be a party capable of Government once more. I’d love to see both of us on FPC!

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 14h

Pleased to announce I’ve been elected as @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social Policy Officer from 1st Nov ! Looking forward to hitting the ground running and working on expanding outreach on policy across our organisation whilst picking up the task to rationalise our existing policy.

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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 4d

The Council of Europe has warned that the UK gov’s treatment of trans people may breach human rights law.

This must be a wake up call.

We’ve seen an increase in hostility towards trans in recent years.

Everyone deserves dignity, safety, & respect - that includes trans people.

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Reading Liberal Democrats 🔶 @readinglibdems.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow (Sat. 11/10/25) is the start of National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

We're proud of Reading's diversity and will always stand with victims and allies against hate. Statement from us below. 👇

Statement for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025

The Reading Liberal Democrats stand against hate, this week and always.

www.readinglibdems.org.uk

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Victoria Collins MP @victoria-collins.bsky.social · 13d

🚀 Thank you so much for your support @brandonmasih.bsky.social !
👉 If you'd like to join Brandon and support my VP campaign sign up here www.victoria4vp.com/support
🔶 Find out more here victoria4vp.com

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LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @pluslibdems.bsky.social · 22d

Ming Campbell was one of the most influential Lib Dems of the last few decades - his opposition to the Iraq War inspired a whole generation of Lib Dems to join, and his allyship on LGBT+ matters was always both strong, and appreciated.

He was also remarkably kind. We will miss him.

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 23d

Now of course, I lied, I have done a full conference round up already, I was just too lazy to transpose it here. See below for my full round up on LinkedIn below!

www.linkedin.com/posts/brando...

#ldconf | Brandon Masih

And that’s a wrap for Liberal Democrats Conference in Bournemouth this year! The past 4 days have had exciting speeches and fringes from across the party! It was a busy few days for me across the ...

www.linkedin.com

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 23d

Twice in two conferences I have stood up defending our digital rights, and I really appreciate the opportunity given to me by @libstemm.bsky.social , @victoria-collins.bsky.social & @ulyssea.bsky.social by supporting me at each step…

Brandon Masih standing on Lib Dem conference stage in Bournemouth speaking

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 23d

Ensuring that we protect LGBTQ+ forums and other areas that deal with sensitive subjects, ensure freedom of access to information for public interest and ensure news isn’t monopolised online by big publishers and ensure privacy measures like End-to-End encryption are upheld! …

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 23d

And of course, in a big part of my Lib Dem career thus far, I spoke on, and helped pass @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social & @liberalreform.bsky.social motion challenging the implementation of the OSA, and I will come to push the party on overhauling legislation to truly protect digital rights…

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 23d

Late #LDConf follow up but very pleased to have spoke on the importance of the space sector as a key growth area that shows the immediate applications of emerging and novel technologies and ensuring the operational independence of the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social following Labour’s plans…

Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 28d

Very pleased to have summate this amendment today at #LDConf , and seeing this, the other two amendments and the motion as a whole passed with an overwhelming vote in favour! Thanks again to the work and supportfrom @libstemm.bsky.social ‘s Chair, Chris Lomax

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Victoria Collins MP @victoria-collins.bsky.social · 23d

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 23d

We are overtaking the Conservatives and on the cusp of overtaking Labour too.

More and more people are backing the Liberal Democrats to stand up to Reform and stop Trump’s America becoming Farage’s Britain.

Graphic showing polling changes: Lib Dems +3, Labour +1, Conservatives -2, Reform -1. Headline reads 'Lib Dems winning: Lib Dems overtake Conservatives in bombshell poll'.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 24d

The Express asked us about awarding the Patsy Carlton Prize to Cllr Chris Northwood. We responded:

"This prize acknowledged an exceptional woman in Cllr Chris Northwood. The message it sends to women members and voters is that the Liberal Democrats honour and value all of our women members."

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 28d

Finally, I am officially a formal candidate for @libdems.org.uk Federal Policy Committee- manifesto will follow on here and on Facebook, I will push the party to develop policy that is credible and addresses problems young people face are certainly what I want to see

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 28d

Also pleased to announce @liberalreform.bsky.social and @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social emergency motion on the OSA has been selected by members for debate on Tuesday morning. Huge opportunity to make a statement that the OSA implementation is not working and the party is willing to ensure it does

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · 28d

Very pleased to have summate this amendment today at #LDConf , and seeing this, the other two amendments and the motion as a whole passed with an overwhelming vote in favour! Thanks again to the work and supportfrom @libstemm.bsky.social ‘s Chair, Chris Lomax

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libstemm.bsky.social @libstemm.bsky.social · 28d

LibSTEMM proposed policy passed! LibDem policy now includes employee organisations, learned societies and trades unions to be harnessed in adult skills provision.

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · Sep 17

… an amendment committing to rejoining Galileo and the independence of UKSA given Government actions to absorb it into DSIT & the joint effort from YL & @liberalreform.bsky.social on challenging the Online Safety Act, ensuring its regulations are protecting children and that privacy is preserved

Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · Sep 17

You can see other amendments brought to conference libdems.org.uk/fileadmin/grou…

Including a pro nuclear power amendment by @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social that would get us being open to new nuclear power stations…

https://libdems.org.uk/fileadmin/grou…

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Brandon Masih 🌐🔰🔶🥑🚄🏗️ @brandonmasih.bsky.social · Sep 17

Pleased to announce that I’ll be summating @libstemm.bsky.social’s amendment to the Opportunity and Skills Paper this Saturday at #LDConf ! This strengthens the ability to pool training resources by recognising the role of unions, societies & institutions in continued personal development.

Text to Amendment One of F11: Opportunity for All, reading:

'...in conjunction with existing learned societies and institutions, trade unions, employee organisations or collectives with a responsibility for training and continued professional development of their members.'

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libstemm.bsky.social @libstemm.bsky.social · Aug 26

LibSTEMM are now on bluesky social!

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