Liberal Democrat MP and @appgfairelections.bsky.social vice chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social explains the latest push to secure electoral reform for the House of Commons here:
libdemnewswire.substack.com/p/important-...

#MakeVotesMatter
#ProportionalRepresentation

We were at Liberal Democrat conference to meet MPs and their staff - here is our report

At an LDER/ @appgfairelections.bsky.social Fringe event, @ollyglover.bsky.social said "I'm spending a lot of time campaigning for Proportional Representation because our politics simply isn't working. (...) We need a politics that brings more ideas into it and where everyone's votes count equally."

Welcome @jfecuk.bsky.social as you #jointheconversation 🦋🤗

Attended the @libdems4er.bsky.social fringe. Great contributions from Sara Lewis, @ollyglover.bsky.social Joe Sousek, @markpackuk.bsky.social & @lisasmartmp.bsky.social Political instability, the fracturing of politics and the threat of the far right might facilitate electoral reform! #LDConf

Brilliant to join LDER and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social talking about Votes at 16 at this weekend's @libdems.org.uk #LDConf.

I've been campaigning for Votes at 16 for 15 years and it's brilliant to see that young people will (finally) be giving a voice fairly soon

“Elspeth has been long-forgotten for nearly three quarters of a century, despite being one of the most prominent liberal campaigners of her era.” lostcambridge.wordpress.com/2023/07/19/e... 100 years later & both @pippaheylings.bsky.social & @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social succeeded her. #ldconf

@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social FIRST DAY OF WELCOME WEEK STRIKE ACTION ‼️#StopTheCuts

"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay."

📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released.

youtu.be/4MqPsjiage8

I have written to Nigel Farage in response to his visit to my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock today.

"Obama said '71 years ago, on a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky'. This was a totally unacceptable use of words. Death did not 'fall from the sky'. The Americans dropped the bombs. They created the world we live in." My intervu with Terumi Tanaka: www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-p...

Thanks to all our players and singers for their music so far this August. Tomorrow is our final coffee concert with John Bryden, then the Sinfonia Wind Soloists at 1pm, and the first of our Song School tours. And the wonderful Jo Clifford premiering Ringing the Changes at 2:30pm - don't miss it!

White Oleander is the official flower of Hiroshima because it was the 1st plant to bloom after atomic bombing in 1945.
It symbolized RESILIENCE & HOPE during the city's recovery.
This event transformed the oleander into a powerful symbol of rebirth & the enduring spirit of Hiroshima and its people.

Super furry animals 🦦💕

'Hello human, nice to meet you'

#100daysprojectscotland #100daysprojectscotland2025 #paletteofportals

Day 44: #red portal to silver screens

⚠️ "Mayors serve many millions of people and manage multi-million pound budgets, yet can be elected by just a fraction of the vote"

💯 Angela Rayner is right that politicians should not be elected to important offices by First Past the Post

⚖ The same is true of MPs

From #valentinesday to #bastilleday Printed, “3D” copy has finally arrived 👀📖🤗 #genderfluidity in #japaneseartsandculture

The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.