Bristol Lib Dems
@bristollibdems.bsky.social
Liberal Democrats in Bristol - bristollibdems.org
Promoted by Bristol Lib Dems at 26 Chantry Road, Bristol BS8 2QD.
Promoted by Bristol Lib Dems at 26 Chantry Road, Bristol BS8 2QD.
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The Lib Dems have been campaigning for the introduction of a tourist tax for several years:
“The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.”
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“The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.”
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'Crucial' that new tourist tax 'is not stuck in mayor's coffers'
It will be up to the mayor of the West of England to decide how to implement the new overnight visitor levy
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November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Lib Dems have been campaigning for the introduction of a tourist tax for several years:
“The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.”
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
“The money raised from people visiting our region must be put back into local communities, to improve the lives of visitors and residents alike.”
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
🎉 Success! The Government has finally listened to our campaign to introduce visitor levy powers in England.
However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.
However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🎉 Success! The Government has finally listened to our campaign to introduce visitor levy powers in England.
However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.
However, it's crucial that the money raised is not kept in the Mayor's coffers. It must be spent in our local communities to make Bristol a better place to visit and live.
Community groups are facing astronomical increases in fees to hire council venues.
Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️
Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Community groups are facing astronomical increases in fees to hire council venues.
Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️
Liberal Democrat Councillor @cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social has been campaigning to restore fair fees for our vital local community groups ⬇️
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📻 Great to talk to Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims at Bristol Blue Glass this week. The iconic glass company is having to leave their Bath Road site due to redevelopment but finding suitable new premises is proving difficult. Listen in from 1’22”.
💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass
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💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass
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Joe Sims - 13/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
A proper Bristol breakfast, waking you up with a smile every morning.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
📻 Great to talk to Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims at Bristol Blue Glass this week. The iconic glass company is having to leave their Bath Road site due to redevelopment but finding suitable new premises is proving difficult. Listen in from 1’22”.
💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass
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💙 Save Bristol Blue Glass
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A free, independent BBC is vital to a free, informed democracy.
Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A free, independent BBC is vital to a free, informed democracy.
Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
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The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
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Wow! Almost 900 signatures in less than 24 hours! Thank you everyone for signing. Please share with your family and friends so we can demonstrate strong local support for this Bristol institution: c.org/cVhr7BJDLB
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Wow! Almost 900 signatures in less than 24 hours! Thank you everyone for signing. Please share with your family and friends so we can demonstrate strong local support for this Bristol institution: c.org/cVhr7BJDLB
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Please find attached the Order of Service for our Armistice Day Act of Remembrance at the Brislington War Memorial on Bath Road.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Please find attached the Order of Service for our Armistice Day Act of Remembrance at the Brislington War Memorial on Bath Road.
We have sent the Government a clear message:
It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions.
This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.
It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions.
This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We have sent the Government a clear message:
It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions.
This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.
It's time to step up and fairly fund councils for providing Council Tax exemptions.
This week, Bristol City Council backed our calls for the Government to fund the value of student council tax exemptions - totalling £25m this year.
Bus franchising is an essential step to reform our bus service into one that works for Bristolians.
With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.
With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Bus franchising is an essential step to reform our bus service into one that works for Bristolians.
With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.
With a new law cutting red tape, WECA should seize this opportunity to fix our buses and start the process to franchise the service immediately.
Only 10% of bike thefts in Bristol were solved last year.
That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.
That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Only 10% of bike thefts in Bristol were solved last year.
That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.
That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.
Lib Dems win reforms to end mouldy, flooded homes for military families
The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party.
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The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party.
www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...
Ending mouldy, flooded homes for military families
The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party.
www.bristollibdems.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Lib Dems win reforms to end mouldy, flooded homes for military families
The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party.
www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...
The Liberal Democrats have hailed a breakthrough victory to bring military family homes up to the Decent Homes Standard in law, after years of campaigning by families and the party.
www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...
Our hospices have been pushed to the brink.
Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.
Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️
Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.
Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our hospices have been pushed to the brink.
Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.
Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️
Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.
Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️
A local school - where teachers have given up their staffroom for learning - is finally getting the investment it needs to finish ongoing building works to provide places for SEND students, after construction has been stalled for months.
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A local school - where teachers have given up their staffroom for learning - is finally getting the investment it needs to finish ongoing building works to provide places for SEND students, after construction has been stalled for months.
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🌳 Tree planting in Hillsborough Road 🌳
You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild
Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season.
Comment by 14 Nov.
One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF
[email protected]
You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild
Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season.
Comment by 14 Nov.
One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF
[email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🌳 Tree planting in Hillsborough Road 🌳
You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild
Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season.
Comment by 14 Nov.
One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF
[email protected]
You can view the plan online at: www.bristol.gov.uk/onetreeperchild
Tree planting will take place in the 2025-26 winter planting season.
Comment by 14 Nov.
One Tree Per Child, Blaise Nursery, Kings Weston Road, BS11 0XF
[email protected]
Following a massive hike in the cost to hire Council venues, Cllr Andrew Varney intervened to protect affordable access for local community groups.
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Bristol Lib Dems intervene on Council’s unfair charges to community groups
Following a massive hike in the cost to hire Council venues, Cllr Andrew Varney intervened to protect affordable access for local community groups.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Following a massive hike in the cost to hire Council venues, Cllr Andrew Varney intervened to protect affordable access for local community groups.
www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...
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No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services.
It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.
It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.
October 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services.
It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.
It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.
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The ending of two party politics is looking rather like two party politics.
Aggregate Result of the 122 Council By-Elections (for 125 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:
RFM: 47 (+40)
LDM: 32 (+10)
CON: 13 (-15)
LAB: 12 (-30)
GRN: 11 (+3)
Ind: 5 (-4)
Local: 3 (-3)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)
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RFM: 47 (+40)
LDM: 32 (+10)
CON: 13 (-15)
LAB: 12 (-30)
GRN: 11 (+3)
Ind: 5 (-4)
Local: 3 (-3)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)
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October 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The ending of two party politics is looking rather like two party politics.
Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Liberal Democrats have always stood up for people’s freedom and privacy, back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Liberal Democrats have always stood up for people’s freedom and privacy, back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.
In power, Bristol Labour decided to outsource all of our highways work. Even painting simple white lines on roads can take months and come at a high cost.
We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.
We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In power, Bristol Labour decided to outsource all of our highways work. Even painting simple white lines on roads can take months and come at a high cost.
We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.
We are calling to undo this outsourcing and bring some of the work back in-house, where it can be done quicker and faster.
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📚 Delighted all our wonderful libraries are now safe. Under the previous administration the library service was ‘hollowed out’ with a recruitment freeze and regular unexpected closures at short notice. We got the recruitment freeze lifted, and we have secured the library budget for the future.
We know that libraries are a vital community resource. That's why we've protected Bristol's library funding in full.
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
September 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
📚 Delighted all our wonderful libraries are now safe. Under the previous administration the library service was ‘hollowed out’ with a recruitment freeze and regular unexpected closures at short notice. We got the recruitment freeze lifted, and we have secured the library budget for the future.
We know that libraries are a vital community resource. That's why we've protected Bristol's library funding in full.
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We know that libraries are a vital community resource. That's why we've protected Bristol's library funding in full.
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
Read the joint statement between Cllr @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social and Council Leader Cllr Tony Dyer below
New NHS figures reveal that Bristol and surrounding areas saw 50,103 A&E attendances during June and July, up from 31,247 a decade ago.
Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis
Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis
September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New NHS figures reveal that Bristol and surrounding areas saw 50,103 A&E attendances during June and July, up from 31,247 a decade ago.
Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis
Bristol's health services have faced a summer crisis, and urgent action is needed to stop the annual winter crisis turning into a permacrisis
From January, all young children will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS.
@stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."
@stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."
August 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
From January, all young children will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS.
@stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."
@stephenwi11iams.bsky.social: "Offering a free chickenpox vaccine is a much welcome step to protect children from serious illness, and many more from discomfort and infections."
This evening, councillors voted to finally launch an independent investigation into the SEND spying scandal after years of delay.
We welcome this must-needed and long overdue step to rebuild the council's relationship with parents of SEND students.
We welcome this must-needed and long overdue step to rebuild the council's relationship with parents of SEND students.
August 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This evening, councillors voted to finally launch an independent investigation into the SEND spying scandal after years of delay.
We welcome this must-needed and long overdue step to rebuild the council's relationship with parents of SEND students.
We welcome this must-needed and long overdue step to rebuild the council's relationship with parents of SEND students.