Jack Meredith | Liberal Social Democrat
@jackmeredithwrites.bsky.social
Jack Meredith is a liberal social democrat and a member of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. He writes about democratic politics, international affairs, and human rights.
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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Wales is moving to PR, but closed lists weaken voter power – open-list PR would put accountability and choice back in voters’ hands | Jack Meredith
Senedd elections: proportional, but not democratic enough
Wales is moving to PR, but closed lists weaken voter power – open-list PR would put accountability and choice back in voters’ hands
bylines.cymru
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Wales is moving to PR, but closed lists weaken voter power – open-list PR would put accountability and choice back in voters’ hands | Jack Meredith
Had my first piece for @bylines.cymru recently published, in which I discuss Wales' new voting system, closed listed proportional representation.
While we are moving in the right direction, closed lists are not the answer, placing emphasis on choosing parties over individual representatives.
While we are moving in the right direction, closed lists are not the answer, placing emphasis on choosing parties over individual representatives.
Senedd elections: proportional, but not democratic enough
Wales is moving to PR, but closed lists weaken voter power – open-list PR would put accountability and choice back in voters’ hands
bylines.cymru
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Had my first piece for @bylines.cymru recently published, in which I discuss Wales' new voting system, closed listed proportional representation.
While we are moving in the right direction, closed lists are not the answer, placing emphasis on choosing parties over individual representatives.
While we are moving in the right direction, closed lists are not the answer, placing emphasis on choosing parties over individual representatives.
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“It’s people helping each other, helping their community, celebrating multiculturalism and sport and cheering on our key workers and I see it every single day in my constituency.
“That, to me, is what the British spirit is about. And that’s why I’m proud to be British” @MuniraWilson.bsky.social
“That, to me, is what the British spirit is about. And that’s why I’m proud to be British” @MuniraWilson.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“It’s people helping each other, helping their community, celebrating multiculturalism and sport and cheering on our key workers and I see it every single day in my constituency.
“That, to me, is what the British spirit is about. And that’s why I’m proud to be British” @MuniraWilson.bsky.social
“That, to me, is what the British spirit is about. And that’s why I’m proud to be British” @MuniraWilson.bsky.social
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Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
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My residents are sick of being let down by Thames Water. The company is dead in the water.
The PM should deny the £16 billon rescue deal that is about to cross his desk and establish a public benefit company.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this further with the Minister.
The PM should deny the £16 billon rescue deal that is about to cross his desk and establish a public benefit company.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this further with the Minister.
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
My residents are sick of being let down by Thames Water. The company is dead in the water.
The PM should deny the £16 billon rescue deal that is about to cross his desk and establish a public benefit company.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this further with the Minister.
The PM should deny the £16 billon rescue deal that is about to cross his desk and establish a public benefit company.
I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this further with the Minister.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats are clear that Scotland’s NHS needs fresh ideas.
We believe the problem lies in the crisis in social care which keeps patients in hospital when they should be home.
If we get that right, we can alleviate the pressure on A&E, waiting times and GPs.
We believe the problem lies in the crisis in social care which keeps patients in hospital when they should be home.
If we get that right, we can alleviate the pressure on A&E, waiting times and GPs.
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Scottish Liberal Democrats are clear that Scotland’s NHS needs fresh ideas.
We believe the problem lies in the crisis in social care which keeps patients in hospital when they should be home.
If we get that right, we can alleviate the pressure on A&E, waiting times and GPs.
We believe the problem lies in the crisis in social care which keeps patients in hospital when they should be home.
If we get that right, we can alleviate the pressure on A&E, waiting times and GPs.
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Lib Dems win the only UK by-election yesterday
Bearsden South in Scotland under multi-stage alternative vote system
INTERESTING: The Labour vote dropped out on stage 4 mostly transferring to Lib Dem not Greens
HT @electionmaps.uk
Bearsden South in Scotland under multi-stage alternative vote system
INTERESTING: The Labour vote dropped out on stage 4 mostly transferring to Lib Dem not Greens
HT @electionmaps.uk
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Lib Dems win the only UK by-election yesterday
Bearsden South in Scotland under multi-stage alternative vote system
INTERESTING: The Labour vote dropped out on stage 4 mostly transferring to Lib Dem not Greens
HT @electionmaps.uk
Bearsden South in Scotland under multi-stage alternative vote system
INTERESTING: The Labour vote dropped out on stage 4 mostly transferring to Lib Dem not Greens
HT @electionmaps.uk
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I've maintained for a long while that the Starmer project was fundamentally about trying to turn Labour into a centrist-to-centre-right monolith straddling the middle of British politics, in the mould of Macron.
And it's working out just as badly as it has for Macron.
And it's working out just as badly as it has for Macron.
The point of this project - loudly blared by McSweeney at anyone who would listen - was to establish Labour as the natural party of government by winning the approval of cranky reactionaries and racists. A project that was visibly fucked and broken on election day, and has only got more slapstick.
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I've maintained for a long while that the Starmer project was fundamentally about trying to turn Labour into a centrist-to-centre-right monolith straddling the middle of British politics, in the mould of Macron.
And it's working out just as badly as it has for Macron.
And it's working out just as badly as it has for Macron.
Has Rachel Reeves forgotten the role people who went to university play in society? Doctors, lawyers, lecturers, politicians LIKE HER, who went to Oxford and LSE!
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Has Rachel Reeves forgotten the role people who went to university play in society? Doctors, lawyers, lecturers, politicians LIKE HER, who went to Oxford and LSE!
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Somehow Gorton & Denton makes me think of Dandelion and Burdock.
January 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Somehow Gorton & Denton makes me think of Dandelion and Burdock.
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🚨Lib Dems GAIN Bearsden South
Congratulations to our newest councillor Ben Langmead!
Congratulations to our newest councillor Ben Langmead!
January 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM
🚨Lib Dems GAIN Bearsden South
Congratulations to our newest councillor Ben Langmead!
Congratulations to our newest councillor Ben Langmead!
Democracy Translated is a new series on turning democratic values into durable institutions and reliable outcomes.
Publishing soon; platforms to be announced.
Follow along, and if there’s a question you want the series to tackle, drop it in the replies.
#Politics
#Democracy
#PublicPolicy
Publishing soon; platforms to be announced.
Follow along, and if there’s a question you want the series to tackle, drop it in the replies.
#Politics
#Democracy
#PublicPolicy
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Democracy Translated is a new series on turning democratic values into durable institutions and reliable outcomes.
Publishing soon; platforms to be announced.
Follow along, and if there’s a question you want the series to tackle, drop it in the replies.
#Politics
#Democracy
#PublicPolicy
Publishing soon; platforms to be announced.
Follow along, and if there’s a question you want the series to tackle, drop it in the replies.
#Politics
#Democracy
#PublicPolicy
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The targeting of Fed Chair Jerome Powell is our warning. The Fed must stay independent not because it's perfect, but because once monetary policy becomes political, economic stability collapses.
Check out one of my recent Substack articles, along with a video, at the link in my reply.
Check out one of my recent Substack articles, along with a video, at the link in my reply.
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The targeting of Fed Chair Jerome Powell is our warning. The Fed must stay independent not because it's perfect, but because once monetary policy becomes political, economic stability collapses.
Check out one of my recent Substack articles, along with a video, at the link in my reply.
Check out one of my recent Substack articles, along with a video, at the link in my reply.
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Nigel Farage wants every police officer in the UK to carry a gun.
Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America.
Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America.
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Nigel Farage wants every police officer in the UK to carry a gun.
Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America.
Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America.
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The answer is to ensure that these kids get a good education and their parents can find well-paying jobs.
Welfare reform should not be about pushing people into immediate poverty, it should be about supporting people back into work.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
Welfare reform should not be about pushing people into immediate poverty, it should be about supporting people back into work.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
Scottish Tories to reintroduce two child benefit cap for low income families
Party leader Russell Findlay said the SNP Government's flagship Scottish child payment should only be given to the first two children in a family.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The answer is to ensure that these kids get a good education and their parents can find well-paying jobs.
Welfare reform should not be about pushing people into immediate poverty, it should be about supporting people back into work.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
Welfare reform should not be about pushing people into immediate poverty, it should be about supporting people back into work.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
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The nasty party is well and truly back.
Russell Findlay might be happy leaning into the role of the moustache twirling villain but the bottom line is that this policy will push children in many communities into poverty and it must be condemned.
Russell Findlay might be happy leaning into the role of the moustache twirling villain but the bottom line is that this policy will push children in many communities into poverty and it must be condemned.
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The nasty party is well and truly back.
Russell Findlay might be happy leaning into the role of the moustache twirling villain but the bottom line is that this policy will push children in many communities into poverty and it must be condemned.
Russell Findlay might be happy leaning into the role of the moustache twirling villain but the bottom line is that this policy will push children in many communities into poverty and it must be condemned.
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Margaret MacGill has been stuck in hospital for more than 400 days, because the carers she needs just aren’t available.
It's now cost the NHS nearly £200,000 to keep her in hospital, when she doesn’t need or want to be there.
You cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care.
It's now cost the NHS nearly £200,000 to keep her in hospital, when she doesn’t need or want to be there.
You cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care.
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Margaret MacGill has been stuck in hospital for more than 400 days, because the carers she needs just aren’t available.
It's now cost the NHS nearly £200,000 to keep her in hospital, when she doesn’t need or want to be there.
You cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care.
It's now cost the NHS nearly £200,000 to keep her in hospital, when she doesn’t need or want to be there.
You cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care.
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Over 1,000 illegal waste dumping sites discovered last year. Only half have been cleaned up.
This is a national crime. We must crack down on these organised criminals and clean up our communities.
This is a national crime. We must crack down on these organised criminals and clean up our communities.
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Over 1,000 illegal waste dumping sites discovered last year. Only half have been cleaned up.
This is a national crime. We must crack down on these organised criminals and clean up our communities.
This is a national crime. We must crack down on these organised criminals and clean up our communities.
Grateful to have had work published across these outlets. Writing is how I think through democracy, institutions, and what reform looks like when it’s meant to help people, not just sound good.
#Democracy #Politics #SocialDemocracy #Liberal
#Democracy #Politics #SocialDemocracy #Liberal
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Grateful to have had work published across these outlets. Writing is how I think through democracy, institutions, and what reform looks like when it’s meant to help people, not just sound good.
#Democracy #Politics #SocialDemocracy #Liberal
#Democracy #Politics #SocialDemocracy #Liberal
Permanent mobilisation can feel #radical.
#Democracy, in practice, is harder.
I’ve written about why #movements without a viable endpoint often fail to deliver change, and how that corrodes #democratic trust.
📖 Why I’m uneasy with permanent mobilisation and what it does to democratic trust.
#Democracy, in practice, is harder.
I’ve written about why #movements without a viable endpoint often fail to deliver change, and how that corrodes #democratic trust.
📖 Why I’m uneasy with permanent mobilisation and what it does to democratic trust.
Why I'm uneasy with permanent mobilisation and what it does to democratic trust
Anger needs an exit strategy
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Permanent mobilisation can feel #radical.
#Democracy, in practice, is harder.
I’ve written about why #movements without a viable endpoint often fail to deliver change, and how that corrodes #democratic trust.
📖 Why I’m uneasy with permanent mobilisation and what it does to democratic trust.
#Democracy, in practice, is harder.
I’ve written about why #movements without a viable endpoint often fail to deliver change, and how that corrodes #democratic trust.
📖 Why I’m uneasy with permanent mobilisation and what it does to democratic trust.
My new piece, Radical stability and the work of reform, argues that Britain’s problem is not a lack of ideas, but weakened institutions and eroded trust, and that reform only lasts when it is built on competence, restraint, and democratic credibility.
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/jackmere...
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/jackmere...
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
My new piece, Radical stability and the work of reform, argues that Britain’s problem is not a lack of ideas, but weakened institutions and eroded trust, and that reform only lasts when it is built on competence, restraint, and democratic credibility.
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/jackmere...
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/jackmere...
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Brief Guide To UK Politics:
Labour: a centrist party trying to appeal to the right that magically becomes left-wing at election time
Tories: a right-wing party that would’ve solved everything if only it wasn’t in government at the time
Reform: The Tories guest starring a paedophile’s friend
Labour: a centrist party trying to appeal to the right that magically becomes left-wing at election time
Tories: a right-wing party that would’ve solved everything if only it wasn’t in government at the time
Reform: The Tories guest starring a paedophile’s friend
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Brief Guide To UK Politics:
Labour: a centrist party trying to appeal to the right that magically becomes left-wing at election time
Tories: a right-wing party that would’ve solved everything if only it wasn’t in government at the time
Reform: The Tories guest starring a paedophile’s friend
Labour: a centrist party trying to appeal to the right that magically becomes left-wing at election time
Tories: a right-wing party that would’ve solved everything if only it wasn’t in government at the time
Reform: The Tories guest starring a paedophile’s friend
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*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor.
Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".
I got a 1st 🎓
Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".
I got a 1st 🎓
BREAKING: Reform UK have announced GB News host and far-right commentator Matt Goodwin as their candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor.
Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".
I got a 1st 🎓
Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest".
I got a 1st 🎓