Roger Giess
@rogergiess.bsky.social
Fire service lawyer, Lib Dem backroom-boy, part-time Malagueño
Just so gloriously English that in the highly troubled world of 2026 the heated political debate on our relationship with China is about whether to give them planning permission.
Government has approved plans for a Chinese 'super embassy' amid concerns over national security
In a statement on Tuesday, a government spokesperson said intelligence agencies had been "involved throughout the process" and "an extensive range of measures have been developed to manage any risks"
In a statement on Tuesday, a government spokesperson said intelligence agencies had been "involved throughout the process" and "an extensive range of measures have been developed to manage any risks"
Plans For Chinese 'Super Embassy' In London Approved
The government has approved plans for a new Chinese 'super embassy' in London.
www.politicshome.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Just so gloriously English that in the highly troubled world of 2026 the heated political debate on our relationship with China is about whether to give them planning permission.
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Congratulations to @Victoria-Collins.bsky.social - newly elected Vice President of the Liberal Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Congratulations to @Victoria-Collins.bsky.social - newly elected Vice President of the Liberal Democrats.
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Had the privilege of joining our drop-in session for ethnic minority candidates at conference today.
Such inspiring conversations about journeys, next steps, and pathways forward. The talent and determination in our party continues to give me hope for the future 🧡
Such inspiring conversations about journeys, next steps, and pathways forward. The talent and determination in our party continues to give me hope for the future 🧡
September 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Had the privilege of joining our drop-in session for ethnic minority candidates at conference today.
Such inspiring conversations about journeys, next steps, and pathways forward. The talent and determination in our party continues to give me hope for the future 🧡
Such inspiring conversations about journeys, next steps, and pathways forward. The talent and determination in our party continues to give me hope for the future 🧡
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Absolutely !!!insane!!! to me that the UK government, lobby and newspapers litigate at length every minor infraction by the BBC, rival newspapers, or what some random columnist has posted. But all of them just carry on not even commenting about this media owner. He’s not hiding, he’s telling you!
The owner of and absolute unquestionable algorithm controller of a preferred communications channel of the UK Government calling for violence and the overthrow of the Government. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Elon Musk addresses the ‘unite the kingdom’ march crowd via video link – UK politics live
Met Police believe 110,000 people attending rally, with one group in Whitehall throwing projectiles at officers
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Absolutely !!!insane!!! to me that the UK government, lobby and newspapers litigate at length every minor infraction by the BBC, rival newspapers, or what some random columnist has posted. But all of them just carry on not even commenting about this media owner. He’s not hiding, he’s telling you!
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MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
August 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
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🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called for air conditioned public spaces like gyms and libraries to be turned into "cool hubs" to support vulnerable people in heatwaves
July 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called for air conditioned public spaces like gyms and libraries to be turned into "cool hubs" to support vulnerable people in heatwaves
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Today marks one year since Labour won a landslide majority on just 34% of the vote.
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
July 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today marks one year since Labour won a landslide majority on just 34% of the vote.
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
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FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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June 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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In any other major city in Europe the streets of Soho would obviously be pedestrianised and businesses/visitors on a glorious day like today could enjoy al fresco dining. But thanks to Westminster Council and the way we give outsized power to absurd local complaints, not here!
May 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In any other major city in Europe the streets of Soho would obviously be pedestrianised and businesses/visitors on a glorious day like today could enjoy al fresco dining. But thanks to Westminster Council and the way we give outsized power to absurd local complaints, not here!
I guess they are going with “nothing” then
April 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I guess they are going with “nothing” then
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Space adventure and exploration should be for the benefit of all humankind, not the whimsy of a few.
April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Space adventure and exploration should be for the benefit of all humankind, not the whimsy of a few.
Vance is the type who holidays at a White Lotus
VP lecturing "the Europeans" again:
"...if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq."
Yes, pity Paris and Berlin were so pro-war...
"...if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq."
Yes, pity Paris and Berlin were so pro-war...
JD Vance: My message to Europe
unherd.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Vance is the type who holidays at a White Lotus
Protest marches, moaning at your own side and spending time on social media. Yeah that will certainly stop Trump 🙄 How about voting and winning elections - which is ultimately the only way out of this mess
"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me."
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
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March 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Protest marches, moaning at your own side and spending time on social media. Yeah that will certainly stop Trump 🙄 How about voting and winning elections - which is ultimately the only way out of this mess
She’s working so hard to lose even more seats to the Lib Dems
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday
Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives’ widest policy review in a generation.
The Tory leader will give a speech…
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
She’s working so hard to lose even more seats to the Lib Dems
In fairness I think his point is that the judge was effectively requiring payments that could never be retrieved despite a dispute whether they legally *had* to be made. But it is such a dumb sentence for a senior judge to write. (And dumb to say the legal duty to pay them was in real doubt anyway)
March 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In fairness I think his point is that the judge was effectively requiring payments that could never be retrieved despite a dispute whether they legally *had* to be made. But it is such a dumb sentence for a senior judge to write. (And dumb to say the legal duty to pay them was in real doubt anyway)
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what does alito think the law is?
March 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
what does alito think the law is?
Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up doomscrolling
February 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up doomscrolling
She’s going to raise money to fix the roof, just to spite Kemi
Lovely to visit Reverend Will Perry at Leatherhead Parish Church where we discussed how we can better support young people in our community!
#LocalChampion #Leatherhead
#LocalChampion #Leatherhead
February 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
She’s going to raise money to fix the roof, just to spite Kemi
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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I think if this Onion piece almost every day, but particularly this weekend.
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Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our lo...
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January 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I think if this Onion piece almost every day, but particularly this weekend.
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It is really important, and my challenge to journalists and academics and so on in general is to do this, to point out how completely and utterly out of kilter the UK's idea of "local" government is with international norms. Local government on these islands is an embarrassing legal fiction.
Excl: Government will move to scrap district councils in its devolution white paper on Monday, sparking the biggest local government reorganisation in 50 years
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District councils face scrapping in major overhaul of English local government
[FREE TO READ] Devolution white paper aims to create larger authorities and more elected mayors
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December 14, 2024 at 1:20 PM
It is really important, and my challenge to journalists and academics and so on in general is to do this, to point out how completely and utterly out of kilter the UK's idea of "local" government is with international norms. Local government on these islands is an embarrassing legal fiction.
In the spirit of this being a nice place to follow the world… here’s a cat pic
November 16, 2024 at 11:37 AM
In the spirit of this being a nice place to follow the world… here’s a cat pic