Terry Weldon
@terryweldon.bsky.social
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S African/British LibDem councillor (Waverley, Surrey) Gay, married, practicing Catholic 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren Living "with & beyond" a rare cancer (GIST); Interested in queer religion, politics (SA, UK, USA); obsessive poll watcher
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terryweldon.bsky.social
Reintroduction🧵:

Lifelong liberal activist since 1970, knocking on doors in Cape Town; now Liberal Democrat councillor in Surrey UK.

Openly gay, married - with two daughters from previous marriage.

Practicing Catholic; previously active campaigner for LGBT inclusio, ran "Queering the Church blog
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the-librarian.bsky.social
Brexit was a big win for Putin. On going societal unrest is now the goal, the proof is in state sponsored cyber attacks & social media bots. Farage has long had links to the Kremlin and is a Putin admirer with appearances on Russia today & now we see a senior member of his party is a Russian asset.
zackpolanski.bsky.social
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?
The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds
www.theguardian.com
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dalevince.com
Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again.

buff.ly/6XvNGfT
Miliband refused to discuss North Sea with me, says Ratcliffe
Ineos owner urges policymakers to reform net zero taxes or risk ‘irreversible decline’
www.telegraph.co.uk
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
❗️Russia canceled its first Russia-Arab summit because most of Arab leaders would not attend it.

The summit was supposed to take place on October 15, but a week earlier, it turned out that only acting president of Syria and Prime Minister of Iraq confirmed their participation.
terryweldon.bsky.social
Lib Dems not (yet) leading in the polls largely because for many people, they just don't believe we can win.

BUT we are a comfortable 2nd choice. We have plenty of room for growth. Entirely feasible to see us ,coming in ahead of Lab and Cons in not too distant future
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europeanpowell.bsky.social
Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.
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danielsohege.bsky.social
At least one senior Labour official seems to finally remember they aren't in Reform.
The changes won't just harm economy and country, they'll destroy families and force more people into becoming undocumented, leading to more deportations. They need scrapping not pausing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules
The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".
www.bbc.com
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.
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nialloconghaile.bsky.social
More Farage Brexit success.

Jaysus.

davidheniguk.bsky.social
Between 2019 and 2024 in real terms EU exports grew by 11%.

UK exports also grew. By 0.89%.

That's the total. Goods exports were lower in real terms in 2024 than in 2014.
centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
@antonspisak.bsky.social of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, a think-tank, observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.
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itsjohnmartin.bsky.social
If you want to stop the growth of Reform. Vote for a party that opposes them like the Liberal Democrats.

Why vote for a party that that “understands” and “sympathises” with people who vote for them? Farage’s poison politics has to be defeated. Not accommodated!
electionmaps.uk
Kenn Valley (Teignbridge) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 50.4% (+11.0)
➡️ RFM: 23.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.6% (-19.0)
🙋 Ind: 8.2% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-13.9)
🌹 LAB: 2.7% (-9.9)
🙋 Ind: 0.5% (New)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
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suecowley.bsky.social
This IPSOS chart is why I think it's a big mistake for Farage to publicly turn on teachers. A politician said what? 😒
Most trusted professions chart with teachers highly trusted in 5th place with 85% and politicians obviously right at the bottom on 11%. Nurses are the most trusted.
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logicallyjc.bsky.social
I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.
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brcremer.bsky.social
A Christianity that is known for its cruelty is a Christianity that no longer knows Christ.

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." -Jesus
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thegodpodcast.com
Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.
terryweldon.bsky.social
Absolutley correct.

Farage's Brexit is responsible for the immigration surge, it's responsible for the sluggish growth, it's responsible therefore for "putting up your taxes".

Everything Reform are campaigning against - blame it on Farage. who engineered Brexit.
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m-holms-coats.bsky.social
a) it's a bad tax - but economists aren't lining up to endorse this announcement - 'Badenoch’s proposal would need more credible measures to fund it', say experts, who highlight 'need for wider reform of property taxation'.

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www.ft.com/content/df62...
Should stamp duty be scrapped in the UK?
Conservative party says property tax deters people from moving house and stifles productivity
www.ft.com
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richardburgon.bsky.social
Just a reminder that Reform’s former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has admitted taking bribes from Russia while an MEP.

Yet Reform spokespeople have suggested their leaders didn't really know Gill.

So here's a few pictures of him with Nigel Farage.
Various photos of Reform’s former Leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, with Nigel Farage.