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Barry Howard 🔶

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Hoping to connect with all those with an interest in progressive politics & better society in the U.K. & beyond. Lib Dem member & campaigner for #ProportionalRepresentation🗳 #getPRdone #MakeVotesMatter #FBPPR #RejoinEU🇪🇺 #LibDems 🔶

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Lib Dems continue to advocate for proportional representation and closer ties with the EU, Including rejoining the single market.
These policies position themselves as a distinct alternative to Labour, Conservatives or Reform, appealing to voters frustrated with the electoral system or Brexit.

Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · Jul 30

A reminder that the Lib Dems have continuously campaigned for:
👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Scrap the Two child Benefit Cap
🧓Keep Triple Lock Pension
❄️Keep Winter Fuel Payments
🤰Free school meals
🇪🇺Closer ties with EU
🗳Fair votes/ PR
🌎Climate action/Net Zero
🇵🇸Ceasefire in Gaza/Two state solution
🇺🇸Stand up to Trump
#LibDems🔶

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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · 20h

With five parties on double digits, the first-past-the-post voting system makes a complete mockery of any semblance of a fair elections.

It’s way past-time to make seats match votes and GET PR DONE
Graphic via @joshhousden.bsky.social
#getPRdone
#MakeSeatsMatchVotes
#ProportionalRepresentation

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22h

People like Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are increasingly looking at people who are not white and suggesting that they can't be British.

That in itself is fundamentally un-British.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20h

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

YouGov Poll - Liberal Democrats draw level with the Conservatives - both parties on 17%.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 7h

www.libdems.org.uk/join

Join us

Become a Liberal Democrat member today.

www.libdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 7h

Good morning Conservative conference... Can't stand to be a Kemi Conservative any more?

Join us.

A digital billboard mounted on a truck parked on a city street displays a political advertisement from the Liberal Democrats. The sign reads: “CAN’T STAND TO BE A KEMI CONSERVATIVE?” and includes excerpts from The Telegraph and The Guardian about Tory policies and internal disputes. The message at the bottom says, “Join us: LibDems.org.uk/join.”

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 7h

My message to the millions of One Nation conservatives who reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is this:

Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 4h

Kemi Badenoch ignored the former Conservative voters who believe in the rule of law, protecting our home for future generations and human rights for all our people.

With the help of a snazzy van we made sure people could hear a different message in Manchester today.

Join us

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 1d

#LibDems
LIB DEMS
☄️ 17% (+2)
🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶
in latest @yougov.co.uk #Poll

The Lib Dems are now level with the Tories and only 3 points behind Labour.
💪💪💪💪💪
Reform down -2

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

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Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · 20h

Conservative conference is going well for one party and not so well for another...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick is a dangerous fool

Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

Robert Jenrick holds up a judges wig like a puppet during his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 23h

Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/refo...

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 22h

Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...

First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system

It only takes 30 seconds

action.electoral-reform.org.uk

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 22h

The ventriloquist act they booked for the Tory Conference looks a bit shit.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22h

Nothing says "I want independent judges" like threatening to sack any judge who disagrees with you, while holding up a judge's wig like a puppet

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Ben Williams @bpwilliams72.bsky.social · 19h

Having first helped manage defections in the 90s, I'm not going to deny the political momentum they generate. However, there is a curiosity about Reform absorbing in large volume all the politicos from a party they say is crap. At some point they basically become them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Five Conservative councillors in Kent defect to Reform UK

Reform UK welcomes one councillor from Medway Council and four from Gravesham Borough Council.

www.bbc.com

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 19h

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 19h

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20h

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

Yep...
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

John Curtice at #cpc25: "The Liberal Democrat vote is much more geographically concentrated than your vote and the electoral system is now treating you like it treated the Lib Dems. And so, although they're just behind you in the polls, they are going to almost undoubtedly win more seats than you."

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 19h

Former Tory Voters are switching to the Lib Dems

Is it because:🤔👇🏽

1/ Tory Disaster Brexit
2/ Tory racist trope - trying to ape Reform U.K.
3/ Wanting to leave the ECHR and diminish human rights
4/ 14 years of a incompetent Tory government which ‘Broke Britain’
5/ Something else?
#LibDems

Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20h

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 20h

Millions of One Nation conservatives reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage.

Help us save our country. Come and win with us.

www.libdems.org.uk/join

Join us

Become a Liberal Democrat member today.

www.libdems.org.uk

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 19h

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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · 2d

Just imagine🤔:
with Proportional Representation the Green Party could gain approx 65 MPs on around 10% of votes cast.
#Greens4PR
#getPRdone

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