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Cheney Payne @cheneypayne.bsky.social · Aug 8

We need a plan to save the River Cam! Please sign our petition! www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/campaigns/sa...

The Baits Bite and Jesus Green locks on the River Cam are in a critical condition,

Save the River Cam - Cambridge Liberal Democrats

www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Aug 6

"The way to see off the populist right isn’t to cower in its shadow; it’s to step up and offer a compelling, positive alternative."

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk calling for a new, positive relationship with Europe including a UK-EU customs union.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jul 26

55% pay increase after cutbacks in staff and services - speaks for itself!

Council agrees over £7,800 pay increase for leader just two months after last increase

Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jul 5

Maybe time for Labour to get on governing the country rather than trying to turn the BBC into a government mouthpiece? How about heads rolling for the Disability benefits cuts fiasco which government is responsible for? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...

Lisa Nandy questions lack of BBC sackings over Gaza war documentary

Culture secretary says BBC must ‘get a grip’ in wake of film featuring son of Hamas official and Bob Vylan Glastonbury row

www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jun 10

BBC News

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jun 10

Truly scary scenes of US Defence Secretary whipping up uniformed soldiers into a cheering frenzy against workery with eulogy for MAGA and Trump. Looks like an armed political movement.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · May 17

More like this than recycled Enoch Powell from our cynical government please! @cambridgelds.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen

The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Author and poet Michael Rosen responds

www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · May 4

And no plan to put it right!

Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · May 3

The true cost of Brexit.
Rejoin the EU.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Apr 30

Great to see this remarkable liberal moment in Canada - a stand our UK government is not taking…

‘Trump wanted to break us’, says Carney as Liberals triumph in Canadian election

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Anthony Martinelli @awmartinelli.bsky.social · Mar 17

@cllrtimbick.bsky.social of @cambridgelds.bsky.social making the argument for a unitary authority that works for Cambridge - a council where the city's unique issues can be a focus for action. #winninghere

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Mar 4

Major US retailers warn Americans will pay more because of Trump’s trade war with top partners, report says – live

Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Feb 28

3/3 He has now said he’s not on Ukraine’s side. We need to hear unmuted support for Zelensky in Europe this weekend

Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Feb 28

2/3 Tonight’s ambush in the Oval Office shows beyond doubt that Trump is working to make himself a peacemaker with no care for the price to others, the stability of what follows or the lesson for invaders.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Feb 28

1/3 Looks like Starmer and Macron achieved nothing earlier this week except to keep their own much safer noses clean.

Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · Feb 28

Here Are Excerpts From the Fiery Exchange Between Trump and Zelensky at the White House

During the Oval Office meeting, President Trump told the Ukrainian leader: “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out.”

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Feb 20

These sky-rocketing GP waits are a grim reality for millions on a daily basis.

The Conservative neglected our NHS and brought it to the brink but Labour's lack of ambition in rebuilding our health service has been shocking.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · Feb 19

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.

It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Feb 16

This void of leadership in the UK leaves British values unsupported at home and encourages Trump to believe we have no compass of our own @cambridgelds.bsky.social

‘We can’t just be supine’: Ed Davey urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Feb 16

If Labour wants to ask the public, it should listen to what they say @cambridgelds.bsky.social

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambrid...

Cuts to public toilets and higher swimming fees in 'difficult' local budget

Cambridge City Council has proposed a host of cost-cutting measures in its draft budget to bridge an £11.5 million gap

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Jan 31

trump frags economy with tariffs

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 31

Trump’s fentanyl excuse for Tariffs against Canada is a lie, of course. Like everything else he’s been doing. The amounts are relatively tiny and he knows it. But Canada does ironically have a legitimate complaint about the big amounts of fentanyl coming to Canada from the United States.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jan 28

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jan 21

A pity this move by Lib Dem Cllr Olaf Hauk narrowly failed last week. Time to think again with carbon impact data in play @cambridgelds.bsky.social

Calls to delay recycling contract that will see Cambridgeshire waste sent to Northern Ireland

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Cheney Payne @cheneypayne.bsky.social · Jan 18

This is such a shame, and the second cultural event Cambridge has lost recently after the Labour administration cancelled the Big Weekend too. My comments below ⏬️
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Cambridge Folk Festival 2025 cancelled ahead of 60th anniversary

The festival attracts thousands of people and has hosted the likes of Robert Plant and Van Morrison.

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jan 18

3/3 Labour bosses should stop trying to keep us in the dark. So what happened? Why so coy? What are we not being told? Maybe we should start with the accounts for last year’s festival…?

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Cllr Tim Bick @cllrtimbick.bsky.social · Jan 18

2/3 EVOLUTION, LEGACY… in this Orwellian style these words suggest it may actually be finished in any recognisable form - though I fervently hope not. The festival is a greatly loved event and public culture in Cambridge is being hollowed out with so many events disappearing

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