Laura Gordon
@lauragordon.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Kidlington North and Otmoor.
Promoted by Oxon Liberal Democrats at Unit C5 Grange Court Business Park, Barton Lane, Abingdon, OX14 3NB
Promoted by Oxon Liberal Democrats at Unit C5 Grange Court Business Park, Barton Lane, Abingdon, OX14 3NB
This is really welcome news, but it does not take away the need for urgent action to clear up the site - we need action before the site floods. The government must release funds to allow for a clean up and if some of that can be recouped later, so much the better.
Man arrested over Oxfordshire waste mountain
A 39-year-old man is arrested after the huge pile of rubbish was found in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is really welcome news, but it does not take away the need for urgent action to clear up the site - we need action before the site floods. The government must release funds to allow for a clean up and if some of that can be recouped later, so much the better.
Reposted by Laura Gordon
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Unprecedented levels of dad as @calummillerld.bsky.social sets up a decorating platform to show Ed Davey the illegal landfill without breaching the restriction order
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Unprecedented levels of dad as @calummillerld.bsky.social sets up a decorating platform to show Ed Davey the illegal landfill without breaching the restriction order
I think scheduling approval interviews is my new least favourite politics activity
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media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I think scheduling approval interviews is my new least favourite politics activity
What's weird about this enquiry is that it seems to be telling us what we know already at great lengths + expense but not answering any of the questions we don't know the answer to.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
What's weird about this enquiry is that it seems to be telling us what we know already at great lengths + expense but not answering any of the questions we don't know the answer to.
Nice change of scenery doorknocking in Long Hanborough and Bicester today talking about London Road, Ukraine, the budget and lots of other things!
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Nice change of scenery doorknocking in Long Hanborough and Bicester today talking about London Road, Ukraine, the budget and lots of other things!
Petition here to protect the Cherwell - please sign and share
Sign the Petition
Action Against Illegal Waste site on the River Cherwell
www.change.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Petition here to protect the Cherwell - please sign and share
Reposted by Laura Gordon
I couldn’t find the link in the article, so just in case, it’s here www.change.org/p/action-aga...
Sign the Petition
Action Against Illegal Waste site on the River Cherwell
www.change.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I couldn’t find the link in the article, so just in case, it’s here www.change.org/p/action-aga...
Really good news going into the weekend - thanks to all the campaigners who worked so hard to push for this to happen. Hopefully a first step towards progress on getting it cleared away
Critical incident declared over illegal waste dump in Kidlington - BBC News
The mountain of waste appeared on a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Really good news going into the weekend - thanks to all the campaigners who worked so hard to push for this to happen. Hopefully a first step towards progress on getting it cleared away
The footpath through the illegal dumping site outside Kidlington is now formally and physically closed for public protection - thank you to Oxfordshire County Council officers for actioning this at my request
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The footpath through the illegal dumping site outside Kidlington is now formally and physically closed for public protection - thank you to Oxfordshire County Council officers for actioning this at my request
Reposted by Laura Gordon
Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10.5 years for endangering national security and taking Russian bribes.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10.5 years for endangering national security and taking Russian bribes.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Nigel Farage and Reform are a danger to national security, the Liberal Democrats will continue to hold them to account and defend our democracy.
Why is our press whitewashing a self-confessed neo-Nazi?
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
The antisemitic far-right provocateur has grown into a voice for angry young white nationalists who feel betrayed by Trump
The antisemitic far-right provocateur has grown into a voice for angry young white nationalists who feel betrayed by Trump
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
Why Republicans can’t ignore Nick Fuentes, the new bad boy of Maga
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Why is our press whitewashing a self-confessed neo-Nazi?
Don't you mean someone who is accused of stealing whisky from a minimart and someone is accused of being involved in a serious fraud involving cryptocurrency?
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Don't you mean someone who is accused of stealing whisky from a minimart and someone is accused of being involved in a serious fraud involving cryptocurrency?
Anyone want to take bets on whether it opens before my husband starts working in Milton Keynes in August 😫
The plans also envisage as many as 5 trains per hour, which could each be extended to 5 carriages. However, no start date has yet been announced for Oxford–Milton Keynes service. Disputes over staffing, first reported by the Clarion in September, finally hit the national press this week.
We are sorry to announce that the 08.44 to Milton Keynes has been delayed by several months
Oxford’s new railway line to Milton Keynes has been complete for almost a year – but there’s no sign of passenger services beginning.
On 20 October 2024, railway track company Network Rail officially...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Anyone want to take bets on whether it opens before my husband starts working in Milton Keynes in August 😫
This is wonderful
He decided to put his membership of the Gay Liberation Front on his election manifesto – just five years after homosexuality had been legalised for over-21s.
A Liberal councillor who made LGBT+ history
Sam Green was the first openly gay politician ever elected in the UK – and possibly the world.
www.libdems.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is wonderful
Reposted by Laura Gordon
The contaminated waste piled high in a field near Kidlington is now washing into River Cherwell. In the last 48 hours, the water level has risen 4+ feet and is lapping against the illegal dump.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The contaminated waste piled high in a field near Kidlington is now washing into River Cherwell. In the last 48 hours, the water level has risen 4+ feet and is lapping against the illegal dump.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
Reposted by Laura Gordon
The Kidlington fly-tipping mountain has been aired at Prime Minister’s Questions. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called it “a shocking environmental emergency”, blaming “organised criminal gangs”, and asked Keir Starmer to order an immediate cleanup.
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Kidlington fly-tipping mountain has been aired at Prime Minister’s Questions. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called it “a shocking environmental emergency”, blaming “organised criminal gangs”, and asked Keir Starmer to order an immediate cleanup.
Really pleased that the underpass is still on the table - this is by far the most accessible option and will allow movement into and around Bicester. But having accepted it as the best option, the government needs to step up and fund it - not leave local residents with a less accessible route
An underpass will only be provided at Bicester’s London Road railway crossing if “third-party funding contributions” can be found, say East West Rail. The level crossing is set to be closed when more trains start running, and local campaigners have petitioned against a footbridge replacement.
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Really pleased that the underpass is still on the table - this is by far the most accessible option and will allow movement into and around Bicester. But having accepted it as the best option, the government needs to step up and fund it - not leave local residents with a less accessible route
Please sign to call on the government to fund and mandate the Environment Agency to clean up the illegal landfill outside Kidlington
Along with everyone else, I am shocked by the horrendous dumping of tonnes of illegal waste by criminals that now threatens to pollute the River Cherwell.
⏰ Time is ticking. Please sign this petition to let the Government and Environment Agency know they need to act now and clean it up.
⏰ Time is ticking. Please sign this petition to let the Government and Environment Agency know they need to act now and clean it up.
Clean up illegal waste - Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats
www.oxonld.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Please sign to call on the government to fund and mandate the Environment Agency to clean up the illegal landfill outside Kidlington
This just means people will put their kids on the boat with them. It'll put kids at risk. And for what?
"Outside of the most exceptional circumstances family reunion, will not be possible [for refugees]" Shabana Mahmood tells MPs
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This just means people will put their kids on the boat with them. It'll put kids at risk. And for what?
Spoke to Channel 5 news and Sky about the illegal landfill just outside Kidlington. The cost of cleanup will be enormous and the waste is already visibly slipping into the Cherwell. We need government funding now for a clean up before this becomes an environmental catastrophe.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Spoke to Channel 5 news and Sky about the illegal landfill just outside Kidlington. The cost of cleanup will be enormous and the waste is already visibly slipping into the Cherwell. We need government funding now for a clean up before this becomes an environmental catastrophe.
In a lighter note, this article has some extremely entertaining delusion in it. My favourite was this bit, where they've misspelled 'soundly rejected' as 'edged out' conservativehome.com/2025/11/17/t...
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In a lighter note, this article has some extremely entertaining delusion in it. My favourite was this bit, where they've misspelled 'soundly rejected' as 'edged out' conservativehome.com/2025/11/17/t...
This is revolting. Theft is a crime. Seeking asylum isn't.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is revolting. Theft is a crime. Seeking asylum isn't.
So to summarise: Labour's most likely replacement for a Prime Minister with no clear vision whose government's is actively working against itself is a Health Secretary with no clear vision whose initiatives often work against one another. Great. Brilliant. No way this will end badly.
Damning
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
So to summarise: Labour's most likely replacement for a Prime Minister with no clear vision whose government's is actively working against itself is a Health Secretary with no clear vision whose initiatives often work against one another. Great. Brilliant. No way this will end badly.