Luke Jeffery
@lukeejeffery.bsky.social
26 | Bi | Used to be a councillor, once called a commentator by Wikipedia, 'desperate attention seeker'
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The hundreds of millions of pounds backing Scottish Liberal Democrat priorities in this budget show just how serious we are about getting stuff done.
In the coming weeks, we will use our leverage as an opposition party to get the Scottish Government to go further.
In the coming weeks, we will use our leverage as an opposition party to get the Scottish Government to go further.
January 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The hundreds of millions of pounds backing Scottish Liberal Democrat priorities in this budget show just how serious we are about getting stuff done.
In the coming weeks, we will use our leverage as an opposition party to get the Scottish Government to go further.
In the coming weeks, we will use our leverage as an opposition party to get the Scottish Government to go further.
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The budget contains hundreds of millions of pounds for Liberal Democrat priorities.
That's what you get with the Liberal Democrats: grown-up sensible politics that gets stuff done.
You can get more of that by backing us in May on your second, peach-coloured ballot paper.
That's what you get with the Liberal Democrats: grown-up sensible politics that gets stuff done.
You can get more of that by backing us in May on your second, peach-coloured ballot paper.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The budget contains hundreds of millions of pounds for Liberal Democrat priorities.
That's what you get with the Liberal Democrats: grown-up sensible politics that gets stuff done.
You can get more of that by backing us in May on your second, peach-coloured ballot paper.
That's what you get with the Liberal Democrats: grown-up sensible politics that gets stuff done.
You can get more of that by backing us in May on your second, peach-coloured ballot paper.
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At the next election, there is everything to play for in Edinburgh.
Council by-elections show that support for Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives is collapsing because they have all let you down.
Scotland deserves better - and with the Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
Council by-elections show that support for Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives is collapsing because they have all let you down.
Scotland deserves better - and with the Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
At the next election, there is everything to play for in Edinburgh.
Council by-elections show that support for Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives is collapsing because they have all let you down.
Scotland deserves better - and with the Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
Council by-elections show that support for Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives is collapsing because they have all let you down.
Scotland deserves better - and with the Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats are in the business of getting stuff done.
That is what the public deserve from politics.
All of these steps forward are in the budget because we put pressure on the Scottish Government to include them.
That is what the public deserve from politics.
All of these steps forward are in the budget because we put pressure on the Scottish Government to include them.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Scottish Liberal Democrats are in the business of getting stuff done.
That is what the public deserve from politics.
All of these steps forward are in the budget because we put pressure on the Scottish Government to include them.
That is what the public deserve from politics.
All of these steps forward are in the budget because we put pressure on the Scottish Government to include them.
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The question here isn’t about how the budget passes; it’s about what you get out of it, if it does.
It is welcome to see many Liberal Democrat asks featured in today’s budget.
Fixing social care, funding our colleges, flexible childcare, support for small businesses and more.
It is welcome to see many Liberal Democrat asks featured in today’s budget.
Fixing social care, funding our colleges, flexible childcare, support for small businesses and more.
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The question here isn’t about how the budget passes; it’s about what you get out of it, if it does.
It is welcome to see many Liberal Democrat asks featured in today’s budget.
Fixing social care, funding our colleges, flexible childcare, support for small businesses and more.
It is welcome to see many Liberal Democrat asks featured in today’s budget.
Fixing social care, funding our colleges, flexible childcare, support for small businesses and more.
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Every single week far too many people are left stuck waiting in A&E for hours on end.
The Scottish Government needs to start taking serious action to reduce pressures and that should start with addressing the crisis in social care.
The Scottish Government needs to start taking serious action to reduce pressures and that should start with addressing the crisis in social care.
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Every single week far too many people are left stuck waiting in A&E for hours on end.
The Scottish Government needs to start taking serious action to reduce pressures and that should start with addressing the crisis in social care.
The Scottish Government needs to start taking serious action to reduce pressures and that should start with addressing the crisis in social care.
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats get stuff done, so we will always be the grown ups in the room and act responsibly and pragmatically.
In our discussions with ministers we've highlighted colleges, mental health, childcare, business rates, a fair deal for islanders and social care.
In our discussions with ministers we've highlighted colleges, mental health, childcare, business rates, a fair deal for islanders and social care.
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The Scottish Liberal Democrats get stuff done, so we will always be the grown ups in the room and act responsibly and pragmatically.
In our discussions with ministers we've highlighted colleges, mental health, childcare, business rates, a fair deal for islanders and social care.
In our discussions with ministers we've highlighted colleges, mental health, childcare, business rates, a fair deal for islanders and social care.
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Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
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Margaret should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months.
Every night in Scotland there are 2,000 people stuck in hospital because care packages are not available.
You cannot fix the crisis in our NHS until you fix the crisis in care.
Every night in Scotland there are 2,000 people stuck in hospital because care packages are not available.
You cannot fix the crisis in our NHS until you fix the crisis in care.
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Margaret should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months.
Every night in Scotland there are 2,000 people stuck in hospital because care packages are not available.
You cannot fix the crisis in our NHS until you fix the crisis in care.
Every night in Scotland there are 2,000 people stuck in hospital because care packages are not available.
You cannot fix the crisis in our NHS until you fix the crisis in care.
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Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
We are calling for an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation.
If this has happened to you, we want to hear your experience and your story in our survey below.
We are calling for an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation.
If this has happened to you, we want to hear your experience and your story in our survey below.
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
We are calling for an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation.
If this has happened to you, we want to hear your experience and your story in our survey below.
We are calling for an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation.
If this has happened to you, we want to hear your experience and your story in our survey below.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats are winning the fight against the SNP in the Highlands.
The SNP's relationship with rural Scotland is broken.
The Highlands deserve better.
By backing the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can get change with fairness at its heart.
The SNP's relationship with rural Scotland is broken.
The Highlands deserve better.
By backing the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can get change with fairness at its heart.
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Scottish Liberal Democrats are winning the fight against the SNP in the Highlands.
The SNP's relationship with rural Scotland is broken.
The Highlands deserve better.
By backing the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can get change with fairness at its heart.
The SNP's relationship with rural Scotland is broken.
The Highlands deserve better.
By backing the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can get change with fairness at its heart.
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It is utterly astonishing that our NHS is losing £1.2m a day to delayed discharge under the SNP.
2,000 patients are stuck in hospitals in Scotland on a typical night.
These are people who should be cared for in the community at a quarter of the cost.
2,000 patients are stuck in hospitals in Scotland on a typical night.
These are people who should be cared for in the community at a quarter of the cost.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
It is utterly astonishing that our NHS is losing £1.2m a day to delayed discharge under the SNP.
2,000 patients are stuck in hospitals in Scotland on a typical night.
These are people who should be cared for in the community at a quarter of the cost.
2,000 patients are stuck in hospitals in Scotland on a typical night.
These are people who should be cared for in the community at a quarter of the cost.
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Margaret was rushed to hospital as she’d become paralysed from the waist down.
She should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months, because the care support she needs is unavailable.
It’s happening the length and breadth of the country.
She should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months, because the care support she needs is unavailable.
It’s happening the length and breadth of the country.
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Margaret was rushed to hospital as she’d become paralysed from the waist down.
She should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months, because the care support she needs is unavailable.
It’s happening the length and breadth of the country.
She should have been home within 14 weeks, but she’s been in hospital for 14 months, because the care support she needs is unavailable.
It’s happening the length and breadth of the country.
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Trump’s interventions in Venezuela are surely in violation of international law – yet Keir Starmer is refusing to call that out.
Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.
Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Trump’s interventions in Venezuela are surely in violation of international law – yet Keir Starmer is refusing to call that out.
Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.
Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.
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Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Many businesses are being faced with the prospect of massive hikes to their non-domestic rates.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
Some are facing increases of over 550%.
We now need to see an immediate pause to the business rates revaluation, to ensure businesses are not hit with these eye-watering increases.
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Trump's actions in Venezuela were a clear breach of international law, yet Keir Starmer refuses to call it out.
The Liberal Democrats will not look the other way.
Just as Charles Kennedy stood against the Iraq War, we will stand against Trump's law breaking in Venezuela.
The Liberal Democrats will not look the other way.
Just as Charles Kennedy stood against the Iraq War, we will stand against Trump's law breaking in Venezuela.
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Trump's actions in Venezuela were a clear breach of international law, yet Keir Starmer refuses to call it out.
The Liberal Democrats will not look the other way.
Just as Charles Kennedy stood against the Iraq War, we will stand against Trump's law breaking in Venezuela.
The Liberal Democrats will not look the other way.
Just as Charles Kennedy stood against the Iraq War, we will stand against Trump's law breaking in Venezuela.
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Liberal Democrats are winning again.
The Holyrood election in May is an opportunity for change with fairness at its heart.
Because Scotland deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
The Holyrood election in May is an opportunity for change with fairness at its heart.
Because Scotland deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Liberal Democrats are winning again.
The Holyrood election in May is an opportunity for change with fairness at its heart.
Because Scotland deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
The Holyrood election in May is an opportunity for change with fairness at its heart.
Because Scotland deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.
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The SNP have a tired, toxic and, ultimately, broken relationship with the north of Scotland.
We are on the cusp of changing that: everyone in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross can vote for a strong local champion next May by backing David Green and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
We are on the cusp of changing that: everyone in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross can vote for a strong local champion next May by backing David Green and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The SNP have a tired, toxic and, ultimately, broken relationship with the north of Scotland.
We are on the cusp of changing that: everyone in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross can vote for a strong local champion next May by backing David Green and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
We are on the cusp of changing that: everyone in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross can vote for a strong local champion next May by backing David Green and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
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For years the SNP and Greens planned to circumvent the landfill ban by sending 100 lorryloads of rubbish a day to England.
Now ministers have come up with a system of red tape to dodge their own ban, where waste still goes to landfill in Scotland after a rubberstamping exercise.
Now ministers have come up with a system of red tape to dodge their own ban, where waste still goes to landfill in Scotland after a rubberstamping exercise.
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
For years the SNP and Greens planned to circumvent the landfill ban by sending 100 lorryloads of rubbish a day to England.
Now ministers have come up with a system of red tape to dodge their own ban, where waste still goes to landfill in Scotland after a rubberstamping exercise.
Now ministers have come up with a system of red tape to dodge their own ban, where waste still goes to landfill in Scotland after a rubberstamping exercise.
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No matter where you are in Scotland, you can elect a Liberal Democrat MSP on the peach-coloured regional ballot next year.
Every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on that ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.
Every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on that ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
No matter where you are in Scotland, you can elect a Liberal Democrat MSP on the peach-coloured regional ballot next year.
Every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on that ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.
Every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on that ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.
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📺Tune into STV at 22:40 tonight to watch Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP take part in the Scotland Tonight Debate
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
📺Tune into STV at 22:40 tonight to watch Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP take part in the Scotland Tonight Debate
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These figures reveal just how much chaos the SNP are causing island communities.
The SNP’s failure to deliver new lifeline ferries has anchored islanders with an ageing fleet in constant need of repair, at constant risk of cancellation and costing millions in repair bills.
The SNP’s failure to deliver new lifeline ferries has anchored islanders with an ageing fleet in constant need of repair, at constant risk of cancellation and costing millions in repair bills.
January 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
These figures reveal just how much chaos the SNP are causing island communities.
The SNP’s failure to deliver new lifeline ferries has anchored islanders with an ageing fleet in constant need of repair, at constant risk of cancellation and costing millions in repair bills.
The SNP’s failure to deliver new lifeline ferries has anchored islanders with an ageing fleet in constant need of repair, at constant risk of cancellation and costing millions in repair bills.
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Shetland has some of the highest energy bills in the UK while renewable energy infrastructure dominates the isles.
Community benefit needs to be meaningful.
The Scottish Government should commit to giving Shetland its share of ScotWind leasing revenues.
Community benefit needs to be meaningful.
The Scottish Government should commit to giving Shetland its share of ScotWind leasing revenues.
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Shetland has some of the highest energy bills in the UK while renewable energy infrastructure dominates the isles.
Community benefit needs to be meaningful.
The Scottish Government should commit to giving Shetland its share of ScotWind leasing revenues.
Community benefit needs to be meaningful.
The Scottish Government should commit to giving Shetland its share of ScotWind leasing revenues.
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For years, Liberal Democrats have fought to get us back into Erasmus, so this is welcome news.
The UK Government must do more to tear down barriers with Europe.
They need to listen to our calls to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs union and commit to a youth mobility scheme.
The UK Government must do more to tear down barriers with Europe.
They need to listen to our calls to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs union and commit to a youth mobility scheme.
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
For years, Liberal Democrats have fought to get us back into Erasmus, so this is welcome news.
The UK Government must do more to tear down barriers with Europe.
They need to listen to our calls to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs union and commit to a youth mobility scheme.
The UK Government must do more to tear down barriers with Europe.
They need to listen to our calls to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs union and commit to a youth mobility scheme.
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For years, Liberal Democrats have fought to get us back into Erasmus.
The SNP promised a replacement for Erasmus but never delivered.
From young people to businesses, there are so many people in Scotland who have been messed around by the Conservatives’ harmful Brexit deal.
The SNP promised a replacement for Erasmus but never delivered.
From young people to businesses, there are so many people in Scotland who have been messed around by the Conservatives’ harmful Brexit deal.
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
For years, Liberal Democrats have fought to get us back into Erasmus.
The SNP promised a replacement for Erasmus but never delivered.
From young people to businesses, there are so many people in Scotland who have been messed around by the Conservatives’ harmful Brexit deal.
The SNP promised a replacement for Erasmus but never delivered.
From young people to businesses, there are so many people in Scotland who have been messed around by the Conservatives’ harmful Brexit deal.