Waltham Forest Lib Dems chair @libdemalex86.bsky.social documents the extensive problem of #potholes in his local Higham Hill area. This borough-wide issue has resulted in Waltham Forest being given a RED rating for the dire state of its roads. 1/3

The @libdemvoice.org piece introducing the Jenkinsite Group has just been published! It was submitted last week, so the membership count is slightly out of date (it says we have 94 members, but we're currently at 119). It's great to see the group launch into the wider Lib Dem family!

Britain is not broken. Yes, it can be governed better and Labour has failed since being elected. But it’s not broken. What harms Britain is self-serving, opportunistic politicians like Robert Jenrick whose rhetoric only aims to divide society. His defection only strengthens the need to defeat Reform

Step one to honouring the memory of #RoyJenkins - having him added to the membership card options! Email Lib Dem Help ([email protected]) and request that he be added! Cc: @libdemalex86.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @scotlibdems.org.uk @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social

Today is the first day of Hanukkah 🕎, the Jewish Festival of Lights. It should be a day of celebration and joy and yet, instead, Jewish communities everywhere are faced with new heartache following today’s horrific terror attack in Bondi Beach, Sydney. 1/2

The leader of Camden Labour has fled Fortune Green ward (where his colleague is the brilliant Lib Dem Nancy Jirira) to a safer ward across the borough. Labour clearly feeling scared of the Camden Lib Dems team.

Trans Awareness Week

Every word! We should protect the BBC’s independence and not give in to the pressure of another leader. No shock to see Truss, Braverman and Dorries call for the licence fee to be scrapped, or that Huddlestone and Badenoch are claiming institutional bias. Davie biased against the right? Come on.

“Today, we remember those who lost their lives in conflict. We wear our poppy—a resilient flower that grew from the torn battlefields—as a symbol of remembrance and hope for a peaceful future…” Alex Lewis @libdemalex86.bsky.social , WFLD Chair #lestweforget #RemembranceDay #libdems #WalthamForest

Dr George Alfred Busby (1899-1980), surgeon, born in Barbados. A Walthamstow GP from 1926-29, he was well known for helping local people to receive healthcare in pre-NHS times. A Nubian Jak Community Trust heritage plaque commemorates him at his former home, 66 Erskine Road, Walthamstow. #BHM25

Then fix it.

Ed Davey vows to defend Bank of England against Farage's threats

Echoing Ed’s comments, hoping for healing for the hostage families, whilst also thinking of those families whose loved ones won’t be returning after being killed during this horrific 2 year conflict 🎗️🙏💔

#Homelessness is all around us. People are literally dying on our streets! Did you know that 1611 homeless people died in 2024? Walthamstow Lib Dem activist Alan Jones went to a London vigil organised by the Museum of Homelessness (@ourmoh.bsky.social ) on Thursday to highlight this tragedy🧵1/4

“A phased removal would help mitigate the financial impact on residents”. An absolute insult. What would help mitigate the financial impact is a reversal of this decision!

It's notable how different this 'fragmentation' is from, e.g., that of first half of 2019, which saw big gains for independents too. Now it's much more repolarisation around two different parties rather than across the board fragmentation.

Waltham Forest Council leader: 'We need to make £15m in cuts this year' Grace Williams has said financial pressures on the town hall's budget are only getting 'tougher and tougher' walthamforestecho.co.uk/2025/10/03/w...

We echo our Diversity Officer @faizlibdem.bsky.social statement by extending our thoughts and prayers to the victims of today’s heinous attack outside a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest of days for Jews, Yom Kippur. “Acts of violence or hatred will never succeed in dividing us.”

Deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the horrific attack at the synagogue in Manchester. My thoughts are with all those affected and the Jewish community. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Keir Starmer wants to force everyone to have a digital ID. But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.

He knows it’s a lie. He knows it’s complete bollocks. He wants to whip up anger. He wants to inflame tensions. He thrives off division and hate. Either that or he’s a crank not to be taken remotely seriously.

An excellent article and essential read on the need for electoral reform by our own Alan Jones!!

This Land is Your Land - Restoring Public Paths Through Nature

Policing Fit for the Future

Lib Dems: Badenoch’s refusal to condemn Musk’s dangerous rhetoric is “cowardly”

Bill payers are being penalised for the failure of water companies to invest well and provide a good service for customers and the environment. This cannot go on.

Reform, with 0.6% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC’s recent 10pm news bulletins The Lib Dems with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10. Reform was also allowed to 'make many claims without scrutiny'. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

Waltham Forest NEU at the Stand up to Racism counter demonstration against the far right. Racism has no place in our education system or our profession #diversity#nationaleducationunion

When the Libdems were on over 20% in the opinion polls and came second in the EU elections, they didn't get more coverage than the Tories and Labour . 🤷🏽‍♀️

The Labour Mayor’s promise to keep a front desk open in every borough was always going to be broken. He’s closed enough front desks already. These are places of refuge, particularly for those fleeing domestic violence. That there will no longer be a single front desk in Waltham Forest is a disgrace.

I’ve written to Ofcom urging them to review the BBC’s coverage of Nigel Farage and Reform to see if it is line with broadcast guidance. The disproportionate coverage of Farage is damaging to the BBC’s reputation as well as our democracy. 1/2

'Farage and Tories should apologise to protesters' - Ed Davey

Ed Davey CLASHES with Keir Starmer over ECHR withdrawal.

Council predicts £31m overspend by end of financial year Waltham Forest Council is set to be £31.4m in the red by March 2026, having already overspent by £24m last year walthamforestecho.co.uk/2025/09/05/c...

Farage and Badenoch were straight out of the blocks to criticise Angela Rayner. Badenoch says Starmer didn’t need to wait for an ethics report. Rayner made a mistake in not seeking specialist tax advice, but I sense that she is not the biggest problem here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Today marks 700 days in captivity for those abducted by Hamas terrorists. I am thinking of them and their families, desperate for their release. Hamas has no place in Gaza's future. It must immediately and unconditionally release the hostages. www.timesofisrael.com/hostage-fami...

Ed Davey - Caring shaped my life. It should shape our politics too.

You can help get more people like Janet elected: libdems.org.uk/join

We need a voting system where parties are incentivised to work collaboratively on fixing the long-term issues like the climate emergency, housing, the care system, education etc. With First-Past-The-Post, the new government in 2029 can undo everything the last one achieved. #MakeVotesMatter

I have written to Nigel Farage in response to his visit to my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock today.

Lib Dems urge Labour not to ‘turn their back’ on London amidst proposed council funding cuts

"There is a moral implosion at the top of the Tory Party as people who failed spectacularly on immigration now hawk dangerous extremism to claw back relevance. And it risks civil unrest on a scale we haven't seen since the early 1980s” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

President Zelenskyy: When Russia raises the issue of security guarantees,I honestly don't know who is threatening them yet.They attacked us, they’re on our land.I don't quite understand what guarantees the aggressor needs.Guarantees of what?

Delays of more than two years are not only awful for individuals, but make up a huge chunk of children's time in school. If a child is eight or nine years old and has to wait two years for diagnosis, it is very difficult for them to make up for that lost time. youtube.com/shorts/ZgzVM...

Though Hackney is sorely missed from the Blackhorse Beer Mile here in Walthamstow, I’m so pleased that 40ft have opened with an exceptional selection of beers. There must be at least 15 lagers, stouts, sours, IPA’s and ciders on tap right now. These Lockwood Lagers are particularly stunning!

🟥🟥💥🔨 The Red Wall must be firmly in our sights. There is so much opportunity here for our party. If we don’t make the case to disappointed and disaffected Labour voters (while honouring the voter base that supported us in 2024), we know the populists will.

Lib Dems: “If Trump really loves Scotland, why is he hammering Scotch whisky with tariffs?”

Brexit has been a resounding disaster. It's been bad for businesses, for farming, for universities and research, it has really damaged our economy and damaged our international reputation. We need closer ties with the EU, including a customs union. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Truly terrible for Waltham Forest