We’ve been calling for the failing regulator Ofwat to be abolished for years. Now it’s time to go further, with a new regulator to clean up the Wild West water industry for good. Liberal Democrats will not stop fighting until these failing companies are properly held to account.

One year on from the General Election, Liberal Democrat MPs are leading the fight for change. Check out 5️⃣ big Lib Dem policy wins from the past year ⬇️

It’s Daniel Hannan Day! How could one person be so spectacularly wrong? No fireworks, no celebrations. Just an endless sea of red tape, economic downturn, and the slow realisation that Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster. www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...

I genuinely do not understand why this campaign has been going on since the YEAR I WAS BORN and has STILL not resulted in changes to building regulations. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a hell of a thing to read.

My response to East Cambridgeshire District Council’s decision to allocate developer funding towards building a commercial crematorium.

Live in East Cambridgeshire? Don't want to see the district council waste £13 million on a crematorium next week? Sign the petition at change.org/Stop-Mepal-C... — there's no time to lose.

Surprised that no-one has yet pointed out that in Woodditton division (East Cambridgeshire) Thursday's election is a battle between two candidates called Sharp and Edge.

According to Kemi Badenoch, a Lib Dem is someone who’s good at fixing their church roof and is liked by their community. I couldn’t agree more.

"Majority of planners say public misunderstands planning system" www.rtpi.org.uk/news/2025/ap... @lornadupre.bsky.social mentioned this issue at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mayoral Hustings with @bobensch.bsky.social @anna4labour.bsky.social & Paul Bristow.

A very Happy Easter to all celebrating across the UK and around the world today!

Another crucial bit of infrastructure has collapsed bit.ly/43TmVVj young people are denied driving tests and exploiters grab them by bot and resell them. If the govt wants young people to work and study it must sort this out.

NEW BLOGPOST: "Four out of five mayoral candidates support light rail for Cambridge" cambridgetownowl.com/2025/04/10/f... Ft @anna4labour.bsky.social @lornadupre.bsky.social @bobensch.bsky.social @cambridge-connect.bsky.social and messrs Coogan and Bristow at the CDF hustings online.

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

The magical disappearing Ed Davey, courtesy of The Observer & @opiniumresearch.bsky.social Poll asks people if they trust various politicians on the economy. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk comes out with best net score, 16 points better than next best. See if you can spot what's missing from write-up:

With Lib Dem Jack Wheelan this afternoon in Gorefield—some lovely conversations with residents who were pleased to see us on their doorsteps. Jack has the youth and energy to be a fresh voice for Fenland on the county council. A fen boy through and through, he knows the district well.

Out meeting residents in Haddenham this morning with Charlotte Cane MP, Gareth and Pauline Wilson, and Tom Hawker-Dawson who will make a great county councillor for Soham South & Haddenham.

A fascinating chance today to take part in a new augmented reality trial at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge. The project—Cambridgeshire Open RAN Ecosystem—shows how 5G and Open RAN technology can contribute to live entertainment and digital experiences. lornadupre.mycouncillor.org.uk/2025/02/24/a...

Well, in this week's canvassing in the area I represent, I've found the nephew of someone I went to school with, and the daughter-in-law of the dentist I was registered with, as a child in Jersey. Amazing who you meet, even on a cold, blustery, and drizzly afternoon.

Out in Northstowe this morning with the lovely Lib Dem team, talking with residents about the issues that matter to them. Stagecoach's price increase, caused by moving Longstanton/Northstowe out of the Town Zone, has caused confusion for passengers with valid flexi tickets bought before the change.

Some great conversations with residents of Peterborough young and not so young this afternoon, about buses and a whole lot more. Team Peterborough Lib Dems engaging with residents, working hard for the best future for a great city and its people.

Very pleased to join Cllr Andrew Wood on the campaign trail today. He's not long been elected to Cambridgeshire County Council, but he's making his mark as county councillor for Yaxley and Farcet and I very much hope he'll be re-elected on 1 May.

Out in Milton today with Cllr Anna Bradnam, Charlotte Cane MP, and the Lib Dem team. Lots of positive recognition for Anna and the hard work she does for the Waterbeach division. Anna has a strong commitment to her community and is the best option for residents in the elections on 1 May.

Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say

Out with Cllr Lucy Nethsingha in Cambourne: the promised amenities to serve a large and growing community haven't arrived, she tells me.

Imbolc. Halfway out of the dark.

Five years of Brexit in five charts, with @amyborrett.ft.com for @financialtimes.com How five years of Brexit reshaped Britain on.ft.com/40AVBrH

My response to today's announcement from Government about acceleration of growth around Cambridge. www.ecld.org.uk/news/article...

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, eighty years since the liberation of Auschwitz. The day is being marked too in my home island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands, several of whose residents were deported to Nazi concentration camps. Standing up against anti-semitism. www.itv.com/news/channel...

Really pleased to have been able to join councillors and campaigners in and around Peterborough recently to discuss all things transport-related, including the need to offer attractive alternatives to the car and make the city a greener, fairer, and better-connected place.

On the BBC1 Politics East sofa at 10:00AM today with Labour's David Burton-Sampson and Conservative Kay Mason-Billig discussing the creative arts, Labour's employer National Insurance hike and its effect on small businesses, and housing and major infrastructure development.

I'm delighted to have been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. www.eastlibdems.org.uk/cambridgeshi...

I beg your excuse me very much? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thank you @flisty.bsky.social - a really interesting read, and some good questions and challenges. Many of the local MUGAs are under the control of parish councils, and it would be good to open a dialogue with them about what might be possible.

Lusting after this gorgeous Benu pen benupens.com/shop/categor...

This is deeply disappointing, to say the least, and shows how important it is to reform our failed bus provision system, which has seen services dwindle to a tiny proportion of what they were fifteen years ago. cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/news/delayed...

This is fascinating.

The border between Italy and Türkiye? Really?

‘Bizarrely, I enjoyed bungee jumping!’ How Ed Davey became the Tom Cruise of British politics

Nicholas Thornton spent a decade in mental health units - because he's autistic. Authorities couldn't find him appropriate accommodation, but thanks to a Channel 4 News and Independent campaign he finally got his own home. @vsmacdonald.bsky.social has his story: www.channel4.com/news/man-wit...

The first ever recorded snowball fight, Lyon, France (1897)

The Telegraph gets straight to the heart of the most pressing issue of the day for most people.

Up since 4:00AM, doing laundry and tidying papers like a normal person 🙄

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄

Privileged to be invited to read one of the lessons at the Little Downham carol service at St Leonard's this evening. It's always a wonderful start to the festive season.

Gisèle Pelicot. What a woman.